Date confirmed for Rutherglen & Hamilton West by-election

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Voters in Rutherglen & Hamilton West will be going to the polls on October 5 after a date was confirmed for Scotland’s first recall by-election.Constituents will choose a new MP to replace the deposed Margaret Ferrier, whose ousting from office through a public petition following her 2020 Covid rule breaches was confirmed by the House of Commons speaker as parliament returned from its summer recess on Monday.The long-anticipated date was confirmed for the first time yesterday by returning officer Cleland Sneddon, the chief executive of South Lanarkshire Council – who also highlighted that next month’s poll will be the first in the country to require photo ID.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android Candidates now have until 4pm on Tuesday, September 12 to submit their official nomination papers to the election office in Hamilton, with a record field for the seat of at least nine hopefuls already having launched their campaigns in the key battleground constituency.Registered voters will begin receiving poll cards from next Friday, September 15; new registrations of eligible constituency residents aged 18 or over must be made by September 19 and new postal and proxy vote arrangements by the following day.Mr Sneddon said: “This by-election will be the first in Scotland since photo identification was made