New Prime Minister David Cameron may be riding a large wave of popularity, but he won't make any friends in Scotland with his 2015 Election date as it is the same day as the Scottish Parliamentary Elections.Cameron will no doubt face clashes with Scottish MP's in the House of Commons today as his proposal for the 2015 Election to take place on 7th May means it will clash with Scottish Parliamentary elections.
Not only is this the case in Scotland but also the Welsh elections will be held on 7th May. And then there is the decision by Cameron and the Conservatives: Should the next UK election be done by proportional representation? I'm sure the Liberal Democrats have the answer.
The last time two different elections with voting systems were held on the same day, there were almost 180,000 spoiled ballots. These were the Scottish parliament elections and the council elections back in 2007.
David Cameron makes his first visit as prime minister to Scotland today. No doubt he will have to face staunch opposition to this proposed date not only in Scotland but also in Wales and possibly from the other side of the coalition from the Liberal Democrats.
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