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The cost of holding a council by-election
The cost of holding the recent by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead has now been broken down by the Finance Convener - at least in part.
The...
Candidates confirmed for January by-election
A by-election is being held in Colinton/ Fairmilehead on 23 January to fill two vacant councillor positions and today the council has announced those...
Candidates for by-election invited to register now
Nominations open on Friday 6 December for candidates who wish to stand in the forthcoming Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election to register with the Council’s Returning Officer.
On...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – two candidates selected
Two more candidates have been chosen for the January by-election to elect two new councillors in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward where three councillors have resigned...
Conservatives field one candidate for January by elections in Colinton/Fairmilehead
Neil Cuthbert has been selected again to stand for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party at what will be the third by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead...
Liberal Democrats asked to foot the bill for the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election
The Conservative group at The City of Edinburgh Council has asked the Liberal Democrats to pay the costs of holding the November by-election in...
“Local” LibDem councillor resigns after plans to move abroad revealed –...
Newly elected LibDem councillor for Colinton/Fairmilehead, Louise Spence, who tendered her resignation within a week of being elected, clearly knew in advance of the...
Breaking news – new LibDem councillor resigns
In a shock move, new Liberal Democrat councillor, Louise Spence, has resigned “for personal reasons” just a week after being elected.
The win by Ms...
Colinton/Fairmilehead – second by-election will be held in January
A second by-election will be held in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward following the resignation of Cllr Marco Biagi.
Residents will be able to cast their votes...
Biagi leaving councillor role to join The Scottish Government
Marco Biagi, councillor in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward and former MSP and Government Minister, has announced his resignation from the council today.
He is to...
Second by-election to be held in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward
Following the by-election held only last week when a Liberal Democrat councillor was elected in Colinton/Fairmilehead ward, there will now be a second by-election...
Scottish Liberal Democrats are “surging forward”
After a second by election win in Edinburgh in two years, and following what they regard as a successful result in the General Election,...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – the result is announced
The result of the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election has been announced just before midday.
Following voting on Thursday, the votes were counted electronically on Friday morning at...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election today
Today is the day for voters in Colinton/Fairmilehead to go to the polls and elect the third councillor for their ward.
The by-election has...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election candidates set out stalls
Candidates vying to become Edinburgh’s newest councillor have set out their stalls ahead of a by-election next week.
Voters living in the Colinton/Fairmilehead ward will...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Hustings to be held this week
An election hustings is being organised in Colinton/Fairmilehead.
The hustings which has been set up by The Scottish Libertarian Party will be held on...
By-election – Neil Cuthbert Conservative candidate
Neil Cuthbert is standing in the 2024 by-election in Colinton/Fairmilehead as Scottish Conservative candidate.
As a chartered PR practitioner, he has been involved in...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – David Henry independent candidate
David Henry is an independent candidate in the by-election to be held in November in Colinton/Fairmilehead.
He explained that he does know the area quite...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Sheila Gilmore
I first met the Labour candidate, Sheila Gilmore, some years ago at Westminster, when she was an MP from 2010 to 2015. Now she...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Independent candidate calls for action on law enforcement
Mev Brown, an independent candidate in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election, has accused The Scottish Government of creating a crisis in Scottish policing while the opposition...
Lib Dems accused of ‘deceptive’ campaigning in by-election leaflet
Edinburgh’s Liberal Democrats have been accused of using “deceptive” campaigning tactics in the run up to a council by-election.
A leaflet distributed to voters in Colinton/Fairmilehead...
Candidates confirmed for Colinton/Fairmilehead by election
The by election in Colinton/Fairmilehead will take place on 14 November and all candidates who will stand have now lodged nomination papers with the...
Labour says by-election ‘crucial’ to holding onto power in council
Labour has said victory in an upcoming Edinburgh Council by-election will be “crucial” to the party clinging onto power in the City Chambers.
Voters in...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – nominations now open
Residents of Colinton/Fairmilehead will choose a new councillor next month to represent the ward which also includes Bonaly, Dreghorn, Oxgangs and Swanston and has...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by election – SNP select candidate
Dr Mairianna Clyde has been selected by the SNP group on Edinburgh Council to stand in the upcoming by election.
The by-election has been...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election 2024 – Edinburgh Greens candidate Daniel Milligan
The Edinburgh Green party have selected Daniel Milligan as their candidate in the upcoming Colinton - Fairmilehead by-election.
He hopes to join the 10...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Independent candidate David Henry
David Henry is standing as an independent candidate for Colinton/Fairmilehead in the 2024 by-election.
Mr Henry is one of two of the original complainers of...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election 2024 – Liberal Democrat candidate – Louise Spence
According to the leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats the Liberal Democrat candidate is Louise Spence.
https://twitter.com/agcolehamilton/status/1823811094424571932
She was also the candidate in the 2022 local...
Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election – Conservative candidate Neil Cuthbert
Neil Cuthbert has been selected as the Conservative candidate in the Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election which will be held on 14 November.
He is a local...
Formal process for Colinton/Fairmilehead by election 2024 begins
A by election will be called in the Colinton/Fairmilehead Ward on 14 November 2024 to replace Labour councillor Scott Arthur who has resigned.
Dr Arthur...
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