 | 'Labour introduced devolution to Scotland without any thought for the unfairness that this created in England. It will be incumbent upon us to sort this out.' Angela Browning, Shadow leader of the House of Commons, 14 th January 2001. |  |
| 'Labour introduced devolution to Scotland without any thought for the unfairness that this created in England. It will be incumbent upon us to sort this out.' Angela Browning, Shadow leader of the House of Commons, 14 th January 2001. | |
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John Mason MP |  |
| Scottish National Party | ||
| John Mason is originally from Rutherglen, is 51, an accountant, and has lived in the East End for 18 years. After training in Glasgow, he has worked for housing associations, nursing homes, and with a charity in London. He also spent 3 years in Nepal with an NGO representing churches from all over the world. His other interests include involvement in Easterhouse Baptist Church, hill-walking and camping. He was elected as the Councillor for the Garrowhill ward in 1998 at a by-election obtaining a 17.5 % swing from Labour. He held the seat in 1999 and 2003. Cllr Mason has led the SNP Group on the Council since 1999 and was elected in 2007 as Councillor for the new ward of Baillieston. He achieved the highest personal vote of any Councillor in Glasgow and is the SNP's longest serving Glasgow Councillor. In July 2008 he contested the Glasgow East by-election against the sitting MSP and ex-Scottish Executive Minister Margaret Curran MSP, obtaining a 22.51 swing to the SNP from Labour and winning the seat by 365 votes. Recent electoral experience 2008 Westminster Parliament by-election, Glasgow East, 11,277 votes (43.01 %) (elected) 2007 City of Glasgow Council election, Baillieston, 3,199 first preference votes (30.83 %) (elected) 2003 City of Glasgow Council election, Garrowhill, 1,331 votes (42.50 %) (elected) 1999 City of Glasgow Council election, Garrowhill, 1,683 votes (44.46 %) (elected) 1998 City of Glasgow Council by-election, Garrowhill, 793 votes (49.37 %) (elected) | ||
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Pat McPhee |  |
| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Pat McPhee was Conservative election agent for Ayr, Carrick & Cumnock and Central Ayrshire at the 2005 Westminster election. She contested Cunninghame South at the 2007 Scottish Parliament elections but did not stand on the South of Scotland Regional list.
Recent electoral experience. 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Cunninghame South, 3,073 votes (13.12 %) | ||
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| Labour | ||
Ministerial Posts: Recent electoral experience | ||
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Who? |  |
| Liberal Democrat | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
| Labour | 20,829 | 63.72 % | 21,332 | 63.24 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 5,591 | 17.10 % | 5,786 | 17.15 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,268 | 6.94 % | 2,265 | 6.72 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 1,994 | 6.10 % | 2,129 | 6.31 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 1,892 | 5.79 % | 2,092 | 6.20 % | |
| Others | 115 | 0.35 % | 113 | 0.34 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 15,238 | 46.62 % | 15,546 | 46.11 % | |
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