SNP secure East Livingston by-election win with increased vote share thenational.scot - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thenational.scot Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
THERE was disappointment for small parties and independent candidates yesterday as their major rivals swept the board at the Scottish elections. New pro-independence organisations Restore Scotland and Scotia Future, led by ex-SNP MSP Chic Brodie, had hoped their manifestos – offering a sovereign Scotland with the EU – would attract Yes voters disenchanted with the pro-Europe policies of the SNP and the Greens. However, despite concerted campaigns, neither secured enough support to win any seats. Two other pro-Yes parties – Action for Independence and the Independence for Scotland Party (ISP) – had also planned to stand candidates, but withdrew after the launch of the Alba Party.
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Scottish LibDem leader Willie Rennie drives a Lamborghini Huracan supercar at Ingliston Racing Circuit at the Royal Highland Centre, in Edinburgh during campaigning for the Scottish Parliamentary election IT’S been a funny old election campaign – in that sometimes we’ve laughed until we’ve cried, sometimes we’ve laughed to stop ourselves from crying and sometimes we’ve just plain gret. As usual, Willie Rennie has been the star of much of the show, whether sitting on a giant deckchair, playing giant chess or just generally being a giant of Scottish politics. Lol, that’s our wee joke.
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