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'The crisis in the SSP has deepened with the Party's most prominent celebrity
supporter called on party leader Colin Fox MSP to stand down if he does not show more
support for Tommy Sheridan MSP. The actor and director Peter Mullan also said that he would
like to see Mr Sheridan lead the party once again.' Scotland Today, 1 st June 2006. |
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1. Colin Turbett |  |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
| Colin Turbett has been an active trade unionist and socialist for most of his adult life. He is currently chairperson of the North Ayrshire UNISON branch. Colin has lived on the Isle Of Arran for the past 19 years and as a social worker for 27 years is accutely aware of housing shortages, poverty and deprivation. Colin believes that a big SSP vote give an impetus to those who will converge on the G8 Summit in July to protest against globalisation and in favour of fair trade, international aid and policies that promote real justice across the globe. He contested the 1999 Scottish and European elections for the Socialist Labour Party.
Recent electoral experience As a Scottish Socialist Party candidate: 2005 Westminster Parliament election, North Ayrshire & Arran, 780 votes (1.78 %) As a Socialist Labour Party candidate: 1999 European Parliament election, Sixth on Socialist Labour Party national list, 9,385 votes (0.95 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, First on Socialist Labour Party West of Scotland list, 4,472 votes (1.44 %) | ||
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2. Charlotte Cameron | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
| Charlotte Cameron is 18 and the SSP say she is the youngest ever parliamentary candidate following a change in the law allowing 18 year olds to stand. She was brought up in Gelson near Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbrightshire, and educated at Castle Douglas High School. She now lives in Maryhill, Glasgow. She is a vegan and does not own a TV. She enjoys music, cinema and going to the pub.
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3. Denise Morton | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
| Denise Morton is the branch secretary of the SSP's Irvine and District branch. She tirelessly campaigned against nuclear weapons throughout the 1980s when she was a CND activist before becoming involved in the voluntary sector as a pre- and after-school childcare worker. As an SSP activist, Denise campaigns against the war in Iraq and Scotland's weapons of mass destruction, which can be found at the Faslane naval base on the River Clyde.
Recent electoral experience 2005 Westminster Parliament election, Central Ayrshire, 820 votes (1.91 %) | ||
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4. Norman Lockhart | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
| Norman Lockhart is from Innerleithen. He is former nurse who worked with the Sandanistas in Nicaragua in the 1980s. He has also worked offsdhore in North sea and is a former OILC activist.
Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 1,055 votes (3.95 %) 2001 Westminster Parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 695 votes (2.09 %) | ||
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5. Jamie Hindhaugh | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
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6. Liz Swan | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
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7. Joy McLelland | |
| Scottish Socialist Party | ||
| Joy McLelland is a nurse. She was a Scottish Parliament list candidate and Scottish Borders Council candidate in 2003.
Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Fourth on SSP South of Scotland list, 14,228 votes (5.40 %) 2003 Scottish Borders Council election, Kilnknowe & Clovenfords, 110 votes (9.96 %) | ||
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