November 5th By elections

[Clark]

Labour are held in very low regard in Aberdeen at the moment - disproportionally so compared to the rest of Scotland I'd say.

[Merseymike]

Nov 7, 2020 13:13:06 GMT Clark said:

Labour are held in very low regard in Aberdeen at the moment - disproportionally so compared to the rest of Scotland I'd say.

Given they are in coalition with the Tories, that's no great surprise

[Eastwood]

Oct 8, 2020 23:28:38 GMT @boogieeck said:

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen/2544118/aberdeen-council-confirms-10-in-the-running-for-next-months-by-election/?fbclid=IwAR0T_T63iHMyFWX8stTqCbRQ1QG1PqeloydihN9BM36kv-CxapfWeCJQICw

Of note, Lord Provost Barney Crocketts wife for Labour, Kirsty Blackman's office girl for the SNP, ex NIMBY Indy Cllr Andy Finlayson, who served in Fraser's administration if doing what he is told counts as service and Bryce Hope for the Scottish Libertarian Party.

Only one rational choice really.

Barney used to post a lot at UK Polling Report back in the day. Always seemed very angry about life there. Not sure if he's like that in person or not?

[johnloony]

Nov 6, 2020 15:37:24 GMT No Offence Alan said:

Nov 6, 2020 15:07:01 GMT robbienicoll said:

McLean (Ind) - 92 (2.6%)
Belizzi-Houston (Ind) - 31 (0.9%)
Libertarian - 16 (0.5%)
Iroh (Ind) - 16 (0.5%)

The bottom 6 candidates total 341 votes - why not eliminate them all at once, to save time?
Apart from the psephological interest, of course.

Because the law governing Scottish local elections specifically and explicitly says that the votes should not be counted correctly according to the normal rules of AV.