Scotland 2007; results thread

[Verily]

SNP gain Kilmarnock & Loudoun.

[Verily]

Lab hold Renfrewshire West. The tactical voters couldn't decide where to go. Goldie moved into second place, barely.

LDs hold Fife North East.

[afleitch]

Watch the Borders - Lib Dems may loose both seats. It's tight.

[Verily]

I can be comforted by the fact that losing both seats just means two Lib Dem list seats instead of none.

LD hold Caithness.

[Hash]

Is counting ongoing?

[Verily]

Is counting ongoing?

Indeed.

[afleitch]

Strathkelvin count 'cancelled' for tonight. Result due at noon.

[Verily]

Strathkelvin count 'cancelled' for tonight. Result due at noon.

I hope shenanigans don't cost Turner her seat.

LDs hold Ross, Skye & Inverness West. Big swing to the SNP there.

[Verily]

Analysis of the remaining seats:

Aberdeen Central: Likely SNP, could go LD; either more likely than Lab hold
Aberdeen North: SNP hold, though Lab could surprise
Argyll & Bute: LD hold
Ayr: Con hold
Carrick: Probable Lab hold, could be Con gain
Clydesdale: Lab hold; outside chance of SNP gain
Cunninghame North: 50-50 SNP gain or Lab hold
Eastwood: Probable Lab hold, could be Con gain
Edinburgh Central: Lab hold, Outside chance of LD gain
Edinburgh East: Lab hold
Edinburgh North: Lab hold
Edinburgh Pentlands: Con hold
Edinburgh South: Probable LD hold, could be Lab gain
Edinburgh West: LD hold
Falkirk East: Lab hold
Falkirk West: Would say Lab gain, but may be totally unpredictable SNP GAIN!
Glasgow Springburn: Lab hold
Greenock and Inverclyde: Lab hold, Outside chance of LD gain
Linlithgow: Probably SNP gain
Livingston: Outside chance of SNP gain
Perth: Probable SNP hold
Roxburgh: Probable LD hold, could be Con gain
Strathkelvin: Probable Ind hold
Tayside North: SNP hold
Tweeddale: Total tossup LD hold
Western Isles: Probable SNP gain

[Verily]

List prediction:

Central:
SNP 2 or 3
Con 2
LD 1 or 2
SSCUP 1

Highlands:
SNP 2
Lab 2
Con 2
Grn 1

Mid:
Con 3
Lab 2
Grn 1
LD 1

South:
SNP 4
Con 2
LD 1

[Glasgow (already known):
SNP 4
LD 1
Con 1
Grn 1]

Lothians:
SNP 3
Con 2
Ind 1
Grn 1

North East:
Con 3
Lab 3
LD 1

West:
SNP 3
Con 2
LD 1 or 2
Grn 0 or 1 (only potential Green gain)

[Platypus]

SNP gain Cunninghame North...by all of 48 votes.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Results in the Hamilton North & East ward of South Lanarkshire...

Elected: Barry Douglas (SNP), David McLachlan (Lab), Mary Smith (Lab)

[bullmoose88]

Results in the Hamilton North & East ward of South Lanarkshire...

Elected: Barry Douglas (SNP), David McLachlan (Lab), Mary Smith (Lab)

Was this the election our favorite tory was running in?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Results in the Hamilton North & East ward of South Lanarkshire...

Elected: Barry Douglas (SNP), David McLachlan (Lab), Mary Smith (Lab)

Was this the election our favorite tory was running in?

Yep

[bullmoose88]

Results in the Hamilton North & East ward of South Lanarkshire...

Elected: Barry Douglas (SNP), David McLachlan (Lab), Mary Smith (Lab)

Was this the election our favorite tory was running in?

Yep

A shame, but I'm sure he fought the good fight. Congrats to him for summoning up the testiticular fortitude for running in the first place.

[Silent Hunter]

Still too close to call ATM. I'm going to say Labour largest party, but that's only a guess.

[bullmoose88]

Still too close to call ATM. I'm going to say Labour largest party, but that's only a guess.

What sort of coalitions could we see...any chance in hell of a red-blue coalition (based on some sort of pro-union stance?)?

[Silent Hunter]

Still too close to call ATM. I'm going to say Labour largest party, but that's only a guess.

What sort of coalitions could we see...any chance in hell of a red-blue coalition (based on some sort of pro-union stance?)?

Lab-LD or SNP-LD.

[Silent Hunter]

Sheridan failed to gain a list seat and is out.

[Hash]

The Greens/SSP are doing terrible compared to 03.

[afleitch]

Christina McKelvie looked gutted to loose Hamilton South; but she's in after the SNP scooped 5 regional seats. She was number 4 and didn't expect to get in.

[afleitch]

SSP decimated, Solidarity almost as bad with even Sheridan loosing his seat. A bad night for the far left and a bad night for smaller parties so far.

[afleitch]

SNP HOLD Perth and Tayside North

Mid-East and Fife regional result can now commence. Good chance for the smaller parties here; Labour may also pick up a seat on the list due to losses in the constituencies.

[afleitch]

Theres quite a 'north-south' divide happening here...

Take a look at the map; If Aberdeen Central falls, barring two seats in Fife, Labour are 'gone' from the Campsie Fells to John O'Groats.

[afleitch]

SNP GAIN Livingston