Results from the Hamilton By Election:
Labour 31.6%
SNP 29.4%
Reform 26.1%
Conservative 6%
Greens 2.6%
LibDems 2%
All parties down aside from Reform and Greens. Obviously major downward movement is SNP.
Can we glean anything from this result?
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This is hardline red-wall territory with the only other party historically to make any impact on that is the SNP.
The SNP were like Reform, sprung up because of an issue the other parties didn’t want to face up to, and of course became a major political force in Scotland and still are.
Slightly off topic for a moment but I always find it fascinating that Scottish, Welsh and Irish nationalism is supported by people from all walks of like and all sides of the political spectrum. But any form of English nationalism is treated as far right, bigotry, racist, uneducated, mob mentality.
As with all by elections every party will say publicly that this a good result. Labour and Reform can certainly say that with some conviction. The conservatives will be secretly licking their wounds because of the numbers, but they had no hope in hell of winning. |
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By *otMe66Man 9 weeks ago
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"We find it staggering a Scottish person would vote for a bunch of grifting English nationalists. What has Farage ever done for Scotland? "
He doesn't advocate for Scottish independence so I guess he resonates with the majority? |
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"We find it staggering a Scottish person would vote for a bunch of grifting English nationalists. What has Farage ever done for Scotland?"
It would appear that you are out of touch with 26.1% of your fellow Scots. |
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"We find it staggering a Scottish person would vote for a bunch of grifting English nationalists. What has Farage ever done for Scotland?
It would appear that you are out of touch with 26.1% of your fellow Scots."
Last time I checked the map northern Ireland isn't in Scotland
The clue is in the name Sherlock |
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"We find it staggering a Scottish person would vote for a bunch of grifting English nationalists. What has Farage ever done for Scotland?"
"It would appear that you are out of touch with 26.1% of your fellow Scots."
"Last time I checked the map northern Ireland isn't in Scotland
The clue is in the name Sherlock"
Doh! I didn't look at the location, I just assumed. That'll teach me. |
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"We find it staggering a Scottish person would vote for a bunch of grifting English nationalists. What has Farage ever done for Scotland? "
I thought grifting nationalists were popular in Scotland? |
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A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there |
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By *otMe66Man 9 weeks ago
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there "
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there
MEGA "
Mega or MAGA call it what you like it's the same bloody thing |
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there "
Make Alba Great Again ? 🏴 |
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"I think this is the closest reform will ever get to winning a Scottish seat
Farage is going to remind too many people of thatcher up there"
Parts of Scotland have always been very socially conservative, and the Conservatives used to dominate there. Can't see why Reform couldn't win any of the seats currently held by Tories if they almost took one off the SNP ? |
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By *otMe66Man 9 weeks ago
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there
MEGA
Mega or MAGA call it what you like it's the same bloody thing "
You did say further up "the clue was in the name Sherlock", make your mind up.
MEGA. |
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there
MEGA
Mega or MAGA call it what you like it's the same bloody thing
You did say further up "the clue was in the name Sherlock", make your mind up.
MEGA. "
If you want to make England great again why would getting excited by 3rd place in a council by election in Scotland further that cause? |
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By *otMe66Man 9 weeks ago
Terra Firma |
"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there
MEGA
Mega or MAGA call it what you like it's the same bloody thing
You did say further up "the clue was in the name Sherlock", make your mind up.
MEGA.
If you want to make England great again why would getting excited by 3rd place in a council by election in Scotland further that cause? "
I'm not excited by Reforms 3rd place, however it seems to have rattled and excited some of you north of the border..
It also seems to have exposed a significant drop in confidence for the SNP, what happened? Swinney didn't even have Labour in the frame and called for voters to vote SNP to stop Reform. It looks very much like they voted Labour to stop Reform.
Reform's loss is Labours gain it would seem.
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"A lot of false hope in this thread
The Tories have lost there base and they've jumped to reform.
At the end of the day Reform are just Tories pretending there not Tories.
Led by a man who's biggest ambition is to be the leader of the Tory party 😂😂😂😂😂😂. You couldn't make it up
Reform aren't surging here it's the SNP and labour who have lost some voters.
why anyone would think that the country that overwhelmingly voted against Brexit would all of a sudden back the main twat behind that disaster is beyond me.
Like I said false hope
It ain't happening sorry to upset all you English MAGA out there
MEGA
Mega or MAGA call it what you like it's the same bloody thing
You did say further up "the clue was in the name Sherlock", make your mind up.
MEGA.
If you want to make England great again why would getting excited by 3rd place in a council by election in Scotland further that cause? "
It was a Parliamentary By Election, not Council.
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Only Reform and the greens gained ground at this election. For the rest it was about who lost the least. Could Reform get their first MSP next year. It seems a definite possibility if they can keep themselves from in fighting. Seems immigration is a hot topic in Scotland too |
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