Probably the most interesting of this batch of Glasgow by-elections, the only one the SNP won in single-seat terms in 2022, and one of the Greens’ likely targets for 2027.
Author: Ballot Box Scotland
By-Election Preview: Drumchapel and Anniesland (Glasgow) 21st of November 2024
Although this should be a pretty nailed on Labour win, to me it’s the most exciting by-election of the year because I actually get to vote in it.
By-Election Preview: Fort William and Ardnamurchan (Highland) 21st of November 2024
In Highland, you always need to consider Independents and personal votes. Well, this time the Lib Dems are standing a former Independent who had a clear popular vote, so they’ve probably landed the win already.
By-Election Result: Falkirk South 2024
Labour manage another by-election conversion relative to 2022, but under the surface their success continues to be much shallower than you might expect after their Westminster success.
By-Election Preview: Whitburn and Blackburn (West Lothian) 14th of November 2024
Labour are the likely winners in an area that’s generally been strong for them, but the most interesting result may come from Reform UK.
By-Election Preview: Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse (East Ayrshire) 14th of November 2024
A relatively quiet ballot by current standards, the SNP have long been strong in Kilmarnock but in this ward have gradually lost support over the years; that may ease Labour’s path to victory.
By-Election Preview: Doon Valley (East Ayrshire) 14th of November 2024
Sometimes, by-election predictions are very simple. This is one such case. Labour will win.
By-Election Preview: Colinton and Fairmilehead (Edinburgh) 14th of November 2024
A typically busy Edinburgh by-election ballot has Labour attempting to get a former councillor and MP back in office after a ban on such returns was abolished, but they possibly face a strong challenge from the Lib Dems.
By-Election Result: Mossend and Holytown
Labour manage another entirely expected win, amidst truly dire turnout and a demographically unsurprising result for Reform UK that could see them with a councillor here at a full election.
By-Election Result: Fortissat 2024
An expected Labour victory in one of Scotland’s most peculiar wards comes alongside a very strong result for a newly formed local party that may set them up for future success.