Talk:2022 Aberdeenshire Council election/GA1

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Reviewer: The C of E (talk · contribs) 15:11, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I will take this on. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 15:11, 1 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The first sentence in the previous election section needs an inline citation.
- same as a cite for the Lib Dems/SNP previously winning all other elections.
  - I don't have a single source for these but I can add a source for each of the previous six elections which should do the same job. Will add these once I've fixed the rest. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Is there a link for the Libertarian Party?
- It was linked further down in the Candidates section so I have moved it up to the first mention. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
All the councillors who switched parties should be in separate sentences to avoid cluttering the end of the current sentence with so many citations.
- I feel this is most effective as a single sentence because it avoids the redundancy of having to say "Cllr X resigned from party Y to sit as an independent" eight times. Would moving the citations to the councillors' names suffice in uncluttering the middle of the paragraph? For example: Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including Conservative councillors Colin Pike,^[1] Jim Gifford,^[2] Lesley Berry,^[3] Jeff Hutchison,^[4] Mike Roy^[5] and Dianne Beagrie;^[6] SNP councillor Geva Blackett^[7] and Labour councillor Alison Evison,^[8] who resigned from their respective parties to become independents. (I know there's less than eight references but I thought I'd wait to hear your thoughts on this suggestion before doubling checking where each would go). Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
In the section about the by-elections, the cites should be at the end of the sentence as per MOS:PF
- Also, the sentence is a bit run-on so it would be more prudent to name the wards and who won them in separate sentences.
  - I'm a bit confused by the first bit here because that just seems to talk about how references and punctuation should be formatted but I have added more detail per your suggestion so hopefully that covers everything here. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
The candidates section also needs more inline citations (specifically for the record number of candidates and breakdown of where the parties stood)
- Everything in this paragraph is sourced to the two citations at the end of it so I assume you just want those two duplicated throughout the paragraph? Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note 2 in the Seats Changing Hands section needs an inline citation
- Same for Note 4 in the claim Evison stood successfully in Mearns
  - Done Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Citation needed for the coalition deal sentence
Source 66, it doesn't back the claim about Findlater becoming council leader. It says "is likely to take the post", it doesn't mean he actually did. Same for the deputy leader and provost claims need sources that definitively assert it.
- Working on these. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

In total, it does look fairly well written (and I accept the form of citing for the tables and associated sentences). @Stevie fae Scotland: Please ping me when you've responded to the comments raised and i'll have another look at it. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 07:27, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

- @The C of E: thanks for the review. I've not quite got everything yet but I had a couple of questions which I've added above and I thought it would be worthwhile letting you know while I'm working on the rest. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:23, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Stevie fae Scotland:, sorry just for clarity, can I ask if you're saying you're still working on the rest? The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 15:00, 7 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - No worries. I have got everything other than the two questions I'd asked above about the resigning to become independents sentence and the candidates section. Let me know your thoughts and I should have time this evening to sort both. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 10:18, 8 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Note- Things have changed at the council in recent weeks so I have added a couple of things to the aftermath section. Stevie fae Scotland (talk) 19:52, 2 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Sorry for the delay again. After having reviewed MOS:PF again, I think you are correct on that front. So based upon that issue being removed I am happy to pass this. Well done. The C of E God Save the King! (talk) 09:22, 9 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]