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Denzil_DC

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20. Some Scottish results now in.
Fri May 5, 2017, 08:44 AM
May 2017

The STV system up here means that counts can be a little slow (some counts won't declare till late afternoon/early evening) and transfer votes can lead to unpredictable outcomes via tactical ranking of preferences. This isn't helped by confusion about the voting system in the polling booth. Quite a few people marked their ballots with a cross rather than ranking them. As long as they marked just one cross, that should be taken as their first and only preference, but these votes are being routinely challenged in many counts. After this election's results there'll be a lot of horse trading and coalitions or looser alliances in various councils.

Significant developments so far (change since last election):

Aberdeen
SNP 19 (+4)
Tory 11 (+8)
Labour 9 (-8)
LibDem 4 (-1)#
Independents 2 (-1)

No overall control. SNP could run a minority administration, or Labour could call the shots by allying with either the SNP or the Tories. The last administration was a Labour/Tory/Independent coalition. Controversial and recently scandal-ridden council leader Labour's Willie Young lost his seat.

Glasgow
Labour has lost its historic majority. Not clear yet whether the SNP will have a clear majority.

This is a snapshot of the current state of play in Scotland as a whole:

Scotland has local council elections, too. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #1
Well, it's the SNP who have raised the Independence question again T_i_B Mar 2017 #2
The Unionist side in Scotland hasn't shut up about independence since the last referendum! Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #3
Dare I ask if the SNP are likely to take Argyll & Bute council then? T_i_B Mar 2017 #4
That's a tough call, and beyond my powers of prediction. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #5
Different story where I live T_i_B Mar 2017 #6
I can easily relate to some of those dynamics. Denzil_DC Mar 2017 #7
One thing I will say for local situation where I am.... T_i_B Apr 2017 #10
What's their rationale? Denzil_DC Apr 2017 #11
Money. T_i_B Apr 2017 #12
Belatedly, I can now answer this! Denzil_DC May 2017 #25
We'll have elections for Oxford City Council and Oxfordshire County Council LeftishBrit Mar 2017 #8
Lack of affordable housing is a major issue T_i_B Apr 2017 #9
Polling day is today... T_i_B May 2017 #13
I just voted - extremely quiet so far muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #14
Similar story where I live. T_i_B May 2017 #15
Voted this morning LeftishBrit May 2017 #16
Labour losing seats so far. hrmjustin May 2017 #17
Pretty dire in Derbyshire T_i_B May 2017 #18
Hampshire result: collapse of UKIP, to the Tories' benefit muriel_volestrangler May 2017 #19
Some Scottish results now in. Denzil_DC May 2017 #20
What looks like a final tally: Denzil_DC May 2017 #23
As somebody on Tw@tter put it recently.... T_i_B May 2017 #24
Lest anybody imagine we in Scotland are immune Denzil_DC May 2017 #21
Oxfordshire COULD have been worse... LeftishBrit May 2017 #22
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