Significats de recent byelections en anglès

In recent byelections they were able to chip away at the vote bank of the ruling, centre-right party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

Labour can point to other recent byelections in Scotland where it did badly - and yet went on to win a general election.

The Lib Dems have suffered big swings against them in each of the recent byelections, coming a poor fourth in both in Scotland.

Following the recent byelections, there are 28 members of the Dáil representing 22 different constituencies who come under the general heading of Independents or Others.