2021 in Scotland
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Events from the year 2021 in Scotland.
Incumbents
Events
- 4 February – 2021 Kilmarnock incidents: a man stabs his ex-wife and stepdaughter to death and dies in a car crash.[1]
- 6 May – Elections to the devolved Scottish parliament take place. Voter turnout is the highest in a Scottish Parliament election to date, at 63.0%. The Scottish Nationalist Party improves its performance, finishing with 64 seats, just short of an overall majority. The Conservatives finish with 31 seats, Labour 22, Scottish Greens 8 and Liberal Democrats 4.[2]
- 13 May
- 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election: Anum Qaisar retains the UK Parliamentary seat for the SNP.
- Kenmure Street protests: protests occur after two Indian men living on Kenmure Street in Glasgow are taken from their home and detained by the Home Office in a van on the street for allegedly overstaying their visas. The men are released after 8 hours.[3]
- 28 May – Murder of Esther Brown in her Glasgow flat.
- 1–12 November – The 26th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26), a major United Nations climate summit, is held in Glasgow.[4]
- 25-27 November – Storm Arwen causes widespread damage and power outages across Scotland.
- 28 November – Brechin Cathedral closes its doors for the final time as a sanctified church.[5]
Deaths
- 4 January – Kay Ullrich, politician, MSP 1999–2003 (born 1943)
- 12 January – Willie Miller, urban planner (born 1950)
- 14 January – Vincent Logan, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Dunkeld 1981–2012 (born 1941; COVID-19).[6]
- 14 February – Sir William Macpherson, High Court judge and clan chief (born 1926)
- 11 May – Neil Connery, retired actor and younger brother of actor Sean Connery (born 1938)[7]
- 21 May – Ken MacKinnon, Scottish Gaelic sociolinguist (born 1933)
- 17 June – Andrew Welsh, Scottish politician (born 1944)
- 12 August – Una Stubbs, English actress (born 1937 in England)[8]
- 23 August – Elizabeth Blackadder, painter and printmaker (born 1931)[9]
- 23 August – Colin Bell, journalist, broadcaster and author (born 1938).[10]
- 15 October – Robert Black, auditor (born 1946)[11]
- 26 October – Walter Smith, Scottish association football player, manager and director (born 1948)[12]
- 5 December – Gary Callander, Scottish international rugby union player (born 1959)[13]
See also
References
- ↑ Truelove, Sam (2021-02-07). "Devastated aunt of stabbing victim calls double killer step dad an 'animal'". mirror. Retrieved 2023-04-17.
- ↑ "Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon celebrates 'historic' SNP election win". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ↑ "Anger as protesters who blocked UK immigration raid face day in court". The Guardian. London. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ↑ "New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference". gov.uk. 28 May 2020.
- ↑ Jeffay, John (2021-11-29). "Brechin Cathedral shuts doors after eight centuries". The Times. London. Retrieved 2022-01-11.
- ↑ "Scottish bishops mourn the death of Bishop Emeritus Vincent Logan". Archived from the original on 2021-01-14. Retrieved 2021-05-09.
- ↑ Flockhart, Gary (2021-02-15). "Sir William Macpherson: Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry dies aged 94". The Scotsman. Edinburgh. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
- ↑ "Una Stubbs, actor in Sherlock and Till Death Do Us Part, dies aged 84". the Guardian. 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ↑ "Dame Elizabeth Blackadder obituary". the Guardian. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ↑ "Obituary: Colin Bell, formidable broadcaster who delighted in being intellectually provocative". The Herald. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ↑ "Notices and Announcements > Death Notices & Obituaries > Robert Black". The Herald. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Wilson, Brian (27 October 2021). "Walter Smith obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ↑ Barnes, David (5 December 2021). "Former Scotland captain Gary Callander dies aged 62". Evening Times. Retrieved 5 December 2021.