2021 in Scotland explained

Events from the year 2021 in Scotland.

Incumbents

• First Minister – Nicola Sturgeon
• Secretary of Scotland – Alister Jack

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.^[1]
• 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.^[2]
• 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.^[3]
• 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).^[4]
• 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)^[5]
• 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)^[6]
• 23 August – Elizabeth Blackadder, painter and printmaker (born 1931)^[7]
• 23 August – Colin Bell, journalist, broadcaster and author (born 1938).^[8]
• 15 October – Robert Black, auditor (born 1946)^[9]
• 26 October – Walter Smith, Scottish association football player, manager and director (born 1948)^[10]
• 5 December – Gary Callander, Scottish international rugby union player (born 1959)^[11]

See also

• 2021 in England
• 2021 in Northern Ireland
• 2021 in Wales
• Politics of Scotland

Notes and References

1. News: Scottish election 2021: Nicola Sturgeon celebrates 'historic' SNP election win. BBC News . 8 May 2021 . 9 May 2021.
2. Web site: Anger as protesters who blocked UK immigration raid face day in court . the Guardian . 5 June 2022 . en . 5 June 2022.
3. Web site: 28 May 2020. New dates agreed for COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference. gov.uk.
4. Web site: Scottish bishops mourn the death of Bishop Emeritus Vincent Logan . 2021-05-09 . 2021-01-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210114182635/https://thecatholicuniverse.com/scottish-bishops-mourn-the-death-of-bishop-emeritus-vincent-logan/ . dead .
5. News: Flockhart. Gary. Sir William Macpherson: Judge in Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry dies aged 94. The Scotsman. Edinburgh. 2021-02-15. 2021-02-15.
6. Web site: Una Stubbs, actor in Sherlock and Till Death Do Us Part, dies aged 84 . the Guardian . 12 August 2021 . en . 12 August 2021.
7. Web site: Dame Elizabeth Blackadder obituary . the Guardian . 25 August 2021 . en . 25 August 2021.
8. News: Obituary: Colin Bell, formidable broadcaster who delighted in being intellectually provocative . 11 July 2022 . The Herald . 11 November 2021.
9. News: Notices and Announcements > Death Notices & Obituaries > Robert Black . The Herald . 30 October 2021 . 5 December 2021.
10. News: Wilson . Brian . Walter Smith obituary . The Guardian . 27 October 2021. 5 December 2021.
11. News: Former Scotland captain Gary Callander dies aged 62 . David . Barnes . Evening Times . 5 December 2021 . 5 December 2021.