Another poll showing Labour losing ground compared to the summer, with corresponding shoots of growth for the political right, and the big constitutional question still sitting too close for anybody’s comfort.
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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.
By-Election Result: Kilmarnock West and Crosshouse
Another Labour win in a ward they’d have been hard pressed to lose based on 2022 results, but with somewhat more modest swings after transfers than they might have hoped.
By-Election Result: Colinton and Fairmilehead
A thumping Lib Dem victory in a ward that would have seemed a solid bet for Labour in 2022 terms.
By-Election Result: Whitburn and Blackburn
Labour manage another expected win, and Reform UK show strong support in a ward well suited to them.
By-Election Result: Mearns
The Conservatives complete a trio of Aberdeenshire victories, against a slumping SNP and surging Lib Dems.
By-Election Result: Central Buchan
The Conservatives pull off a strong victory in a by-election notable for the surprising absence of Alba, despite this ward being home to the now-late Alex Salmond.
By-Election Result: Fraserburgh and District
A Conservative consolation prize for the humbling of Douglas Ross at the General Election, but with a swing towards the SNP and a strong – but not unanticipatedly so – result for Reform UK.
By-Election Result: Inverclyde West
Labour manage an expected win, but experience a surprising swing to the SNP after transfers are counted, whilst Alba record their best ever result thus far.