Residents are heading to the polls to elect the next Scottish Government - though the coronavirus pandemic means it could be more than 48 hours before all the results are counted. Polling stations opened at 7am across the UK for several national and local elections, in what political geeks have decided to dub Super Thursday . Estimated declaration times have always come with a warning that they should be taken only as a rough guide. However they have been especially difficult to produce this year as authorities are unsure how long it will take to count votes while keeping to social distancing requirements amid the pandemic.
Cunninghame South election candidates talk constitution Over the next few weeks, we will be giving each local candidate in the Scottish Parliament elections a chance to have their say. We will be questioning them on a range of topics of vital importance to the Scottish public. This week, the candidates will be giving their views on the topic of the constitution and telling us their plans if elected to Holyrood on May 5. Standing for the Cunninghame South seat in this election are Ruth Maguire, SNP; Louise McPhater, Labour; David Rocks, Conservative, Tom Armstrong, Liberal Democrat and Maurice Campbell, independent.
Ruth Maguire (Scottish National Party) on constitution
SCOTTISH ELECTION 2021: Cunninghame candidates talk climate change OVER the next few weeks, we will be giving each local candidate in the Scottish Parliament elections a chance to have their say. We willbe questioning them on a range of topics of vital importance to the Scottish public. This week, the candidates will be giving their views on the topic of climate change and telling us their plans if elected to Holyrood on May 5. Standing for the Cunninghame South seat in this election are Ruth Maguire, SNP; Louise McPhater, Labour; David Rocks, Conservative, Tom Armstrong, Liberal Democrat and Maurice Campbell, independent.
Ruth Maguire (SNP) on climate change:
OVER the next few weeks, we will be giving each local candidate in the Scottish Parliament elections a chance to have their say. We willbe questioning them on a range of topics of vital importance to the Scottish public. This week, the candidates will be giving their vierws on the topic of health and telling us their plans if elected to Holyrood on May 5. Standing for the Cunninghame South seat in this election are Ruth Maguire, SNP; Louise McPhater, Labour; David Rocks, Conservative, Tom Armstrong, Liberal Democrat and Maurice Campbell, independent. We will also be publishing exclusive interviews with every party leader in the weeks to come.