 | 'I do not share Jack McConnell's refusal to support England throughout the tournament and his declaration that he will be rooting for Ecuador.' Former Labour First Minister Henry McLeish, 24 th June 2006. |  |
| 'I do not share Jack McConnell's refusal to support England throughout the tournament and his declaration that he will be rooting for Ecuador.' Former Labour First Minister Henry McLeish, 24 th June 2006. | |
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Bill Aitken MSP (Also number 1 on Glasgow list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Bill Aitken was born on the 15 th April 1947 and educated at Allan Glen's School in Glasgow. From 1965 until 1999 he worked in the Insurance Industry as an insurance undewriter and sales developerfor Eagle Star and AGF Insurance. He was also a District Court Judge from 1985 until 2000. In 1993 he was appointed Deputy Lord Lieutenant of the City of Glasgow. He is single. Council positions 1980 - 1984 Leader of the opposition on Glasgow Council 1992 - 1996 Leader of the opposition on Glasgow Council Party positions 2003 - Business Manager & Chief Whip 1999 - 2003 Local Government & Housing, Deputy Business Manager Recent electoral experience. 2003 Scottish parliament election, Glasgow Anniesland, 3,186 votes (14.37 %) 2003 Scottish parliament election, First on Tory Glasgow list, 15,299 votes (7.87 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish parliament election, Glasgow Anniesland, 3,032 votes (10.65 %) 2003 Scottish parliament election, First on Tory Glasgow list, 20,239 votes (7.90 %) (elected) 1995 City of Glasgow Council election, Kelvindale, 936 votes (36.19 %) (elected) 1992 Glasgow Counil election, Kelvindale, 2,450 votes (51.22 %) (elected) Glasgow councillor 1976 - 1996 | ||
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Bill Butler MSP (Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Labour | ||
| Bill Butler was born in Glasgow on 30 th March 1956 and educated at St Mungo's Academy, Glasgow, Stirling University
whre he graduated with a BA(Hons) and Notre Dame College of Education in Bearsden where he obtaond a PGCE in English and History. From 1980 until 1986 he was an English Tecaher in Renfrew District and then at John Street Secondary School in Glasgow. From 1986 until the 28 th November 2000 he taught English at Stonelaw High School in Rutherglen. Bill Butler was elected at a by-elction following the death of First Minister Donal Dewar. He is a member of the Co-operative Party, the GMB and the EIS and is married to Patricia Ferguson, the MSP for Glasgow Maryhill. He is Deputy Convener of the Justice 2 Committee and Deputy Convener of the Standards & Public Appointments Committee.
Ministerial positions None Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Anniesland, 10,141 votes (45.75 %) (elected) 2000 Scottish Parliament by-election, Glasgow Anniesland, 9,838 votes (48.68 %) (elected) 1992 Glasgow District Council election, Blairardle, 1,552 votes (53.04 %) (elected) | ||
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Danica Gilland (Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Liberal Democrat | ||
| Danica means morning star, a fact her boyfriend will tell you most definitely isn't true! Born in Livingston, Danica lived in West Lothian until she was 21 when she escaped to the bright lights of Edinburgh and a job in the glitz and glam of one of Scotland's leading producing theatres. A career in the arts was inevitable for Danica, both of her parents are musicians and she grew up in a house full of instruments and noise. Not able to sing or play a note herself, she turned to acting and attended West Lothian Youth Theatre as a teenager, however a career on the stage was not to be as she soon realised she was too good at organising and running the other essential parts of theatre life. During her 5 years at the Lyceum Danica developed a strong interest in politics and being a life long Lib Dem voter the next step of party membership was inevitable. Whilst still in Edinburgh she was involved in the Liberal Democrat Youth and Students, too old for that now she has entered the grown up branch of the party. A new job, running a young people's theatre in North Glasgow, meant a relocation to Glasgow and finding a city that she loves (maybe not the one way streets) and one that she has very much taken to her heart. Danica's partner, Neil, is a Labour Party (boo!) activist which often leads to an interesting debate or two, this is something that she loves and often wins! Recent electoral experience | ||
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Bill Kidd (Also number 5 on Glasgow list) |
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| Scottish National Party | ||
| Bill joined the SNP in 1983 and again in 1999. He has been a Westminster parliamentary candidate, contesting Glasgow Hillhead in 1987 and Cunninghame South in 2001, as well as Glasgow Anniesland in the 2003 Scottish Parliamentary elections. In 2003 he was third on the SNP Glasgow list and as the eighth ranked candidate in the region just missed out in becoming one of the seven Glasgow MSPs. Bill is a trade unionist; 48 years of age; single, and lives in the West End of Glasgow. At the 2005 Westminster election he said, 'I will be fighting this election on a platform that aims to get our troops out of Iraq, increase the state pension to £110pw and restore the link with earnings and also to protect our hospital services from centralisation.' Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow Central, 4,148 votes (14.79 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Anniesland, 3,888 votes (17.54 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Third on SNP Glasgow list, 34,894 votes (17.96 %) 2001 Westminster Parliament election, Cunninghame South, 5,194 votes (18.54 %) 1987 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow Hillhead, 2,713 votes (6.48 %) | ||
This assessment is based on the 2003 election results
Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 46 (64 in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 14.11 % from Labour to Scottish National Party
Rank on Conservative hit list: 45 (68 in 2003)
Swing required for Conservative gain: 15.69 % from Labour to Conservative
Rank on Liberal Democrat hit list: 37 (60 in 2003)
Swing required for Liberal Democrat gain: 17.62 % from Labour to Liberal Democrat
The electorate of 52,657 was split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Glasgow North West: 46,718 (88.7 %)
Glasgow North: 5,939 (11.3 %)
| Council | Ward number | Ward name | Electorate (June 2001) |
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| City of Glasgow | 1 | Drumry | 5,181 |
| 2 | Summerhill | 5,277 | |
| 3 | Blairdardie | 6,165 | |
| 4 | Knightswood Park | 6,333 | |
| 5 | Knightswood South | 6,053 | |
| 6 | Yoker | 6,277 | |
| 7 | Anniesland | 6,382 | |
| 8 | Jordanhill 1 | 6,251 | |
| 9 | Kelvindale | 5,611 |
| Electorate 50,795. Turnout 22,165, 43.64 % (- 8.74 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour-Co-op | Bill Butler MSP | 10,141 | 45.75 % | - 13.06 % |
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Scottish National Party | Bill Kidd | 3,888 | 17.54 % | - 2.67 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Bill Aitken MSP | 3,186 | 14.37 % | + 3.72 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Charlie McCarthy | 2,620 | 11.82 % | + 8.31 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Iain Brown | 2,330 | 10.51 % | + 4.18 % |
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Labour Co-op hold | Labour majority | 6,253 | 28.21 % | - 9.79 % |
| Electorate 50,795. Turnout 22,156, 43.62 % 114 rejected ballot papers | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | 8,602 | 38.82 % | - 8.49 % |
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Scottish National Party | 3,359 | 15.16 % | - 6.55 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,700 | 12.19 % | + 6.90 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 2,566 | 11.58 % | - 0.19 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 1,672 | 7.55 % | + 0.87 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 1,596 | 7.20 % | + 3.38 % |
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Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | 523 | 2.36 % | (+ 2.36 %) |
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Socialist Labour Party | 296 | 1.34 % | + 0.00 % |
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Scottish Unionist Party | 252 | 1.14 % | + 0.48 % |
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Pro-Life Party | 237 | 1.07 % | + 0.23 % |
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British National Party | 225 | 1.02 % | (+ 1.02 %) |
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UK Independence Party | 72 | 0.32 % | (+ 0.32 %) |
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Scottish Peoples Alliance | 29 | 0.13 % | (+ 0.13 %) |
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Communist Party Peace Democracy Socialism | 27 | 0.12 % | - 0.08 % |
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Labour majority | 5,243 | 23.66 % | - 1.95 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change since 99 |
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| Labour | Bill Butler | 9,838 | 48.68 % | - 10.13 % |
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Scottish National Party | Tom Chalmers | 4,462 | 22.08 % | + 1.87 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Kate Pickering | 2,138 | 10.58 % | - 0.07 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Rosie Kane | 1,429 | 7.07 % | + 2.56 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Judith Fryer | 1,384 | 6.85 % | + 0.52 % |
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Scottish Green Party | Alistair Whitelaw | 662 | 3.28 % | + 3.28 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | Murdo Ritchie | 298 | 1.47 % | + 0.98 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 5,376 | 26.60 % | - 12.00 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Rt Hon Donald Dewar MP | 16,749 | 58.81 % | - 3.03 % |
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Scottish National Party | Kaukab Stewart | 5,756 | 20.21 % | + 3.10 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Cllr William Aitken | 3,032 | 10.65 % | - 0.81 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Iain Brown | 1,804 | 6.33 % | - 0.91 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Ann Lynch | 1,000 | 3.51 % | + 2.83 % |
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Socialist Labour | Edward Boyd | 139 | 0.49 % | + 0.49 % |
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Labour win | Labour majority | 10,993 | 38.60 % | - 6.13 % |
| Logo | Party | Votes | % |
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Labour | 13,095 | 47.31 % |
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Scottish National Party | 6,008 | 21.71 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 3,25 | 11.77 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 1,848 | 6.68 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 1,465 | 5.29 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 1,056 | 3.82 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | 372 | 1.34 % |
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Pro Life Alliance | 233 | 0.84 % |
| Scottish Unionist Party | 187 | 0.68 % |
| Humanist Party | 46 | 0.17 % | |
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Communist Party of Britain | 66 | 0.20 % |
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Natural Law Party | 40 | 0.14 % |
| Socialist Party of Great Britain | 15 | 0.05 % | |
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Bridget McGeechan, The People Choice | 12 | 0.04 % |
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Labour majority | 7,087 | 25.61 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Donald Dewar | 20,951 | 61.84 % |
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Scottish National Party | Dr William Wilson | 5,957 | 17.11 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Andrew Brocklehurst | 3,881 | 11.46 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Christopher McGinty | 2,453 | 7.24 % |
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Pro Life Alliance | Akhtar Majid | 374 | 1.10 % |
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Scottish Socialist Alliance | Bill Bonnar | 229 | 0.68 % |
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UK Independence | Alan Milligan | 86 | 0.25 % |
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Referendum | Gillian McKay | 84 | 0.25 % |
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Natural Law | Thomas Pringle | 24 | 0.07 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 15,154 | 44.73 % |
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