![]() AberdeenshireĪlthough Aberdeenshire as a whole was more securely Remain than Moray, the Banff and Buchan Westminster constituency is estimated to be the only such area in Scotland to have voted Leave, by 54:46. Now, it’s going to be a case of watching to see just how badly they do here, and then whether the SNP re-assert their dominance in the area or face a Brexit Party that might just prove strong enough to win the most votes. Until the Conservatives went into EU election free fall, that made Moray an obvious candidate to move into their column for these elections. In 2017, however, this fell to the same fate as the SNP’s other coastal strongholds and went Conservative. At normal elections Moray has a long SNP history, with the party holding the seat at Westminster for 30 straight years. This is likely down to the historic dominance of fisheries along the coast, an industry some feel has been particularly let down by the EU. Just over a hundred votes stood in the way of Moray being the only Scottish council to vote to Leave. Moray is set to be one of the most interesting results due largely to that extremely narrow Remain vote. ![]() For today’s batch of councils, we’re going to look at predominantly rural areas, with higher than average Leave votes and a recent history of Conservative victories. ![]() Instead, these posts are intended to identify the areas that might give some indication of greater trends, or have a particularly big impact on the overall result. I’m here to help tide you over by taking a little look at some of the more interesting contests to watch in Scotland, where we’ll be counting on a council-by-council basis.īear in mind this election was a Scotland-wide vote and therefore there’s no particular electoral meaning to coming first in a given council area. But with votes unable to be counted until the rest of the EU finishes voting on Sunday night, you might have an elections itch you can’t quite scratch. After one of the most acrimonious elections the UK has yet seen, polls closed in the unexpected EU Elections yesterday. ![]()
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