Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005
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The Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005 was a local government by-election to Fife Council, Scotland
, held on 29 September, 2005.
The Auchtertool
and Burntisland
East by-election, 2005 was held on the same day as two parliamentary by-elections:
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, held on 29 September, 2005.
The Auchtertool
Auchtertool
Auchtertool is a small village in Fife, Scotland. It is 4 miles west of Kirkcaldy. The name is from the Gaelic uachdar, meaning upland or heights above the Tiel burn . The Tiel Burn flows a few hundred yards south of the kirk and village, which was formerly known as Milton of Auchtertool...
and Burntisland
Burntisland
Burntisland is a town and former royal burgh in Fife, Scotland on the Firth of Forth. According to an estimate taken in 2008, the town has a population of 5,940....
East by-election, 2005 was held on the same day as two parliamentary by-elections:
- Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 2005Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 2005The Glasgow Cathcart by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on 29 September 2005. It was caused by the resignation from the Scottish Parliament of Mike Watson, who won the seat at both the 1999 and 2003 elections....
- Livingston by-election, 2005Livingston by-election, 2005The Livingston by-election, 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, died on 6 August 2005....