tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post727430092124156560..comments2024-03-28T14:15:36.649+00:00Comments on SCOT goes POP!: SNP vote share doubles in key Aberdeen by-election gainJames Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-45461362392319848972011-06-25T17:45:48.685+01:002011-06-25T17:45:48.685+01:00Tris, it's just as well for Labour that it isn...Tris, it's just as well for Labour that it isn't just (or even predominantly) about individuals, because if it was I'm not sure Iain McKenzie would even come third.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-87359081275286915972011-06-25T12:40:24.669+01:002011-06-25T12:40:24.669+01:00Excellent result for the SNP.
Whether or not it c...Excellent result for the SNP.<br /><br />Whether or not it can be replicated in Inverclyde is another thing altogether. We are battling a huge majority, and attempting to replace a very popular and first rate constituency MP (who also had the guts to stand up to London Labour), and who died tragically young.<br /><br />That's what I call a challenge.<br /><br />On the plus said the Labour candidate is not a patch on David Cairns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-32968083044809121292011-06-24T20:06:18.111+01:002011-06-24T20:06:18.111+01:00Marcia, in a way it's a pity if the Lib Dem vo...Marcia, in a way it's a pity if the Lib Dem vote isn't going en masse to the SNP, because that would go a long way in Inverclyde (especially if the Tories are squeezed as well). But there must have been a huge amount of Labour-to-SNP switchers in Inverclyde six weeks ago, so hopefully for many of them it will start to become a habit.James Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516007141763230886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-930120922627919768.post-82911085321423371322011-06-24T19:41:28.549+01:002011-06-24T19:41:28.549+01:00James, the myth from the recent Holyrood election ...James, the myth from the recent Holyrood election was that the LD vote defection went en masse to the SNP. It didn't, it was split between the SNP and Labour although the SNP took the lion share of it. There was a defection from Labour that was masked by the defection from LD to Labour that made the Labour defection look smaller than it was. The Aberdeen result is quite encouraging when you consider the make up of that seat. It is the very well to do area that in the past was very slim pickings for the SNP and where the LD thrived (and to a lesser degree Tories and Blairite Labour types).<br /><br />Now to Inverclyde, last year the LD polled 13.3% and I doubt if they will hold their deposit. The net defection from Labour is what counts on polling day. Here's hoping.Marcianoreply@blogger.com