Shall we have a Scotsnet general election thread?

[JennyLake]

This WILL be interesting. Even if it doesn’t rid us of the SNP from Holyrood, it will provide a good barometer of public opinion on the recent exploits of the SNP.

Farewell Blackman and Black!

They included 16 - 18 year olds, who I think are more favourable towards independence?

16-18 year olds would also have been pre-schoolers the last time we had a Labour government, they are just not familar with anything other than a conservative government, or a SNP one here. Vote for what you know? Dunno.

Prediction of SNP returning 10 seats

That would be amazing

Excellent news.

I've just been squealing over the exit polls!! What a delight to behold!!

Ooooh I really hope that's true re SNP exit poll - but wonder if a lot of them will be v close...

I was going to go to sleep with a 5 am alarm but I am quite excited. Too much to sleep I think.

Our seat declared 4:50 last time is I'm going for 4.

Fuck me. 10 is even better than I’d hoped for. 10 out of 57. How are they EVER going to spin that as a good result? Even 20 is a poor showing.

Imagine if they get 9 and end up in single figures! 🤭

I honestly believe a pp got it spot on they will claim the school holidays and postal voting was rigged against them

I'll be happy with under 20 but can't wait to see the smug lazy grifters out on their arses. I do hope my MP is one of the ones losing.

So only SNP voters can afford to go away in the school holidays? 😂

What joyous news! Single figures would be the icing on the cake.

I'm still fearful for what labour are going to do to womens rights, but at least the subject is tight at out in the open now, days of no debate are hopefully long gone. The fight continues.

They're already spinning how a Labour victory will boost support for independence

I'm not always a fan of Wings over Scotland, but this was a comical read.

This is a class line 😄 -

'You could literally vote for Proud Edward and his army and you still wouldn’t have any less likelihood of getting independence than you will if you vote SNP.'

SNP predictably held my constituency but overall looking very good.

Also, just saw that John Nicolson is out!!! He was my MP previously, lazy, invisible in constituency and with strong misogynist vibes. So great news he's gone.

How to check who's declared yet pls?

SNP lose to LibDem here

I got the info from our council FB page @medianewbie

SNP lose to labour in my area. At one point the revised prediction was 6 seats for SNP but it’s gone up to 8. That’s such a result!

SNP hold in my area. Disappointed but not surprised.

You’re in my constituency, wasn’t he awful. Blocked hundreds of us on social media for pointing out that his campaign photo was 25 years out of date, vain little man. Still see him swanning about Bearsden, clearly not representing his new area.

quite pleased with our new mp.

Mine has yet to declare but I’m exceptionally happy to see so many SNP losses, amd one in particular makes me absolutely gleeful

Douglas Ross loses to SNP