South Ayr By Election down to the wire by Conservatives

[BetterTogether]

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.southayrshireconservative...tion-down-wire.

[Alien Adrenaline Reflex]

what are you trying to say? tories lost, snp bad

[sids]

A miss is a good as a mile.

[BetterTogether]

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]

Just Googled this.

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