Wards Worth Watching: West Lothian
West Lothian has spent the entire STV era on a knife-edge between the SNP and Labour, with neither managing more than a single seat lead over the other. Could that change this year? […]
West Lothian has spent the entire STV era on a knife-edge between the SNP and Labour, with neither managing more than a single seat lead over the other. Could that change this year? […]
Combining a cluster of affluent Glasgow suburbs with a strong Conservative history with two working class towns, East Renfrewshire has had an electorally mixed few years. […]
In 12 weeks’ time, we’ll know who all 1226 of Scotland’s new councillors are. But local elections are a unique part of our electoral cycle, so here’s a little bit about what to expect. […]
One final look back across the sum of the by-elections in this local government term. Some light-hearted awards balance out some more thoughtful personal reflections. […]
The first poll of 2022 is both oddly boring yet intriguing. Though the Conservatives add a poor Scottish poll to their poor GB-wide trends, Labour don’t benefit at all, with the Lib Dems instead gaining. The constitution remains evenly split, whilst voters are unconvinced on adding Devo Max to the mix. […]
The very final by-election of the 2017-2022 term delivers an unsurprising Labour victory and, perhaps more surprisingly, a suite of only very small swings. […]
2022 is off to a fiery start as seemingly the entire Holyrood wing of the Conservatives launch into open revolt against Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Some commentators are talking about a new political party, echoing Murdo Fraser’s 2011 campaign pledge. […]
For one final look back at 2021, we’re looking at the constitutional twists and turns in a year that started with a lead for Independence and ends with one for the Union. […]
The months following an election are never the busiest time for polling, but what there is to end the year finds everyone else at Holyrood gaining at least a little at the Conservatives’ expense. […]
STV proved typically messy throughout 2021, with a mighty 22 by-elections giving the SNP, Conservatives and Lib Dems electoral gains since 2017, whilst Labour fell backwards. […]
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