Comments on: Gordon

By: A Brown

A Brown — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 15:23:15 +0000

lib dem candidate stands down in Donside

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics-news/2011/02/22/lib-dem-candidate-charged-with-soliciting-prostitutes-86908-22941812/

By: Esgrad

Esgrad — Sat, 08 Jan 2011 23:11:34 +0000

Predictions for May 2011 Scottish Parliament election

Aberdeenshire East (Alex Salmond seat)

SNP – 16000
Con – 6000
LD – 4000
Lab – 2000

Aberdeenshire West

LD – 12000
SNP – 10000
Con – 7000
Lab – 3000

By: Calum W

Calum W — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 23:41:28 +0000

In all fairness to the tories, they did gain in terms of share of the vote here – it was just that the SNP went from 4th to 2nd, where they probably should be given that Salmond won this seat in 2007.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:37:52 +0000

James Cran lost this seat in 1983, having previously fought Glasgow Shettleston in the 70′s.

He nevertheless was elected in Beverley & Haltemprice in 1987.

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:57:10 +0000

Is this the first time the Tories came fourth in this seat? Just when you thought things might improve a bit for them in seats like this.

By: A Brown

A Brown — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:51:11 +0000

It is a weird constituency but Dyce etc is not actually that urban even though it’s within Aberdeen coun bounds.

Labour did do well to hold their vote though even if they lost 2nd place.

By: Dalek

Dalek — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:27:05 +0000

“Quite surprised that Labour came second here in 2010..where are the voters coming from!?..”

The North Aberdeen suburbs which are a part of the Westminster constituency (as they were from 1983 – 1997).

I believed that the Westminster constituency should have been called ‘Gordon & Aberdeen North’, and Aberdeen North be called Aberdeen Central.

When you consider ‘Romsey & Southampton North’, there is much more of Aberdeen in the Gordon Westminster constituency than Southampshire in the Hampshire constituency.

By: calumsmith_0308

calumsmith_0308 — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 17:47:44 +0000

Quite surprised that Labour came second here in 2010..where are the voters coming from!?..

By: Andy JS

Andy JS — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:09:24 +0000

Just noticed there was a rather strange result in the Aberdeenshire East constituency in October 1974 with a small swing to the Tories from the SNP of 1.4% whereas in most Con/SNP battles there was a big swing from Con to SNP in that election compared to February.

By: Calum W

Calum W — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 20:42:04 +0000

They are, in fact the Angus thread seems to have become a thread devoted to predictions about the election as a whole!