Chris Roarty
chrisroarty.bsky.social
Chris Roarty
@chrisroarty.bsky.social
Drummer extraordinaire based in Glasgow and Central Scotland.
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SP26: South Scotland Region Preview

What do Eyemouth and East Kilbride have in common? Beats me, but they're in the same region now. Will the Greens fill in their one 2021 gap, and can the Conservatives keep the whole border blue?
SP26: South Scotland Region Preview
A formerly largely rural region adds some Glasgow commuter belt seats which tweaks 2021 in the Greens' favour. A big question here will be whether the Conservatives can keep the border seats solidly blue.
ballotbox.scot
August 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Barrhead, Liboside & Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire) Council By-Election Result [1st Prefs]:

🌹 LAB: 41.9% (+21.7)
🎗️ SNP: 25.1% (-8.3)
➡️ RFM: 22.4% (New)
🌍 GRN: 5.4% (+2.0)
🌳 CON: 4.6% (-6.2)
✖️ ABO: 0.6% (New)

No Inds (-26.0, -5.1) or ALBA (-1.1) as previous.

Labour HOLD* - Stage 6.
Changes w/ 2022.
August 22, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Barrhead, Liboside and Uplawmoor (East Renfrewshire) by-election, first prefs:

Labour: 1901 (41.9%, +21.7)
SNP: 1142 (25.1%, -8.3)
Reform: 1018 (22.4%, new)
Green: 247 (5.4%, +2.0)
Conservative: 207 (4.6%, -6.2)
Abolish: 27 (0.6%, new)
(Non-returns: Inds 26.0% & 5.1% Alba 1.1%)

Lab elected stage 6
August 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Reform's Richard Tice has written to energy firms to inform them of the 'political risk' of Reform to renewables

Labour official: “Reform are now actively trying to discourage businesses from investing in clean energy in the UK...

"They are disgracefully... undermining the UK's national interest."
July 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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Westminster Voting Intention...

...Amongst People with Jobs:
LAB: 27%
RFM: 24%
LDM: 16%
CON: 15%
GRN: 12%

...Amongst the Retired:
RFM: 36%
CON: 28%
LDM: 14%
LAB: 13%
GRN: 4%

Via @yougov.co.uk, 29 May - 18 Jun.
June 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Disdain for Davy Russell comes back to bite political elites
How disdained Davy Russell defied the political and media elites
Disdained by the media and political elites, Davy Russell is a real politician who upset the SNP and Reform UK, writes Kevin McKenna
www.heraldscotland.com
June 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Cats or dogs? Favourite singer? What's a law people don't know about? Best bit about your job? Worst bit about your job? How do we deal with climate change?

Always good to listen to and answer questions from young people - thanks to James Aiton Primary for having me in!
June 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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❗ Labour GAIN from SNP

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election result:

LAB: 31.5% (-2.0)
SNP: 29.4% (-16.8)
REF: 26.2% (+26.2)
CON: 6.0% (-11.5)
GRN: 2.6% (+2.6)

+/- 2021
June 6, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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🚨 | DONCASTER MAYORAL ELECTION RESULT:

🌹 Jones (LAB): 32.6% (-10.7)
➡️ Jones (RFM): 31.6% (+30.1)
🌳 Fletcher (CON): 26.0% (-2.2)
🌍 Buckley (GRN): 3.4% (-1.9)
⚪ Walmsley (Yorks): 1.6% (-4.8)
🔴 Bettney (SDP): 1.3%
🔶 Melenciuc (LDM): 1.2%
⚫ Others (x5): 2.3%

LABOUR HOLD.
Changes w/ 2021.
May 2, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Complete and utter bollocks, to be perfectly honest. What we find out now any time there's a FindOutNow poll is how much glue they've been huffing, and the answer is invariable "the whole bloody factory". An embarrassment to keep paying them money for this dreck.
April 15, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Kemi Badenoch's new plan:

❌ Keep bills high by making us more reliant on fossil fuel markets and dictators

❌ Repel billions of pounds of private sector investment in clean energy and the jobs that go with it

❌ Abandon the fight to protect our planet for future generations
March 18, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Limp Bizkit at the Hydro last weekend.
March 12, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Guarantee it is definitely not good and that Cedric and Omar will leather each other on day one of the headline tour and that’ll be them done for a while. Again.
March 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Aye aye going to hurry up and just release new music ffs!
Sleep Token North American tour announcement incoming.

Multiple venues in North America have changed their profile picture to reflect the Feathered Host and House Veridian monikers being used in Sleep Token's current marketing campaign.
March 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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This is very good from Jack McConnell on the ambition we should seek from Scotland's Parliament in 2026, and the stagnation under the SNP now - public services in crisis and a failure to think of new, bold ideas to fix them.

www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
February 16, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Fantastic news! A brilliant Scottish Labour win!

@aidanmarshall.bsky.social is a friend to our CLP and one of the most decent people in politics.

The people of Kirkintilloch East & North & Twechar have elected the dedicated, local champion they deserve!🌹💪
February 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Kirkitilloch East, North and Twechar (East Dunbartonshire) by-election, first preferences:

Lab: 958 (30.2%, +1.0)
SNP: 726 (22.9%, -16.0)
Lib Dem: 677 (21.3%, +2.6)
RUK: 476 (15%, new)
Con: 131 (4.1%, -7.8)
Grn: 128 (4%, new)
Alba: 63 (2%, new)
Sovereignty: 18 (0.6%, new)

Labour elected stage TBC.
February 13, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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Great to be out in Kirkintilloch with our absolutely fantastic candidate @aidanmarshall.bsky.social on polling day. He’s so well known I think he’s already doing half the job but if he’s elected I know he’ll work tirelessly for his community.
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Best of luck to my pal Aidan Marshall, Scottish Labour’s candidate for today’s Kirkintilloch/Twechar by-election. A true legend who’s knocked his pan in!
Voters in Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar going to the polls today for the last by-election that follows a councillor having become MP in July. Lib Dems possibly favoured just by circumstance, but that may depend on level of leaflet blitzing and prior personal vote ballotbox.scot/preview-kent/
By-Election Preview: Kirkintilloch East, North and Twechar (East Dunbartonshire) 13th of February 2025
The last of our Councillor to MP by-elections, the Lib Dems are starting a quite distant third, but that hasn’t stopped them pulling off big wins before.
ballotbox.scot
February 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Very strong statement from Anas Sarwar supporting new nuclear power in Scotland for improved energy security, more jobs, and lower emissions. While the SNP hide behind lies about renewables, we need a Scottish Government willing to be honest with the people of Scotland.
February 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Colinton Fairmilehead (Edinburgh) by-election, 1st prefs (vs Nov 24):

Con: 2027 (32.6%, +12.9)
La: 1146 (18.4%, -1.1)
LD: 1009 (16.2%, -20)
SNP: 840 (13.5%, +2.7)
Grn: 426 (6.8%, +1.5)
RUK: 345 (5.5%, +1.9)
Inds (Rtn): 347 (5.6%, +1.5)
Inds (New): 18 (0.3%, new)
Family: 65 (1%, +0.4)

Con + Lab win
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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#StormEowyn is expected soon, with winds expected to reach up to 100mph.

@metoffice weather warnings are in place - more info on electricity & how to prepare for potential disruption:

◼️ Energy Networks Association: www.energynetworks.org

◼️PowerCut105: www.powercut105.com/en/
Storm Éowyn will hit the UK on Friday morning and is set to bring damaging gusts. Red and amber warnings have been issued⚠️

Watch our latest update on Storm Éowyn 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYVc...
23/01/2025 – Dangerous winds from Storm Éowyn – Met Office weather forecast UK
YouTube video by Met Office - UK Weather
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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It's Christmas Eve! Last of my lookback videos and a thanks to everyone in the constituency for everything you do to make this such a great place to live, work and grow up in. It's a privilege to work for you as your Member of Parliament.

Have a fantastic Christmas and all the best for 2025! 🎅
December 24, 2024 at 11:59 AM
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Two by-elections today. Stirling East could be a tight one; 2022 would have went to an SNP vs Con head to head... by 2 votes over SNP vs Lab, that SNP win by 8.8%. Labour *can* overcome that, but haven't always lately. Favourites perhaps, but only barely. ballotbox.scot/preview-stir...
By-Election Preview: Stirling East (Stirling) 5th of December 2024
A Labour vacancy in a ward the SNP won in 2022 will prove a much tougher ask for them to hold on compared to many other recent results, but the balance of transfers is likely to favour them.
ballotbox.scot
December 5, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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Hi there! I’m a slightly over 40 year old ex-sovereign of a now fallen empire called Twitter, looking to rebuild a following in pastures green under a Bluesky. Oh, and I sing - but not necessarily to your liking.
December 2, 2024 at 10:34 AM