Council by-elections · South Lanarkshire
Avondale and Stonehouse by-election
Polls closed on 17 September 2026 from 7am to 10pm. One seat on South Lanarkshire, contested by 9 candidates.
Polls have closed and the count is under way. We will publish the result here once the council declares it. We would rather leave this blank than print a projection.
Who is standing
Every candidate on the ballot paper, in alphabetical order, exactly as the council published them.
- Ade AibinuConservative and Unionist Party
- Andrew FordeIndependent
- David GlennieLiberal Democrats
- Gary AllanYour Party
- George HobbinsReform UK
- Hannah MillerLabour Party
- Ken ThomsonAlliance for Democracy and Freedom
- Leigh PayneScottish National Party (SNP)
- Michael GrantScottish Green Party
Party names link to our own page on where that party stands. Candidates standing as independents, or for parties we do not cover, are listed without a link rather than pointed somewhere that does not describe them.