Edinburgh Council has confirmed a by-election will be held next year following the shock resignation of a senior SNP city councillor.
Former Lord Provost Frank Ross stepped down on Friday (December 16) after serving more than 10 years on the council.
His decision came less than 24 hours after a City Chambers meeting where the SNP group abstained from a vote deciding whether businesses in Roseburn disrupted for months by roadworks should be helped financially by the local authority - a move Mr Ross previously backed as the local councillor.
