Postponed by-election to elect new councillor in Fortissat rescheduled for March
dailyrecord.co.ukGet the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The postponed by-election to elect a new councillor in the Fortissat ward has been rescheduled for March.The vote for the ward 13 seat in Shotts was originally scheduled to take place on Thursday, November 19, but was called off due to North Lanarkshire being placed in the highest tier of coronavirus restrictions.Returning Officer Des Murray said at the time that he considered it “inappropriate” from a public safety point of view that the by-election take place the day before level 4 restrictions came into force.The by-election follows on from the resignation of Tommy Cochrane after eight years in the role.The former independent councillor announced he.
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