By-Election Result: South Kintyre
An Independent storms to victory to succeed her father, whilst the SNP and Conservatives slump to record lows in the ward. […]
An Independent storms to victory to succeed her father, whilst the SNP and Conservatives slump to record lows in the ward. […]
A very popular local Independent leaves the door wide open for the SNP, Conservatives, or perhaps even his daughter. […]
Strong support on his home island led an Independent to make a quick return to the council, having previously been elected in 2017 as a Conservative. […]
The sad passing of an Independent councillor triggers the first “ordinary” by-election of the 2022-27 council term. What looks on the face of it to be an SNP-Lib Dem-Independent contest may be less rosy for the Lib Dems if their councillor of three decades has become reliant on his personal vote. […]
A typically Independent-led council that has gotten progressively less Independent, whether that trend continues this election or not is all but impossible to predict in advance. […]
The last by-election of the year, and second last of the term, gives an expected Conservative victory in a largely rural ward, where Independents rather than the SNP were their main challengers. […]
The most surprising of our end of term by-elections comes from a last-minute resignation, where the Conservatives seem the clear favourites, with their only real challengers likely to be an Independent. […]
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. […]
The other Argyll and Bute by-election taking place on the 18th of March is a Lib Dem vacancy that’s most likely to go to the Conservatives. […]
One of two Argyll & Bute by-elections, both sadly following the death of a councillor, Bute will be a tough competition between the SNP, Conservatives and a strong local Independent. […]
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