Candidates and Constituency Assessments

'In Labour eyes it has become the duty for people to vote Labour, not for Labour to serve the people. The party that was nurtured in the womb of principle, born to fight for the underprivileged, whose pioneers made enormous sacrifices for a noble socialist cause, has become a featherbed of cronyism.' Jim Sillars in the Evening News, 5 th July 2006.

Glasgow Kelvin (Glasgow Region)

Candidates

	Dr Martin Bartos (Also number 3 on Glasgow list)
	Scottish Green Party
	Martin Bartos is 35 and was brought up just outside Glasgow and educated at Baljaffray Primary, Douglas Academy and Edinburgh University. He has lived in the Kelvin constituency for the past seven years and is currently an NHS doctor working at Leverndale and Southern General hospitals as well as clinics in the community. As Green candidate for Glasgow North in the 2005 general election, Dr Bartos attained the highest Green vote share in Scotland and the fifth highest in the UK. In 2004 he gained the highest Green vote in Glasgow, coming second to Labour in the Glasgow Kelvin constituency. Building on this success, he is standing as the Scottish Green Party's only constituency candidate, in addition to being third on the Glasgow regional list. Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster parliament election, Glasgow North, 2,135 votes (7.65 %) 2004 European election, third on Green national list, 79,695 votes (6.77 %) 2003 City of Glasgow Council by-election, Drumry, 12 votes (1.1 %)
	Brian Cooklin (Not standing on Glasgow list)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Brian Cooklin was born in Partick and educated at Hyndland Primary and Secondary in Glasgow, Glasgow University and Jordanhill College. He has been the Headteacher of Stonelaw High School in Rutherglen for the past 10 years. He is also Convenor of the Education Committee of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland and Vice-President of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland. He contested Glasgow Rutherglen in 1992 and Starthclyde East at the 1994 Euro elections. He is married with two children. Recent electoral experience. 1994 European Parliament election, Strathclyde East, 13,915 votes (7.58 %) 1992 Westminster election, Glasgow Rutherglen, 6,692 votes (16.88 %)
	Katy Gordon (Also number 2 on Glasgow list)
	Liberal Democrat
	Katy went to school in London, studied French and Swedish at Aberdeen University, taught English for a year in Paris, started accountancy training in Newcastle, studied for her postgraduate qualification in Careers Guidance at Napier University in Edinburgh before finally coming to rest in Glasgow, which she has made her home for the past 13 years. Initially starting as a Careers Adviser in Cardonald (for Glasgow Careers Service, which was part of the city council), she focused on helping local businesses to recruit school leavers, supplying candidates, advising on qualifications / training / grants, challenging discrimination and providing information on appropriate wage rates. Later moving to Lanarkshire then back to Glasgow both north and south of the river, she gained experience in many secondary schools supporting pupils in to make career choices and counselled unemployed teenagers to access training, jobs and college / university courses. Since the formation of Careers Scotland in 2002, she has made good use of the close working relationships with colleagues in Scottish Enterprise to forge strong links with GlasgowÕs business community. Now based in the Gorbals, she manages a national European funded Careers Scotland project offering career counselling to people facing redundancy. In her spare time, Katy enjoys hillwalking, cycling, gourmet cookery and learning languages. She has recently taken up both golf and skiing. Recent electoral experience 2005 Glasgow City Council by-election, Knightswood Park, 235 votes (13.10 %) 2005 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow South West, 3,593 votes (11.60 %)
	Isobel MacLeod (Also number 4 on Glasgow list)
	Scottish Christian Party
	Recent electoral experience
	Pauline McNeill MSP (Not standing on Glasgow list)
	Labour
	Pauline McNeill was born on the 12 th September 1962 and educated at Our Lady's High School in Cumbernauld, Glasgow College of Building and Printing where she obtained a Diploma in Design for Print and a City and Guilds in Graphic Illustration and Strathclyde University, where she graduated with a LLB. From 1986 - 1988 she was President of the National Union of Students (Scotland) and from 1988 until he election in 1999 she was a Regional organiser for GMB Scotland. She is married and is a member of the Roman Catholic Church. In the parliament she is Convener of the Justice 1 Committee and Convener of the Cross-Party Groups on Palestine and on the Scottish Contemporary Music Industry. Committee Convenerships Convener of the Justice 1 Committee Ministerial Positions None Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 7,880 votes (35.69 %) (elected) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 12,711 votes (44.82 %) (elected)
	Cllr Niall Walker JP (Not standing on Glasgow list)
	Independent
	Cllr Niall Walker was born in 1959 and educated at St Andrews, Strathclyde and Glasgow universities. He works as an accountant and runs his own business. He is single and his interests include the environment, history, cyclying, swimming and tennis. He has represented the Hillhead ward of Glasgow City Council since 2003. He was elected as a Lib Dem but resigned from the party on the 23 rd February 2006 and sat as an Independent. Recent electoral experience As a Liberal Democrat candidate: 2005 Westminster election, West Dunbartonshire, 5,999 votes (14.42 %) 2003 City of Glasgow Council election, Hillhead, 540 votes (28.27 %) (elected)
	Sandra White MSP (Also number 3 on Glasgow list)
	Scottish National Party
	Sandra White was born on the 17 th August 1951 and educated at Garthamlock Secondary School in Glasgow, Glasgow College and Cardonald College, Glasgow. She worked as a Press officer for the William Wallace Society. She lives in the Merchant City and is married with three children. In 1992 she stood in Glasgow Hillhead and increased the SNP vote by no less than 10.0 %. She has been an MSP for Glasgow since 1999. A key member of the successful "Save the Queen Mother's Hospital Campaign", Sandra is a tireless campaigner for the people of Glasgow. In the parliament she is Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Older People Age and Ageing. Before she was an MSP, Sandra served as a councillor for Foxbar in Renfrewshire. Shadow Ministerial positions May 1999 - April 2003 Deputy Whip May 2003 - September 2004 - Shadow Deputy Minister for Health & Social Justice September 2004 - September 2005 Shadow Deputy Minister for Equal Opportunities September 2005 - Shadow Deputy Minister for Health & Social Justice Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 4,591 votes (20.79 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, First on SNP Glasgow list, 34,894 votes (17.96 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 8,303 votes (29.28 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Fourth on SNP Glasgow list, 65,360 votes (25.50 %) (elected) 1997 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow Kelvin, 6,978 votes (21.37 %) 1995 Renfrewshire Council election, Foxbar, 1,070 votes (65.58 %) (elected) 1992 Westminster Parliament election, Glasgow Hillhead, 6,484 votes (16.47 %)

Constituency profile

Assessment:

This assessment is based on the 2003 election results

Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 16 (30 in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 7.45 % from Labour to Scottish National Party

Rank on Liberal Democrat hit list: 8 (18 in 2003)
Swing required for Liberal Democrat gain: 10.30 % from Labour to Liberal Democrat

Rank on Conservative hit list: 31 (48 in 2003)
Swing required for Conservative gain: 13.74 % from Labour to Conservative

Correlation to the new Westminster constituencies

The electorate of 58,921 was split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Glasgow North West: 20,369 (34.6 %)
Glasgow North: 19,820 (33.6 %)
Glasgow Central: 18,732 (31.8 %)

Local Government wards in the constituency

Previous results

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Electorate 56,038. Turnout 22,080, 39.40 % (- 6.94 %)
Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Pauline McNeill MSP	7,880	35.69 %	- 7.62 %
	Scottish National Party	Sandra White MSP	4,591	20.79 %	- 9.01 %
	Liberal Democrat	Douglas Herbison	3,334	15.10 %	+ 1.98 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Andy Harvey	3,159	14.31 %	+ 9.25 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Gawain Towler	1,816	8.22 %	+ 0.28 %
	Independent Green Voice	Alistair McConnachie	1,300	8.22 %	(+ 8.22 %)
	Labour hold	Labour majority	3,289	14.90 %	- 0.64 %

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Electorate 56,038. Turnout 21,967, 39.20 % 155 rejected ballot papers
Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	5,831	26.54 %	- 8.41 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	3,988	18.15 %	+ 10.73 %
	Scottish National Party	3,316	15.10 %	- 9.59 %
	Liberal Democrats	2,728	12.42 %	+ 0.96 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	1,934	8.80 %	+ 0.21 %
	Scottish Green Party	3,000	13.66 %	+ 4.54 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	364	1.66 %	(+ 1.66 %)
	Pro-Life Party	234	1.07 %	+ 0.22 %
	Socialist Labour Party	182	0.83 %	- 0.20 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	126	0.57 %	- 0.11 %
	UK Independence Party	77	0.35 %	(+ 0.35 %)
	British National Party	86	0.39 %	(+ 0.39 %)
	Communist Party Peace Democracy Socialism	57	0.26 %	- 0.01 %
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	44	0.20 %	(+ 0.20 %)
	Labour majority	1,843	8.39 %	- 1.40 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Constituency result

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	Pauline McNeill	12,711	44.82 %	- 6.15 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Sandra White	8,303	29.28 %	+ 7.91 %
	Liberal Democrat	Moira Craig	3,720	13.12 %	- 1.06 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Assad Ullah Rasul	2,253	7.94 %	- 2.90 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	Heather Ritchie	1,375	4.85 %	+ 3.67 %
	Labour win	Labour majority	4,408	15.54 %	- 14.06 %

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	9,935	34.95 %
	Scottish National Party	7,019	24.69 %
	Liberal Democrats	3,258	11.46 %
	Scottish Green Party	2,592	9.12 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	2,442	8.59 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,109	7.42 %
	Socialist Labour Party	294	1.03 %
	Pro Life Alliance	243	0.85 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	187	0.68 %
	Humanist Party	169	0.59 %
	Natural Law Party	94	0.33 %
	Communist Party of Britain	78	0.27 %
	Bridget McGeechan, The People Choice	50	0.17 %
	Socialist Party of Great Britain	30	0.11 %
	Labour majority	2,585	9.79 %

1 st May 1997 Westminster Election

Logo	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	George Galloway	16,643	51.00 %
	Scottish National Party	Cllr Sandra White	6,978	21.40 %
	Liberal Democrat	Elspeth Buchanan	4,629	14.20 %
	Conservative & Unionist	Duncan McPhie	3,539	10.80 %
	Scottish Socialist Alliance	Allan Green	386	1.20 %
	Referendum	Robert Grigor	282	0.90 %
	Socialist	Vic Vanni	102	0.30 %
	Natural Law	George Stidolph	95	0.30 %
	Labour hold	Labour majority	9,665	29.60 %

Links

• Glasgow SNP
  
  
• Glasgow Kelvin SNP
  
  
• Sandra White MSP (SNP)
  
  
• Pauline McNeill MSP (Labour)
  
  
• Katy Gordon (Lib Dem)
  
  
• Glasgow Kelvin Greens