Local elections

Are there elections soon?


The reason I ask is that I have only had one leaflet from an independent candidate seeking re-election. Yesterday the same candidate became the first (only) one to ring the doorbell and asked if I had any local issues.


Very low key here. Still, I'll do some posters of my own 😉


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Is it to do with going green. Alot of places are trying to go paperless, I've certainly seen a drop in recent years

Don’t think I’ve ever had a candidate at my door here.

I’ve had leaflets from the Lib Dems tories and snp in the last few weeks I once or twice had a Lib Dem at my door in the past. Don’t ever recall anything from labour.

I currently have a Tory, SNP and independent, all seeking re-election. Current council is tory controlled.

The independent will be on my list of votes as I believe party politics should have no place in local government.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

I currently have a Tory, SNP and independent, all seeking re-election. Current council is tory controlled.

The independent will be on my list of votes as I believe party politics should have no place in local government.

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It’s only Tory controlled because they are propped up by the LibDems .. and they have done very little while in power .. very lazy according to people I know that work within the council.

You are right about party politics, but unfortunately it is very much a part of it. I’m finding that party politics is being used as the reason why voters won’t vote for a particular candidate (partygate v ferries). I think the numbered voting system does mean that you can incorporate both your party alignment and who you think would be good at the job.

I’ve had 3 Labour, 2 Tories, 1 Lib Dem and 1 SNP leaflets my council ward has 2 SNP, 1 Lab and 1 Tory councillors but the SNP have run 3 candidates in the last two elections and lost out so must be looking to consolidate this time. Labour are a minority administration but supported by the Tories. It’s the reason I’ve not been to a meeting locally in 4 years.

I’ve had leaflets from them all, they go straight from the floor into my recycle bin.

I was stunned to get one of the candidates in my ward knock the door the other night. Stunned because I wasn't aware she knew where this area was given no one has seen her for God knows how long.

I wasn't going to vote but there's a local independent who I quite like so I'll give him a vote. The rest can do one.

I had the Tories at the door while I was on a work call to an energy supplier discussing the difficulties that increased prices are causing (I work for a third sector organisation dealing with energy). I know it's not a local government issue but it seemed highly ironic.

I'll be voting Green as for local government it's I feel it's particularly necessary to have environmental concerns heard.

We've had leaflets from everyone but the Greens, Lib Dems and Alba. Pick of the bunch was an utterly disgusting one from the Scottish Family Party.

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I was stunned to get one of the candidates in my ward knock the door the other night. Stunned because I wasn't aware she knew where this area was given no one has seen her for God knows how long.

I wasn't going to vote but there's a local independent who I quite like so I'll give him a vote. The rest can do one.

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The one (Lib Dem) I had at the door was purely there to knock the SNP Holyrood govt, nothing to do with local issues.

I told him I wouldn't vote for any party in a local election and asked why I should vote for anyone given the shopfront they've all made of the country. He didn't have an answer.

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Originally Posted by StevieC

It’s only Tory controlled because they are propped up by the LibDems .. and they have done very little while in power .. very lazy according to people I know that work within the council.

You are right about party politics, but unfortunately it is very much a part of it. I’m finding that party politics is being used as the reason why voters won’t vote for a particular candidate (partygate v ferries). I think the numbered voting system does mean that you can incorporate both your party alignment and who you think would be good at the job.

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Up here there is a house right next door to the polling station that has had snp banners every election for as long as I can remember. This year it has snp banners and a banner for the independent candidate. Really good to see him get the support.

We've had one leaflet- Greens. One phone call - Labour. Nothing from anyone else.

At a local level, it would be great to have the kind of field seen in places like Orkney where independent candidates are commonplace and local needs and issues are to the fore. A friend has moved there in the last year and is genuinely excited at having a choice that seems meaningful for once. I'm a bit jealous

Had the SNP canvasser knocking my door, the same guy called me a traitor previously for not backing independence a few years back. Took great pleasure telling him to “Get the F*** of my property before I set my dog on you” . :greengrin

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Originally Posted by Berwickhibby

Had the SNP canvasser knocking my door, the same guy called me a traitor previously for not backing independence a few years back. Took great pleasure telling him to “Get the F*** of my property before I set my dog on you” . :greengrin

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Reap what you sow! ... hope you got to tell him why he was getting emptied!

Thinking this may be a higher than usual turnout today. My Daughter's been canvassing and bar a couple of households, most people were happy to engage in a positive way.

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Originally Posted by Diclonius

We've had leaflets from everyone but the Greens, Lib Dems and Alba. Pick of the bunch was an utterly disgusting one from the Scottish Family Party.

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They're a horrendous bunch of ****. The more you read of them the worse they get.

SNP second option for me today but first option went to a Scottish Labour candidate - an old Uni lecturer of mine who has done a lot of good for the poorer communities here and also did a lot for students, workers and unions in his time. Knowing the mindset he has to helping people I couldn't vote elsewhere in this occasion.

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Originally Posted by Berwickhibby

Took great pleasure telling him to “Get the F*** of my property before I set my dog on you” . :greengrin

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Nice.

A quick glance on Twitter today saw 3 parties all asking me to vote for them to send a message nationally.

Not what local elections should be all about and I don't want my vote, even if it's nothing in the grand scheme of things, being used as evidence of tacit approval for any of the major parties on a national level. The single independent in my ward will get a vote and that's it.

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Nice.

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It was :aok:

I'll be voting on national issues, as usual.
Which makes you wonder what the point of local elections are.
It might be better to have a load of non political technocrats standing, who are good at basically getting stuff done.

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Originally Posted by Santa Cruz

Thinking this may be a higher than usual turnout today. My Daughter's been canvassing and bar a couple of households, most people were happy to engage in a positive way.

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I was the only person in my polling station at 8.30 this morning, didn't look too busy, normally there are other people coming and going

There has been virtually nothing about local issues round me and I haven't seen a canvasser. However, there is a proposal to build an expensive unnecessary new road virtually outside my back garden so I placed a candidate who has been vocal about opposing this first.

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Originally Posted by hibsbollah

I'll be voting on national issues, as usual.
Which makes you wonder what the point of local elections are.
It might be better to have a load of non political technocrats standing, who are good at basically getting stuff done.

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We're pretty fortunate where we are to have 3 independent candidates on our ballot paper who all seem pretty switched on and well attuned to the issues affecting us in this area.

Happily I was able to rank them 1, 2 and 3 and avoid voting for a political party as seems to be seeping into the council elections.

Sadly, I noticed on each of these independent candidates' announcements online that they were standing, the first responses were, "what is your view on independence for Scotland?" For me that's not what local council elections are about and I don't see why people would be electing a councillor based on their view on national issues when the only things they can have an impact on are local issues.

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Originally Posted by Sergio sledge

We're pretty fortunate where we are to have 3 independent candidates on our ballot paper who all seem pretty switched on and well attuned to the issues affecting us in this area.

Happily I was able to rank them 1, 2 and 3 and avoid voting for a political party as seems to be seeping into the council elections.

Sadly, I noticed on each of these independent candidates' announcements online that they were standing, the first responses were, "what is your view on independence for Scotland?" For me that's not what local council elections are about and I don't see why people would be electing a councillor based on their view on national issues when the only things they can have an impact on are local issues.

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You're right, their position on independence shouldn't matter a jot.

There was an electionfor reps of my trade union last week, each candidate was given a platform to put their platform to the members, limited to a certain word count. It was clear, simple and accountable. Of course different candidates had different political perspectives and priorities, but it felt like purer representation of what democracy is supposed to do than when the party system comes into play.

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Originally Posted by Berwickhibby

It was :aok:

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When you.mentioned why I quite agree! .... I just hope you got the chance to tell them :greengrin

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Originally Posted by Sergio sledge

We're pretty fortunate where we are to have 3 independent candidates on our ballot paper who all seem pretty switched on and well attuned to the issues affecting us in this area.

Happily I was able to rank them 1, 2 and 3 and avoid voting for a political party as seems to be seeping into the council elections.

Sadly, I noticed on each of these independent candidates' announcements online that they were standing, the first responses were, "what is your view on independence for Scotland?" For me that's not what local council elections are about and I don't see why people would be electing a councillor based on their view on national issues when the only things they can have an impact on are local issues.

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Conversely, I moved house last year and my new ward has a couple of independents I don't know and who didn't send any leaflets or anything, so they didn't get a ranking from me. :dunno: I went:

1. SNP
2. Green
3. Labour
4. Lib

and stopped there so there's no chance of my vote transferring to Salmond's ego or the ******* Tories.

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Originally Posted by hibsbollah

You're right, their position on independence shouldn't matter a jot.

There was an electionfor reps of my trade union last week, each candidate was given a platform to put their platform to the members, limited to a certain word count. It was clear, simple and accountable. Of course different candidates had different political perspectives and priorities, but it felt like purer representation of what democracy is supposed to do than when the party system comes into play.

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Views on indy could conceivably matter if the SG tries to hold a non-agreed with UKG indyref2 and it's up to councils to decide whether to participate in the actual vote organisation. Unlikely but possible.

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Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

Conversely, I moved house last year and my new ward has a couple of independents I don't know and who didn't send any leaflets or anything, so they didn't get a ranking from me. :dunno: I went:

1. SNP
2. Green
3. Labour
4. Lib

and stopped there so there's no chance of my vote transferring to Salmond's ego or the ******* Tories.

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I was the opposite, the only leaflet and person to come to the door was the independent candidate.


1 Green
2 independent
3 snp
4 snp

I didn't give the other 4 candidates a vote.

Was the only person in when I went at ten to 2.

Usually vote snp/green, but the current Labour Councillor really helped us over the lockdown regarding my son's speech and language school staying open, so he got the vote this time.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

I was the opposite, the only leaflet and person to come to the door was the independent candidate.


1 Green
2 independent
3 snp
4 snp

I didn't give the other 4 candidates a vote.

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If you have any preference for one of the 4 others (say just for talking's sake, the one with the blue rosette) it's worth keeping going. Your vote can't transfer to a lower ranked candidate until your higher ranked candidates have been elected or eliminated. So you can prefer red over blue with no detriment to green or yellow.*

Vote till you boak.






* colours selected entirely at random for example purposes.

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Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

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Sure :greengrin

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Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

If you have any preference for one of the 4 others (say just for talking's sake, the one with the blue rosette) it's worth keeping going. Your vote can't transfer to a lower ranked candidate until your higher ranked candidates have been elected or eliminated. So you can prefer red over blue with no detriment to green or yellow.*

Vote till you boak.






* colours selected entirely at random for example purposes.

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I guess I could have voted orange, then red, to keep the two blues at a disadvantage. I know that the orange and red have a snowballs chance in hell of being elected here :wink:

I saw the front page of the National and didn't realise that was what it meant. :greengrin

I can't/won't vote SNP, Green or Conservative so that narrows down my choices quite significantly.

I prefer to vote for independent candidates but one of them in my area is a far right individual who I couldn't possibly vote for so I gave my first two votes to the other two independent candidates and third and fourth to a Liberal Democrat and then a Labour candidate.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the STV voting system. If you can be bothered reading the full explanation of how it works, not only will your head explode but you will understand that the vote till you boak advice doesn’t mean that you should rate ALL the candidates.
If you are pro indie then you should rank the pro indie leaning candidates then stop, don’t continue to rank the anti indie candidates. So in my area it would be snp 1, snp 2, green 3. If there was an indie leaning independant candidate or an Alba they would get 4, and 5.
If you stop as soon as your preferred candidates are finished then any remaining votes are exhausted (voided). If you rank all the candidates then you risk your unused votes filtering down to a Tory.
This is exactly why the unionist parties are advising to only vote for them and not to continue down the list.
I understand that a good local candidate is important, but party politics do come into it I’m afraid. For instance in Perth and Kinross last week the controling Tory council, backed by the Lib Dem’s, voted to sell the council offices to a hotel chain for £1. Not 1 million just 1. Despite in 2015 spending £10million on refurbishing the offices. They rushed the vote thru despite protests from snp and labour to ensure that if they lost overall control after today it would be to late.
So local councils are affected by party politics.
If it were up to me it wouldn’t be allowed, independant councilors only, but alliances would still be forged.

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Originally Posted by Stick

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the STV voting system. If you can be bothered reading the full explanation of how it works, not only will your head explode but you will understand that the vote till you boak advice doesn’t mean that you should rate ALL the candidates.
If you are pro indie then you should rank the pro indie leaning candidates then stop, don’t continue to rank the anti indie candidates. So in my area it would be snp 1, snp 2, green 3. If there was an indie leaning independant candidate or an Alba they would get 4, and 5.
If you stop as soon as your preferred candidates are finished then any remaining votes are exhausted (voided). If you rank all the candidates then you risk your unused votes filtering down to a Tory.
This is exactly why the unionist parties are advising to only vote for them and not to continue down the list.
I understand that a good local candidate is important, but party politics do come into it I’m afraid. For instance in Perth and Kinross last week the controling Tory council, backed by the Lib Dem’s, voted to sell the council offices to a hotel chain for £1. Not 1 million just 1. Despite in 2015 spending £10million on refurbishing the offices. They rushed the vote thru despite protests from snp and labour to ensure that if they lost overall control after today it would be to late.
So local councils are affected by party politics.
If it were up to me it wouldn’t be allowed, independant councilors only, but alliances would still be forged.

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Indeed, it means rank all the ones you can stomach getting elected then stop when you boak.

I'm pro-indy but would always prefer a Lab unionist to a Tory one. And I'm not pro-indy enough to vote for the Alex Salmond ego-project, even as a 5th or 6th pref, the sooner they disappear altogether the better.

Get the impression the family party are bams

I haven't had a single leaflet or flyer here, nor have there been any doorstep visits...and the deputy leader of the local Labour council lives just three doors away...

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Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

Views on indy could conceivably matter if the SG tries to hold a non-agreed with UKG indyref2 and it's up to councils to decide whether to participate in the actual vote organisation. Unlikely but possible.

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I suppose that’s true :agree: it’s very much far down the list of things councilors will be concerning themselves with day to day though.

This has completely passed me by.

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Originally Posted by Stick

There seems to be a lot of confusion about the STV voting system. If you can be bothered reading the full explanation of how it works, not only will your head explode but you will understand that the vote till you boak advice doesn’t mean that you should rate ALL the candidates.
If you are pro indie then you should rank the pro indie leaning candidates then stop, don’t continue to rank the anti indie candidates. So in my area it would be snp 1, snp 2, green 3. If there was an indie leaning independant candidate or an Alba they would get 4, and 5.
If you stop as soon as your preferred candidates are finished then any remaining votes are exhausted (voided). If you rank all the candidates then you risk your unused votes filtering down to a Tory.
This is exactly why the unionist parties are advising to only vote for them and not to continue down the list.
I understand that a good local candidate is important, but party politics do come into it I’m afraid. For instance in Perth and Kinross last week the controling Tory council, backed by the Lib Dem’s, voted to sell the council offices to a hotel chain for £1. Not 1 million just 1. Despite in 2015 spending £10million on refurbishing the offices. They rushed the vote thru despite protests from snp and labour to ensure that if they lost overall control after today it would be to late.
So local councils are affected by party politics.
If it were up to me it wouldn’t be allowed, independant councilors only, but alliances would still be forged.

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I live in Perth and Kinross and I've not heard anything about the sale of the property. I assume that it's 3 to 5 high Street. Any links?


https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/former-perth-kinross-council-building-26825706


Found it. The council will lease the former office to the developer, and it's not the same building that was renovated in 2015. I used to work in the building that is to be converted, can't say it will be easy.

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I live in Perth and Kinross and I've not heard anything about the sale of the property. I assume that it's 3 to 5 high Street. Any links?


https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/l...lding-26825706


Found it. The council will lease the former office to the developer, and it's not the same building that was renovated in 2015. I used to work in the building that is to be converted, can't say it will be easy.

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Ok, but the council are giving a grant of £1.9 to the company to assist with renovation work, whilst continuing to lease Pullar House for £2.5 million a year. Doesn’t feel good as a rate payer. Also why rush it through before the council elections? Not happy.

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Ok, but the council are giving a grant of £1.9 to the company to assist with renovation work, whilst continuing to lease Pullar House for £2.5 million a year. Doesn’t feel good as a rate payer. Also why rush it through before the council elections? Not happy.

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I am fairly sure that the pullar house lease is to 2025, I moved into it in 2010. With the current working from home I suspect that the lease won't be renewed, now that would be a decent hotel premises.

Saw a tweet that said Westminster could fall to Labour. That would be interesting.

Given the voting system, how long will it be before we get the results?

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Given the voting system, how long will it be before we get the results?

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… counts are on Friday.


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… counts are on Friday.


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Ta

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Given the voting system, how long will it be before we get the results?

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roughly tea time tomorrow.

Would expect the Greens to do well in Scotland. Now that the are so closely aligned with Indy vote they will likely be a lot of peoples 2nd choice.


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Saw a tweet that said Westminster could fall to Labour. That would be interesting.

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Maybe they'll remove the drinks license from the Houses of Parliament.

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Saw a tweet that said Westminster could fall to Labour. That would be interesting.

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It just has :agree:

It seems like a decent night from Labour at consolidating where they’re doing better post Brexit, in the cities and with the uni educated, but still struggling in the red wall, lost Hull for example.

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It just has :agree:

It seems like a decent night from Labour at consolidating where they’re doing better post Brexit, in the cities and with the uni educated, but still struggling in the red wall, lost Hull for example.

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My initial reaction, and I admit I have only glanced at the results, is it was a pretty poor night for Labour if the aim of Starmer is to take votes from Tories.

As expected the Tories have lost a load of seats, however it seems the majority thus far have not gone to Labour. The Greens and Lib Dems look like they should be most happy thus far. I'm pleased about the former, less so the latter.

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My initial reaction, and I admit I have only glanced at the results, is it was a pretty poor night for Labour if the aim of Starmer is to take votes from Tories.

As expected the Tories have lost a load of seats, however it seems the majority thus far have not gone to Labour. The Greens and Lib Dems look like they should be most happy thus far. I'm pleased about the former, less so the latter.

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I agree, I'd like to be a lot more positive but the wild card in all of this at a national level is Ed Davey might fancy playing Nasty party minister again and has the potential to go Nasty again in a hung parliament.
They've proven that Liberal they ain't, opportunistic they undoubtedly are when they got into bed with Call me Dave.

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Given the voting system, how long will it be before we get the results?

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First one, probably Orkney, around 11, last one about 4 if last time is anything to go on.

I don't know how much we can read into the results in England because

1. Not all councils are having elections, and

2. Not all seats in the councils are being voted for.


My sister in law is in Wakefield metropolitan burgh where only 21 out of 63 seats are up for grabs.

Weird way to do it.

https://twitter.com/larryandpaul/sta...DXwftnUrf0WItA

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Scottish Tories could be in for a very rough Friday.


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Scottish Tories could be in for a very rough Friday.


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What does "nc" mean?

Serious replies only 😆

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I can't/won't vote SNP, Green or Conservative so that narrows down my choices quite significantly.

I prefer to vote for independent candidates but one of them in my area is a far right individual who I couldn't possibly vote for so I gave my first two votes to the other two independent candidates and third and fourth to a Liberal Democrat and then a Labour candidate.

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I’m the same in terms of your first paragraph.

I went:

1. Labour
2. Lib Dem 1
3. Lib Dem 2
4. Scottish Libertarian Party

I regret that fourth one now. I voted for him because he was running on a stop council vanity projects stance. However, reading afterwards more generally about the party, they are both pro Brexit and pro Scottish Independence and also support privatising healthcare. Wish I’d done more research rather than just reading what the candidate had to say.

Edit: think the area I’ve moved to is pretty strong Lib Dem, probably why they seemed to be the only party fielding multiple candidates.

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What does "nc" mean?

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No change.


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Serious replies only 😆

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I presume no change.

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I presume no change.

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It could be no overall control?

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SNP win at the expense of the Tories.[emoji122][emoji106]


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It could be no overall control?

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That was just one ward not the whole council.

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That was just one ward not the whole council.

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:aok:

Well after all this I hope they start emptying the bins and clearing up the streets a bit better though I doubt it.

These elections have been taken over by national issues, whipped up by the appalling media that we have.

Results for individual wards coming thick and fast. @ballotboxscot the place for updates

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Results for individual wards coming thick and fast. @ballotboxscot the place for updates

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So far it looks like the public are holding Douglas Ross responsible for these late boats. Rightly so.[emoji106]


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Is anyone watching the BBC coverage right now?

Result in my ward: 1 SNP, 1 Green, 1 LD

That'll do for me. :aok:

I still can’t believe the Conservatives represent Shettleston. But seeing a picture of their candidate with his Rangers tie on explains it a lot

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I still can’t believe the Conservatives represent Shettleston. But seeing a picture of their candidate with his Rangers tie on explains it a lot

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It amazing how quickly they forget what the Tory’s done to that area.

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It amazing how quickly they forget what the Tory’s done to that area.

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Absolutely. They’re just voting unionist now.

Pollokshields just booted out the Tory. They've had a seat there for years. Green, 2x SNP, Labour.

Some of the turnouts are looking decent.

Strathmore (Perth and Kinross) 1st prefs:

SNP: 39.1% (+8.3)
Con: 32.6% (-9.3)
Stewart (Ind): 18.7% (New)
LD: 9.5% (-10)
2017 non-returns: 0% (-7.8)

Elected: 2 SNP, Con, Ind (+1 SNP, +1 Ind, -1 Con, -1 LD)

Turnout: 54.7% #BBSLE22 ^JB

The Tories are getting pumped. :aok:

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Strathmore (Perth and Kinross) 1st prefs:

SNP: 39.1% (+8.3)
Con: 32.6% (-9.3)
Stewart (Ind): 18.7% (New)
LD: 9.5% (-10)
2017 non-returns: 0% (-7.8)

Elected: 2 SNP, Con, Ind (+1 SNP, +1 Ind, -1 Con, -1 LD)

Turnout: 54.7% #BBSLE22 ^JB

The Tories are getting pumped. :aok:

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The independent is a former tory Councillor.

Highland candidates awaiting today’s result. Elected were:
John Duff - Conservative
Xander McDade - Independent
Mike Williamson - SNP

#SLG22Result https://t.co/bl2OxNoD5t

No change in my ward

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The independent is a former tory Councillor.

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:rolleyes: It's been happening all over. They just can't say they're Tories anymore. :wink:

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:rolleyes: It's been happening all over. They just can't say they're Tories anymore. :wink:

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He is also a car dealer 😉



Well, director of the VW, Audi and Volvo dealers in Perth.

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:rolleyes: It's been happening all over. They just can't say they're Tories anymore. :wink:

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Many are "suspended" from their party (usually Tory) for indiscretions if one kind or another. Others realise that calling themselves Tories reduces their chance of being elected
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British Unionist Party takes a seat from tories in North Lanarkshire 😂😂😂


Chris McEleny lost his seat for Alba. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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British Unionist Party takes a seat from tories in North Lanarkshire [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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Greens now have a councillor in both North and South Lanarkshire. Fantastic result for them.

If I’m a Tory MP down south then I’d be thinking that getting rid of Johnson would likely result in another general election win. There is not much sign that Labour are ready to challenge them yet.
New leader, party gate behind them and they likely win again.


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The result we have all been waiting for.




Strathallan (ward seven) result.

Elected:
Keith Allan - Conservative
Steven Carr - SNP
Crawford Reid - Conservative

#SLG22Result https://t.co/9XXixYq22R


Well done StevieC 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Originally Posted by Ozyhibby

If I’m a Tory MP down south then I’d be thinking that getting rid of Johnson would likely result in another general election win. There is not much sign that Labour are ready to challenge them yet.
New leader, party gate behind them and they likely win again.


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Yep, it's looking like an increasingly poor evening for Labour.

Support consolidated where it already existed but they certainly aren't taking scores of votes from the Tories as we were promised Starmer's lurch to the right would do and they still look out of touch with what was a previous core support. They simply aren't going to win elections with a support base centered inside London and on university campuses (last point exaggerated for effect obviously).

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

The result we have all been waiting for.




Strathallan (ward seven) result.

Elected:
Keith Allan - Conservative
Steven Carr - SNP
Crawford Reid - Conservative

#SLG22Result https://t.co/9XXixYq22R


Well done StevieC 👏👏👏👏👏👏

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Well done indeed

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Originally Posted by Pretty Boy

Yep, it's looking like an increasingly poor evening for Labour.

Support consolidated where it already existed but they certainly aren't taking scores of votes from the Tories as we were promised Starmer's lurch to the right would do and they still look out of touch with what was a previous core support. They simply aren't going to win elections with a support base centered inside London and on university campuses (last point exaggerated for effect obviously).

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-61347764

Prof Curtice tells us what it means. 🤔


Tories have lost 20% of the seats they are defending so far.

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Originally Posted by Ozyhibby

If I’m a Tory MP down south then I’d be thinking that getting rid of Johnson would likely result in another general election win. There is not much sign that Labour are ready to challenge them yet.
New leader, party gate behind them and they likely win again.


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The Tories will argue that Labour are a party serving the interests of London, and remainers - and that will continue to help them in red wall areas where 60-70% of folk voted leave.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...020c810ea9.jpg
Edinburgh Council make up so far. Maybe an SNP/Green minority coalition?


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It looks like an SNP majority in Dundee.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FSFICWGW...jpg&name=large

Tories getting a shoeing. :na na:

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Roza Salih @RozaSalih
As a kid I came to #Glasgow as a refugee. Now elected to its city council to represent this wonderful city that I love so dearly. If you told me 20 years ago I would be a councillor I would not have believed you. Thank you ❤️

I’m proud of my background #RefugeesWelcome #SNP

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More power to her.

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Originally Posted by Moulin Yarns

The independent is a former tory Councillor.

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His politics are to the right of Boris. Hard line Brexiteer.

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Originally Posted by JeMeSouviens

More power to her.

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One of the Glasgow Girls. :thumbsup:

Murray Ross taking a positive from the elections on the BBC.


"SNP are going backwards in Aberdeenshire"

Fact: SNP (after 52 of 70 seats) 16 seats so far compared to 18 last election.

Cons 19 so far compared to 22 last time

Gains so far for Cons +3, Libdems +1

Losses so far IND -3 Greens -1

Murray Ross is a farmer graspping straws!!

Looks like Leith Walk has no Tories yet again, YLT ya bas

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Ian Swanson @ianswansonen
All Edinburgh results now in - new council will be SNP 19, Labour 13, Lib Dems 12, Greens 10, Tories 9. #LocalElections2022

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Tories the 5th party in Edinburgh. :greengrin

Bit of a scandal in the Musselburgh ward as a Labour candidate who had party support pulled earlier in the week due to inappropriate historical social media activity has been elected.

He still appeared as Labour on the ballot papers, so will have picked up a lot of votes based on that, especially from postal voters who will have voted before the revelations became known.

Surely he has to stand down.