vineri, 15 aprilie 2011

Campaign catch-up: Scottish election

Scottish ballot box graphicThe Holyrood election takes place on May 5

The starting gun for the Scottish Parliament elections was fired following the dissolution of Holyrood on March 22.

For all those standing at the May 5 poll, leafleting, hustings and street campaigning is now the order of the day.

The Scottish Parliament has 73 MSPs who are directly elected from single constituencies.

There are also 56 MSPs who are elected from eight multi-member Scottish regional areas.

The first meeting of the fourth Scottish Parliament will take place within a week of the election taking place, with the new MSPs being sworn in and a presiding officer being elected.

Keep abreast of all the news of the election via our Scottish politics website, our Facebook page or our election Twitter page.

Here, is a weekly round-up of the campaigning so far.

WEEK ONE

Holyrood winds up before election

MSPs bidding farewell to Holyrood

Local views on RAF bases battle

Holyrood parties react to Budget

Town's ferry service 'is vital'

Campaign begins in wake of Budget

Fuel price fear for Scots drivers

Parties face education questions

Conservative candidate quits race

Shopping wars hit rural Scotland

Party leaders on campaign trail

Second Tory candidate steps down

Scots Lib Dem candidate resigns

WEEK TWO

Party focus on young and economy

Third Tory candidate steps down

'Aliens and strangers' or voters?

Business focus for Holyrood drive

Deadline for Holyrood candidates

Voters speak up for rural tourism

Lib Dems make council tax pledge

Vote focus on justice and elderly

Pressing issues for coastal town

Council 'political mag' withdrawn

Scotland election: Issues guide

Health and transport lead agenda

Election votes blow in the wind

Vote registration deadline looms

Election trail focus on education

Students focus on cost of learning

Parties on weekend election drive

Parties continue election drive

WEEK THREE

Tories detail education reforms

At-a-glance: Scots Tory manifesto

Third week of campaign continues

Senior Lib Dem backs Alex Salmond

UKIP calls for abolition of MSPs

Candidate failed to lodge papers

Lib Dems unveil 'jobs' manifesto

At-a-glance: Lib Dem manifesto

Orcadians speak with clear voice

Votes focus on police and carers

Labour bid to end 'jobless youth'

At-a-glance: Labour manifesto

Business at heart of campaigning

Energy issues drive island voters

Principal's tuition fees warning

Parties on Scots election trail

Protest halts Scots Labour event

What do 'new Scots' voters want?

Islanders fight to be connected

SNP's local tax 'would cost more'

Parties focus on tax and business

Fears for future of car ferry route

Veteran MacDonald sets out stall

Parties on weekend campaign trail

Party leaders clash over justice

WEEK FOUR

Poll shows Scots' top priorities

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Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12881052

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