Members of the Scottish Parliament
The following MSPs have announced that they will not seek re-election in 2021:
- Aileen Campbell (SNP): represents Clydesdale
- Roseanna Cunningham (SNP): represents Perth and Kinross
- Bruce Crawford (SNP): represents Stirling
- Ruth Davidson (Conservative): represents Edinburgh Central
- Linda Fabiani (SNP): represents East Kilbride
- Mary Fee (Labour): represents West Scotland
- Neil Findlay (Labour): represents Lothian
- John Finnie (Green): represents Highlands and Islands
- Iain Gray (Labour): represents East Lothian
- Richard Lyle (SNP): represents Uddingston and Bellshill
- Angus MacDonald (SNP): represents Falkirk East
- Mark McDonald (Independent): represents Aberdeen Donside
- Margaret Mitchell (Conservative): represents Central Scotland
- Alex Neil (SNP): represents Airdrie and Shotts
- Gil Paterson (SNP): represents Clydebank and Milngavie
- Gail Ross (SNP): represents Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- Michael Russell (SNP): represents Argyll and Bute
- Elaine Smith (Labour): represents Central Scotland
- Stewart Stevenson (SNP: represents Banffshire and Buchan Coast
- David Stewart (Labour): represents Highlands and Islands
- Adam Tomkins (Conservative): represents Glasgow
Police and Crime Commissioners
The following PCCs have announced that they are not seeking re-election at the elections in 2021:
- Lord Willy Bach (Labour): Leicestershire
- Barry Coppinger (Labour): Cleveland
- Matthew Ellis (Conservative): Staffordshire
- Lorne Green (Conservative): Norfolk
- Kathryn Holloway (Conservative): Bedfordshire
- Angus Macpherson (Conservative): Wiltshire
- Sue Mountstevens (Independent): Avon and Somerset
- Julia Mulligan (Conservative): North Yorkshire
- Martyn Underhill (Independent): Dorset
- ** Jason Ablewhite (Conservative) resigned as PCC for Cambridgeshire and Ray Bisby is Acting PCC until the election
- ** Ron Hogg (Labour) passed away as PCC for Durham and Steve White is Acting PCC until the election
Councillors
The following councillors have announced that they are not seeking re-election at the elections in 2021:
- Allan Andrews (Conservative): represents Earlsdon on Coventry City Council
- David Baker (Liberal Democrat): represents Stannington on Sheffield City Council
- Julie Dore (Labour): represents Park and Arbourthorne on Sheffield City Council (2002-present) and is currently Leader of the Council
- Mary Douglas (Conservative): represents Salisbury St Francis and Stratford (2009-present) and previously served on Wiltshire County Council including time as a Cabinet Member.
- Jackie Drayton (Labour): represents Burngreave on Sheffield City Council (1996-present) and is currently Cabinet Member for Children and Families.
- John Ferrett (Independent): represents Paulsgrove on Portsmouth City Council
- Mark Flewitt (Conservative): represents St Laurence on Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
- Anna Fradgley (Liberal Democrat): represents Lymm South on Warrington Borough Council
- Peter Gruen (Labour): represents Cross Gates and Whinmoor on Leeds City Council
- Paul James (Conservative): represents Longlevens on Gloucester City Council
- Bob Pullin (Liberal Democrat): represents Beauchief and Greenhill on Sheffield City Council.
- Dave Rowntree (Labour): represents University on Norfolk County Council. He was previously drummer for Blur.
- Bob Smytherman (Liberal Democrat): represents Tarring on West Sussex County Council (2009-present). He will continue to serve on Worthing Borough Council until at least 2022 and will carry on in his role as Worthing’s Town Crier.
- Jim Steinke (Labour): represents Nether Edge and Sharrow on Sheffield City Council.
- Toby Sturgis (Conservative): represents Brinkworth on Wiltshire Council (2009-present), formerly represented Somerford on North Wiltshire District Council (1995-2003), Brinkworth on North Wiltshire District Council (2003-2009) and Wootton Bassett South on Wiltshire County Council (1997-2009). He has served on Wiltshire’s cabinet continuously since 2001, for most of that time with responsibility for strategic planning.
- Kate Taylor (Labour): represents Devonport on Plymouth City Council and is the council’s Cabinet Member for Health and Adult Social Care
- Laura Taylor (Conservative): represents Belle Vale on Dudley Borough Council
- Jennie Watkins (Conservative): represents Kingsway on Gloucester City Council