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TWO Shetland councillors who stood in the Scottish Parliament by-election in 2019 say they have no intention of putting themselves forward for the upcoming vote in May.
Independent candidate Ryan Thomson gained nearly 11 per cent of the vote in the August 2019, or 1,286 votes, coming third behind Liberal Democrat winner Beatrice Wishart and the SNP’s Tom Wills.
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He said he wants to focus on his council duties instead of running again for MSP in the 6 May election.
The North Isles member said his experience in the by-election was “nothing but positive”.
“Because of personal circumstances at the time I couldn’t do as much canvassing as I would have liked, but it got me speaking to a lot of people who I wouldn’t ordinarily have met, and listened to a broad range of opinions, which I think is very important,” he said.