In Britain, voting is not the same in Scotland

Today, on 6 May, Thursday, Britain votes to elect regional votes (in Scotland and Wales), mayors (such as London) and thousands of local administrators. In other words, the largest elections are held for the British Parliament, and for this reason newspapers refer to it as “Super Thursday”, referring to the expression used in American politics on which day to vote During the primacy of Democrats and Republicans simultaneously in several states (in that case it falls on Tuesday, not Thursday and is called “Super Tuesday”).

The most important, awaited and commented election today is undoubtedly to renew parliament in Scotland. They are so relevant not so much to the uncertainty of victory – polls show current pro-European and center-left Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) as a big favorite – rather the first about uncertainty And the difference between the other party. Should the SNP win a major victory, Sturgeon’s government will almost certainly ask the UK central government, led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to hold a new referendum on Scottish independence after it failed in 2014.

– Read also: Will Thursday’s election bring Scotland closer to independence?

In recent times the SNP has suffered a significant decline in consensus due to a complex Political scam Dating back to 2018, but of which we resumed conversation between February and March; According to the elections, it was mainly the Scottish section of the Labor Party and the Greens who took advantage of it.

But, as noted, voting is not just in Scotland.

Election in wales
Also in Wales, as in Scotland, there is a vote to renew the local parliament, the “Senedd”, which is made up of 60 members. Currently the Welsh Labor, which has 29 seats in parliament, is governed with a minimum majority for two more seats guaranteed by the support of a small party and an independent member of parliament. The government is headed by Labor Prime Minister Mark Drakeford.

The two largest opposition parties are the Conservative Party, which has 10 seats in Parliament, and the Wales-friendly Plaid Simru Party, with 10 other seats.

Polls give Labor an advantage, which is also credited for dealing with the Drakeford epidemic, which is commonly welcomed. However, many seats are in balance and it is not certain that the ruling party will be able to govern without complicated alliances.

Mayor of london
One of the 13 mayors to be elected today is also from London, where Sadiq Khan, the current Labor Mayor of the British capital, is among the candidates.

Although the consensus of conservatives nationally has increased in recent months, above all thanks to the successes of the Johnson-initiated vaccination campaign, Khan is firmly ahead (48%): if he gets more than 50 percent of the vote. However, in the first round, they will be forced to go to the ballot. His main rival is conservative Sean Bailey who currently holds around 29 percent. In total, 20 candidates submitted themselves.

Election in england
In England, 143 local governments are voted for: they have authority over small areas of territories and have responsibility for education, transport, the environment, property taxes and other areas for small areas, among other specific matters. In total, around 5,000 delegates will be elected to local councils.

Election in Hartlepool
Today we also vote in the city of Hartlepul, about 90,000 residents in the north-east of England. These are elections that have national significance: they elect a member of the UK Parliament and are comparable to our “by-election” (electing a representative on a vacant seat for some reason).

Hartlepull could become an unexpected victory for Boris Johnson and the Conservatives, an advantage despite the fact that the seat has been Labor related since 1974. In general, it is very unusual for a party to win a seat that has already occupied such an election. But the conservative consensus in Hartlepul can be explained by the fact that Brexit, especially popular with conservatives, was supported here in 2016 with 70 percent of the vote.