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I guess the rural Scottish constituencies are really spread out so takes them a while to collect them all in, while stuck behind a tractor/flock of sheep.
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It's the haggises ("haggi"?). They get into the ballot boxes, which slows things down while they're turfed out.
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As much as I love the idea of haggises getting into the ballot boxes I presume it's this - other half has family in the Dumfriesshire Clydesdale and Tweeddale constituency and said it's par for the course. Although if Skye can beat them (they would have announced by now if it wasn't for the recount) not sure how that holds up.
The borders towns around Peebles, Innerleithen etc. have some of the most extensive 20mph limits I've seen anywhere, so I imagine the Tories are blaming that.
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Fox
Seats yet to declare, because I was interested:
After a delayed first count, the Reform candidate James McMurdock appeared to have won the seat with around 12,000 votes from Labour's Jack Ferguson, with another beaten Tory, Stephen Metcalfe, around 1,000 votes behind.
Initially candidates were told Reform had won by a margin of 127 votes, which prompted Labour to demand a recount and an initial check found botched counting procedures.