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Under the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020, an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament would normally be held on the first Thursday in May five years after the 2021 election, i.e. on Thursday the 7th of May 2026. [1] This Act superseded the Scotland Act 1998, which had set elections in every fourth year. [2]
The 2024 general election was held on 4 July 2024. 57 Scottish Westminster seats were contested. The election saw a resurgence of Labour within Scotland, with the party winning 37 seats, an increase of 36 from the previous election and becoming the largest party in Scotland for the first time since 2010.
The number of constituences in Scotland reduced from 59 to 57 at this election. The Labour Party's vote went up by 16.7% and their number of MPs increased from 1 to 37, mainly in Scotland's Central Belt. This was at the expense of the Scottish National Party (SNP), whose vote share dropped by 15% and their number of MPs reducing to single ...
As polls close on Election Day, starting at 6 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, the Magic Wall in the CNN app will display live results in every state, district and county across more than 500 congressional ...
Labour has won the Rutherglen and West Hamilton by-election with a big victory over the SNP. In the end, the party’s candidate Michael Shanks won 17,845 votes, out of a total of 30,531 cast and ...
In the run-up to the next Scottish Parliament election, various organisations are conducting opinion polls to gauge voting intentions. Results of such polls are displayed in this list. Results of such polls are displayed in this list.
As a result of the first periodical review of Scottish Parliament constituencies, [1] new constituencies and additional member regions of the Scottish Parliament were introduced for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. The D'Hondt method is used, as previously, in the allocation of additional member seats.
Scotland election results by percentage of popular vote, 1900–2019. ... 2015 Map. At the 2015 election the SNP won a majority of Scottish seats for the first time. [5]