Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Address March 2016

Scottish National Party (SNP) Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Address was packed with announcements. Here are just some of the highlights. [facebook=’https://www.facebook.com/theSNP/posts/10154084339939078′ width=’400′ ] Nicola Sturgeon’s Conference Address was packed with announcements. Here are just some of the highlights. Posted by Scottish National Party (SNP) on Saturday, March 12, 2016

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Election 2015: SNP wins 56 of 59 seats in Scots landslide

Election 2015: SNP wins 56 of 59 seats in Scots landslide http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-scotland-32635871   The SNP has recorded a historic landslide general election victory in Scotland, winning 56 out of 59 seats. Labour has been left with just one MP north of the border, but its Scottish leader Jim Murphy, who lost his seat, said he would continue in his post. The Liberal Democrats lost 10 seats with only Alistair Carmichael holding on in Orkney and Shetland. The Conservatives held Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale – the other seat to withstand the…

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Election 2015: SNP wins all seven Glasgow seats

Election 2015: SNP wins all seven Glasgow seats http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-scotland-32641832   The SNP has won all seven constituencies in Glasgow. Glasgow North was first to declare in the city, where Patrick Grady ousted Labour’s Ann McKechin. In doing so, he became the first SNP member of parliament to be elected in Glasgow at a general election. Former shadow Scottish Secretary Margaret Curran and former interim Scottish party leader Anas Sarwar were among the other Labour casualties in the city. Leader Nicola Sturgeon described the newly-elected SNP politicians as her “magnificent seven”.…

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2015 General Election: Scotland

SNP record massive win in Scotland as Tories hold on to power Final Scottish Election Results SNP 56 Labour 1 Conservative 1 Lib Dems 1 Scotland vote share SNP 50.0 % LAB 24.3 % CON 14.9 % LD 7.5 % UKIP 1.6 % GRN 1.3 % The UK’s new political landscape is taking shape with a massive landslide towards the SNP in Scotland and a strong performance from the Conservatives that sees David Cameron on course to win a slim majority in the House of Commons. Alex Salmond, who is…

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Election 2015: Nicola Sturgeon hits out at ‘dirty tricks’

Election 2015: Nicola Sturgeon hits out at ‘dirty tricks’ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32177315 Election 2015: Nicola Sturgeon hits out at ‘dirty tricks’http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32177315 Posted by Scottish Political News on Saturday, April 4, 2015 SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has accused Whitehall of “dirty tricks” after a report emerged claiming she told a French diplomat she would prefer David Cameron in No 10 over Ed Miliband. The Daily Telegraph published a civil service memo claiming Scotland’s first minister privately said Labour’s leader was not “PM material”. Ms Sturgeon said in a tweet the story was “categorically,…

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Labour voters are moving to the SNP in droves, poll finds

Labour voters are moving to the SNP in droves, poll finds http://www.thenational.scot/politics/labour-voters-are-moving-to-the-snp-in-droves-poll-finds.1628?utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social Posted by Scottish Political News on Wednesday, April 1, 2015 THIRTY per cent of those who voted Labour in 2010 are set to vote SNP in May, according to a new poll. The poll conducted in 40 constituencies currently held by Labour shows support for the SNP at 43 per cent, with projections suggesting they could take almost three-quarters of Labour seats. It showed a swing of 19 points from Labour to the SNP, meaning they could take…

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