tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post6699823792393388096..comments2024-03-18T15:05:49.941+00:00Comments on Lallands Peat Worrier: Those Glasgow results in detail (Vol I of VII)Lallands Peat Worrierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18276270498204697708noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-53542649903637604952012-05-09T15:19:46.058+01:002012-05-09T15:19:46.058+01:00Thanks for the data, Rolfe.
For my part, I simp...Thanks for the data, <b>Rolfe.</b> <br /><br />For my part, I simply don't have the time to do all Scotland justice, and decided from before the election to focus on aspects of the Glasgow race not being so carefully mooted in the press. It's a frustration to me, that our universities don't step up and generate this sort of accessible - albeit microscopic - analyses of how our democracy works. <br /><br /><b>Gordon J</b><br /><br />I'm glad they provided a diverting outlet for your geekery!Lallands Peat Worrierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238432265194046726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-39342568224292787562012-05-07T19:34:28.084+01:002012-05-07T19:34:28.084+01:00Oh and by the way. Scottish Skier has done that i...Oh and by the way. Scottish Skier has done that in-depth analysis you wanted on the comparison of May 2012 to May 2011. The picture might surprise you.<br /><br />http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/scotsmay11vsmay12votesh.png/Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-25992655830093779512012-05-07T15:13:22.282+01:002012-05-07T15:13:22.282+01:00Funny how the Tories always complain about the BBC...Funny how the Tories always complain about the BBC.Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-19336795136773298682012-05-05T23:16:45.587+01:002012-05-05T23:16:45.587+01:00Yes, and comparing the results to the 1974 general...Yes, and comparing the results to the 1974 general election gives another quite different analysis.<br /><br />Your point it?<br /><br />Yes, I know you're spamming this amazing revelation all over the net. News flash. Nobody cares. You're as bad as the BBC, counting Labour holds as gains if the councillor had resigned the Labour whip weeks before the election because he was deselected. Dishonest. Desperate, even.<br /><br />The relevant comparison for the 2012 council elections is the 2007 council elections. For a lot of reasons, that I'm sure you're perfectly well aware of.<br /><br /><a href="www.vetpath.co.uk/jref/2012.pdf" rel="nofollow">www.vetpath.co.uk/jref/2012.pdf</a><br /><br />Who won? (Said in the same tone as Miranda Richardson asked "Who's Queen?)Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-8270840939292520082012-05-05T20:14:58.813+01:002012-05-05T20:14:58.813+01:00Rolfe:
Comparing last year's list vote with T...Rolfe:<br /><br />Comparing last year's list vote with Thursday's local elections, @scottishlabour are UP 5.2% while @theSNP are DOWN 11.3%.Bravehearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223196805548966030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-87008945645079232862012-05-05T16:29:31.100+01:002012-05-05T16:29:31.100+01:00Thanks for doing this series - I love the details,...Thanks for doing this series - I love the details, election geek that I am.Gordon_Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09640297908304908054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1638916042737526171.post-7196436399863886332012-05-05T14:23:50.353+01:002012-05-05T14:23:50.353+01:00That microscopic analysis is fine in its way, but ...That microscopic analysis is fine in its way, but if you've got figures like that, how about telling us all what the overall numbers for first-preference votes were in the country as a whole? The information seems nowhere available.Rolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849975010197698907noreply@blogger.com