In both Kilmarnock and Greenock, the Conservative vote has doubled #SP16
The Conservative constituency share is currently 19% and is likely to go up when you consider what seats have declared. Big improvement but Labour still ahead. If that is reflected on the list then Labour will recover some of their losses there.
@craigmcangus: Pattern developing: Conservative vote roughly doubling amid turnout increasing in West & Central Scotland. Bodes well for them on list #sp16
Who knew, tax rise promises are as unpopular in Scotland as elsewhere....
Contrary to nationalist myth-making (of both the SNP and Labour), Scots are not more progressive than English voters. They don't like high taxes. They don't want their freebies taken off them. They like parties that play it safe rather than parties that want to change the world.
@NCPoliticsUK: SNP HOLD East Kilbride. LAB to CON swing was 13%. Tories will be feeling quietly confident.
@AlanRoden: Senior Tories now absolutely confident of second-place finish, with Labour in third. Remarkable. #sp16
I'd like to have seen the derision on here if someone had stated 6 years ago in the aftermath of the 2010GE election results that that would happen! Sometimes as is the case in the markets, what seem like crazy predictions are often the best! Amazing as you say.
Ruth Davidson has performed a master stroke to return the Tory party in Scotland to its Unionist pre-1965 and pre-Ted Heath roots, as much as I would like to see an independent Scotland myself.
Who knew, tax rise promises are as unpopular in Scotland as elsewhere....
Contrary to nationalist myth-making (of both the SNP and Labour), Scots are not more progressive than English voters. They don't like high taxes. They don't want their freebies taken off them. They like parties that play it safe rather than parties that want to change the world.
Who knew, tax rise promises are as unpopular in Scotland as elsewhere....
Contrary to nationalist myth-making (of both the SNP and Labour), Scots are not more progressive than English voters. They don't like high taxes. They don't want their freebies taken off them. They like parties that play it safe rather than parties that want to change the world.
Who knew, tax rise promises are as unpopular in Scotland as elsewhere....
Contrary to nationalist myth-making (of both the SNP and Labour), Scots are not more progressive than English voters. They don't like high taxes. They don't want their freebies taken off them. They like parties that play it safe rather than parties that want to change the world.
@JamieRoss7: BREAKING: Ruth Davidson tells me she's confident of second place. "Lots of results to come in but the indications are looking good so far."
@annemcelvoy: If Ruth Davidson really has pulled of second place for Tories in Scotland, this is the Lazarus story of the night.
Scottish Tory Surge KLAXON !!!
Looking at the share of the vote the BBC are reporting (18%), and the change of +8%, it looks as though we haven't yet got to "good" Tory territory, since the 2011 constituency result was 14%.
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Alyn and Deeside
Lab 45.7
Con 21
UKIP 17.4
Plaid 9
LD 4.5
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Lab -6.9
Con -7.1
Britain Elects @britainelects
Alyn & Deeside result (Welsh Assembly):
LAB: 45.7% (-4.8)
CON: 21.0% (-6.0)
UKIP: 17.4% (+17.4)
LDEM: 4.5% (-2.8)
GRN: 2.4% (+2.4)
In both Kilmarnock and Greenock, the Conservative vote has doubled #SP16
Con 35.7
SNP 31.2
Lab 30.6
@AlanRoden: Senior Tories now absolutely confident of second-place finish, with Labour in third. Remarkable. #sp16
SNP 10,640
Labour 9,758
Liberal Democrats 1,900
Conservative 1,845
http://stv.tv/news/politics/1353088-live-all-the-results-and-latest-from-the-scottish-election-part-1/?blockgroupid=158934
Ruth Davidson has performed a master stroke to return the Tory party in Scotland to its Unionist pre-1965 and pre-Ted Heath roots, as much as I would like to see an independent Scotland myself.
Scotland-wide Lab to Con swing running at 8.2% in Constituency seats. If repeated on the list, Tories 2 points ahead twitter.com/ncpoliticsuk/s…
East Kilbride (ScotParl):
SNP: 55.9% (+7.9)
LAB: 24.2% (-17.3)
CON: 16.9% (+9.4)
LDEM: 2.9% (+1.3)
#travellingtory
Basildon election results 2016: Overall, UKIP gained 3 seats, 2 from Labour and 1 from Liberal Democrat
Labour down 26 seats
Tories up 10 seats
Lib Dems up 3 seats
UKIP up 17 seats
SNP 48.2% (+3.4%)
LAB 25.2% (-10.1%)
CON 17.9% (+6.2%)
LD 8.3% (+2.4%)
OTH 0.4% (+0.4%)
You know those things are nailed on, right? Every time!
Good night all. Thanks for all your company.
SNP: 46.4% (+0.2)
LAB: 27.4% (-9.8)
CON: 24.2% (+9.7)
LDEM: 2.0% (-0.2)
Clydesdale.
The Tories.
Not even making this up.
The Tories have come second in Clydesdale.
Clydesdale.
The Tories.
Not even making this up.
Lab 52.6
UKIP 16.2
Plaid 15.7
Con 12,.6
Lab -0.3
UKIP +0.8
Plaid +5.6
Con -3.3
SNP: 44.0% (-5.9)
CON: 26.2% (+11.9)
LAB: 20.7% (-15.0)
LDEM: 2.4% (+2.4)
@aljwhite: March: Scottish Labour leader visits the Jewish community in Eastwood. April: Scottish Labour loses Eastwood. https://t.co/Y72rNANDqR
The Better Together legacy continues to devour SLAB.
Lab 40.9
Con 25.5
UKIP 16.4
Lab -5.2
Con -8.2
Scottish Tory Surge KLAXON !!!
BBC has not said so.
Yet if that's right it's key to why so few councils are changing hands.
Lab 30.5
Con 36.4
UKIP 12.3
Lab -11.2
Con +3