wellyman Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Is it possible to have SNP candidates stand for Westminster in England ? If yes would it not be a good exercise on behalf of the SNP to put up candidates in Newcastle, Liverpool & Corby for example. At least it would be a change from the mainstream parties and add something new to the political scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 It's perfectly possible but I suspect it would backfire. No candidate would come anywhere close to being elected and it would be spun as being a failure. Interestingly the constituency of Liverpool Scotland had a nationalist MO from 1885 until 1929. Despite the name however it was an Irish Nationalist rather than a Scottish Nationalist. The name of the constituency derived from it being the area around Scotland Road in Liverpool. Those days were very different though as there was a highly concentrated Irish immigrant community there. That's never really been the case for Scots and even in somewhere like Corby - which probably comes closest - there isn't anything like the concentration of Scots that would make it feasible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virus-with-shoes Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Corby wouldnt vote SNP anyway, even if it was only Scots polled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunchy Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Corby isn't as Scottish as it once was now. There has been a massive influx of eastern Europeans and the Scots there are all older generations. Most younger folk there just say they are of Scottish ancestry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny's Yard Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 (edited) I used to work with a guy from Corby. His parents were Scottish. A bigger arsehole you are never likely to meet. And he was more BNP than SNP. Edited May 12, 2017 by Denny's Yard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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