tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post3665069631786687303..comments2024-03-29T11:22:50.361+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: The SNP's victory in numbersJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-24941190752499836702012-05-05T15:03:02.903+01:002012-05-05T15:03:02.903+01:00The thing is that Labour simply cannot accept it w...The thing is that Labour simply cannot accept it when they lose. <br /><br />We saw this is 2007 - many Labour people plainly considered 2007 to be a draw because they lost by only one seat (and, besides, had more constituency MSPs, despite a lower vote share).<br /><br />It was the same in the 2009 Euro elections - despite the SNP hammering them by vote share, they called that a draw as well because both parties won the same number of seats.<br /><br />Labour types still deny that the Tories won in 2010 because they didn't get an overall majority - you'll often see them taunting Tories with the "fact" that they've not won since 1992. They just can't accept that they were beaten.<br /><br />Even in 2011, as unambiguous a result as you're ever likely to see, many claim that the SNP win is really illegitimate because of the low turnout.<br /><br />So we really shouldn't be surprised that they think they've won the local elections this year as well. They remind me of Old Firm fans - they've never lost a game, just been cheated by the ref, so it doesn't count.<br /><br />Of course, they may simply be innumerate, which their record in government and proposals in opposition make a distinctly likely scenario.An Duine Gruamachnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-5526077199660106692012-05-05T13:42:59.622+01:002012-05-05T13:42:59.622+01:00Yes, it looks like the SNP's performance in Sc...Yes, it looks like the SNP's performance in Scotland was only really bettered by Labour in Wales.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-22520890256379735302012-05-05T11:11:05.052+01:002012-05-05T11:11:05.052+01:00The SNP's result compared to the Lib Dems UK-w...The SNP's result compared to the Lib Dems UK-wide is of course still remarkable, as the English council elections had three times as many seats up for grabs (3638) compared to the 1223 in Scotland.<br /><br />Had the SNP's results been scaled up proportionately, the results in England would have looked like this:<br /><br />SNP 1,263<br />LAB 1,188<br />CON 785<br />LIB 289<br />GRN 26<br /><br />Or across the whole UK:<br /><br />LAB 2,158<br />SNP 1,687<br />CON 1,005<br />LIB 431<br />GRN 40<br /><br />So the SNP wouldn't be the 3rd-biggest UK party, but in fact the 2nd-biggest...RevStuhttp://wingsland.podgamer.comnoreply@blogger.com