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BetterTogether
18-Sep-15, 16:14
Contrary to popular belief the SNP aren't the preferred party when a local by election goes down to wire with SNP only winning on second votes maybe the swing back has started.

First preferences

Conservatives 1527 (38.5 % )

SNP 1507 (38%)

Labour 642 (16.2 % )

Independent 218 (5.5% )

Green 76 (1.9%)

Second Preferences

SNP 1775

Conservative 1740

SNP have a majority of 35

Hardly the party of first choice for the people of Ayr

http://www.southayrshireconservatives.org.uk/news/conservatives-take-election-down-wire.

Alien Adrenaline Reflex
18-Sep-15, 20:14
what are you trying to say? tories lost, snp bad

sids
18-Sep-15, 20:57
A miss is a good as a mile.

BetterTogether
18-Sep-15, 22:10
Aye it was a miss but it also shows the biggest swing away from the SNP for quite some time, not the landslide they predicted only won on second presences.

sids
18-Sep-15, 22:36
Just Googled this.

By-election? It's just some pipsqueak council rubbish!