The sad passing of a very long serving Lib Dem sets the party up for a faceoff against an Independent for a neighbouring ward who only resigned last year.
By-elections
By-Election Preview: Na Hearadh (CNES) 4th of July 2024
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By-Election Result: Tain and Easter Ross (2024)
The sad passing of a popular local Independent couldn’t give any other result except the election of a new Independent, but some recovery compared to last year made this a rare bright spot for the SNP lately.
By-Election Result: Clydebank Central
A by-election arising from deeply unsavoury behaviour should have been an easy SNP win if times were good for them. Since they weren’t, it was instead an unsurprising Labour victory.
By-Election Preview: Tain and Easter Ross (Highland) 13th of June 2024
The sad passing of a popular local Independent with a near quarter-century of service under his belt seems likely to go to another Independent, though failing that, it would be the Lib Dems.
By-Election Preview: Clydebank Central (West Dunbartonshire) 13th of June 2024
A by-election arising in utterly vile circumstances would at any other time be an easy SNP win, but under current conditions it’s Labour with the advantage.
By-Election Result: Kilwinning
Absolutely no surprises as Labour swept to an easy victory in a ward they’ve done nothing but grow in strength within over the past few elections.
By-Election Result: Arbroath West, Letham and Friockheim
No surprises that the Conservatives won this Angus contest, though the absence of Independents from the ballot for the first time has made everyone’s swing a bit misleading.
By-Election Result: Inverness South
What was pegged as the SNP’s best bet at a by-election win for a long time ends in tears, with an excruciatingly poor first preference tally, leaving an Independent and the Lib Dems to fight it out for the seat.
Kilwinning (North Ayrshire) By-Election 9th of May 2024
The sad passing of a Conservative councillor triggers a by-election that Labour simply cannot lose, in what is easily their strongest ward in North Ayrshire, and one of their strongest anywhere in Scotland.