The SNP want to hold the vote to replace Margaret Ferrier in Rutherglen and Hamilton West on 5 October.
The SNP is expected to move the writ on Monday on the first day of Parliament following the summer recess.Ms Ferrier, who had the SNP whip removed in 2020, lost her seat after almost 12,000 of her constituents signed a recall petition.
She was given 270 hours of community service in August 2022 after being convicted of breaching Covid regulations almost two years earlier.Margaret Ferrier was elected MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West in 2019 having previously held the seat from 2015 to 2017 Ms Ferrier travelled to London and spoke in the Commons while awaiting the result of a Covid test, then got a train home after testing positive.The SNP are hoping to retain the Rutherglen and Hamilton West seat, with Labour forecast to be the primary challengers.Who is standing?Bill Bonnar
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