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Wards Worth Watching: Midlothian
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Wards Worth Watching: Midlothian

Scotland’s least (naturally) proportional council could just as easily end up a complete tie between three parties as it could a solid SNP breakthrough.

by Ballot Box Scotland•March 10, 2022April 3, 2022
Almond and Earn / Midlothian East By-Election Results
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Almond and Earn / Midlothian East By-Election Results

We bring a month bursting with by-elections to a close with an expectedly easy Conservative victory in Perthshire, and the SNP as clear winners in what could have been a very tight three-way contest.

by Ballot Box Scotland•March 27, 2021March 27, 2021
Midlothian East By-Election, 25/03/2021
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Midlothian East By-Election, 25/03/2021

An SNP resignation in this ward gives us another one of those extremely tight marginals. It was a near tie between Labour and the actually tied Conservatives and SNP at the crucial stage in the re-calculation, so expect all three to be in with a chance.

by Ballot Box Scotland•February 23, 2021February 23, 2021
By-Election Results March 2018
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By-Election Results March 2018

Two by-elections in March this year, in somewhat similar places – in small, historically industrial council … By-Election Results March 2018Read more

by Ballot Box Scotland•March 25, 2018August 31, 2020
Penicuik (MidL) By-Election 22/03/18
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Penicuik (MidL) By-Election 22/03/18

After a straight run of three in as many weeks, there’s a bit of a breather … Penicuik (MidL) By-Election 22/03/18Read more

by Ballot Box Scotland•March 2, 2018August 31, 2020

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