Glasgow East By-Election Results via ElBlogador.com- The Voice of Irish Nationalism
00:05: SNP describe election as "very good" for them, saying that they have made "great strides."00:32: BBC saying it looks like SNP candidate John Mason may have won, although remains to be confirmed.00:45: Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy Leader of the SNP, says it is looking more and more likely that they have scored a victory, but refuses to...
In a shock result, the Ulster Unionist Party has retained its seat on Banbridge District Council after a bye-election in the Dromore area. The DUP, which had forced the bye-election following the resignation of UUP councillor and former rugby player Tyrone Howe, thought it would be a walk in the park. But they hadn't budgeted for the arrival of Jim Allister's Traditional Unionists on the scene.I was on the ground in the area last night during polling. A lot of people were of the opinion that TUV transfers would go back to the DUP and see them over the finishing post in first place. However, the animosity between the DUP and the two smaller Unionist parties was palpable, and I must admit I had a strong suspicion that the TUV would extract enough support from erstwhile DUP voters for the...