Election Archives - The Glasgow Guardian



From Blair to Starmer: Echoes from the Past

21st November 2023

With spotlights looming over Starmer’s political promises, are we seeing a replica of the 1997 win, or a party that is losing the trust of its voters? Four consecutive general election losses have left many wondering if Labour could ever win a general election again. Currently, Starmer’s Labour has shifted firmly away from Corbynism, moving ...


UofG students declare candidacy for council elections in May

17th April 2022

The Glasgow Guardian catches up with the two students running for local council positions in the upcoming elections. With local elections shortly approaching on 5 May, The Glasgow Guardian speaks to two University of Glasgow students Jamie McGuire and Holly Moscrop who have declared their candidacy.  Jamie is running for Renfrew North and Braehead ward ...


PODCAST: Election Analysis

2nd March 2022

Join Editor-in-Chief Lucy Dunn as she interviews QMU presidential candidate Bailey McBride. It’s a day into the two-day polling, and The Glasgow Guardian speaks to Bailey about his plans to better welfare, mental wellbeing and engagement in the QMU next year. Click here to listen....


PODCAST: Election Analysis

2nd March 2022

As election voting continues, and although Jenna Fraser couldn’t be available for a live interview, Multimedia Editor Fraser McFarlane quizzed her on her manifesto, her stance on the recent UCU strikes, and whether her lacking SRC experience is a quality that runs in her favour, or otherwise. Click here to listen....


PODCAST: Election Analysis

2nd March 2022

Rinna Väre is running for SRC president this election season, and with a year’s experience as this year’s Gender Equality Officer on the council, News Editor Kimberley Mannion asks Rinna whether she is new enough – or not – to create the changes that the student body wants to see. Click here to listen....


PODCAST: Election Analysis

2nd March 2022

As the SRC election voting commences, Editor-in-Chief Lucy Dunn interviews presidential candidate Jordan Hunter, whose manifesto consists of provision of narwhals on campus, the opening of a Wizarding Department, but most of all: change. Click here to listen....


GUSA Hustings Coverage

1st March 2022

GUSA Hustings Brings New People and New Plans for Improvements in Sports. GUSA Hustings took place on Monday night and candidates gave exciting speeches about what they wanted to do for the future of sports at the University of Glasgow. Read below to find out more about the candidates, voting is open now and will ...


GUSA election manifesto analysis

1st March 2022

This year’s elections to the GUSA council see the election of two sabbatical positions – President, and for the first time, a sabbatical Vice President. The role of President remains uncontested with Club Sport Convenor Vivek Pandya elected unopposed to the role. The Vice President position is being contested by GUSA’s current Alumni Convenor Ewan ...


Election analysis: Who are the candidates vying to be next year’s SRC sabbatical officers?

1st March 2022

Editor-in-Chief Lucy Dunn and News Editor Luke Chafer break down the 2022/23 SRC sabbatical candidate manifestos. Nominations for major positions on the 2022/23 student board of the SRC, Glasgow University’s Student Representative Council, have now closed as of Friday 18 February. The SRC elections are held annually, with four paid sabbatical positions on offer, which ...


Kaukab Stewart wins Glasgow Kelvin constituency

8th May 2021

Kaukab Stewart is the first woman of colour to be elected to the Scottish parliament. Kaukab Stewart has been elected as Glasgow Kelvin’s new MSP. Stewart won the constituency with 14,535 votes, increasing the SNP’s share of the vote in the constituency by 1.8% from 2016. Kaukab Stewart is the first woman of colour to ...