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17 hours ago · Elections to the City of Edinburgh Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank ...
17 hours ago · William Archibald Macdonald, MP for Queen's County Ossory 1886–1892, who was totally blind from age of 13. Sir William Hornby, MP for Blackburn 1886–1910, who became deaf in 1908. George William Palmer, MP for Reading 1892–1895 and 1898–1904, who became increasingly deaf in office, causing his resignation.
