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Post by stb12 on Mar 14, 2024 2:06:43 GMT
Perth and Kinross-shire
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Post by yellowfox on Mar 15, 2024 17:45:46 GMT
Perth, in its various iterations is now the longest continuously-held SNP seat in Scotland (since the 1995 by-election), though often only after some incredibly close contests with the tories.
The boundary review has this time thrown Pete Wishart (SNP, MP since 2001, current MP for Perth and North Perthshire) and Luke Graham (Con, 2017-19 MP for Ochil and South Perthshire) together for what will be a particularly high profile battle. Both are moderates in their respective parties, Graham serving most recently as a spad in the years immediately following his defeat and Wishart being chair of the Scottish affairs committee since 2015.
Grouping Perth with the rural area to its south rather than the rural area to its north makes the seat more appealing for the tories, and Wishart will no doubt have a tougher time than in 2019, his 2,364 notional majority is very tempting.
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Post by iain on Jun 8, 2024 0:08:53 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jun 9, 2024 16:27:41 GMT
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Post by ntyuk1707 on Jun 26, 2024 21:18:08 GMT
Calling this for the SNP.
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Post by right on Jun 30, 2024 21:06:06 GMT
Retail politics
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Post by adlai52 on Jul 1, 2024 9:06:44 GMT
I suspect that Luke Graham has an eye on the future... although at the outset of the campaign a gain here would not have been out of the question if there had been a tory recovery. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2024 9:07:41 GMT
Tories winning here is like England at the Euros (they've come very close twice, in 2001 and 2017) like how England got close in Euro 96 and in 2020, but no cigar.
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Post by irish observer on Jul 1, 2024 11:10:35 GMT
SNP will win here if their base in Perth turns out. That's key.
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