Polls are open from 7am until 10pm in the Scottish Parliament election THE polls are open in Clydebank, and across the country, and people have begun to cast their ballots in the Scottish Parliament election. Many aspects of this year’s election have changed because of the pandemic – here we take a look at the picture in the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, and at what to expect on polling day and the days ahead.
Who is standing? Five candidates are standing in the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency. In alphabetical order by surname, they are: - Katy Gordon, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Polls are open from 7am until 10pm in the Scottish Parliament election THE polls are open in Dumbarton and the Vale, and across the country, and people have begun to cast their ballots in the Scottish Parliament election. Many aspects of this year’s election have changed because of the pandemic – here we take a look at the picture in the Dumbarton constituency, which includes Helensburgh and Lomond and beyond, and what to expect on polling day and the days ahead.
Who is standing? - Jackie Baillie, Scottish Labour Party - Maurice Corry, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Andy Foxall, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Anas Sarwar s father, Mohammad Sarwar (inset) is an ex-MP and is now the govenor of Punjab in Pakistan SCOTS-Pakistani voters have received phone calls and messages from Pakistan urging them to vote for Anas Sarwar’s Labour Party, The National can reveal. WhatsApp messages have been circulated in the name of Mohammad Sarwar, the candidate’s ex-MP dad who is now the governor of Punjab. They come from a phone registered in Pakistan and were sent individually to Scottish voters. Others have received calls to their homes from numbers matching Islamabad-based mobile network Jazz Pakistan. Those contacted include residents of the Glasgow Southside seat Anas Sarwar aims to win from Nicola Sturgeon. Both are also standing on the list, but this constituency battle marks the first time two serving party leaders have fought for the same seat.
Scottish Labour rules out pacts, coalitions in devolved parliament 2 minutes read
By Viviana García
Edinburgh, UK, May 6 (EFE).- The Scottish Labour Party will not join coalitions or political pacts in the devolved parliament but is open to collaborating on policies where there is mutual agreement, the leader of the party, Anas Sarwar, told Efe Thursday after casting his vote in regional elections.
More than four million eligible voters in Scotland are heading to the polls to elect a new Scottish parliament, which is composed of 129 MSPs.
The Scottish National Party of incumbent First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is hoping to hold onto its majority in order to push for a second independence referendum, something the Labour Party opposes.
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