 | 'I personally hold Blair more responsible for this war than I do George Bush. The reason is, Blair knows better, Blair is not an idiot. What is he doing hanging around this guy?' Michael Moore, 12 th June 2004. |  |
| 'I personally hold Blair more responsible for this war than I do George Bush. The reason is, Blair knows better, Blair is not an idiot. What is he doing hanging around this guy?' Michael Moore, 12 th June 2004. | |
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David Johnston (Also number 3 on Glasgow list) |
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| Scottish Christian Party | ||
| David Johnston stood for the SNP three times but says "Now I see their lack of care for the family and the youth." Recent electoral experience | ||
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Paul Martin MSP (Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Labour | ||
| Paul Martin was born in Glasgow on the 17 th March 1967 and educated at All Sains Secondary School in Glasgow and Barmulloch College, Glasgow. He was elected to Glasgow District Council at a by-election in 1993 and was a Glasgow City Counciller until his election as an MSP in 1999. As the son of the Speaker of the House of Commons, the Rt Hon Michael Martin, his claim to fame is to been the junior partner of the first father-son representation of the same constituency in the Westminster and Scottish parliaments. In the Scottish parliament he is the Ministerial Parliamentary Aide to the Lord Advocate.
Ministerial Positions None Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Springburn, 10, 963 votes (59.03 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Springburn, 14,268 votes (58.56 %) (elected) 1995 Glasgow City Council election, Royston, 1,803 votes (83.55 %) (elected) 1993 Glasgow District Council by-election, Alexandra Park, (elected) | ||
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Anne McLaughlin (Also number 6 on Glasgow list) |
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| Scottish National Party | ||
| Anne McLauchlin joined Greenock SNP in 1977. She fought the Westminster election in 2001 as candidate for Glasgow Rutherglen. Anne graduated from Glasgow University and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in 1987 and on graduation taught drama in underprilileged areas throughout Glasgow. She then pursued a career in charity fundraising and in the past has worked with Sense Scotland, a charity for deafblind people and as Scottish Fundraising Manager with the charity now known as Cancer Research UK. Currently employed as Fundraising Executive at SNP HQ, Anne has lived on the Southside of Glasgow for twenty years. Locally, Anne has supported public service workers in their fight for better pay and against cuts in services, in order to save the Victoria Infirmary and keep Cambuslang Fire Station fully staffed. Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish parliament election, Glasgow Rutherglen, 3,517 votes (14.93 %) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Eighth on SNP Glasgow list, 34,894 votes (17.96 %) 2001 Westminstert election, Glasgow Rutherglen, 4,135 votes (14.15 %) | ||
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Gordon Wilson (Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Gordon Wilson is a politics student at Glasgow University and is Honorary Secretary of the University Conservative Association. He lived in Newton Mearns for many years and is a member of East Renfrewshire Conservative Association. He is also Chairman of the East Renfrewshire Young Conservatives and Treasurer of Conservative Future Scotland. A believer in the free market, Gordon Wilson remains sceptical about the European Union, preferring instead the United Kingdom to be the powerful voice he avidly believes it can and should be. Politics is of course one of Gordon's main interests but he is also a keen football fan. Recent electoral experience. | ||
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Katy McCloskey (Not standing on Glasgow list) |
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| Liberal Democrat | ||
| Stuart Grieve was believed to have been selected just before the deadline for nominations, the the Lib Dem candidate was Katy McCloskey. Recent electoral experience | ||
This assessment is based on the 2003 election results
Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 64 (61 in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 21.56 % from Labour to Scottish National Party
Rank on Conservative hit list: 70 (73 in 2003)
Swing required for Conservative gain: 26.20 % from Labour to Conservative
Rank on Liberal Democrat hit list: 60 (62 in 2003)
Swing required for Liberal Democrat gain: 27.45 % from Labour to Liberal Democrat
The electorate of 54,527 was split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Glasgow North East: 54,527 (100.0 %)
| Council | Ward number | Ward name | Electorate (June 2001) |
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| City of Glasgow | 28 | Royston | 6,287 |
| 29 | Cowlairs | 5,823 | |
| 30 | Springburn | 5,872 | |
| 31 | Wallacewell | 5,942 | |
| 32 | Milnbank | 6,300 | |
| 33 | Dennistoun | 6,065 | |
| 37 | Carntyne | 6,042 | |
| 38 | Robroyston | 6,350 | |
| 39 | Gartcraig | 5,374 |
| Electorate 49,551. Turnout 18,573, 37.48 % (- 6.28 %) | |||||
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| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Paul Martin MSP | 10,963 | 59.03 % | + 0.47 % |
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Scottish National Party | Frank Rankin | 2,956 | 15.92 % | - 10.24 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Margaret Bean | 2,653 | 14.28 % | + 9.60 % |
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Conservative &Unionist | Alan Rodger | 1,233 | 6.64 % | + 1.33 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Charles Dundas | 768 | 4.14 % | - 1.15 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 8,007 | 43.11 % | + 10.72 % |
| Electorate 49,551. Turnout 18,619, 37.58 % 142 rejected ballot papers | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | 8,761 | 47.05 % | - 4.08 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 2,693 | 14.46 % | + 7.02 % |
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Scottish National Party | 2,669 | 14.33 % | - 10.09 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 1,001 | 5.38 % | + 2.76 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 946 | 5.08 % | + 0.34 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 753 | 4.04 % | - 0.02 % |
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Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | 455 | 2.44 % | (+ 2.44 %) |
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Socialist Labour Party | 396 | 2.13 % | - 0.42 % |
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Pro-Life Party | 341 | 1.83 % | + 0.83 % |
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British National Party | 256 | 1.37 % | (+ 1.37 %) |
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Scottish Unionist Party | 256 | 1.37 % | + 0.14 % |
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Communist Party Peace Democracy Socialism | 39 | 0.21 % | + 0.04 % |
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UK Independence Party | 28 | 0.15 % | (+ 0.15 %) |
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Scottish Peoples Alliance | 25 | 0.13 % | (+ 0.13 %) |
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Labour majority | 6,068 | 32.59 % | + 5.76 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Labour | Cllr Paul Martin | 14,268 | 58.56 % | - 12.80 % |
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Scottish National Party | John Brady | 6,375 | 26.16 % | + 9.67 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Murray Roxburgh | 1,293 | 5.31 % | - 0.68 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Matthew Dunnigan | 1,288 | 5.29 % | + 1.02 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | James Friel | 1,141 | 4.68 % | + 3.39 % |
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Labour win | Labour majority | 7,893 | 32.40 % | - 22.47 % |
| Logo | Party | Votes | % |
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Labour | 12,477 | 51.13 % |
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Scottish National Party | 5,945 | 24.42 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 1,810 | 7.44 % |
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Conservative & Unionist Party | 1,153 | 4.74 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 989 | 4.06 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 639 | 2.62 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | 620 | 2.55 % |
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Scottish Unionist Party | 299 | 1.23 % |
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Pro Life Alliance | 243 | 1.00 % |
| Humanist Party | 43 | 0.18 % | |
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Communist Party of Britain | 41 | 0.17 % |
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Bridget McGeechan, The People Choice | 41 | 0.17 % |
| Socialist Party of Great Britain | 28 | 0.12 % | |
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Natural Law Party | 14 | 0.06 % |
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Labour majority | 6,532 | 26.83 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Labour | Michael Martin MP | 22,534 | 71.36 % |
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Scottish National Party | John Brady | 5,208 | 16.49 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Mark Holdsworth | 1,893 | 5.99 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Jim Alexander | 1,349 | 4.27 % |
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Scottish Socialist Alliance | Carol Heron | 407 | 1.29 % |
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Referendum | Andrew Keating | 186 | 0.59 % |
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Labour hold | Labour majority | 17,326 | 54.87 % |
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