Fife by-election: voters will pick from seven candidates for vacant council seat

By Danyel VanReenen, Local Democracy Reporting Service

Published 31st Oct 2024, 09:08 BST

Voters go to the polls in a Fife ward this month: (Pic: Stock image)

Seven candidates are set to contest a by-election in Fife at the end of the month.

They are standing for the West Fife and Coastal Villages council seat which was vacated after Graham Downie became MP for Dunfermline and Dollar at the last General Election.

Nominations closed on Monday, and the confirmed candidates are: Karen Beaton (Labour); Paul Quigley (Lib Dems), Fiona McOwan (Scottish Greens), George Morton (Independent), David Ross (Tory), Daniel Smith (Scottish Family Party) and Paul Steele (SNP).

The election takes place on Thursday, November 28 with the result declared the following day.

The deadline to apply for a new postal vote or to amend or cancel an existing postal vote is 5pm on Wednesday, November 13.

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