Declaration of Colintin/Fairmilehead by-election result on 23-01-25 - a double by-election which saw Tory Neil Cuthbert and Labour's Conor Savage elected.
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00:00The number of first preference votes for each candidate was
00:3038. Nick Hornig, Independent, 13. Grant Lidster, Reform UK, 345. Richard Lucas,
00:43Scottish Family Party, 65. Daniel Millican, Scottish Greens, 426.
00:55Mark Nay Party, Independent, 5. Peter Nicholson, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 1,009.
01:11Thomas Savage, Scottish Labour Party, 1,146.
01:17Mark Wilkinson, Independent, 256. After application of the election rules, I declare that the
01:29following are elected as councillors for Ward 8, Collington-Fairmile Head. Neil Cuthbert,
01:36Scottish Liberal Democrats, 1,000. And Thomas Savage, Scottish Labour Party. Firstly I wanted
01:43to thank the people of Collington-Fairmile Head for putting your trust in me as your new councillor.
01:48I promise to serve you diligently and I'm not going to let you down. Being a councillor is
01:52about service to our community. Collington-Fairmile Head face a few challenges, improving transport
01:59links, maintaining our roads, protecting green spaces and supporting our schools. I'm going to
02:04work tirelessly to repay the faith they've put in me, being accessible to everyone and becoming a
02:09hard-working part of our local area. But most importantly, I thank the residents of Collington
02:14and Old Scanton-Fairmile Head for putting their faith in me and I can't wait to start delivering
02:19for them. Rebuilding trust in local politics, protecting our green spaces and ensuring effective
02:25transportation infrastructure. Thank you.