 | 'Ross felt it wrong to appease the Nationalists and had a visceral hatred of the SNP.' Comment on Willie Ross, Labour Secretary of State for Scotland in Parcel of Rogues, Chanel 4 April 1998. |  |
| 'Ross felt it wrong to appease the Nationalists and had a visceral hatred of the SNP.' Comment on Willie Ross, Labour Secretary of State for Scotland in Parcel of Rogues, Chanel 4 April 1998. | |
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Dr Janette McAlpine |  |
| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Dr Janette McAlpine is 38 and lives in Stewarton with fiancŽ James and baby daughter, Sarah. She was born and brought up in Central Scotland and went to secondary school in Uddingston, before attending Paisley University, where she completed a PhD in environmental management with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency. Janette comes from a family of small business owners and has always been passionate about protecting local businesses and towns from the ÒTesco-townÓ effect. She is the Knowledge Transfer Manager for Glasgow Caledonian University and works with researchers and businesses to create a secure and vibrant economy for Scotland. As the former Speaking in Public Director of Glasgow Junior Chamber of Commerce, Janette has debated in competitions at a national level. JanetteÊis a seasoned political campaigner for the Conservative Party and has campaigned for more police on the beat, increased local services and spoke up against local hospital closures. She stood as a Candidate in the 2007 elections in Kilmarnock and Loudoun and has previously represented Glasgow South in the Westminster elections. Janette recognises that there is a general disillusionment with politics, especially among the younger generation and wants to help restore trust and integrity in politics to bring about real change in the lives of the decent, hard working men and women in Scotland today.
Recent electoral experience. 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Kilmarnock & Loudoun, 4,127 votes (12.34 %) 2007 Scottish Parliament election, Fourth on Tory Central Scotland list, 24,253 votes (8.52 %) 2005 Westminster election, Glasgow South, 4,836 votes (12.58 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Baillieston, 1,472 votes (8.06 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Eighth on Tory Glasgow list, 15,299 votes (7.87 %) | ||
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Recent electoral experience | ||
| Logo | Party | Denver | Baxter | |||
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Labour | 24,532 | 54.94 % | 24,313 | 54.32 % | |
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Scottish National Party | 10,911 | 24.44 % | 10,920 | 24.40 % | |
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Conservative & Unionist | 4,485 | 10.05 % | 4,547 | 10.16 % | |
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Liberal Democrat | 3,394 | 7.60 % | 3,682 | 8.23 % | |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 1,247 | 2.79 % | 1,227 | 2.74 % | |
| Others | 76 | 0.17 % | 63 | 0.14 % | ||
| Notional Labour win | Notional Labour majority | 13,621 | 30.58 % | 13,393 | 29.93 % | |
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