A double by-election arises from some of the most outrageous(ly funny) circumstances, as November’s by-election winner quit the following week.
By-elections
By-Election Result: Partick East and Kelvindale (2024)
Labour secure an easy victory in one of Glasgow’s least-SNP favourable wards, whilst the Greens endure a second surprisingly poor showing in a strong ward on a day they grew in a weaker ward elsewhere.
By-Election Result: Stirling East
Labour’s recent struggles to deliver big swings after transfers see the SNP getting a breather with a currently rare by-election victory.
By-Election Result: West Fife and Coastal Villages
Another Labour win in a seat they really shouldn’t have struggled with, in what turned out to be one of the blandest by-elections of the year, with very little in the way of swings one way or the other.
By-Election Result: Kilpatrick
An easy Labour win in one of their strongest wards, though with Reform seeming to dine largely on their vote rather than almost unaffected Conservatives.
By-Election Result: Maryhill
Labour cap off a Glasgow hat trick with a notional gain on the SNP versus 2022, but an embarrassing result for the Greens, failing to make headway in a key 2027 target.
By-Election Result: Drumchapel and Anniesland
Another Labour victory in spite of slippage caused by the rise of Reform and decent showings by a local Independent and the Greens.
By-Election Result: North East (Glasgow)
Both a Labour win and a strong Reform UK performance were expected here, but it shouldn’t be underplayed how remarkable the latter is.
By-Election Result: Fort William and Ardnamurchan (2024)
An absolutely stonking Lib Dem victory hands them a seat without the need to pick up a single transfer, albeit their “Conservative-turned Independent-turned Lib Dem” candidate may have been pitch-perfect to pick up votes everywhere at a by-election.
By-Election Result: Doon Valley
Labour would have been in dire trouble if they didn’t win this one, but the fact the Conservatives significantly closed the gap still doesn’t bode well, to say nothing of them pushing the SNP into third.