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-elections
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.
Forth and Endrick (Stirling) By-Election, 06/05/2021
Falling on the same day as the Holyrood vote, this by-election in a rural Stirling ward is likely to go the Conservatives way.
Almond and Earn / Midlothian East By-Election Results
We bring a month bursting with by-elections to a close with an expectedly easy Conservative victory in Perthshire, and the SNP as clear winners in what could have been a very tight three-way contest.
Argyll & Bute By-Election Results, 18/03/2021
Two very different by-elections in Argyll & Bute gave us one ward where the Conservatives easily won on first preferences alone, and another where an Independent squeaked past the SNP at the very last stage to nab the seat.
Glasgow By-Election Results, 18/03/2021
Two by-elections in Glasgow delivered high drama in my own ward with a narrow Labour victory over the SNP, whilst the other ward was almost completely status quo.
Livingston South (West Lothian) By-Election Result
Giving us classic STV action in 2017 with an SNP first preference lead but Labour winning the re-calculation for a single councillor, this result wasn’t nearly so close, as the SNP swept to an easy victory.