In May 2016 Sturgeon led the SNP to its third straight victory in elections for the Scottish Parliament, though the party lost its outright majority, slipping from 69 seats to 63. Sturgeoneschewedforming a coalition. Instead, she insisted that the results stillmandatedsolo rule by the SNP,albeit...
A year later, Labour lost 91 seats in the House of Commons at the 2010 general election, the party's biggest loss of seats in a single general election since 1931, making the Conservatives the largest party in a hung parliament. Brown remained in office as Labour negotiated to form...
The Scottish Parliament election of May 2021 was an 'as you were' election. Vote shares were more or less as in the previous election five years earlier. Barely any seats changed hands and the Scottish National Party (SNP) was left tantalisingly short of a majority. One reason for this ...
Recent polling puts party above 10%, which could result in up to 12 MSPs at next Scottish parliament electionsReform UK is celebrating ?an extraordinary sense of momentum? north of the border, as Scotland?s top polling expert predicts the populist right party could end up deciding the next Ho...
Seats are limited and will be reserved on the first come first served basis. Please note that it may take a couple of minutes to pass the Scottish Parliament security check at the entrance, and it is advised to arrive at least 15 minutes earlier. There will be sta...
The Scottish National Party won 63 out of the total 129 seats in the fifth Scottish parliamentary election held on May 5, forming a minority Scottish government.
Side View With Salisbury Crags In Background © Scottish Parliament Throughout the Canongate building there are 26 quotations and excerpts from Scottish poetry and literature carved into the stonework. The three dimensional effect on the exterior of the building is due to projecting window seats whi...
Nicola Sturgeon a Scottish politician who served as leader of the Scottish National Party and first minister of Scotland. Scotland’s fifth leader—and first woman leader—since the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and government in 1999, she led
Growing policy divisions with the Greens over climate change and gender identity have tumbled the government into the current crisis that has ended the so-called Bute House agreement, which since 2021 has provided the government with a working majority in parliament. ...
“won” elections, but not a majority of seats and votes, something due more to the split in the unionist vote, and the abysmal level of the opposition parties both inside and outside the Holyrood chamber, than to her own abilities and record in government. Opposition party leaders don’t...