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,…
Read MoreLabour 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…
Read MoreSNP set for massive General Election gains in May
Labour looking down the barrel with SNP set for success Tory peer Lord Ashcroft looked at more than a quarter of the Scots constituencies and found Nicola Sturgeon’s nationalist party is ahead in 15 of the 16 seats. Post by IMAD Scotland imadscotlandgroup.com.
Read MoreSNP still on track to wipeout Labour and Conservatives in May
SNP still on track to wipeout Labour and Conservatives in May – Spectator Blogs David Cameron is visiting Scotland today to set out his blueprint for Scottish home rule. Might he expect to see a lapse in the nationalist sentiment during… Post by Scottish Political News.
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