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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 8 June 2017; all 59 seats in Scotland were contested under the first-past-the-post electoral system.. The general election in Scotland was fought in the aftermath of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, in which the Scottish National Party (SNP) won a third term in government but lost its overall majority in the Scottish Parliament.
Since 1995, local elections in Scotland have been generally held every four years for all the 32 unitary authorities created under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. Between 1975 and 1992, elections were held every two years for either district or regional council, which sat for four-year terms.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn launching the party's general election campaign on 9 May 2017 in Manchester. Labour proposed the creation of four new bank holidays, marking the feast days of the patron saints of the United Kingdom's constituent nations. [196] On 27 April the party pledged to build 1 million new homes over five years. [197]
Change in vote share, by default order of total seats won in 2017 Party % votes won in 2015 % votes won in 2017 ∆% (i.e. change) Conservative Party
27 April – The population of Scotland reaches a record high, standing at 5,404,700 [2] 4 May – United Kingdom local elections: Labour is pushed into third place by the Conservatives in Scotland, where the Scottish National Party is comfortably the largest; despite failing to take control of target councils.
United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Scotland) United Kingdom general election, 2017 (Wales) List of MPs elected in the 2017 United Kingdom general election; 2017 Caymanian general election; 2017 Bermudian general election; 2017 Falkland Islands general election; 2017 Saint Helena general election; 2017 United Kingdom local elections. 2017 ...
The 2017 United Kingdom local elections were held on Thursday 4 May 2017. Local elections were held across Great Britain , with elections to 35 English local authorities and all councils in Scotland and Wales.
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