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candidate who can re-inspire the party, never mind the voters, is proving elusive. The one thing left and right seem to agree on is that there is no obvious leader-in-waiting
Scottish Liberal Democrats, four. Polls will be open in Scotland from 7am until 10pm. Unlike in previous years, counting of votes will be on Friday morning, with the first declarations expected at lunchtime and most
election since. Despite all sorts of scandals and a less than glowing record on public services, it looks like voters will let them enter their 20th year of power. Scottish First Minister John Swinney
Scottish and Welsh elections. The party [takes an anti-climate stance](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/labour-will-drop-unaffordable-net-zero-policies-predicts-reforms-deputy-leader), and has vowed to encourage fracking, impose punitive taxes on renewable energy generation, and [block solar and windfarms](https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/04/reform-uk-government-truss-renewable-energy-policy).
Scottish Greens’ campaign – said: “In terms of the weaponisation, it’s important to have absolute clarity that antisemitism definitely exists, and sometimes people will say things that are antisemitic. “At the same time
elections – but are aware underpaying stamp duty remains a big problem to overcome. They are also anxious about a renewed focus on her private life. Some allies have been urging Rayner to mount an immediate
candidates. Labour could lose affluent boroughs such as Wandsworth and Westminster back to the [Conservatives](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/conservatives), and Merton in the increasingly Liberal Democrat-dominated south-west. Reform has been campaigning heavily in London
Scottish and Welsh parliaments and English councils, senior party figures have told the Guardian that activists were being repeatedly told that the prime minister was the problem, rather than the party. “They don’t hate
candidates with similar views are standing for the party - raising concerns about the direction of travel. > > **5. Reform would roll back workplace protections** > > Plans to scrap the Employment Rights Act would put at risk protections
election” and that they had every intention of banning horse racing. There has, meanwhile, been the inevitable exposure of controversial or offensive views allegedly held by Green candidates. The Mail on Sunday ran a spread
candidates can win on relatively small shares of the vote, as support for their opponents splits. The result is that even local contests can take on national significance. ## Starmer’s ‘referendum’ The vote comes
elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and to many English local authorities. So you won't be remotely surprised when I tell you that it has left Labour folk from the cabinet down gloomy
candidate for Mayor of London in far-off 2028. Another followed in November. There have been two other by-elections, one of them producing a Tory hold, the other a Labour hold. The net outcome
Scottish National party (SNP) in Holyrood and Sinn Féin in Stormont – would mean that whoever occupies No 10 Downing Street in the near future will have a [constitutional fight](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/nationalist-wins-uk-celtic-nations-may-elections) on their hands