The resignation of an accidental and not entirely willing Labour councillor gives voters in Shetland North the option to vote after they didn’t get to do so in 2022.
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By-Election Preview: Shetland West 17th of November 2022
An early doors resignation from an Independent opens the door for another Independent who only narrowly missed out. Rarely for Islands elections, there are more party candidates on the ballot than Independents – though only three candidates overall.
By-Election Preview: North Isles (Shetland) 4th of August 2022
An early by-election to fill a seat left vacant in May is guaranteed to go to an Independent.
Wards Worth Watching: Shetland Islands
Shetland’s recent run of Independent-only councils was broken in 2017, but only due to an uncontested ward auto-electing an SNP candidate. This year is already looking more party political in terms of candidtes, but will that translate to seats?
Shetland Council By-Election Results
Everyone may be focused on the Westminster General Election right now, but local democracy stops for nothing. For people desperate to foolishly attempt to read national runes from local by-elections, Shetland Islands Council’s Independent tendencies are going to leave you pretty disappointed.
Shetland Council By-Elections, 07/11/19
Shetland is enjoying quite a spell in the political spotlight at the moment. Following the by-election … Shetland Council By-Elections, 07/11/19Read more
Islands Un(ballot)boxed
Something a little different for Ballot Box Scotland today – looking not at election results past or present, but instead the process that surrounds drawing boundaries for those elections.
Shetland By-Election Result
Though we had the excitement of two by-elections yesterday, I’m going to cover the results of … Shetland By-Election ResultRead more
Shetland (Scottish Parliament) By-Election, 29/08/19
In an unexpected turn of events, former Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Tavish Scott announced his resignation last month, prompting a by-election for the Shetland constituency.