A second Highland by-election in the one day prompted by an Independent resignation, this may have opened the way for a former Independent councillor to return.
By-elections
By-Election Preview: Inverness West (Highland) 12th of August 2021
Following the resignation of an Independent, the Lib Dems would appear on 2017 results to be favourites in this by election. But can they count on a party vote, or is their serving councillor elected on a personal basis?
By-Election Preview: East Livingston and East Calder (West Lothian) 5th of August 2021
A second Livingston by-election of the year follows the passing of a long-serving Labour councillor. 2017 results here look very similar to that other by-election – so will the outcome here follow with an SNP win despite Labour winning the 2017 recalc?
By-Election Result: Murdostoun
A by-election saw an Independent keeping the seat in the family, as a son succeeded his late father in a storming victory that left the SNP and Labour in the dust.
By-Election Result: East Garioch
An expected victory for the Conservatives in a ward they’d led in 2017, against a backdrop of Greens and Lib Dems unable to rely on their candidate’s personal votes this time.
By-Election Preview: Murdostoun (North Lanarkshire) 24th of June 2021
The sad passing of a very well respected local Independent triggers an unpredictable contest, with his son seeking to keep the seat in the family, against relatively evenly matched SNP and Labour candidacies.
By-Election Preview: East Garioch (Aberdeenshire) 17th of June 2021
Following the sad passing of the ward’s Lib Dem councillor, the Conservatives would seem most likely to emerge on top, given their first place in 2017 and other recent elections.
Airdrie & Shotts By-Election Result
Following on from last week’s Holyrood election, Scotland’s first Westminster by-election in a decade was a very muted affair, giving an expected SNP victory, though with Labour closing the gap.
Forth & Endrick By-Election Result
Somewhat overshadowed by the Holyrood election, a by-election in rural Stirling delivered an expected Conservative victory, though with the SNP running them close.
Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament) By-Election 13th of May 2021
An SNP MP attempting a move to the identically named Scottish Parliament constituency has led to this by-election. This will be a clear two-horse race between the SNP and Labour, and it seems likely the SNP will hold it.