What could have been a tight contest in this ward, and looked wafer-thin on first preferences, was a good old-fashioned romp home for an Independent candidate, in true Highland style.
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Aird and Loch Ness (Highland) By-Election, 11/03/2021
The first of a trio of by-elections due on the 11th, the untimely passing of the Conservative councillor here results in a highly unpredictable competition. Could go any of Con/SNP/Ind/LD!
Islands Act Boundary Reviews – Highland
Boundary changes are incoming for Councils that include inhabited islands as a result of the Islands Act. Highland is in for sweeping changes, but those result more from the Electoral Reform Act.
Eilean a’ Cheò By-Election Result
The second by-election of the decade took us on our fourth visit to Highland Council since BBS launched, and their fifth by-election since the full council in 2017.
Eilean a’ Cheò (Highland) By-Election, 12/03/2020
We’re still on the west coast of Scotland for 2020’s second council by-election on the 12th … Eilean a’ Cheò (Highland) By-Election, 12/03/2020Read more
Fife and Inverness Council By-Election Results, 14/11/19
November’s flurry of council by-elections hit its peak this week, with three by-elections. With a General Election looming, I remind readers not to hook too many theories about the national situation on the shoogly peg of a handful of local by-elections.
Inverness Central (Highland) By Election, 14/11/2019
Inverness Central’s SNP councillor Richard Laird is standing down due to ill-health, having served as a councillor since 2012.
By-Election Results December 2018
We finished up 2018 with two by-elections at opposite ends of the country – one in the Highlands and one in Dumfries & Galloway. Both of these are large, rural wards but with quite different political histories.
Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (Highland) By-Election, 06/12/18
We’re taking a return trip to the Highlands for next month’s by-election in Wester Ross, Strathpeffer … Wester Ross, Strathpeffer and Lochalsh (Highland) By-Election, 06/12/18Read more
By-Election Results April 2018
April’s two by-elections ended the recent spate of Scottish council by-elections, with no more expected for … By-Election Results April 2018Read more