It’s been a dramatic year in politics in the UK, and even going back to the start of the year feels like a completely different world.
Europe
EU Elections 2019 – Where Are the Votes?
Following on – a bit later than I’d intended – from the initial rundown of the EU … EU Elections 2019 – Where Are the Votes?Read more
EU Elections 2019 – The Results
Against a GB-wide backdrop of Brexit Party success, Scotland elects 3 SNP, 1 Brexit, 1 Lib Dem and 1 Conservative MEP to serve for who knows how long in the European Parliament.
EU Elections 2019 – Key Battlegrounds Part 2
It’s day two of the Long Wait for Results, which means it’s time for the second half of those key EU Battlegrounds in Scotland.
EU Elections 2019 – Key Battlegrounds Part 1
After one of the most acrimonious elections the UK has yet seen, polls closed in the unexpected EU Elections yesterday. But with votes unable to be counted until the rest of the EU finishes voting on Sunday night, you might have an elections itch you can’t quite scratch.
Panelbase, 14th-17th May 2019
With just days to go until the EU Elections, Panelbase have stirred themselves into a second poll in pretty quick succession.
The Final Countdown
We’re now just one week away from the elections that weren’t meant to happen. Next Thursday the 23rd of May, voters in Scotland and across the UK will go to the polls to elect members to the European Parliament to serve for… weeks? Months? Years?
YouGov, 23rd-25th April 2019
After nearly a year’s absence, YouGov have finally re-emerged with an absolute peach of a Scottish poll. All three parliaments plus the first proper Independence VI since December, making it almost worth the wait.
Who’s Who for Scotland In the EU Elections
The election no one expected is officially going ahead. With a Brexit extension until Halloween, the UK is obliged to elect MEPs to the European Parliament. A total of 49 candidates are standing for 8 parties or as independents, compared to 54 candidates across 9 parties in 2014.
Scotland, Are EU Ready to Rumble?
As a reminder, in 2014 Scotland elected two MEPs each from the SNP and Labour, plus one apiece from the Conservatives and UKIP.