Perth and Kinross Council after a successful Scottish election. The party polled third on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list vote in both Perth and Kinross constituencies last Thursday - ahead of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
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Voters in Scotland will choose a new Parliament in today's bumper crop of elections taking place across the UK.
The Scottish Parliamentary election will see 73 MSPs returned to Holyrood to represent constituencies across the country.
It will see the Scottish National Party battle it out with opposition parties to maintain control.
While one new poll on the eve of the vote suggested Nicola Sturgeon's party is on course to keep an overall
Perth and Kinross Council after a successful Scottish election. The party polled third on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list vote in both Perth and Kinross constituencies last Thursday - ahead of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.
Spice Girls‘ Geri Horner has said that she approves of Dua Lipa‘s Union Jack BRITs look.Horner, aka Ginger Spice, famously wore a Union Jack dress at the 1997 BRIT Awards when the group picked up awards for Best British Single and Video.In her appearance at the 2021 BRITs on Tuesday (May 11), Lipa appeared to nod to Horner’s outfit with a new spin on her own Union Jack inspired outfit.“Wow @dualipa you wore it well!” Horner wrote on Instagram yesterday (May 12).You can see the full post below:A
Alison Johnstone, who represents the Lothians, will stand for the high-profile post later today. The Presiding Officer is effectively the chair of the Parliament and the equivalent of the Speaker in the House of Commons.
again. “Especially those voters who are not traditional Conservatives who have lent me their support this time in order to hold off the nationalists.“The message could not be clearer.
Musician and pop icon Bebe Rexha recently cleared the air about a tiff between her friends Dua Lipa and Rita Ora. When a UK tabloid published a false headline about the Brit singers’ alleged feud, Rexha called out the misleading article headline, The 31-year-old singer put The Sun UK on blast for pitting women against each other. This weekend, The Sun published an article that read “Rita Ora and Dua Lipa’s feud will NEVER end, even though I tried to help, reveals Bebe Rexha”.
on the constitution and whether the SNP leader has a mandate for another referendum on Scottish independence. Putting that argument to one side, the First Minister already faces a daunting list of domestic issues which urgently require her attention.
frustrating but oddest I've reported on. Coronavirus is the culprit and all the measures in place at the count I attended in Aberdeen were necessary to prevent the potential spread of the virus.
All for Unity ”, was snubbed by voters in South Scotland after the party only won 5,521 votes. An SNP source said: "One of the least surprising results in this election is the abject humiliation of George Galloway.
candidates. Yesterday, Salmond predicted he would "fall short" of winning a seat with his new party due to a number of factors including the short time from launching the party to polling day and the lack of TV coverage for Alba.
Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the
SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed
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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.
Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The SNP has won the East Lothian, the first constituency to change hands in the 2021 Holyrood election.Paul Stewart McLennan, the SNP candidate took 17,968 votes while Martin Whitfield, a former Labour MP scored 16,789.It is the first seat to change hands and if the party holds all its constituency seats the party is now just one short of an overall majority.A majority has always been "a long shot"
Apple - Android Usually there is a flurry of volunteers in centres across Lanarkshire counting ballots cast into the wee small hours from Thursday into Friday.However, this time the counting didn't start until 9am today (Friday), or in some cases even Saturday, meaning it's likely to be a long 48 hours for some election candidates.The Electoral Management Board have, however, released provisional slots suggesting 47 constituency MSPs from across Scotland will be confirmed on Friday.The remaining