Previous Updates

'It should be the UK against the rest of the world .' A senior Department of Trade and Industry official, apparently unaware that the British Empire no longer exists, 20 th November 1997.

Updates in 1997

11/12/97

Updated MPs after resignation of Malcolm Chisholm as PUSoS for Local Government & Transport over benefits cuts and appointment of Calum Macdonald in his place.

9/12/97

Added results of Hilton (Highland, Lib Dem gain from Lab) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals, 1995-97 totals and Local Council Political composition

5/12/97

Updated System 3 monthly poll in Opinion polls

1/12/97

Added map of notional result of 1992 local elections on new boundaries to local government maps

28/11/97

Added maps of 1975 EEC referendum, 1979 devolution referendum and 1997 devolution referendum to Maps

24/11/97

Added H.M. Government to the Westminster Parliament and next European Parliament election to the European Parliament
Added links to web pages of Renfrewshire Council and Fetlar, North Queensferry and Currie Community Councils in Council web pages
Updated list of MPs to include ministerial responsibilities

20/11/97

Added links to web pages of Donald Gorrie MP (Lib Dem, Edinburgh West), Sir Robert Smith MP (Lib Dem (Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine), Michael Moore MP (Lib Dem, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale) and E.mail addresses of Nigel Griffith MP (Lab, Edinburgh South), Donald Gorrie MP (Lib Dem, Edinburgh West), Sir Robert Smith MP (Lib Dem (Aberdeenshire West & Kincardine), Michael Moore MP (Lib Dem, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale), Charles Kennedy MP (Lib Dem, Ross, Skye & Inverness West) and Jim Wallace MP (Lib Dem, Orkney & Shetland) to Members of Parliament
Added links to web pages of Dunfermline West SNP and Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen City, Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross, and North East Fife Lib Dems to Constituency & branch web pages

18/11/97

Added link to Socialist Workers Party and Socialist Equality Party in Political party web sites

17/11/97

Added by-election results from 1959 - 1966 to Parliamentary by-elections
Updated votes cast in local government by-elections 1995-97

14/11/97

Added results of Rosyth West & Dockyard (Fife, SNP gain from Labour) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals and Local Council Political composition
Added graph of change in party support in by-elections from 1967 to 1997 to by-elections

10/11/97

Added new page on By elections from 1997 to Parliamentary by-elections
Added Douglas Alexander MP for Paisley South to list of Members of Parliament and changed presentation
Added new page on Longest serving Scottish MPs to The Westminster Parliament
Updated SNP vote in by-elections in Elections

7/11/97

Added result of Paisley South by-election

5/11/97

Updated System 3 monthly poll in Opinion polls
Added Paisley pattern remains fixed, Search for lost man, Phantom candidate, Invisible candidate Alexander and Fringes strike back to Paisley South by-election
Added Critical Mass review to reviews

4/11/97

Added Web Candy review to reviews

3/11/97

Added maps for Regional council elections (1978-1994) and District council elections (1980-1992) to Election maps
Added links to web sites of Aberdeen City Council, Clackmannan (District Council), Falkirk Unitary Council and Shetland Council to Council web sites
Added link to The Completely Scottish Homepage in Scottish web pages

1/11/97

Added Intimidation, vote rigging, fraud - Labour investigates itself and Sleaze claim outrage to Paisley South by-election

31/10/97

Added link to SNP by-election site and Sleaze row intensifies in hustings, Labour's sleaze pledge backfires and Labour's NEC told of conspiracy to Paisley South by-election

30/10/97

Added Web Star's Six pack to go to Reviews

28/10/97

Added Search Engines to Links

26/10/97

Added link to the Stornoway Gazette in Newspapers

24/10/97

Added Total votes in local government by elections1995-97 to local government by-elections
Added link to The Development of Scottish Nationalism in Scottish political web pages

23/10/97

Added Battle of Paisley starts in earnest and Gloves off in Paisley to Paisley South by-election and added prediction to Candidates and constituency analysis

22/10/97

Corrected Labour vote in Gyle by-election and and updated 1997 totals

21/10/97

Added results of Gyle (Edinburgh, Lib Dem hold) to Local by-elections

20/10/97

Added link to Sunday Times Scottish supplement in Newspapers

15/10/97

Added guestbook

14/10/97

Added review by Social Science Information Gateway and updated Honourable mentions in Reviews
Added link to E2, the second enlightenment in Newspapers

13/10/97

Added Govan set for by-election? to Another by-election in Glasgow Govan?
Updated Paisley South analysis following selection of Labour, Scottish National Party, Liberal Democrat and Scottish Socialist Alliance candidates
Updated System 3 monthly poll in Opinion polls

8/10/97

Added alternative email address for David Martin MEP for the Lothians to Members of the European Parliament

6/10/97

Added results of Upper Donside (Aberdeenshire, Lib Dem hold); Greenknowe (Dumfries & Galloway, Labour hold) and St Ninians (West Lothian, Scottish National Party regain from Independent) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals and Local Council Political Composition
Updated URLs for New Politics for Independence in Scottish Organisations and Midlothian SNP in Constiutency Web pages
Added Paisley South selection battle and Blair aid abandons Paisley poll bid to Paisley South by-election

1/10/97

Added link to COSLA in Council Web sites

29/9/97

Added Most marginal seats in 1997 to 1997 General election

26/9/97

Added link to personal web page of Roseanna Cunningham, SNP MP for Perth in Members of Parliament and Scottish Political Web Pages
Added link to Dundee council in Council Web sites

25/9/97

Updated Council Political Composition following suspension of Glasgow Labour leadership from the Glasgow party: Patrick Lally (Castlemilk) Lord Provost of Glasgow, Robert Gould (Pollokshaws) Leader of Glasgow Council, Alexander Mosson (Anderston) Deputy Lord Provost of Glasgow, Gordon MacDairmid (Cowlairs) Deputy leader of Glasgow Council and James Mutter (Huchesontown) Parks and Recreation Convenor.
Four Glasgow Labour councillors have been suspended from representing the party at any level: Deirdre Gaughan (Ibrox), Elaine Smith (Bridgton), Heather Ritchie (Victoria Park) and James Sharkey (Penilee).

19/9/97

Added result of Welsh devolution referendum - Yes: 559,419 (50.3%) No: 552,698 (49.7 %)

18/9/97

Major update to Paisley South by-election

17/9/97

Added links to web pages of Angus, Argyll & Bute, East Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire and Stirling Councils and updated URLs for Dumfries & Galloway and Moray in Council websites

15/9/97

Added results of Carbain West & Greenfauld (North Lanarkshire, Labour hold); Pollokshield East (Glasgow, Labour hold), Whitletts (South Ayrshire, Labour hold) and Troon West (South Ayrshire, Con gain from Labour) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals and Local Council Political Composition

14/9/97

Added result of Laxdale (Western Isles, Labour gain) on 9 th June 1994 and updated Local Council Political Composition

11/9/97

Added result of Devolution referendum.
Added link to Scotland on Line - devolution in Devolution web pages

10/9/97

Added Thatcher says 'No! No!', Lady Thatcher's final unintended service to the cause of home rule and Thatcher's blast from the past misfires to A Scottish Assembly?
Updated ICM and System 3 devolution polls in Opinion polls
Added link to Socialist Equality Party in Political parties

9/9/97

Added results of Monifieth West (Angus, Scottish National Party hold) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals
Added Herald's Home Rule Hotline, NOP devolution opinion polls and updated ICM devolution poll in Opinion polls

5/9/97

Updated System 3 poll in Opinion polls

4/9/97

Added link to Think Twice web pages in Devolution web sites
Added link to BBC devolution opinion polls in Opinion polls
Added results of Claggan & Glen Spean (Highland, Independent gain from Scottish National Party) and Shawbost (Western Isles, Independent hold) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals and Local Council Political Composition
Updated address of Herald in Newspapers

3/9/97

Added e.mail address of Michael Connarty MP (Falkirk East) to Members of Parliament
Updated Local Council Political Composition following resignation of Cllr Tam O'Dea from the Labour group on Falkirk Council to stand as an Independent
Added Troon West (South Ayrshire) to list of forthcoming local government by elections

13/8/97

Added Labour turns on Graham to Paisley South by election
Updated Local Council Political Composition following expulsion of Cllr Richard Vassie from the SNP group on Renfrewshire Council
Updated URL for new British Politics pages in UK political web pages

12/8/97

Added Labour defection rocks Govan to Discussion papers and updated Local Council Political Composition and Latest Labour resignations
Added list of forthcoming local government by elections - Greenknowe (Dumfries & Galloway); Pollokshields East (Glasgow); Whitletts (South Ayrshire); Carbain West & Greenfaulds (North Lanarkshire); Upper Donside (Aberdeenshire); Gyle (Edinburgh); Shawbost (Western Isles) and St Ninians (West Lothian) to Local government by-elections

11/8/97

Added link to Campaign for a real Scottish parliament in Devolution web pages
Added link to Hansard in UK political web pages
Added Graham named in MP vendetta to Paisley South by election

8/8/97

Added McMaster spoke of smear campaign in 1989 to Paisley South by election
Corrected Local Council Political Composition and Local Government elections - Lochalsh and South East Caithness wards of Highland Council are held by the Liberal Party and not the Liberal Democrats

7/8/97

Added The Palace of Ignorance that is the House of Lords to Towards a Scottish Assembly?

6/8/97

Added new section on Paisley South By-election
Updated System 3 Devolution poll in Opinion polls
Added Politics on the Web to Web rings
Updated Local Council Political Composition to take account of defection of Cllr Yvonne Anderson (Calton ward, Glasgow Council) from Labour to the Scottish National Party on 28 th April 1997
Updated 20 th century Highland Politics
Added The Third Way to Political Party Servers

5/8/97

Updated System 3 monthly polls in opinion polls
Added results of Islay - Kilchoman/Kildalton (Argyll & Bute, Ind hold) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals
Added SNP set to make gains in assembly to the Scotsman's guide to devolution

1/8/97

Updated House of Commons following Tory hold of Uxbridge (England) in by-election on 31 July 1997. Labour Government have overall majority of 178.

30/7/97

Added 500,000 missing voters to the Scotsman's guide to devolution

29/7/97

Updated House of Commons following death of Gordon McMaster, Labour MP for Paisley South on 28 th July 1997. Labour majority of 12,750 over Scottish National Party on 1 May.
Added SNP back assembly to the Scotsman's guide to devolution
Added Westminister stripped of sovereignty to the Sovereignty and other issues

28/7/97

Added links to web pages of John Swinney MP (Tayside North) and Alasdair Morgan MP (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale) in Members of Parliament
Added The role of the Secretary of State, Analysis of the white paper, Braveheart it ain't to the Scotsman's guide to devolution
Added links to BBC Devolution Pages in Devolution web pages

24/7/97

Added The Scotsman's guide to devolution to A Scottish assembly?
Added Red Dragon Ring to Rings

Added links to Engender Devolution Site and Scottish Referendum pages to Devolution web pages

23/7/97

Added new section on Local Councils

22/7/97

Added links to Scottish Office Devolution Site; Devolution for Scotland Page; Campaign for genuine self-determination; and Atholl Browse: Scottish Parliament - the facts; to Devolution web pages
Added link to Communist Party of Great Britain in Political Party Web Sites

21/7/97

Changed e.mail address from iain.old@wanadoo.fr to dalriada@usa.net
Added link to Daily Record Devolution site in new section on Devolution pages

18/7/97

Added results of Uig (Western Isles, Ind hold), Upper Ythan (Aberdeenshire, Lib Dem gain from Ind) and Beauly (Highland, Ind gain from SNP) to Local by-elections and updated 1997 totals

16/7/97

Added Scottish office to pay for new parliament building, Number of Scottish MPs to be cut ? and Role for independents in new Parliament? to The road to a Scottish assembly ?

11/6/97

Updated System 3 Devolution poll in Opinion polls

9/7/97

Added Tory says Labour MPs back 'No' vote, Time to come clean and The devolution backlash to The road to a Scottish assembly?

30/6/97

Added link to the Scotland FORward server in Scottish Organisations and Scottish Political Servers
Added results for Downfield (Lab hold) and Carmondean (SNP hold) to local government by-elections 1997 and updated 1997 summary
Added ICM gets it right to Opinion polls

19/6/97

Added Dewar remains in Shadows, ICM devolution poll and updated ICM Poll in Opinion Polls

16/6/97

Added links to Parliamentary Channel web pages for all new Scottish MPs and to BBC web pages for all Scottish MPs in Scottish MPs
Added link to BBC politics 97 in UK Political servers

12/6/97

Added Yes Man may vote No and Problems with PR? to Towards a Scottish Assembly?
Updated System 3 monthly polls in opinion polls

9/6/97

Added Devolution poll to Opinion polls
Updated House of Commons following death of Sir Michael Shersby, Conservative MP for Uxbridge on 8 May 1997. Conservative majority of 398 over Labour on 1 May.

30/5/97

Updated URL for Hamish Mitchell's Scot's Independence Tour in Scottish political servers

29/5/97

Added The Scottish Tory Party - an endangered species? to Discussion papers

27/5/97

Added The stink of Labour in Glasgow Govan to Discussion papers
Added link to the Constitution Unit in Scottish Political Servers

21/5/97

Added link to Campaign for a Scottish Parliament in Scottish Organisations

16/5/97

Updated Votes for each party, A fair voting system? and SNP vote following 1997 general election results

14/5/97

Added Scot.net petition for a Scottish Internet domain to Organisations
Added links to web pages of John McAllion MP (Dundee East) and Ernie Ross MP (Dundee East) in Members of Parliament

13/5/97

Updated list of Secretaries of State for Scotland
Added Scotland Org review to Reviews

12/5/97

Updated list of Scottish MPs
Updated House of Commons to reflect General election of 1 st May 1997

2/5/97-4/5/97

Added Scottish General Election results
Archived constituency assessments

30/4/97

Updated System 3 Poll for the Herald in Opinion Polls
Updated 500 Poll for the STV/Grampian in Opinion Polls

29/4/97

Updated ICM Poll for the Scotsman in Opinion Polls
Added links to ITN and Election 97 election sites in General Election servers

28/4/97

Updated NOP Poll for the Sunday Times in Opinion Polls

26/4/97

Updated assessments for Glasgow Anniesland, Baillieston, Cathcart, Govan, Kelvin, Maryhill, Pollok , Rutherglen, Shettleston and Glasgow Springburn to constituency Assessments

25/4/97

Added link to Scotsman list of nominations to Constituency analyses
Added No such thing as a Uniform Swing to Opinion polls

24/4/97

Added Are the polls getting it right? to Opinion polls

23/4/97

Updated System 3 Poll for the Herald in Opinion Polls
Updated Retiring MPS

22/4/97

Added Labour rips up the Claim of Right to Discussion Papers
Added Scotsman interviews with Jim Wallace and Alex Salmond to Discussion Papers
Updated ICM Poll for the Scotsman in Opinion Polls

21/4/97

Updated NOP Poll for the Sunday Times in Opinion Polls

18/4/97

Added link to the Parliamentary Channel general election site in General Election servers

17/4/97

Updated candidate lists in Constituency Analyses

16/4/97

Updated weekly System 3 polls for the Herald, ICM polls for the Scotsman and added NOP poll for the Sunday Times in Opinion Polls
Added Milton (Argyll & Bute): Lab gain from Independent in local by election results
Updated results of cybervote

15/4/97

Added links to Linlithgow and Ochil SNP in Constituency Servers and Constituency Analyses
Added Referendum party candidates to Constituency Analyses
Added link to BBC General Election site and Scottish Politics - Election 97 in General Election servers

14/4/97

Added Link to Scottish National Party's new General Election site in General Election servers
Added '500' polls for the STV/Grampian in Opinion Polls

11/4/97

Added link to Scottish Green Party in Political Party Servers
Added links to GE97 forum and Scotsman forum in General Election servers

10/4/97

Added weekly System 3 polls for the Herald in Opinion Polls
Added list of Retiring MPs in General Election 97
Added link to Stewart Gibb, SNP candidate for Edinburgh Pentlands in Constituency Assessments and Constituency Servers
Added link to The Press Data Bureau in General Election Servers
Updated link to New Politics for Independence in Organisations and Newspapers and electronic publications

8/4/97

Added links to Scotsman and Herald general election coverage in General Election 97 servers
Added link to Scotsman Battleground constituency analyses in Constituency analyses

24/3/97

Updated link to Midlothian SNP website in Constituency assessment and Branch & Constituency servers
Updated links to New Politics for Independence in Organisations

18/3/97

Updated latest ICM poll for the Scotsman
Updated results of cybervote - Tommy Sheridan more popular than George Robertson!

13/3/97

Added Labour's U-turn on Tartan Tax to Discussion Papers
Added link to Mrs Mountbatten's Home Page in UK political servers

11/3/97

Updated House of Commons following defection of Sir George Gardiner from Conservative to Sir James Goldsmith's Referendum party: Government majority = -3 with 2 seats vacant
Added link to New Communist Party of Britain in Political Parties

10/3/97

Added rough maps for February 1974, October 1974, and 1979 General election results
Added links to UK online 97, Keele's UK General Election and Who wants my vote? to General election servers

6/3/97

Updated Constituency Assessments following death of Cllr James O'Neil, SNP PPC for Edinburgh East & Musselburgh

5/3/97

Added new section on General Election 97 servers and added link to Scotland's General Election Forum
Added Politics section of soc.culture.scottish FAQ in Scottish Political Servers

4/3/97

Updated System 3 monthly polls for the Herald
Added link to the Guardian's and the Times & Sunday Times General Election pages in UK political servers
Added link to John Tomlinson MEP's Co-operative Party page in Political party Servers

3/3/97

Added Historians baffled by Major's ignorance to Discussion Papers.

2/3/97

Added link to Co-operative Party in Political party Servers

1/3/97

Updated Most marginal seats using Rallings & Thrasher data
Added link to web page of Les Robertson in Dumbarton

28/2/97

Updated House of Commons following Conservative loss of Wirral South by-election to Labour: Government majority = -1 with 2 seats vacant

25/2/97

Updated results of cybervote

22/2/97

Added new section on Opinion Polls including System 3 monthly polls for the Herald from January 1992 to August 1995 and yearly averages from 1974 to 1994

21/2/97

Added local by election result: Fordyce/Boyndie (Aberdeenshire): SNP hold

Added the Campaign for Socialism to Scottish Political Organisations

18/2/97

Updated latest ICM poll for the Scotsman
Added link to Scottish Socialist Alliance in Political party servers
Added links to web pages of Bill Bonar (Glasgow Anniesland), Jim McVicar (Glasgow Baillieston), Ronnie Stevenson (Glasgow Cathcart), Alan McCombes (Glasgow Govan), Allan Green (Glasgow Kelvin), Mandy Baker (Glasgow Maryhill), Tommy Sheridan (Glasgow Pollok), Rosie Kane (Glasgow Rutherglen), Christine McVicar (Glasgow Shettleston), Carol Heron (Glasgow Springburn), Harvey Duke (Dundee East), Mary Ward (Dundee West) and Gavin Brown (Edinburgh North & Leith)

17/2/97

Updated Labour resignations, sackings and defections
Added Missing Persons (MPs) to 'Discussion papers'

13/2/97

Notional results of Rallings & Thrasher used in constituency assessments

12/2/97

Updated results of cybervote

10/2/92

Added link to the Fergus Ewing column in Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber

8/2/97

Added local by election result: Carnoustie East (Angus): SNP hold

7/2/97

Added local government by-election analysis by Cllr Dr John Hulbert

5/2/97

Updated results of cybervote

4/2/97

Updated Latest opinion poll

3/2/97

Updated assessments for Perth, Renfrewshire West, Ross, Skye & Inverness West, Roxburgh & Berwickshire, Stirling, Strathkelvin & Bearsden, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale and Western Isles constituencies

31/1/97

Updated assessments for Orkney & Shetland, Paisley North and Paisley South constituencies
Added link to Official Monster Raving Loony Party in Political Party Servers
Added links to Labour Campaign for a Scottish Parliament and Campaign for a United Kingdom in Scottish Political Servers
Added link to UK Citizens Online Democracy in UK Political Servers

30/1/97

Updated assessments for Midlothian, Moray, Motherwell & Wishaw and Ochil constituencies

29/1/97

Added Local Government By-elections 1995 to Election Results
Added link to General Election 97 server in UK Political Servers
Added link to Edinburgh University Liberal Democrats in Branch & Constituency Servers

27/1/97

Added January's ICM poll for the Scotsman/STV to Latest opinion polls
Updated House of Commons following the deaths of Iain Mills, Conservative MP for Meriden and Martin Redmond, Labour MP for Don Valley: Government majority = 0 with 3 seats vacant
Added 12 SSA candidates to Candidate and Constituency Assessments
Added links to Scottish Labour Party server and e.mail address for Scottish Socialist Alliance to Political Parties
Added link to Electoral Reform Society in UK and European Political Servers
Added link to Charter 88 Scotland in Scottish Political Servers
Added link to South Ayrshire Council in Local Election results

22/1/97

Updated assessments for Linlithgow and Livingston constituencies

21/1/97

Added £27bn upsets subsidy myth, The Covenant of 1950 and The Claim of Right of 1988 to Discussion Papers
Added page on Constituency, Branch, Youth and University Club Pages to Links and Organisations

20/1/97

Updated assessments for Hamilton North & Bellshill, Hamilton South, Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber, Kilmarnock & Loudoun and Kirkcaldy constituencies
Added links to Friends of the Earth Scotland, John Wheatley Centre, The Scottish Council for Civil Liberties, Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, Scottish Trades Union Congress and Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping to Scottish Political Servers 10 Downing Street and Rock the Vote to UK Political Servers and The Citizen to Newspapers
Added E.mail and links to web pages of Alexander Falconer MEP, David Martin MEP, William Millar MEP and Alexander Smith MEP to Scottish Euro MPs

17/1/97

Updated assessments for Greenock & Inverclyde constituency
Added Bicycle Racks at Holyrood? to Discussion papers

16/1/97

Updated assessments for Galloway & Upper Nithsdale and Gordon constituencies

15/1/97

Updated assessments for Fife Central and North East constituencies

Updated System 3 opinion poll

14/1/97

Updated assessments for Falkirk East and West constituencies

13/1/97

Updated assessments for Eastwood, Edinburgh Central, East & Musselburgh, North & Leith, Pentlands, South and West constituencies
Added The legal judgment on Scottish sovereignty
Added link to West Midlands, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Hereford and Worcester constituency assessments in UK constituency analyses

8/1/97

Added Financial Times review to Reviews
Updated voting results from Christmas vacation period