Tag Archives: Council Elections

Scotland Council Elections by Area

Posted on April 17, 2017 by auldacquaintance

As a matter of Interest I decided to investigate the number of candidates the main parties were putting up for election in total and by area. To see if I could have some clue where the parties themselves thought was … Continue reading →

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Complete Disrespect of Scotland

Posted on April 16, 2017 by auldacquaintance

The Council elections have been completely hijacked by the Tory and Labour Unionist parties. For them it is all about another Scottish referendum or the denial of one. Both of them are touting for Unionist votes and claiming that if … Continue reading →

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Capital Sense

Posted on May 8, 2012 by auldacquaintance

Yesterday was a somewhat perplexing day, as word filtered out about the discussions between the parties in the aftermath of the results of the Council elections on Friday. The interpretations spun about the results by the BBC and Unionist supporting … Continue reading →

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Bad News in the Offing…BBC Scotland Unbalanced

Posted on May 4, 2012 by auldacquaintance

Ok folks that’s it….Done and dusted…the last major election before the Independence vote in 2014. Seemingly the turnout for the Council elections may have been slightly under what to expect for a stand alone Council election, but for the results … Continue reading →

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STV

Posted on May 2, 2012 by auldacquaintance

No….I am not talking about the broadcasting station when I say STV. I am talking about the Single Transferable Vote system used in the Scottish Council elections. When voting, you vote in order of Preference according to the candidates. 1.2.3.4.5 … Continue reading →

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