Tag: General Election 2024
West Lothian turns its back on the SNP and embraces Labour for Westminster
West Lothian turned its back on the SNP in the General Election and embraced Labour for Westminster after a nine year- gap. Thursday’s poll saw Nationalist majorities of 13,000 in Livingston and 11,000 in Bathgate and Linlithgow crumble. Kirsteen...
Former Labour cabinet minister Douglas Alexander wins the Lothian East seat
Former Labour cabinet minister Douglas Alexander swept back into Westminster after taking the Lothian East seat from the SNP with more than double the votes.Mr Alexander, who served in senior cabinet posts on Government for...
National poll predicts Labour victories in both West Lothian constituencies
On the eve of the General Election a national poll is predicting Labour victories in both West Lothian constituencies. If voters follow YouGov predictions the SNP could lose the seats the party has held since 2015 ...
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh candidates’ pitch to voters
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh was previously a Labour safe seat for 80 years before it switched to the SNP in 2015. But it is once again a key Labour target at this election – with...
Councillor Scott Arthur on his chances in knife-edge seat
Given the election betting scandal dominating the news one week out from polling day, I ask Scott Arthur if he’s put any money on himself. But the city councillor and Labour candidate is “not a...
Capital’s newest political party aiming to shake-up election
A new political party launched in Edinburgh is urging voters to back ‘people not politicians’ ahead of the general election this week.After starting up less than two months ago, Edinburgh People is fielding five...
Edinburgh candidates clash over Gaza, net zero and the two-child benefit cap
Candidates vying to be the next MP for Edinburgh North and Leith have clashed over Gaza, net zero and their stance on the two-child benefit cap. An election hustings hosted by the Brougton Spurtle community newspaper...
Homelessness “one of the biggest issues” says Douglas Ross
The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has said his party will “absolutely” cut the number of homeless people in Edinburgh if it wins the election. Douglas Ross said homelessness was “one of the biggest issues”...
Deadline for postal vote applications is 5pm this Wednesday
Poll Letters have started to drop through letterboxes ahead of the upcoming General Election. The letters, which replace the old postcard sized Poll Card also give advice on getting your postal vote sorted if you need one- and...
General Election 2024 – Midlothian candidates to face each other at a public hustings
Candidates fighting to represent Midlothian at Westminster following next month’s general election will face each other at a public hustings this week. The cost of living crisis, immigration and education are all expected to be...
General Election 2024 – the manifestos – Liberal Democrats
In the General Election campaign the party manifestos are released this week, setting out each party's policies.On Monday the Liberal Democrats released theirs, and you will find the UK Liberal Democrat manifesto here...
General Election 2024 – All West Lothian candidates named
All of the fifteen candidates running to become MPs for West Lothian voters on 4 July have been named. At the close of declaration of candidates on Friday afternoon it was revealed that the SNP which...
Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrats criticised for “fake newspapers” during election campaign
Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrats have been slammed for handing out “fake newspapers” during their campaign for the upcoming general election. The party has come under fire after voters in Edinburgh West received a newspaper-style leaflet titled...
Edinburgh voters can play a “key role” in delivering a Labour government says Anas...
Anas Sarwar has said Edinburgh voters can play a “key role” in delivering a Labour government at the upcoming general election. On a campaign stop in the Edinburgh East constituency – a target seat for his...
General Election campaign – the Scottish Liberal Democrats launch their campaign
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP, today officially launched the Scottish party's campaign for the 2024 General Election.The pair held a rally with candidates and activists...
General Election announcement – reaction from Edinburgh
A general election has been called for 4 July 2024 by the prime minister, Rishi Sunak.Standing outside in the pouring rain he said that following agreement from King Charles during a conversation earlier...
Scottish Greens councillor bids for Westminster
East Lothian’s first Scottish Greens councillor is set to fight for a seat at Westminster in the upcoming general election.Shona McIntosh has been named as the Scottish Greens candidate tor the Lothian East seat.Shona,...
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