Candidates and Constituency Assessments

'...Weapons of Mass Distraction.....' A Freudian slip by Tony Blair in a speech in Iraq, December 2003.

Glasgow North West

Candidates

	Labour	John Robertson
	Scottish National Party	Graeme Hendry
	Conservative & Unionist	Murray Roxburgh
	Liberal Democrat	Dr Paul Graham
	Scottish Socialist Party	Anthea Irwin
	Scottish Green Party	Martha Wardrop
	Socialist Labour Party	Colin Muir

Candidates

The Labour candidate is John Robertson.

The SNP candidate is Graeme Hendry. Graeme joined the SNP in 1997 as a member of Anniesland constituency whilst still a student. Since joining the SNP Graeme has held a variety of positions at branch level including Organiser and Treasurer. In 2000 Graeme was a member of the organising committees for the Anniesland by-elections and in 2001 he stood in the Tollcross Park by-election for Glasgow City Council. Born in Irvine, Ayrshire in 1978 Graeme has an Honours Degree in Politics from Glasgow University. After graduating in 2000 Graeme worked as a Voluntary Worker for Maryhill Citizens Advice Bureau before moving onto work within the Welfare Rights Department at North Lanarkshire Council Social Work Department. In September 2001 Graeme returned to University where he gained a PG Dip Careers Guidance from Strathclyde University. Since August 2002 Graeme has been working as a Careers Adviser for Careers Scotland in Clydebank. Graeme is a member of Unison. He lives in Partick, Glasgow with his wife. In his spare time he is a keen follower of football and plays badminton and golf.

The Conservative candidate is Murray Roxburgh. At the 1999 Scottish parliamantary elections, he stood in Glasgow Springburn, coming third with 5.31 %. He was also 9 th on the Conservative list for Glasgow.

Lib Dem candidate, Dr Paul Graham was born in 1967 and educated at Kingswood School in Bath, Exeter University and the London School of Economics. He is single and has worked as a researcher and lecturer at Hamburg University, the European University Institute at Florence (Italy), and the Universities of Newcastle, Liverpool Heidelberg (Germany) and Glasgow. He is a member of the London University Institute of Historical Research, the London University Institute of Germanic Studies, the Association of University Teachers (AUT), the National Trust for Scotland, Amnesty International and Glasgow Western Masters Swimming Club. His interests also include travel and music. He stood for Glasgow City Council at the 2003 elections and at the Drumy by election for the City of Glasgow Council in September 2003 where he came fifth with 1.4 % of the vote. At the 2003 Scottish parliamentary elections, he contested Glasgow Govan, coming fifth with 8.6 % of the vote and was also ninth on the Lib Dem list for the Glasgow region.

The SSP candidate is Anthea Irwin who lives in Partick and works as a lecturer in Media Analysis at Glasgow Caledonian University, where she is a member of the EIS/ULA union. She played an active role in the Save Our Hospitals campaign, fighting to save maternity services at the Queen MotherÕs and opposing cuts and privatisation across the Health Service. Anthea helps co-ordinate the SSPÕs womenÕs network, which encourages womenÕs more active engagement with political issues and campaigns. She is also a committed campaigner against the war in Iraq.

The Scottish Green Party candidate is Martha Wardrop who is is 35 and employed as a policy officer, supporting the development of voluntary organisations in Glasgow. She is a graduate of both Glasgow and Strathclyde Universities with twelve years of experience in community work. Having campaigned at the grassroots on food, green spaces and transport, she is well placed to improve the quality of life for the residents in the North West of the City.

The Socialist Labour Party candidate is Colin Muir.

Notional 2001 result

Logo	Party	Denver			Baxter
		Votes	%		Votes	%
	Labour	18,703	54.90 %		18,337	54.92 %
	Scottish National Party	5,472	16.06 %		5,393	16.15 %
	Liberal Democrat	3,972	11.66 %		3,865	11.657 %
	Conservative & Unionist	3,194	9.37 %		3,074	9.21 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,108	6.19 %		2,123	6.36 %
	Scottish Green Party	621	1.82 %
	Others				599	1.79 %
Notional Labour win	Notional Labour majority	13,231	38.83 %		12,944	38.76 %

Local Government wards in the constituency

This consists of the old Glasgow Anniesland seat with the exception of Kelvindale ward which goes to Glasgow North. It includes Jordanhill which was shared with the old Glasgow Kelvin, plus Scotstoun, Victoria Park and Hayburn from the old Glasgow Kelvin seat.