http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: City Centre by-election en Thu, 21 May 2026 11:10:01 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38790 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 11:15:11 +0000 chdot 38790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/22978-the-edinburgh-city-centre-by-election-what-have-we-learnt" rel="nofollow">http://local.stv.tv/edinburgh/news/22978-the-edinburgh-city-centre-by-election-what-have-we-learnt</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38699 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:14:04 +0000 crowriver 38699@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>So the worst candidate won. Just goes to show that voters are still voting according to tribal party loyalties or to keep X party out (in this case the Tories?) rather than on a candidate's merits. </p> <p>Also demonstrates that events like hustings do not matter to most voters. Still, 'most' is a bit academic given the turnout. Most voters didn't vote at all... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38695 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:59:22 +0000 chdot 38695@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>What happened at the hustings (winner is last person mentioned).</p> <p><a href="http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/city-centre-hustings-–-how-candidates-fared" rel="nofollow">http://www.broughtonspurtle.org.uk/news/city-centre-hustings-–-how-candidates-fared</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38693 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:37:10 +0000 chdot 38693@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> IainMcGill: Well, game over - led at every stage of transfers until the last - but @theSNP hold #edcc with 1368 to my 1264 - was a great campaign though</p> <p>"<br /> So more Lab votes to SNP than Tory. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38689 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:19:20 +0000 chdot 38689@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> thespurtle: City Centre 4th round results: Con 1,110; SNP 1,084; Lab 968. Lab eliminated. Final round now. Whom do Lab voters hate least? #edcc<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38688 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:17:47 +0000 chdot 38688@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Meanwhile</p> <p>"<br /> Tram funding plans to push cost of building line to £1bn</p> <p><a href="http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Tram-funding-plans-to-push.6821447.jp" rel="nofollow">http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/topstories/Tram-funding-plans-to-push.6821447.jp</a><br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38686 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:12:48 +0000 chdot 38686@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"That confused me, Labour have most 226, but are out ???"</p> <p>That's just number of transferred preference votes - but it is complicated.</p> <p>ALSO a curious form of PR where (in a by-election) no account is taken of party of other seats in ward - it's not really a ward by-election, just one of the seats. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38685 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:10:25 +0000 chdot 38685@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> thespurtle: Anti-tram Independent voters mostly transferred votes to Conservatives not anti-tram SNP in latest round. Odd.<br /> "</p> <p>Not entirely - not many people 'believe' that SNP councillors want to stop tram enough to not be part of ruling coalition! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38684 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:10:10 +0000 DaveC 38684@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That confused me, Labour have most 226, but are out ??? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38682 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:04:46 +0000 chdot 38682@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>EdinReporter: Stage 5 now and Labour out</p> <p>EdinReporter: result now 223 to Lab 67 to Cons 188 to SNP</p> <p>" </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38681 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 12:02:53 +0000 DaveC 38681@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cheers chdot. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38676 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:59:37 +0000 chdot 38676@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"Is #edcc a twitter account? I can't find it,"</p> <p>It's a tag some people are using</p> <p><a href="http://twitter.com/#" rel="nofollow">http://twitter.com/#</a>!/search?q=%23edcc</p> <p>Best updates here - <a href="http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/category/liveblog-events/" rel="nofollow">http://www.theedinburghreporter.co.uk/category/liveblog-events/</a></p> <p>"or are you at the count?"</p> <p>No need! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38675 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:57:26 +0000 chdot 38675@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> EdinReporter: Labour predicted to go out this time round<br /> "<br /> So will Lab voters have used other prefs - if so Tory or SNP??</p> <p>Interesting times! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38674 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:57:03 +0000 DaveC 38674@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Is #edcc a twitter account? I can't find it, or are you at the count? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38673 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:56:05 +0000 chdot 38673@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"The Tory vote is out in force, it seems"</p> <p>Some people will stick with party of their choice more than others (low turnout). It would be interesting to see turnout figures from individual polling sations. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38672 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:54:12 +0000 chdot 38672@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> EdinReporter: 1728 votes needed by the winner. Stage 4 counting being done now.<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38671 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:53:46 +0000 crowriver 38671@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The Tory vote is out in force, it seems. WTF?</p> <p>Apparently at my local polling station, by 6pm only 120 people had voted <em>all day</em>. Folk without children still on holiday, perhaps? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38670 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:51:40 +0000 Tulyar 38670@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>23.4% - If Edinburgh is like Glasgow I'd encourage folk to look at their local electoral roll. In one close here we had 18 names on the register, but only 2 actually resident, and discovered actors long moved away still with a vote available from their old Glasgow address. I'd reckon that a full audit and expunging of 'dead' names would deliver a 40-50% turn out in place of the meagre figure claimed. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38666 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:43:01 +0000 chdot 38666@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> EdinReporter: stage 3 results 29 to Labour 59 to Green 139 to Cons 68 to SnP Greens now excluded<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38658 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:30:24 +0000 chdot 38658@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> ainMcGill: Round 2 figures - 904 McGill; 825 SNP; Labour 716; @melaniemain 576; @JohnRtCarson 402 - Carson excluded #edcc 3rd stage starting now<br /> " </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=3676#post-38654 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:16:58 +0000 chdot 38654@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<br /> thespurtle: City Centre by-election 1st pref votes: Con 837, SNP 797; Lab 682; Grn 494; Indep 394; Lib-Dem 251. 2nd round counting now begins. #edcc </p> <p>Turnout 23.4%<br /> "</p> <p>The candidates are<br /> John Carson – Independent<br /> Karen Doran – Scottish Labour Party<br /> Alistair Hodgson - Scottish Liberal Democrats<br /> Melanie Main – Scottish Green Party<br /> Iain McGill - Scottish Conservative and Unionist<br /> Alasdair Rankin - Scottish National Party (SNP) </p>