NEW: Early individual constituency votes for regional lists indicate that Alex Salmond's Alba Party is on course for electoral oblivion, with a slew of other fringe parties failing to cut through with the electorate. My analysis for @TheScotsman #sp21 scotsman.com/news/politics/…
In Aberdeen Donside, the party registered just 2.1 per cent of the list vote, and 2 per cent in Angus North and Mearns. Mr Salmond has put himself as Alba's top candidate in the NE list. If these numbers are replicated region-wide, it is not good news for the former FM.
These numbers, however, are positively buoyant compared to other results for Alba. It took just 0.8 per cent of the list vote in Orkney, 1.3 per cent in Hamilton, and 1.5 per cent in Clydebank and Milngavie.
Mr Salmond said earlier today that he defined success for Alba during #sp21 as having registered as a political party. Early days, but if these numbers are indicative of a national trend, this administrative triumph will be the only good news for him this weekend.
A deflated Mr Salmond now tells the BBC it "doesn't look like" Alba will make inroads in #SP21, and that the election came "too early" for the party. A significant admission of defeat given the timing of it - the list votes won't be confirmed for nearly 24 hours.
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