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Edinburgh Southern's Tactical Voting Showdown

Edinburgh Southern's Tactical Voting Showdown

Published 2 weeks, 2 days ago
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Edinburgh Southerns Labour stronghold faces a tactical voting challenge as new boundaries shift the area south, potentially drawing anti-SNP votes from Tories and Lib Dems. SNPs Deidre Brock, ex-MP for another Edinburgh seat, is pushing her manifesto hits like GP walk-ins, extended childcare, and a two-pound bus cap, while locals are concerned about education cuts, NHS strains, crumbling roads, and tax squeezes. Conservatives Marie-Clair Munro and Lib Dem Jane Alliston Pickard could see their supporters sway to Labour on the constituency vote to block SNP, then pick their own on the list paper. Reform UKs Charles Turner and indie Marc Wilkinson from Edinburgh and East Lothian People are also in the mix, with polling stations opening soon and tactical plays potentially tipping the scales either way.

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