2021 in Scotland
Incumbents
Events
- 4 February – 2021 Kilmarnock incidents lead to three deaths.
- 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-57038039|title=Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon celebrates 'historic' SNP election win|work=BBC News |date=8 May 2021 |access-date=9 May 2021}}
- 13 May
- 2021 Airdrie and Shotts by-election
- 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.{{cite web |title=Anger as protesters who blocked UK immigration raid face day in court |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/jun/05/anger-as-protesters-who-blocked-uk-immigration-raid-face-day-in-court |website=the Guardian |access-date=5 June 2022 |language=en |date=5 June 2022}}
- 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.{{cite web|date=28 May 2020|title=New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-dates-agreed-for-cop26-united-nations-climate-change-conference|website=gov.uk}}
- 25-27 November - Storm Arwen causes widespread damage and power outages across Scotland.
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).{{Cite web |url=https://thecatholicuniverse.com/scottish-bishops-mourn-the-death-of-bishop-emeritus-vincent-logan/ |title=Scottish bishops mourn the death of Bishop Emeritus Vincent Logan |access-date=2021-05-09 |archive-date=2021-01-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114182635/https://thecatholicuniverse.com/scottish-bishops-mourn-the-death-of-bishop-emeritus-vincent-logan/ |url-status=usurped }}
- 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){{cite news|last=Flockhart|first=Gary|title=Sir William Macpherson: Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry dies aged 94|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/uk-news/sir-william-macpherson-judge-stephen-lawrence-murder-inquiry-dies-aged-94-3134995|work=The Scotsman|location=Edinburgh|access-date=2021-02-15|date=2021-02-15}}
- 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){{cite web |title=Una Stubbs, actor in Sherlock and Till Death Do Us Part, dies aged 84 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/aug/12/actor-una-stubbs-dies-aged-84 |website=the Guardian |access-date=12 August 2021 |language=en |date=12 August 2021}}
- 23 August – Elizabeth Blackadder, painter and printmaker (born 1931){{cite web |title=Dame Elizabeth Blackadder obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/aug/25/dame-elizabeth-blackadder-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=25 August 2021 |language=en |date=25 August 2021}}
- 23 August – Colin Bell, journalist, broadcaster and author (born 1938).{{cite news |title=Obituary: Colin Bell, formidable broadcaster who delighted in being intellectually provocative |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/19711516.obituary-colin-bell-formidable-broadcaster-delighted-intellectually-provocative/ |access-date=11 July 2022 |work=The Herald |date=11 November 2021}}
- 15 October – Robert Black, auditor (born 1946){{cite news |url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/announcements/deaths/deaths/19680501.Robert__Black/ |title=Notices and Announcements > Death Notices & Obituaries > Robert Black |work=The Herald |date=30 October 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}
- 26 October – Walter Smith, Scottish association football player, manager and director (born 1948){{cite news |last1=Wilson |first1=Brian |title=Walter Smith obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/oct/27/walter-smith-obituary |work=The Guardian |date=27 October 2021|access-date=5 December 2021}}
- 5 December – Gary Callander, Scottish international rugby union player (born 1959){{cite news |url=https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/19763722.amp/ |title=Former Scotland captain Gary Callander dies aged 62 |first=David |last=Barnes |work=Evening Times |date=5 December 2021 |access-date=5 December 2021}}
See also
References
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