#8 – Lanark and Hamilton East
#7 – Rutherglen and Hamilton West
#6 – Airdrie and Shotts
#5 – Stirling
Author: Ballot Box Scotland
Aberdeen and Moray Council By-Election Results, 21/11/19
We bring our busy November to a close with two by-elections in the former Grampian (gone but not forgotten) region. With the general election looming ever closer, I again remind folk that these are not predictive of results for MP seats that could see turnout twice as high.
Ballot Box Battlegrounds GE19 – 12-9
#12 – Inverclyde
#11 – Glasgow North East
#10 – Motherwell and Wishaw
#9 – Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Fife and Inverness Council By-Election Results, 14/11/19
November’s flurry of council by-elections hit its peak this week, with three by-elections. With a General Election looming, I remind readers not to hook too many theories about the national situation on the shoogly peg of a handful of local by-elections.
GE 2019 – Who is Standing, and Where?
We know the 4 Westminster parties are standing everywhere, but who else will we see on ballot papers across Scotland?
Ballot Box Battlegrounds GE19 – 16-13
#16 – Argyll & Bute
#15 – Edinburgh South West
#14 – Midlothian
#13 – Dunfermline and West Fife
Shetland Council By-Election Results
Everyone may be focused on the Westminster General Election right now, but local democracy stops for nothing. For people desperate to foolishly attempt to read national runes from local by-elections, Shetland Islands Council’s Independent tendencies are going to leave you pretty disappointed.
Ballot Box Battlegrounds GE19 – 20-17
#20 – Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
#19 – Glasgow North
#18 – Edinburgh North and Leith
#17 – Central Ayrshire
Ballot Box Scotland Election Night Team
During the count for May’s European Elections it became clear that count night needs more than one person on it. I’m therefore excited to announce I’m looking for people to join the Ballot Box Scotland Election Night Team.
Keith and Cullen (Moray) By-Election, 21/11/19
The next in our sudden spate of by-elections is up in Moray, where Independent Councillor for the Keith and Cullen Ward Ron Shepherd has announced his resignation. Shepherd has served a solid two decades on the council, having originally been elected in 1999.