Labour set to win Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election – but only a thumping majority will herald big Scottish gains next year
Why is Labour’s Michael Shanks very widely expected to win?
Read moreRob Johns arrived at Essex in October 2010 having previously worked in the Department of Government at the University of Strathclyde. His teaching and research are in the fields of political psychology (especially the nature and origins of public opinion), electoral behaviour and questionnaire design. Rob is a Principal Investigator on the 2011 Scottish Election Study and has worked on a number of other major survey projects.
Rob is co-author of Takeover: Explaining the Extraordinary Rise of the SNP, and election night analyst on STV.
Why is Labour’s Michael Shanks very widely expected to win?
Read moreWe are a not-for-profit citizen journalism publication. Our aim is to publish well-written, fact-based articles and opinion pieces on subjects that are of interest to people in Scotland and beyond.
Bylines Scotland is a trading brand of Bylines Network Limited, which is a partner organisation to Byline Times.
Learn more about us