Published Date:
09 June 2009
FOR anybody who has even glanced at Scottish politics at any time over the last 50 years, there was one statistic which would have leapt out from the European election results yesterday morning: of Scotland's 32 local authority areas, 22 voted SNP.
The converse of this was equally astounding: Labour won the battle for the popular vote in just three areas, Fife, North Lanarkshire and Glasgow.
Even more galling for Labour managers was that, in winning four council areas, the Conservatives won...
The full article contains 1014 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
08 June 2009 8:37 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
Hamish Macdonell
