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How to vote in Scotland: Where to find your polling station – and why you get two votes in Scottish election The i 2 days ago David Hughes © Provided by The i The 2021 Holyrood elections could have far-reaching consequences for Scotland and the rest of the UK (Photo: PA) How does the Scottish voting system work? two ballot papers at the polling station – and must vote only once on each one. The 73 constituency MSPs are elected on a first-past-the-post system, with the ...

Better policing key to tackling retail crime, say leading Scottish politicians Print More robust policing is required to tackle the scourge of retail crime, five Scottish politicians have agreed. The call to better protect shop owners and their staff came in a digital hustings organised by the NFRN, which represents almost 1,500 retailers in Scotland, ahead of the Scottish parliament on 6 May. Taking part in the debate were Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar, SNP candidate for Edinburgh Easter...

Politicians in Scotland call for action to protect independent retailers from crime Print Politicians in Scotland have called for action to protect independent retailers from crime and financial harm. The candidates were speaking ahead of online hustings being organised by the NFRN. The hustings, on 19 April, are before elections to the Scottish parliament on 6 May. Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour leader, said: “I’m proud that Scottish Labour led the campaign in Parliament to deliver greater ...

Submitting... Cllr Hutchison stood against Nicola Sturgeon in Glasgow Southside at the last Holyrood elections in 2016 and was Tory candidate in Edinburgh West at last year’s general election. Mr Campbell Bannerman, a distant relative of the Liberal prime minister Henry Campbell Bannerman who won a landslide against the Tories in 1906, studied politics and economics at Edinburgh University and works in public relations. He was a Tory councillor in the south of England, a special adviser to No...