The Scottish Politics thread

So a very mixed night of feelings. Delighted that the Tories got the hammering they deserve but very disappointed in the SNP showing. Their various traumas and a long span in power is clearly catching up with them and they need to respond very carefully. Labour now need to prove what they can do better.

One thing that still baffles me though is how a Scottish constituency can still return a Tory MP.
If there are any Scottish voting tories out there, as a humble request to help me understand (because I genuinely want to), how, given all that has happened in the last few years can a Tory candidate have deserved your vote.
I promise not to get in to a barny or slag anyone off. I'm genuinely wanting to understand.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
So a very mixed night of feelings. Delighted that the Tories got the hammering they deserve but very disappointed in the SNP showing. Their various traumas and a long span in power is clearly catching up with them and they need to respond very carefully. Labour now need to prove what they can do better.

One thing that still baffles me though is how a Scottish constituency can still return a Tory MP.
If there are any Scottish voting tories out there, as a humble request to help me understand (because I genuinely want to), how, given all that has happened in the last few years can a Tory candidate have deserved your vote.
I promise not to get in to a barny or slag anyone off. I'm genuinely wanting to understand.
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Not scottish, but given where the Conservatives won in Scotland, they are all generally large rural and well off constituencies - same as in England
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When you look at the map, it looks like only about half the country is Labour wins, and Conservatives are same as LD, this is a better representation of constituencies (regardless of size):
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Well, that was disappointing. To add insult to injury, Douglas Alexander has won my constituency. I’d rather have Farage. I hate traitors more than enemies.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
So a very mixed night of feelings. Delighted that the Tories got the hammering they deserve but very disappointed in the SNP showing. Their various traumas and a long span in power is clearly catching up with them and they need to respond very carefully. Labour now need to prove what they can do better.

One thing that still baffles me though is how a Scottish constituency can still return a Tory MP.
If there are any Scottish voting tories out there, as a humble request to help me understand (because I genuinely want to), how, given all that has happened in the last few years can a Tory candidate have deserved your vote.
I promise not to get in to a barny or slag anyone off. I'm genuinely wanting to understand.
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The borders Tory , I thought was in more danger than it turned out. Obviously rural and a fairly unionist area. Though the SNP could have won it but they seemed to keep a very low profile and John Lamont is well known and seen at manyevents around the borders. Where the SNP candidate was completely anonymous
 
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Has John Swinney resigned yet? I presume he is going to as he has failed miserably in his set objectives.

I recall him saying that if the SNP got a majority in Scotland that would give them the mandate to demand another referendum on independence. Well presumably he also believes the opposite is true and he now accepts that there is no demand for referendum let alone independence.
 
Saddleworth2 said:
So a very mixed night of feelings. Delighted that the Tories got the hammering they deserve but very disappointed in the SNP showing. Their various traumas and a long span in power is clearly catching up with them and they need to respond very carefully. Labour now need to prove what they can do better.

One thing that still baffles me though is how a Scottish constituency can still return a Tory MP.
If there are any Scottish voting tories out there, as a humble request to help me understand (because I genuinely want to), how, given all that has happened in the last few years can a Tory candidate have deserved your vote.
I promise not to get in to a barny or slag anyone off. I'm genuinely wanting to understand.
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Dumfries and Galloway did it yet again.

Over 7000 voted for Reform as well!
 
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