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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