Saltire Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jedi said: Higher ever turnout in a Scottish election has been 58%, and that in the first one in 1999. Reckon it will be around the 50% mark overall this time. I think you'll be a bit short on your estimate. 23.8% of the electorate registerd for postal votes and a high number of those have been cast. Anecdotally, we're reading here about polls being busy today so I'll say around 60% turn out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 12 minutes ago, ayrmad said: Still 70/80 people waiting at Prestwick CC, wtf. You still get to vote if you’re in a queue at 10pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speckled tangerine Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 And that's time up motherfuckers! I'm really going to miss tanning a slab of beer watching the results coming in! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 SNP/SNP from me tonight. As always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapelhall chap Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pato said: Airdrie gets a bad rep for well... *waves hands vaguely at North Lanarkshire* but it does do a pretty good job of returning SNP politicians with absolutely thumping majorities. Worth reflecting that the noisiest folk are not necessarily the most representative. It is an easy jibe for some folks and it has been that way for a while, and I treat such remarks with a wry smile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakedee Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 How's turnout been?Only anecdotal but it was busy at my polling station in Dundee at The Crescent. When I went past again later there were queues both times I passed. The ballot boxes we were allocated were full of papers - they were using rulers to force the papers in - could see from the register that lots in our area have voted already.Hope that's a good sign. Voted at 20:30, to be informed I was the 100th voter, got a free pencil as a prize. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltire Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 20 minutes ago, ayrmad said: Still 70/80 people waiting at Prestwick CC, wtf. I think Pretswick is a bit light on polling places and statiosn compared to Ayr and Troon Polling Districts and Polling Places - Proposals (south-ayrshire.gov.uk) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludo*1 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 14 minutes ago, Saltire said: I think you'll be a bit short on your estimate. 23.8% of the electorate registerd for postal votes and a high number of those have been cast. Anecdotally, we're reading here about polls being busy today so I'll say around 60% turn out. I reckon a lot of the 'busier than usual' will be due to having to queue due to the pandemic. Can't see it breaking the all time record when there's still a global pandemic ongoing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby82 Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 6 minutes ago, speckled tangerine said: And that's time up motherfuckers! I'm really going to miss tanning a slab of beer watching the results coming in! Agreed but I’m tanning a slab regardless. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 2 minutes ago, Saltire said: I think Pretswick is a bit light on polling places and statiosn compared to Ayr and Troon Polling Districts and Polling Places - Proposals (south-ayrshire.gov.uk) I think that's just their usual places, although Glenburn was perhaps used in the past. Edited May 6, 2021 by ayrmad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jedi Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 15 minutes ago, Saltire said: I think you'll be a bit short on your estimate. 23.8% of the electorate registerd for postal votes and a high number of those have been cast. Anecdotally, we're reading here about polls being busy today so I'll say around 60% turn out. Not sure....can remember the early excitement in the 2019 GE when there were lenghly queues of younger voters down south, which, it was assumed, had to be voting for Corbyn...turns out that most clearly weren't.....Take the point about postal votes inflating the turnout, but could still be somewhere between 50-55% overall. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, jakedee said: 2 hours ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: How's turnout been? Only anecdotal but it was busy at my polling station in Dundee at The Crescent. When I went past again later there were queues both times I passed. The ballot boxes we were allocated were full of papers - they were using rulers to force the papers in - could see from the register that lots in our area have voted already. Hope that's a good sign. Voted at 20:30, to be informed I was the 100th voter, got a free pencil as a prize. Second prize is a set of steak knives. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 2 hours ago, DeeTillEhDeh said: How's turnout been? Only anecdotal but it was busy at my polling station in Dundee at The Crescent. When I went past again later there were queues both times I passed. The ballot boxes we were allocated were full of papers - they were using rulers to force the papers in - could see from the register that lots in our area have voted already. Hope that's a good sign. Same thing happened with me at Lochee United's ground, had to force the papers in with a ruler. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 (edited) 15 minutes ago, TheScarf said: You still get to vote if you’re in a queue at 10pm. I know, was just surprised that the queue hadn't reduced all night,still saw quite a few making their way there as well. Edited May 6, 2021 by ayrmad 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 James Matthews is such a c**t. Already setting the narrative about an SNP majority, not a pro independence majority. Never mentioned it once. So deliberate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 1 minute ago, John Lambies Doos said: James Matthews is such a c**t. Already setting the narrative about an SNP majority, not a pro independence majority. Never mentioned it once. So deliberate LK doing just exactly the same 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Tennis Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 7 hours ago, Dons_1988 said: SNP/Green for this no voting, tory sheepshagging c**t SNP twice for this one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggio Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Another couple of SNP/Green in this Lanarkshire house. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sophia Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Imagine being so tinpot that you don't even have a close of poll show on the tv. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kinnear Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 SNP/SNP for me in Falkirk, couldn't vote anything else. Get these Tory/Unionist c***s in the sea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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