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63 resultsfor “Labour seats in Scottish Parliament election”

Politics

Sarwar says he will 'absolutely' stay on as Labour leader

Scottish Parliament election. Labour lost four seats last week, returning just 17 of the 129 seats

BBC NewsMay 10
Politics

SNP wins Scottish election as Reform and Labour tie for second

Labour tie for second The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election, but fallen short of its target of an overall majority at Holyrood. The party won 58 seats

BBC NewsMay 9
Politics

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

election suggests the SNP will fall just short of the 65 seats needed for a majority in the 129-member Scottish parliament, probably needing a coalition with the independence-backing Scottish Greens. Labour

The Guardian WorldMay 6
Politics

How would a Labour leadership contest work?

Labour also won just 17 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, its worst ever result at a Holyrood election

BBC NewsMay 12
Politics

Local election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live

election campaigning enters final week as forecaster warns Labour could lose 1,850 English seats –UK politics live Good morning. We are now into the final week of campaigning for the Scottish parliament

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Politics

Cabinet split as Mahmood calls on Starmer to set out timetable to go

seats in the Scottish Parliament, its worst ever result at a Holyrood election. In a statement, Morris said Labour

BBC NewsMay 11
Politics

Starmer to promise bolder action as leadership threats mount

seats in the Scottish Parliament, its worst ever result at a Holyrood election. The polls, the biggest set of elections since Labour

BBC NewsMay 10
Politics

Major test for Labour as polls open in English, Scottish and Welsh elections

parliament election in 2021 the SNP won 64 seats – one short of a majority – and the Scottish Conservatives came second with 31. Scottish [Labour

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

UK elections – early results and takeaways; will Starmer have to resign?

parliament for Salford. While incumbent governments often struggle in mid-term elections, pollsters forecast that Labour could lose the most council seats in local elections since Conservative former Prime Minister John Major lost more than

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 8
Politics

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

seats needed for a majority in the 129-member Scottish parliament. In Wales – where a new proportional voting system will be in place – voters will elect 96 politicians across 16 constituencies, with six members

The Guardian WorldMay 7
Politics

UK voters head to the polls in local elections

Labour Party. The elections will determine the composition of some 5,000 local council seats, a number of mayoral positions across England, as well as seats in the Scottish and Welsh devolved parliaments

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 7
Politics

Reform UK will never take voters for granted, Yusuf says

election, were tied with Labour for second place, with 17 members of the Scottish Parliament each. Elsewhere, Reform UK performed strongly in Wales, finishing second to Plaid Cymru with 34 seats

BBC NewsMay 9
Politics

Election results so far at a glance - and what's still to come

Labour and the Conservatives in early council election results overnight. The polls across Scotland, Wales and 136 English councils are the biggest set of elections since the 2024 general election and a key test

BBC NewsMay 8
Politics

Could Starmer bring back Rayner to steady ship – and would she get onboard?

Scottish and Welsh parliaments and to councils across England. Robert Hayward, the elections analyst and Conservative peer, has predicted Labour will lose 1,850 council seats

The Guardian WorldApr 30
Politics

Labour MPs say ‘endless drama’ of leadership speculation must stop

Labour is expected to fare very badly in Thursday’s elections to the Scottish and Welsh parliaments and councils across England, with losses well above 1,000 council seats

The Guardian WorldMay 4
Politics

Swinney defends food prices policy ahead of first minister vote

Scottish Parliament have nominated their leaders to serve in the post, but Swinney's success is virtually assured after the SNP's emphatic victory in the 7 May election. The SNP won 58 seats, with

BBC NewsMay 19
Politics

How the winner-takes-all voting system has turned on Labour and the Tories

Labour and the Tories Under the first-past-the-post electoral system, the candidate or candidates with the most votes in each seat are elected. It is used in the UK at general elections

BBC NewsMay 9
Politics

UK’s Labour set for heavy losses in elections as Reform makes early gains

Labour has traditionally dominated. Six mayoral elections will also take place in Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Newham and Tower Hamlets in Greater London, as well as nearby Watford. Voters will decide all 129 seats

Al Jazeera EnglishMay 8
Politics

More than 60 Labour MPs call for review of UK voting system

seats in Westminster more closely to the share of votes they receive overall. Elections to the Welsh and Scottish Parliaments use a proportional voting system. The Conservatives want to stick with first past the post

BBC NewsMay 19
Politics

Mapped: the elections that could deliver ‘unprecedented’ losses for Labour

parliament elections. 2026 values taken from current polling Labour's vote share in local council elections Labour's vote share in Wales 0% In Wales, Labour faces a crash in its vote... Labour's vote

The Guardian WorldApr 23
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