▁appointed ▁a ▁visit ing ▁Professor ▁at ▁Str ath c ly de ▁University . ▁A ▁by - e lection ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁SN P ' s ▁Ang us ▁Mill ar . ▁† † † † † † † † † † † ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Canal ▁SN P ▁C ll r ▁Billy ▁Mc All ister ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁party ▁and ▁became ▁an ▁Independent ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁SN P ▁leadership ▁were ▁int ol er ant ▁to ▁free ▁speech . ▁ ▁† † † † † † † † † † † † ▁On ▁ 2 5 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁G ars c ad den / Sc ot st oun hill ▁Labour ▁C ll r ▁John ▁Kelly ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁Motor ▁Ne ur on ▁D ise ase . ▁A ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁and ▁was ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁SN P ' s ▁Chris ▁C unning ham . ▁† † † † † † † † † † † † † ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Canal ▁Labour ▁C ll r ▁Chris ▁Kelly ▁res igned ▁from ▁the ▁council ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁a ▁polit ically ▁restricted ▁position ▁at ▁H M RC . ▁No ▁by - e lection ▁was ▁called ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁res ignation ' s ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁the ▁May ▁ 2 0