Reading Time: 10 minutesThis blog summarises the result and provides analysis of the outcome of the UK general election which took place on Thursday 4 July 2024.
Tag: Parliament and Elections
What’s in the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill?Â
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog provides a brief overview of the context to the introduction of the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill and the proposed changes to electoral law set out in the Bill.Â
Review of Scottish Parliament constituenciesÂ
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe blog considers the Boundaries Scotland review of Scottish Parliament constituencies.
Local government elections May 2022
Reading Time: 5 minutesLocal elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 2022. Voters elected councillors for individual wards who then represent the ward on their local authority’s
Voting in local government elections
Reading Time: 3 minutesLocal elections will be held on 5 May 2022 in Scotland. This blog article describes who has the right to vote in those elections and
The Elections Bill: putting Scottish voters’ interests first?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog from Dr Alistair Clark, Reader in Politics at Newcastle University considers the Elections Bill and its implications for Scottish voters.
The UK Elections Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog considers the Elections Bill and its implications for voters and electoral administrators in Scotland. Â
The Scottish Government-Green cooperation agreement 2021
Reading Time: 5 minutesProvides an overview of the Scottish Government-Greens cooperation agreement and its impact on Parliamentary business.
Programme for Government 2021-22: A fairer, greener Scotland?
Reading Time: 13 minutesThis blog provides a summary of the PFG, and in particular picks out areas that will be of particular interest to MSPs and the Parliament over the next year.
Welcome to Session 6, and what will SPICe be publishing in the first days?
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog sets out plans for the first SPICe publications in Session 6.