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Ballot Box Scotland

2 years

🧵Victory Lap Thread Last night, I completed the final council in the collation of in-depth data from May's local elections. Not only first preference and transfer round data, but also second prefs, single-winner estimates, and votes by polling district.

2022 Local Elections

Detailed results of the 2022 Scottish Local Elections.

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3 years

FINAL SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SEATS: SNP ~ 64 (+1) Conservative ~ 31 (nc) Labour ~ 22 (-2) Green ~ 8 (+2) Lib Dem ~ 4 (-1) #SP21 #BBS21

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Douglas Ross replacing David Duguid as Aberdeenshire North and Moray East candidate. I try to be careful with my words on this project, but to deselect at last minute an unwell MP; stand again yourself after having said you wouldn't; in a safer seat than your current? Sordid.

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2 months

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross to stand in election

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2 years

I'm ordering the nastiest takeaway available to humankind now, and I hope all my volunteers are doing the same after the shift we've all put in today. I'll be back later this evening with some more quick-analysis of the overall picture.

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SNP GAIN Edinburgh Central (Lothian) from Conservative Angus Robertson returns to parliamentary politics, and takes the seat former Conservative leader Ruth Davidson famously won in 2016 - she is heading to the Lords this election. #SP21 #BBS21

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4 years

Hi Twitter, can I remind you that despite the name "Ballot Box Scotland", I'm actually a human being? I also happen to be unemployed and quite depressed. This project is fun for me 99% of the time, but if you're going to be rude and unpleasant, how bout you... don't tweet me?

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2 years

I'm going to allow myself this one brief bit of (what I genuinely do not intend to be mean-spirited_ satisfaction that BBS has again proven the worth of a Scotland-focussed project. At least two sources, with more academic basis than I have, put out obviously wrong projections.

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2 years

Very grateful for immense support over the past 24 hours, and it is indeed very much from across the political aisle - very kind messages from e.g. @IanMurrayMP were lovely to see too. Couldn't possibly like or respond to it all, but absolutely adds to the joy of running BBS 😭

Nicola Sturgeon

@NicolaSturgeon

2 years

What @BallotBoxScot does - as a volunteer operation - is remarkable…and I’m sure that’s a view shared cross party. Its ward by ward analysis pre-election, and live coverage of results yesterday, more than matched anything provided by professional media. Very well done 👏

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Arran (North Ayrshire) 1st Preference: Con: 32.4% (+19.1) SNP: 25.7% (-14.4) TY (Ind): 12.5% (New) Lab: 10% (-30.3) Grn: 9.9% (New) EM (ind): 9.4% (New) 2017 non-returns: 0% (-6.3) Elected: Con (-1 SNP) Turnout: 60.3% #BBSLE22 ^RS

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3 years

SNP GAIN Ayr (South) from Conservative Siobhan Brown defeats Conservative MSP John Scott, who is too far down the list to be re-elected now. A narrow margin of just 170 votes. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

SNP GAIN East Lothian from Labour Paul McLennan elected as MSP, seeing off Labour's Martin Whitfield who sought to replace Iain Gray. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

Labour HOLD Dumbarton (West) Jackie Baillie re-elected in what was Scotland's most marginal seat. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

I do wish Andrew Wilson on the BBC would stop repeating "there's no PR system in the world with a majority" - I can't speak to this exact moment in time, but for example, in 2011 when the SNP won their majority, both Spain and Croatia also elected majority governments via PR.

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2 years

A naturally muted anniversary, given the circumstances, but today marks 25 years since Scotland voted overwhelmingly in favour of establishing the Scottish Parliament. The devolution referendum passed almost 3 to 1 (74.3% vs 25.7%), with all 32 council areas voting in favour.

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3 years

Please don't do this sort of thing. I work full time and I also have to sleep. As soon as I woke up this morning, I reported the Panelbase poll here on Twitter, but then I had to start work. I can't update my website when I am doing my paid job or when I am asleep. Be reasonable.

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3 years

Victory for Ballot Box Scotland, as on today's telly he corrected himself. I was "somebody on Twitter" though, the cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity, and the GUMPTION.

Ballot Box Scotland

@BallotBoxScot

3 years

I do wish Andrew Wilson on the BBC would stop repeating "there's no PR system in the world with a majority" - I can't speak to this exact moment in time, but for example, in 2011 when the SNP won their majority, both Spain and Croatia also elected majority governments via PR.

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5 years

Leith Walk (Edinburgh) By-Election, 1st Preferences; SNP - 35.7% (+1.3) Green - 25.5% (+5.8) Lab- 15.5% (-7.0) Con - 10.7% (-3.7) LD - 8.6% (+4.8) Ind x2 - 1.7% (-2.8) UKIP - 1.2% (+1.2) Others x3 - 1.1% SNP win at stage 11.

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3 years

I've now covered all 73 Constituency Votes. I've done 43 of 73 List Votes, and there are 6 List declarations to go. I'm going to take a break for dinner (and also my laptop is making... noises which worry me) - I will return if there's a list declaration though! #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

Okay, now I have officially tweeted every result from #SP21 ! Hurray! Marathons over the past two days, then today was a leisurely stroll to tidy up the remaining pieces. Expect some more detailed analysis pieces over the next few weeks, but for now, nap time!

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1 year

Ballot Box Scotland has today issued an extraordinary statement pointing out the "Indian Council of Scotland" is one random guy with a Facebook Page and the "Muslim Council of the United Kingdom" is not the Muslim Council of Britain, and this leadership contest has rotted brains.

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2 years

🧵 I'm really very sorry to - for the second year running - pull a Scottish Conservative parliamentarian up for this, but it is extremely bad for our democracy to see this kind of misrepresentation from our elected representatives. How many times must this nonsense be addressed?

Stephen Kerr MSP

@RealStephenKerr

2 years

The electoral system for the Scottish Parliament is deeply flawed. By not standing candidates in constituencies, parties game the system to inflate support. I don't think I have to name names. From yesterday:

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3 years

SNP HOLD Glasgow Southside (Glasgow) Nicola Sturgeon re-elected. As expected, the First Minister easily holds her seat. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

Countries coloured by how many points they gave the UK in Eurovision 2021 cc @TerribleMaps

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3 years

You thought AMS was a bit complicated two weeks ago, time for the world's most convoluted voting system! #Eurovision2021 FYI the correct winner is either Malta or Iceland, don't @ me

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28 days

Oh my GODS the returning officer for Blyth and Ashington, what a serve

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3 years

I wouldn't normally directly call out an elected politician like this, but there's some outrageous nonsense in here about Scotland's voting system - the claim that parties not (widely) contesting constituency seats is "gaming the system". That is untrue.

kathryn samson

@KathrynSamsonC4

3 years

I also asked if Nicola Sturgeon has a mandate for another independence referendum. Alister Jack says the First Minister is 'gaming' the system. 2/3

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3 years

Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) has been re-elected First Minister of Scotland by the Scottish Parliament. Votes per candidate: Nicola Sturgeon (SNP): 64 Douglas Ross (Conservative): 31 Willie Rennie (Lib Dem): 4 Abstentions: 28

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@BallotBoxScot

3 years

Twitter there's a lot of seats aren't there

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9 months

Happy anniversary to the best official Scottish Parliament tweet in history 🥔🍋

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@ScotParl

2 years

. @jameshuttoninst predict that gene-editing technology could result in potatoes with more vitamin C than lemons being grown. @realstephenkerr 's Members' Business debate will focus on gene-modification and gene-editing this afternoon. Watch here:

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3 years

After Day 1 of #SP21 #BBS21 I've gotten through: Constituency Results: 48/73 List Results: 32/73 Thank you for sticking with me through a very busy day! I'm glad so many folk have enjoyed it. See you in the morning!

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@BallotBoxScot

2 years

New Scottish Independence poll, YouGov 6 - 9 Dec (changes vs 30 Sep - 4 Oct): Yes ~ 47% (+4) No ~ 42% (-3) Don't Know ~ 8% (+1) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 53% (+4 / +8) No ~ 47% (-4 / -8)

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@BallotBoxScot

4 years

Dear friends in Ireland - a useful Scots term we could loan you to describe the margin between the top 3 in this #GE2020 exit poll is "a bawhair"

Connacht/CityTribune

@CTribune

4 years

Results of the RTE/TG4/Irish Times/UCD national exit poll. #GE2020

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3 years

New Scottish Parliament poll, Ipsos MORI 22 - 29 Nov (changes vs 2021 Election): Regional List: SNP ~ 43% (+3) Con ~ 20% (-3) Lab ~ 15% (-3) Grn ~ 12% (+4) LD ~ 6% (+1) Alba ~ 1% (-1) Constituency: SNP ~ 52% (+4) Con ~ 19% (-3) Lab ~ 17% (-5) LD ~ 5% (-2) Grn ~ 3% (+2)

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2 years

FINAL FIGURES: All first preference and elected councillor data from today's results are now on the front page of Seat totals (vs 2017): SNP: 454 (+23) Lab: 281 (+19) Con: 215 (-61) Ind: 152 (-16) LD: 87 (+20) Grn: 34 (+15) Others: 3 (-1) #BBSLE22 ^AF

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4 years

Can I remind everyone once again that despite the impersonal name of this project, this is a one-man job, and we're in the middle of lockdown, and that man has been unemployed for a very long time, is very depressed, and (like many people) is suffering immensely at the moment?

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2 years

When it comes to Scotland, there is no substitute for an understanding of politics as it is on the ground here. Looking from the outside in, you miss so much. When it comes to Scottish politics, well, accept no imitations - Ballot Box Scotland is where you want to come to.

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@BallotBoxScot

4 years

It may surprise the President of the United States of America to learn that "bagsy Pennsylvania!" is not how elections work.

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5 years

Edinburgh (changes vs 2014); SNP - 33.4% (+10.3) Lib Dem - 23.0% (+14.1) Green - 13.9% (-2.3) Con - 10.0% (-9.4) Brex - 9.4% (+9.4) Lab - 7.1% (-16.0) ChUK - 1.9% (+1.9) UKIP - 1.1% (-6.7) Inds x2 - 0.3% (+0.3)

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1 year

Queer people aren't inanimate objects for debate. We're living, breathing human beings, and right now I'm really scared of the backlash against us. I didn't think this could happen, but it is, and it's even making me afraid to run this project which otherwise brings me great joy.

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New Scottish Independence poll, Find Out Now 1 - 9 Mar (changes vs 11 - 18 Jan): Yes ~ 50% (-2) No ~ 46% (+2) Don't Know ~ 4% (+1) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 52% (-2 / +7) No ~ 48% (+2 / -7)

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Tweeddale West (Scottish Borders) 1st Prefs: Con: 28.1% (-15.7) SNP: 26.2% (+1.1) LD: 22.8% (+6.1) Grn: 16.4% (+11.7) Lab: 6.5% (+2.1) Elected: Con, SNP, LD (nc) Turnout: 57.4% #BBSLE22 ^AF

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4 years

New Scottish Independence Poll, Panelbase 12 - 18 Aug (changes vs 30 Jun - 3 Jul / vs 2014); Yes - 51% (+1) No - 42% (-1) Don't Know - 7% (nc) Excluding Don't Knows; Yes - 55% (+1 / +10) No - 45% (-1 / -10) TBC whether any Parliamentary VI was part of same batch.

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2 years

Linn (Glasgow) by-election, first preferences: Labour: 2227 (43.4%, +11.4) SNP: 1702 (33.2%, -0.2) Green: 409 (8.0%, +1.9) Con: 327 (6.4%, -5.1) Lib Dem: 294 (5.7%, -0.6) Alba: 90 (1.8%, +0.5) SSP: 46 (0.9%, new) UKIP: 19 (0.4%, new) FA: 18 (0.4%, new) Labour elected stage TBC.

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SNP Leadership Election 1st Prefs: Humza Yousaf: 24336 (48.2%) Kate Forbes: 20559 (40.7%) Ash Regan: 5599 (11.1%) 2nd Round (/ excl DKs): Yousaf: 26032 (51.6% / 52.1%) Forbes: 23890 (47.3% / 47.9%) Didn't Transfer: 572 (1.1%) Humza Yousaf elected as new SNP Leader

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3 years

A Member of Parliament speaks to a Member of the Public doing their best to make election and candidate data available, in their free time. Embarrassing.

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Tweedale East (Scottish Borders) 1st Prefs: SNP: 30.3% (+1.6) Con: 22.5% (-11) RT (Ind): 18.3% (+3.6) LD: 9.9% (-2.2) Grn: 9.6% (+9.6) Lab: 9.2% (+9.2) Van: 0.2% (+0.2) Elected: SNP, Con, RT (Ind) (nc) Turnout: 54% #BBSLE22 ^ LF

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2 years

I appreciate this will be a somewhat controversial set of Tweets - and a somewhat ironic one, being, as it is, a set of Tweets, but: It is very clear a large section of Scottish Politics is just utterly Twitter-poisoned and cannot parse politics outside of that sphere.

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2 years

Took me a day longer than expected, but I am DONE with the overall results per council part of data collation! All councils now have their own pages on the BBS website, with a map showing wards and seats, as well as first preferences, some contextual blurb, and past STV results.

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@BallotBoxScot

3 years

A break from election data tweets: It's appalling enough we live in an era in which people feel entitled to heap endless abuse on politicians online, never mind experienced MSPs, frankly, bullying newly elected MSPs days into the role. Can our politics please be better?

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@BallotBoxScot

1 year

This one is for you @ScotExpress because I know you like to pick up BBS content, you can quote me as saying "The standard of so-called journalism at the Scottish Daily Express is so low your average toddler has more advanced critical thinking and literacy skills" xxx

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New Scottish Independence poll, Find Out Now 1 - 8 Dec (changes vs 23 - 26 Mar 21): Yes ~ 51% (+3) No ~ 43% (-1) Don't Know ~ 6% (-2) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 54% (+2 / +9) No ~ 46% (-2 / -9)

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5 years

New YouGov poll on Scottish Independence, 22-27 Jan (changes vs 3-6 Dec); Yes - 43% (+5) No - 42% (-6) Don't Know - 10% (+1) Rest is Refused/Wouldn't Vote Excluding DK etc Yes - 51% (+7) No - 49% (-7)

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3 years

Attempt number two at trying something new! Where do things stand after yesterday's results, and what does today have in store? #SP21 #BBS21

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1 year

Scottish Social Attitudes Survey (2014), support for Same-Sex Marriage: Support: 68% (60% amongst Catholics, 59% amongst Church of Scotland members) Oppose: 17% Over eight years ago a majority of Scots, *including those of faith*, backed SSM. It'll be even more now.

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3 years

Livingston South By-Election 11/03/2021, First Preferences: SNP ~ 2465 (43.9%, +3.0) Labour ~ 1382 (24.6%, -10.9) Conservative ~ 989 (17.6%, -1.8) Ind ~ 332 (5.9%, +5.9) Green ~ 234 (4.2%, +1.7) Lib Dem ~ 185 (3.3%, +1.5) UKIP ~ 29 (0.5%, +0.5) SNP elected stage 7.

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3 years

Alison Johnstone, elected as a Green MSP for Lothian (since 2011) has been elected Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament, succeeding Ken Macintosh. By convention, she will now give up her party affiliation and sit as impartial chair for the remainder of the term.

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3 years

Sometimes you need fancy tech, sometimes you need some nice multicoloured pens and some paper I'm so excited for RESULTS you guys! #BBS21

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3 months

Imagine in January 2023 explaining to people that less than 18 months later the fate of First Minister Humza Yousaf would be in the hands of Alba MSP Ash Regan, absolute scenes

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5 years

As expected, SNP win the Dundee North East by-election. Figures incoming soon (hopefully.) As noted previously, this means the SNP now have a majority on the council; the only council in Scotland with a single party majority. They also hold all 3 seats in the ward.

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3 years

Oh, of course, New Zealand! The country literally most directly comparable to Scotland in terms of size and voting system. There we go, my point made - just lazy patter.

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New Scottish Independence poll, FindOutNow 11 - 18 Jan (changes vs 1 - 8 Dec): Yes ~ 52% (+1) No ~ 44% (+1) Don't Know ~ 3% (-3) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 54% (nc / +9) No ~ 46% (nc / -9)

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3 years

We've had our first report, not of a result, but turnout - 66.2% in Linlithgow (Lothian). That's up around 12% versus 2016. It seems likely all that talk of record turnout has been proven accurate. #SP21 #BBS21

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1 year

Oh suddenly nobody cares about the possible Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election anymore, I see how it is

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New Scottish Independence poll, Panelbase 29 Jun - 1 Jul (changes vs 26 - 29 Apr): Yes ~ 48% (+1) No ~ 47% (-2) Don't Know ~ 5% (nc) Excluding Don't Knows (/ vs 2014): Yes ~ 51% (+2 / +6) No ~ 49% (-2 / -6)

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3 years

SNP HOLD Aberdeenshire East (North East) Gillian Martin re-elected. #SP21 #BBS21

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1 year

Ballot Box Scotland may be a poll aggregating and election project, but it's run by a human being. It's a one man job, specifically a one gay man job. In the nearly 12 years since I came out Scottish politics has never been as openly homophobic and queerphobic as it is right now.

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Kincorth/Nigg/Cove (Aberdeen) By-Election Result: SNP - 1661 (47.4%, +6.7) Con - 709 (20.2%, -1.3) Lab - 429 (12.2%, -5.3) Finlayson (Ind) - 367 (10.5%, -0.4) Lib Dem - 128 (3.6%, -1.6) Green - 58 (1.7%, +1.7) Other Inds x3 - 139 (4.0%, -0.3 vs diff inds) SNP elected stage TBC

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Dalry and West Kilbride (North Ayrshire), first preferences: Conservative ~ 2016 (53.5%, +31.3) SNP ~ 1292 (34.3%, +10.5) Labour ~ 305 (8.1%, -0.3) Lib Dem ~ 58 (1.5%, +1.5) Socialist Labour ~ 57 (1.5%, +1.5) Willis (Ind) ~ 42 (1.1%, +0.6) Con elected on 1st prefs.

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SNP HOLD Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch (Highlands & Islands) Kate Forbes re-elected. #SP21 #BBS21

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I say this as someone who has been banging the drum for PR for years: it is the most absolutely tiresome take to snidely sit there and go "well, I don't remember people upset about FPTP at any PREVIOUS election!" For one thing, you often remember wrongly.

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Shettleston (Glasgow) 1st Prefs: Lab: 39.2% (+2.5) SNP: 35.4% (-2.4) Con: 16.7% (-1.4) Grn: 5% (+2.1) SSP: 2.2% (New) LD: 1.4% (+0.3) Elected: Lab x2, SNP, Con (+1 Lab, -1 SNP) Turnout: 37.1% #BBSLE22 ^AF

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East Kilbride West (South Lanarkshire) by-election, first prefs (vs 2022): Lab: 1386 (40.3%, +13.7) Con: 904 (26.3%, +6.3) SNP: 778 (22.6%, -8.3) Grn: 131 (3.8%, new) Ind: 99 (2.9%, new) LD: 83 (2.4%, +0.3) SFP: 42 (1.2%, -0.4) (2022 Ind had 18.6%) Labour elected stage 6.

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SNP HOLD Glasgow Kelvin (Glasgow) Kaukab Stewart elected as MSP, succeeding Sandra White. She becomes the first woman of colour elected to Holyrood. #SP21 #BBS21

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2 years

@agcolehamilton Please don't make the first person I have to wag my psephological finger at and go "you can't use individual council by-elections as a national barometer, never mind an Islands council by-election" in this council term a party leader, Alex!

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@AngusMacNeilSNP Really? I've spent the past five hours adding reams of data to my website, and I have an actual member of Parliament quote tweeting with cry-laugh emojis and snide remarks? Don't you have anything better to do with your life?

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SNP HOLD Dundee City West Joe FitzPatrick re-elected. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

East Livingston and East Calder (West Lothian) By-Election, First Preferences: SNP ~ 1890 (42.5%, +1.7) Conservative ~ 1085 (24.4%, +2.4) Labour ~ 969 (21.8%, -9.1) Green ~ 336 (7.6%, +4.0) Lib Dem ~ 118 (2.7%, nc) ISP ~ 47 (1.1%, +1.1) SNP elected stage 5.

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Humza Yousaf on his way out as First Minister. Using a unit he mentioned last week, his time in office lasted just over 8 Liz Trusses. Ending the BHA, specifically *in the way that he did*, will go down as one of the worst lapses in judgement in Scottish political history.

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3 months

BREAKING: Humza Yousaf to resign as Scotland's first minister

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SNP HOLD Perthshire North (Mid & Fife) John Swinney re-elected, in the first result from a battleground constituency. #SP21 #BBS21

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29 days

Well, can confirm there is at least one ballot in a box in Scotland

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3 years

SNP HOLD Aberdeen Donside (North East) Jackie Dunbar elected MSP, succeeding Mark McDonald (elected SNP, but serving most of the last term as an Independent) #SP21 #BBS21

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4 years

Ellon and District (Aberdeenshire) By-Election, First Preferences: SNP - 1683 (42.4%, +10.5) Conservative - 1658 (41.7%, +0.8) Lib Dem - 405 (10.2%, -9.5) Labour - 114 (2.9%, -4.7) Green - 112 (2.8%, +2.8) SNP elected stage TBC

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3 years

Here's what the new political map of Scotland looks like following #SP21 #BBS21 SNP ~ 64 Seats (+1), split 62 Constituencies, 2 List Conservative ~ 31 (nc), split 5C, 26L Labour ~ 22 (-2), split 2C, 20L Green ~ 8 (+2), all 8L Lib Dem ~ 4 (-1), all 4C

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1 year

The issue of 16 year old candidates is a difficult one and one I don't yet have a view on, but the general tenor of this column is yet another instance of the absolute contempt that older generations hold youth in when it comes to democracy. Appalling.

SNP's plan to allow 16-year-olds to become MSPs shows they think democracy is just student politics...

There is only one reasonable response to the Scottish Government’s latest wheeze to extend the right to become an MSP to 16 and 17-year-olds – and that is a resounding no.

www.scotsman.com

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4 years

Clackmannanshire East By-Election, First Preferences: Conservative (Elected) - 1226 (51.2%, +9.7) SNP - 766 (32.0%, +1.8) Labour - 195 (8.1%, -12.1) Green - 139 (5.8%, +2.0) Lib Dem - 69 (2.9%, -1.4) Conservative elected on first preferrences.

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@BallotBoxScot

3 years

Glasgow Southside Constituency Vote: SNP ~ 19735 (60.2%, -1.2) Lab ~ 10279 (31.3%, +8.5) Con ~ 1790 (5.5%, -7) LD ~ 504 (1.5%, -1.8) FA ~ 204 (0.6%, 0.6) Ind (Energy) ~ 147 (0.4%, 0.4) Lib ~ 102 (0.3%, 0.3) Ind (Fascist) ~ 46 (0.1%, 0.1) #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

SNP HOLD Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Highlands & Islands) Alasdair Allan re-elected. #SP21 #BBS21

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3 years

It's very damp here in Glasgow, but neither rain nor snow nor glom of nit could stop me putting a ballot in a box in Scotland! #SP21

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3 years

Lib Dems HOLD Orkney Islands (Highlands & Islands) Liam McArthur re-elected. #SP21 #BBS21

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1 year

Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone (Aberdeen) by-election, first prefs: SNP: 1455 (30.8%, -10.5) Lab: 1227 (26%, +8.2) Con: 1190 (25.2%, -1.0) Lib Dem: 452 (9.6%, +0.8) Alba: 178 (3.8%, new) Green: 111 (2.3%, -2.1) Family: 60 (1.3%, -0.2) Ind: 52 (1.1%, new) Labour elected stage 8.

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4 years

New Polling and Projection Post: Panelbase, 1st-5th June 2020 SP Seat Projection (vs 2016): SNP - 73 (+10) Con - 24 (-7) Lab - 19 (-5) LD - 8 (+3) Grn - 5 (-1)

Panelbase, 1st-5th June 2020

Scotland’s most prolific pollster, Panelbase, is back back back again. This one follows exactly a month after their last, covering the 1st to the 5th of June.

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3 years

SNP HOLD Moray (Highlands & Islands) Richard Lochhead re-elected in a key battleground seat. #SP21 #BBS21

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@BallotBoxScot

5 years

Torry/Ferryhill (Aberdeen) By-Election, first prefs; SNP - 1618 (43.2%, +11.8) Con - 972 (26.0%, +2.1) Lab - 395 (10.6%, -12.8) Lib Dem - 315 (8.4%, +3.3) Green - 304 (8.1%, +3.3) Ind - 86 (2.3%) UKIP - 53 (1.4%, +0.5) SNP elected at stage 6.

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2 years

SNP Majority in Dundee. We've yet to get the declaration for the final ward, but the SNP are on 14 seats in Dundee at the moment. They only need to win 1 more now, and unless something has gone wildly wrong for them in the Ferry, that should be in the bag. #BBSLE22 #LES22 ^AF

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2 years

Love to live in Scotland

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2 years

Kirriemuir and Dean (Angus) 1st Prefs: SNP: 42% (+5.9) Con: 38.4% (-16.5) Grn: 7.8% (New) Lab: 6.7% (+2.3) LD: 5.1% (+0.6) Elected 2 SNP, Con (+1 SNP, -1 Con) Turnout: 51.6% #BBSLE22 ^JB

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5 years

West Dunbartonshire (Changes vs 2014); SNP - 45.5% (+13.3) Lab - 16.0% (-22.1) Brex - 13.8% (+13.8) Lib Dem - 7.3% (+5.4) Green - 6.6% (nc) Con - 6.3% (-1.8) UKIP - 2.1% (-8.5) ChUK - 1.8% (+1.8) Ind x2 - 0.5% (+0.5)

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7 months

I'd take it as a personal kindness if elected representatives, at a time when fellow LGBTI+ elected representatives are receiving death threats and have to carry alarms with them at all times due to the climate, stopped actively contributing to the rising tide of queerphobia.

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3 years

New polling analysis and projection, YouGov 2nd - 4th of May 2021 Holyrood seats projection: SNP ~ 70 Conservative ~ 25 Labour ~ 18 Green ~ 12 Lib Dem ~ 4 (Three analysis pieces in a day, knackered!)

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2 years

Mid Galloway and Wigtown West (Dumfries & Galloway) By-Election, first preferences: Conservative: 1787 (53.3%, +3.0) SNP: 879 (26.2%, -4.1) Labour: 326 (9.7%, -1.5) Lib Dem: 190 (5.7%, new) Green: 172 (5.1%, -3.0) Con elected on first preferences. (Not home, hence chart odd)

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2 years

Whatever your view on a future referendum, the reason Scotland is still having this constitutional debate is because *the people of Scotland* have consistently voted since 2014 in such a way as to keep the issue live. Nobody has to LIKE that, but we do have to UNDERSTAND it.

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