Count taking place in Shetland by-election
Vote counting in the Shetland by-election is under way at the Clickimin centre in Lerwick to announce the next isles MSP. A total of 10…
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Ukip names candidate for Holyrood by-election
Ukip has named its candidate in the forthcoming Holyrood by-election.
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Carmichael ‘delighted’ after securing another Westminster term
Alistair Carmichael has voiced his “delight” at being elected as Liberal Democrat MP for Orkney and Shetland for the fifth consecutive term, while his closest
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Divisions will lie ahead (Robert Smith)
Could I take this opportunity to thank all the people who voted for me and also those that while supporting Ukip, tactically voted Liberal Democrat….
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Don’t vote SNP (Graham Johnston)
Sometimes, maybe not often, politics is too important to leave to the professionals and the deeply unrepresentative minority of party activists and campaigners.
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When Jonathan Wills refers to the UK goverment dragging “Scotshire” out of the EU as the result of the referendum against “our” will, is he
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Isles Lib Dems’ effort fails to save Euro MEP
The Liberal Democrats claimed by far the highest number of votes in Thursday’s European elections, gaining roughly twice the number of nearest rivals the SNP.
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