tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post4477663597334636262..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Anderston, Hillhead & Partick West... (Vol IV of VII)Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-9479448810487393232012-05-09T15:16:03.500+01:002012-05-09T15:16:03.500+01:00Edwin
Curious. Why so low in Hillhead, I wonder?...<b>Edwin</b><br /><br />Curious. Why so low in Hillhead, I wonder? For myself, I've been involved in watching two elections simultaneously last week: the Oxford City Council, and the Scottish races. I was greatly struck my how low turnouts were down here: even Glasgow's lowest turnout ward put in a greater show of voting than several Oxford wards. Some of this is attributable to the oddity of much of the Oxford population - students who vote at home instead, or don't feel they have a stake in the town, and so a right to inflict their preferences onto it.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-17760311027036529002012-05-07T09:14:29.109+01:002012-05-07T09:14:29.109+01:00Damn when i say 'my seat' I mean I live th...Damn when i say 'my seat' I mean I live there - am not a coonsillor!Edwin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-56463437827101825622012-05-07T09:13:30.317+01:002012-05-07T09:13:30.317+01:00Hillhead is my seat and registered a dismal 28% tu...Hillhead is my seat and registered a dismal 28% turnout - still, double the mortifying 14% in the November by-election. Apart from the turnout (not as bad as first feared except in some bleak patches such as Hillhead), it's the transfers that make up the most fascinating aspect of the election story in Glasgow and no doubt the strategists will be paying close attention to LPW's invaluable drill-down readings of the runes.<br /><br />My impression from the gab I hear is that the quality of candidate played a part in Glasgow among those who bothered to vote and were not absolutely committed to a party; for what it's worth on the anecdotal level I think overall Labour simply had (on the whole) the better candidates.<br /><br />Also Johann Lamont is registering as an effective and admirable leader - she gave one of the best speeches I have heard in recent times at the Remembering Janey Buchan night.Edwin Moorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05317173893948248954noreply@blogger.com