 | 'It is clear there is a requirement to retain the post of secretary of state but that it is a much reduced role. There is no doubt that recent holders of the post have been more like a spokesman for the Labour Party rather than a spokesman for Scotland.' Sir Malcolm Rifkind, 5 th March 2001. |  |
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Davena Rankin |  |
| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Davina Rankin was educated at Knightswood Secondary School in Glasgow and the University of Sussex where she graduated with a BSC (Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry. She worked as a Shop Manager for Marie Curie Cancer Care in 1995 then as a Customer Care Advisor for the TSB Bank plc from 1995 to 1996. In 1997 she carried out basic training as a Royal Naval Officer and from 1997 until 1998 she worked with the Student & Placement Entrepreneurial Graduate programme, for Nemquest Ltd at the University of Glasgow. She was a Marketing and Publicity Officer for the IBLS Commercial Liaison Office at the University of Glasgow from 1998 until 2000 and then became Commercial Manager for Research & Commercial Development at Glasgow Caledonian University. In July 2007 she contested the Glasgow East by-election, where she saw the Tory vote fall by 0.65 %. However, she had the satisfaction of avoiding the humiliation of the Lib Dems, who, with a "good candidate" saw their vote fall from 11.85 % to 3.49 % and a lost deposit. Recent electoral experience. 2008 Westminster Parliament by-election, Glasgow East, 1,639 votes (6.25 % %) 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Baillieston, 2,324 votes (10.73 %) 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Second on Tory Glasgow list, 13,781 votes (6.67 %) 2003 Glasgow City Council election, Kings Park, 355 votes (13.74 %) 2001 Westminster election, Glasgow Kelvin, 2,388 votes, (8.91 %) | ||
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| Labour | ||
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| Liberal Democrat | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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| Scottish National Party | ||
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Recent electoral experience | ||
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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| Votes | % | Votes | % | |||
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Labour | 19,853 | 50.49 % | 19,277 | 51.30 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 6,811 | 17.31 % | 6,364 | 16.93 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 5,414 | 13.76 % | 5,273 | 14.03 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 4,884 | 12.41 % | 4,347 | 11.64 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,298 | 5.84 % | 2,234 | 5.94 % | |
| Others | 83 | 0.21 % | 58 | 0.15 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 13,042 | 33.15 % | 12,913 | 34.36 % | |
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