The 2024 General Election in Scotland: Persistent Instability or Realignment?
On 4 July 2024, the number of Scottish Labour MPs soared from 1 in 2019 to 37, mostly at the expense of the SNP which retained only 9 MPs. This resulted both from the momentum for Labour at UK level and from the SNP’s growing divisions over policies and between individuals. The SNP lost its reputati...
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Revue française de civilisation britannique
2025
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| অনলাইন ব্যবহার করুন: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| সংক্ষিপ্ত: | On 4 July 2024, the number of Scottish Labour MPs soared from 1 in 2019 to 37, mostly at the expense of the SNP which retained only 9 MPs. This resulted both from the momentum for Labour at UK level and from the SNP’s growing divisions over policies and between individuals. The SNP lost its reputation for competence, probity, with a clear path to independence. The article analyses the reasons for these changing patterns which weakened the SNP’s dominance over the months leading to the election. Yet it casts doubts about a possible realignment, for Scottish Labour’s victory lacks sound foundations in terms of popular support, distinctive policies, and vision for Scotland’s place in the UK. |
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