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Scotland s unionists should avoid constitutional navel gazing that just builds support for independence – John McLellan
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Jenny Linehan wins council by-election for Conservatives
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The election took place yesterday (Thursday, March 11) using the Single Transferable Vote system. Under STV rules, voters are asked to rank the candidates in order of preference. After ballots were counted in Galashiels today, Conservative representative Jenny Linehan was announced as the winner. She received 1,380 first-preference votes. How many first-preference votes did each candidate receive?
Jenny Linehan (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) – 1,380
John PatonDay (Scottish National Party (SNP)) – 1,042
Jonny Adamson (Scottish Liberal Democrats) – 538
Mary Douglas (independent) – 159
Scott Redpath (Scottish Labour Party) – 115
Karen Wilks (independent) – 69 Ms Linehan, a lawyer by trade, said she was overwhelmed by the support she received. She added: “First of all, I would like to pay tribute to the work and public service of Kevin Drum, who represented Leaderdale and Melrose since 2017.
THE SNP have secured a Livingston by-election win with an increased voter share. The Livingston South by-election was one of three taking place across Scotland yesterday – with Leaderdale & Melrose in the Scottish Borders and Aird & Loch Ness in the Highlands also holding votes. SNP figures stepped in on Twitter to congratulate the newly elected Maria MacAulay, who won the seat with 43.9% of first preference votes – an increase of 3 points on the previous council election. Meanwhile Labour’s support plunged by 10 points, with the Tories’ slipping back by nearly two points. The Scottish Greens also saw an increase of support with 4.2%, up 1.7 points.
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