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In reply to the discussion: BREAKING: BBC exit poll...BoJo 368 majority. GE OPEN THREAD [View all]muriel_volestrangler
(101,265 posts)21. I wonder if Jo Swinson will lose her seat
55 out of 59 seats for the SNP in Scotland leaves only the safest seats for other parties - probably (in depth analysis from the Sun of all places - https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5058213/general-election-scotland-predictions-seats-snp-tories-labour-lib-dem/
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk Con hold (odds were 1/6)
Edinburgh South (Lab hold 1/6)
Orkney and Shetland (Lib Dem hold 1/16)
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Con hold 1/3)
Now marginal:
Dumfries and Galloway Con hold (2/5)
Swinson in East Dunbartonshire (Lib Dem hold 2/5)
Edinburgh West (Lib Dem hold 2/5)
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Lab hold 4/9)
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My sister works for the Irish passport service and they were flooded with enquiries after
OnDoutside
Dec 2019
#9
Well, if all this is true, the majority in those seats have bought into Johnson's nonsense,
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#31
Of that lot, I'd particularly love Dumfries and Galloway to go SNP (or anyone else).
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#35
People do not like Corbyn and don't trust him. So much so that many voted for a buffoon.
RelativelyJones
Dec 2019
#37
Maybe. I've always found her too scattershot, and she has a bad reputation as a team player,
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#51
SNP now up to 35 seats out of 38 declared, so 50+ doesn't seem to be out of the question.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#77
Maybe. I heard noises before she lost her seat that they might stick with her for the long haul.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2019
#84