tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post6242212661896452882..comments2024-03-28T07:16:39.621+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Langside, Southside Central & Calton... (Vol III of VII)Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-49540919651157090852012-05-10T17:22:54.368+01:002012-05-10T17:22:54.368+01:00Now that some more ballot papers have been found i...Now that some more ballot papers have been found in Langside today ... ahem... I hope that you'll be able to update this post accordingly.<br /><br />Thanks for the excellent work by the way; sets a fine example for others to follow.<br /><br />regards<br /><br />MajorBloodnokMajorBloodnoknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-13363571946862237592012-05-09T17:49:39.995+01:002012-05-09T17:49:39.995+01:00Great work in collating all the info. As a Langsi...Great work in collating all the info. As a Langside resident I was surprised that the Green candidate squeaked in. I know personally that they did not really campaign and were a little surprised. The candidate is not even local. My own tuppence-worth on why SNP vote did not come out:<br /><br />1. Murdoch: Lib-dems & anti-Iraq war former labour voters who lent their votes to the SNP in wards like Langside are no fans of the uber-right oligarch. Greens won on LD transfers - QED.<br />2. Centralisation: campaign literature was too focused on Salmond & Sturgeon. The SNP GCC manifesto was an amalgum of central policies and a vague wish-list lacking specific measures. I am politically active and was de-motivated by this - probably not alone.<br />3. Apathy: The turnout speaks volumes: local elections simply do not engage people - possibly linked to point 2 above. Those who do vote will tend to be older, employed, wealthier, more educated etc. <br /><br />I can only hope we can re-engage a lot of those who got behind the SNP last year for the indy ref. But to do so SNP must stop trying to be all things to all people.@celebs4indynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-63927944179519713662012-05-06T18:52:49.660+01:002012-05-06T18:52:49.660+01:00Susan,
Apologies. Truly mortified about that one...<b>Susan,</b><br /><br />Apologies. Truly mortified about that one to. *smacks skull off desk*Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-89006557387762065102012-05-06T18:50:51.346+01:002012-05-06T18:50:51.346+01:00Ark! Thanks for picking that up Angus.
I knew an ...Ark! Thanks for picking that up Angus.<br /><br />I knew an error or two would creep in somewhere - and there it is. A reversed couple of numbers on transcription - which I used remarkably consistently - generated the error. As you say, Southside Central bears out the success of the SNP in Glasgow in working its transfers, rather than the reverse. Have updated for accuracy.Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-10097537101307243592012-05-06T17:29:52.638+01:002012-05-06T17:29:52.638+01:00You wrote: Jarring with what we've seen thus f...You wrote: <i>Jarring with what we've seen thus far, Hanif's rate of transfer to his SNP running mate was strikingly poor. Not the 70%+ we've been seeing elsewhere, but Hunter gained only 38% of Hanif's potentially transferable surplus.</i><br /><br />Are you sure about that? Hanif looks to have had a surplus of 50 over quota of which 42.57476 (!) were transferred to Hunter. That's 85%, no?Angus McLellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14238976801715524150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-16232899766130581802012-05-06T12:11:16.181+01:002012-05-06T12:11:16.181+01:00A fine public service you're doing here for us...A fine public service you're doing here for us exhausted candidates and campaigners too weary and/or scunnered to crunch the numbers. For the Langside ward, you've confirmed what I thought happened - we did a good job in getting our voters to transfer between SNP candidates, but lost out on getting a second elected at the last gasp on transfers from other parties. <br /><br />One small gripe as the successful SNP candidate: "his running mate"? Ahem. I know we had pitifully few women candidates in Glasgow, but I was one of them!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06889545229541097451noreply@blogger.com