local by-elections
The Thorniewood teaser : why are Tory and UKIP voters such big fans of Scottish Labour?
Here is the full result of yesterday's by-election in the Thorniewood ward of North Lanarkshire Council. As you can see, the swing from Labour t…
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Walkover in Leith Walk as SNP ease to by-election win
There was a real oddity yesterday - a by-election in a ward where there was more than one vacancy, allowing the STV system to come into its own. How…
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GAIN! Gallus SNP gallop to greatness in gorgeous Garscadden as lousy Labour limp to latest lamentable loss
The exact result from the Garscadden and Scotstounhill by-election hasn't been published anywhere yet as far as I can see, but if Twitter is to b…
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Fresh humiliation for hapless Ruth Davidson as Tories LOSE by-election in "safe" Scottish Borders ward
The full result from Selkirkshire hasn't been published yet, but I thought you might enjoy the headline while we're waiting. Before you get …
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It's a flippin' Fife phenomenon as stormin' SNP secure a super 9.5% swing from Labour in local by-election
The Lochs was the second-weakest ward for the SNP in the whole of Fife in the 2012 local elections (the only worse one was the rarefied setting of St…
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Hats off to Haddington as SNP give Ruth Davidson's Tories the FRIGHT OF THEIR LIVES in by-election belter
So this is more like it, after the slight disappointment of the by-election in Dundee last week. Haddington and Lammermuir isn't particularly SN…
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Two key by-elections today
You may not be aware of this, but today (Thursday) marks the biggest electoral test in Scotland since the general election on June 8th, with two cruc…
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Extraordinary Perth by-election result illustrates the limitations of anti-SNP tactical voting
In my post on Thursday night, I pointed out three remarkable things about the Perth City South by-election result: a) that, on first preference votes…
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local by-elections
It's a flippin' Fife phenomenon as stormin' SNP secure a super 9.5% swing from Labour in local by-election
The Lochs was the second-weakest ward for the SNP in the whole of Fife in the 2012 local elections (the only worse one was the rarefied setting of St…
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local by-elections
GAIN! Gallus SNP gallop to greatness in gorgeous Garscadden as lousy Labour limp to latest lamentable loss
The exact result from the Garscadden and Scotstounhill by-election hasn't been published anywhere yet as far as I can see, but if Twitter is to b…
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local by-elections
Hats off to Haddington as SNP give Ruth Davidson's Tories the FRIGHT OF THEIR LIVES in by-election belter
So this is more like it, after the slight disappointment of the by-election in Dundee last week. Haddington and Lammermuir isn't particularly SN…
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local by-elections
The Thorniewood teaser : why are Tory and UKIP voters such big fans of Scottish Labour?
Here is the full result of yesterday's by-election in the Thorniewood ward of North Lanarkshire Council. As you can see, the swing from Labour t…
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Amazement and astonishment in Arbroath, Angus as buoyant SNP bag a by-election belter
Not entirely sure why a by-election was held on a Monday - it's deeply unnatural, like an accurate John McTernan prediction, or something like th…
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Buoyant SNP bag belter of a by-election win in bloomin' Bonnybridge
The SNP have had a frustrating run of local by-elections since the UK general election last year - they've had one or two creditable results in w…
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SNP vote surges in Perth by-election - but it's a tougher night in Rutherglen
It's already clear from gossip on Twitter that Labour have won the Rutherglen by-election. That's a disappointing result for the SNP, who co…
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SNP vote remains rock-solid in Highland Perthshire by-election
Just for once we have a by-election outcome where the terminology of 'hold' or 'gain' isn't misleading due to the quirks of the v…
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SNP live the high life in Fife as they soar to two by-election wins on big swings
There were two by-elections in Fife yesterday - and they both featured the familiar STV paradox (so lovingly misunderstood by Lib Dem commentators wh…
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SNP secure 8% swing in bilious Blantyre by-election brawl
Just for once, we have an STV by-election in which the party 'defending' the seat actually won the popular vote in the ward last time around.…
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By-election boost for sizzling SNP in hallowed Hamilton habitat
There can't be another town in Scotland that says "by-election" quite like Hamilton, and there was certainly no disappointment tonight …
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SNP vote increases by 4.6% in Aird and Loch Ness by-election
Yesterday's by-election in Aird and Loch Ness saw the SNP and Lib Dems finish more or less level-pegging on first preferences (just 29 votes sepa…
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