⚠️ Project is not being updated since election has completed

Scotland Votes 2026

Track Scottish party manifestos and compare policies side by side. Built for voters.

Live at scotvote26.org — Scottish Parliament election, 7 May 2026.

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What it does

• Tracks manifesto release dates for every major party
• Compares party commitments across 13 policy areas in one table
• Filterable by policy area so you can focus on what matters to you
• Updated as manifestos are published

Non-partisan. No ads. No tracking beyond basic analytics.

Stack

• Jekyll 4.3 — static site, no database
• Pure CSS, no frameworks
• Vanilla JS for table filtering
• Hosted on GitHub Pages
• Analytics via GoatCounter (privacy-first, no cookies)

Run locally

git clone https://github.com/YOUR-USERNAME/elections-scotland-2026
cd elections-scotland-2026
bundle install
bundle exec jekyll serve --livereload

Site runs at http://localhost:4000.

Updating content

All content lives in two YAML files — no need to touch templates.

When a party publishes their manifesto

Edit _data/parties.yml:

manifesto_released: true
manifesto_date: "16 April 2026"
manifesto_url: "https://example.com/manifesto"

When adding a policy commitment

Edit _data/policies.yml, find the policy area and the relevant party entry:

- party: snp
  status: committed        # committed | opposed | partial | tbc
  summary: "Plain-English description of the commitment."

Adding a new policy area

Add a block to _data/policies.yml following the existing structure. Include an entry for every party in _data/parties.yml.

Contributing

Spotted an error or a missing commitment? Contributions welcome.

1. Fork the repo
2. Update the relevant _data/ file
3. Open a pull request with a source link in the description

Please link to an official party source (manifesto PDF, party website) for any policy data you add or change.

Licence

MIT — see LICENSE.