Between 1987 and 2015, except for a period between 2010–2012, he was a Member of Parliament for four constituencies, firstly for the Labour Party and later the Respect Party. After becoming the youngest ever chair of the Scottish Labour Party in 1981, he was general secretary of the London...
The 'Celtic preference', the over-representation of Scottish and Welsh constituencies in the British House of Commons, is a well-known feature of the UK electoral system. But its origins are little known and more recent than commonly thought, and its consequences not widely discussed. The ...
Exploring Variations in Turnout: Constituencies and Wards in the Scottish Parliament Elections of 1999 and 2003 Elections for the Scottish Parliament and for all Scottish local authorities were held on the same day in 1999 and 2003, allowing a more detailed explorati... D Denver,G Hands - ...
more intent on fighting with a new party whose primary goal is Independence for Scotland but you never hear them say a word against the Greens now, even when the Greens actually do threaten the number of seats the SNP might win by standing in opposition to the SNP in 12 constituencies. Th...
changes in 2011 when in the Scottish Election we were able to “game the electoral system”, winning 69 seats out of 129 (53% of the total) with only 46% of the vote. (Labour choose the wrong “game” by concentrating on constituencies with no dual nominations to constituency and region...
[1]Scottish parliamentary elections consist of two separate votes: a vote to elect MSPs for each of Scotland’s 73 constituencies and a further regional vote returning another 56 MSPs from eight regions (seven per region). [2]John Curtice «Why has nationalist suppo...
(Gell-ner 1998: 6–8, 95). By contrast, the SNP leadership is supportive of membership ofthe European Union and the EU’s anti-nationalist values. It reflects the mood ofthe Scottish people in this regard: in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, Scotlandvoted in all its constituencies ...
Exploring Variations in Turnout: Constituencies and Wards in the Scottish Parliament Elections of 1999 and 2003 Elections for the Scottish Parliament and for all Scottish local authorities were held on the same day in 1999 and 2003, allowing a more detailed exploration of turnout variations than ha...
The Labour leader has recently been in Scotland for five days, visiting marginal constituencies in a bid to win back support for the party. Responding to news of her departure, Mr Corbyn said: "I'd like to thank Kezia Dugdale for her work as Scottish Labour leader and the important role ...
Labour MPs have set up a new pressure group to focus on the threat of Reform UK's rising popularity. The informal cohort is drawn from the 89 constituencies where Nigel Farage's party came second to Labour at the July general election. ...