Labour would have been in dire trouble if they didn’t win this one, but the fact the Conservatives significantly closed the gap still doesn’t bode well, to say nothing of them pushing the SNP into third. […]
Another Labour win in a ward they’d have been hard pressed to lose based on 2022 results, but with somewhat more modest swings after transfers than they might have hoped. […]
A relatively quiet ballot by current standards, the SNP have long been strong in Kilmarnock but in this ward have gradually lost support over the years; that may ease Labour’s path to victory. […]
Sometimes, by-election predictions are very simple. This is one such case. Labour will win. […]
A solid SNP lead is likely to see this being more an election for second place. Labour may be breathing a sigh of relief after recent Conservative woes, after the blues were breathing down their neck last time. […]
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