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Elections update as LAB looks set to move to third in Scotland but did better than expected elsewhere

Elections update as LAB looks set to move to third in Scotland but did better than expected elsewhere

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Not since 1910 has Labour finished third in Scotland. — George Eaton (@georgeeaton) May 6, 2016 Scotland: results suggest battleground shifting from left v right to nationalist v unionist https://t.co/ZIYmd4bryo pic.twitter.com/1WiXD2CdEq — Beth Rigby (@BethRigby) May 6, 2016 One more reflection: it's logistically difficult, but also obvious that Ruth Davidson should be the next Tory leader. — Duncan Weldon (@DuncanWeldon) May 6, 2016 In London the Tory aftermath starts even before any results are in Even though the London result…

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Election night 2016: The news continues to roll in

Election night 2016: The news continues to roll in

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After 500 English Council seats declared out of 2500, Labour down 13, Cons up 6, Libs down 2, UKIP up 14, green up 2, indies down 7 — Faisal Islam (@faisalislam) May 6, 2016 Vote change in Sheffield Westminster by election pic.twitter.com/UZipOaIcCI — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2016 If the betting's right there's a 97% chance that @KTHopkins will run naked up Regent Street with a sausage up her bum — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 6, 2016 Labour has…

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For the election night thread a special family picture

For the election night thread a special family picture

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I love this election picture from Nelson in Lancashire in the 1920s. The man on the left in the wagon is my grand-father, Charles Smithson, who went onto to become the town’s mayor. Tonight we should be getting part of the English local results as well as many of the Scottish and Welsh parliament results. The balance of the local elections will come tomorrow along with the PCC elections in England and, last of all, the London results on which…

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Three days to go and three big developments overnight

Three days to go and three big developments overnight

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New Holyrood poll suggests that the Tories could still overhaul LAB to come 2nd https://twitter.com/davieclegg/status/727253192493436930 Ex CON general election candidate quits party over Zac’s campaign Former CON GE candidate switches to LAB in protest at Zac Goldsmith’s “repulsive” campaign https://t.co/QBNEyXrRnE — Mike Smithson (@MSmithsonPB) May 2, 2016 And a plot to oust Corbyn Excl: Labour MPs believe they have persuaded Margaret Hodge to run as as stalking horse to oust Jeremy Corbyn; https://t.co/jLYxIueR1E — Tom Newton Dunn (@tnewtondunn) May 2,…

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Focus on Scotland in a PB/Polling Matters TV show special

Focus on Scotland in a PB/Polling Matters TV show special

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Thursday’s Holyrood elections, Labour struggles, Brexit and the possibility of Indyref2 Keiran Pedley is joined in the studio by Kate Devlin from the Herald and Craig McAngus of the University of Aberdeen. They discuss the upcoming Scottish Parliament elections and why the SNP is so popular, why Labour is struggling, the upcoming EU referendum and prospects for a second independence referendum. The audio podcast version Mike Smithson Follow @MSmithsonPB Tweet

Now YouGov suggests that Labour’s Scottish nightmare is getting worse

Now YouGov suggests that Labour’s Scottish nightmare is getting worse

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Third place behind the Tories in the Holyrood elections a distinct possibility ScotParl voting intention (list):SNP: 43% (+1)CON: 19% (-1)LAB 17%: (-3)GRN: 8% (+2)LDEM: 5% (-)UKIP: 4% (+1)(via YouGov / 06-09 Mar) — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) March 12, 2016 ScotParl voting intention (const.):SNP: 49% (-1)CON: 19% (-1)LAB: 19% (-)LDEM: 6% (-)(via YouGov / 06 – 09 Mar) — Britain Elects (@BritainElects) March 12, 2016

Holyrood 2016: the SNP’s hegemony continues

Holyrood 2016: the SNP’s hegemony continues

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But how bad will it get for Scottish Labour? You wouldn’t know if you only received your news from the London media but there are three general elections in the UK this year. Voters will go to the polls in May to elect new Assemblies in Wales and Northern Ireland and to the Scottish Parliament (as well as a London mayor, various lesser mayors, a bumper set of councillors and PCCs across England and Wales – it’s probably the biggest…

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Turning on taxes. The tectonic plates of Scotland’s politics are moving

Turning on taxes. The tectonic plates of Scotland’s politics are moving

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The changes in the way Scotland is taxed We have heard a lot in the last few years about the desire for Scottish independence.  This has often been couched in general terms as a desire for a fairer and more prosperous Scotland based around a social democratic consensus.  Specific large scale points of difference from current UK policy, however, have been largely elusive.  While the Scottish Parliament has substantial powers, so far the Scottish government has been quite tentative about…

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