 | 'If a voter wants change, the only party that now offers it is the SNP.' Brian Monteith, ex-Tory, now Independent MSP, 8 th June 2006. |  |
| 'If a voter wants change, the only party that now offers it is the SNP.' Brian Monteith, ex-Tory, now Independent MSP, 8 th June 2006. | |
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Alistair Cooper (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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| Liberal Democrat | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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Stephen Hodgson (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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| Labour | ||
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Recent electoral experience | ||
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Alex Fergusson MSP (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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| Conservative & Unionist | ||
| Alex Fergusson was born on the 8 th April 1949 in Leswart in Wigtownshire and educated at Eton and the West of Scotland Agricultural College at Auchinruive where he obtained an OND in Agriculture. He was a Farm Management Consultant from 1970 to 1971 and then farmed 1,500 acres in South Ayrshire from 1971 until his election in 1999. He also owned a restaurant from 1981 until 1986. In 1999 he was elected as the third South of Scotland regional MSP and in 2003 he won Galloway ∓ Upper Nithsdale from the SNP's Alasdair Morgan by just 99 votes, follwing on Peter Duncan's gain of the Westminster constituency by 74 votes in 2001. Alex Fergusson is marrried with three sons and is a Christian. He is a member and former President of the Blackface Sheepbreeders Association, and a member of the Scottish Landowners Federation and the Game Conservancy. He numbers rugby, curling, Scottish country dancing, folk music and public speaking amongst his hobbies. In the parliament he is Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Groups on Animal Welfare and on Rural Policy. Alex Fergusson is not standing on the regional list in 2007 and therefore if he fails to hold Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, he will be out of the parliament. Committee Convenorships 2001 - 2003 Rural Affairs Party positions May 1999 - 2001 - Deputy Tory Spokesperson on Rural Afairs (Fisheries) 2001 - May 2003 Tory Spokesperson on Rural Afairs May 2003 - Tory Spokesperson on Agriculture & Forestry Recent electoral experience. 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, 11,332 votes (38.24 %) (elected) 2003 Scottish Parliament election, First on Tory South of Scotland list, 63,827 votes (24.24 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, 10,672 votes (30.22 %) 1999 Scottish Parliament election, Second on Tory South of Scotland list, 68,904 votes (21.64 %) (elected) | ||
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Alasdair Morgan MSP (Also number 4 on South of Scotland list) |
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| Scottish National Party | ||
| Alasdair Morgan was born in Aberfeldy on 21st April 1945. He is married with two daughters and has a house in Crocketford in Kirkcudbrightshire. Educated at Glasgow University and through the Open University, Alasdair worked in the IT sector before his election to the Westminster Parliament. His main hobby is hill walking. Alasdair joined the Scottish National Party in 1974 and has been an active member ever since. He has held the posts of National Secretary, National Treasurer, Senior Vice Convener and Vice President. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Galloway & Upper Nithsdale at the 1997 General Election with a majority of 5,624 beating Cabinet Minister Ian Lang. While at Westminster Alasdair was the party's Chief Whip and was also a member of the Trade & Industry Select Committee. Alasdair stood down from Westminster in 2001 to concentrate on his work in the Scottish Parliament. In May 1999 Alasdair was also elected to represent Galloway & Upper Nithsdale in the Scottish Parliament with a majority of 3201. During the four year session he served for a time as Convener of the Parliament's Justice & Home Affairs Committee and later was shadow Minister for Finance. In May 2003 he lost that seat by 99 votes, but was elected as a regional member for the South of Scotland. He was for a time Convener of the Parliament's Enterprise and Culture Committee, and is now the SNP group's Chief Whip and Business Manager. He is also Deputy Convener of the Airdrie-Bathgate Railway and Linked Improvements Bill Committee and a Member of the Parliamentary Bureau. Parliamentary positions September 2000 - June 2001 - Convener of the Justice Committee May 2003 - September 2004 - Convener of the Enterprise & Culture Committee Shadow Ministerial positions May 1999 - September 2000 - Shadow Minister for Rural Affairs June 2001 - April 2003 - Shadow Minister for Finance September 2004 - September 2005 - Shadow Minister for Finance September 2005 - Business Manager & Chief Whip Party positions September 2000 - June 2001 - Westminster Parliamentary Group Leader May 2003 - September 2004 - Scottish Parliamentary Group Convener Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish parliament election, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, 11,233 votes (37.90 %) (defeated) 2003 Scottish parliament election, Second on SNP South of Scotland list, 48,371 votes (18.37 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish parliament election, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, 13,873 votes (39.28 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish parliament election, First on SNP South of Scotland list, 80,059 votes (25.15 %) 1997 Westminster election, Galloway & Upper Nithsdale, 18,499 votes (43.91 %) (elected) 1992 Westminster election, Dumfries, 6,971 votes (14.3 %) 1987 Westminster election, Dundee West, 7,164 votes (15.3 %) 1983 Westminster election, Tayside North, 9,170 votes (24.3 %) | ||
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Sandy Preposterous Richardson (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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| Independent | ||
| Sandy Preposterous Richardson is 84 years old. He wants an independent Scotland as well as the reintroduction of limited national service. Recent electoral experience. | ||
This assessment is based on the 2003 election results
Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 1 (- in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 0.17 % from Labour to Scottish National Party
Rank on Labour hit list: 14 (11 in 2003)
Swing required for Labour gain: 11.86 % from Conservative to Labour
Rank on Liberal Democrat hit list: 28 (15 in 2003)
Swing required for Liberal Democrat gain: 16.01 % from Labour to Liberal Democrat
The electorate of was 53,137 split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Dumfries & Galloway 46,548 (87.6 %)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale ∓ Tweedale 6,589 (12.4 %)
| Council | Ward number | Ward name | Electorate (June 2001) |
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| Dumfries & Galloway | 1 | Rhins South | 2,525 |
| 2 | Rhins North | 2,567 | |
| 3 | Stranraer North | 2,595 | |
| 4 | Stranraer South | 2,188 | |
| 5 | Stranraer East | 2,416 | |
| 6 | Luce | 2,593 | |
| 7 | Whithorn | 2,467 | |
| 8 | Wigtown | 2,409 | |
| 9 | Cree | 2,656 | |
| 10 | Stewartry West | 2,355 | |
| 11 | Kirkcudbright - Tarff | 2,394 | |
| 12 | Kirkcudbright - Bengairn | 2,527 | |
| 13 | Stewartry North | 2,535 | |
| 14 | Castle Douglas - Dee | 2,477 | |
| 15 | Castle Douglas - Urr | 2,501 | |
| 16 | Dalbeattie - Craignair | 2,477 | |
| 17 | Dalbeattie - Milton | 2,705 | |
| 18 | Criffel 1 | 2,633 | |
| 19 | Cairn Valley 2 | 2,507 | |
| 20 | Sanquhar and District 3 | 2,336 | |
| 21 | Kirkconnel 3 | 1,823 | |
| 22 | Mid Nithsdale 3 | 2,669 |
1 Roughly half and half Galloway & Upper Nithsdale and Dumfries
2 Mostly Galloway & Upper Nithsdale and some Dumfries
3 Mostly Galloway & Nithsdale a little in Dumfries
| Electorate 51,651. Turnout 29,635, 57.38 % (- 9.17 %) | |||||
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Conservative & Unionist | Alex Fergusson MSP | 11,332 | 38.24 % | + 8.02 % |
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Scottish National Party | Alasdair Morgan MSP | 11,233 | 37,90 % | - 1.38 % |
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Labour | Norma Harte | 4,299 | 14.51 % | - 5.90 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Neil Wallace | 1,847 | 6.23 % | - 3.86 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | Joy Cherkaoui | 709 | 2.39 % | (+ 2.39 %) |
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Scottish Peoples Alliance | Graham Brockhouse | 215 | 0.73 % | (+ 0.73 %) |
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Conservative gain from Scottish National Party | Conservative & Unionist majority | 99 | 0.33 % | |
| Electorate 51,651. Turnout 29,497, 57.11 % 178 rejected ballot papers | ||||
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| Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
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Conservative & Unionist | 10,091 | 34.21 % | + 3.29 % |
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Scottish National Party | 8,543 | 28.96 % | - 0.99 % |
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Labour | 4,741 | 16.07 % | - 5.13 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 1,874 | 6.35 % | - 2.80 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 1,403 | 4.76 % | + 1.94 % |
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Pensioners' Party | 1,118 | 3.79 % | (+ 3.79 %) |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 981 | 3.33 % | + 2.52 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | 263 | 0.89 % | - 2.41 % |
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Scottish Peoples Alliance | 239 | 0.81 % | (+ 0.81 %) |
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UK Independence Party | 213 | 0.72 % | (+ 0.72 %) |
| Am Partaidh Dhuthchail The Rural Party | 31 | 0.11 % | (+ 0.11 %) | |
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Conservative & Unionist majority | 1,548 | 5.25 % | + 4.27 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Scottish National Party | Alasdair Morgan MP | 13,873 | 39.28 % | - 4.63 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Alex Fergusson | 10,672 | 30.22 % | - 0.30 % |
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Labour | Jim Stevens | 7,209 | 20.41 % | + 4.08 % |
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Liberal Democrat | Dr Joan Mitchell | 3,562 | 10.09 % | + 3.66 % |
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Scottish National Party win | Scottish National Party majority | 3,201 | 9.06 % | - 4.33 % |
| Logo | Party | Votes | % |
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Conservative & Unionist | 10,921 | 30.92 % |
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Scottish National Party | 10,576 | 29.95 % |
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Labour | 7,486 | 21.20 % |
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Liberal Democrats | 3,233 | 9.15 % |
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Socialist Labour Party | 1,167 | 3.30 % |
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Scottish Green Party | 1,004 | 2.82 % |
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Liberal Party | 298 | 0.84 % |
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Scottish Socialist Party | 286 | 0.81 % |
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UK Independence Party | 244 | 0.69 % |
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Natural Law Party | 100 | 0.28 % |
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Conservative &Unionist majority | 345 | 0.98 % |
| Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Scottish National Party | Alasdair Morgan | 18,449 | 43.91 % |
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Conservative & Unionist | Ian Lang MP | 12,825 | 30.52 % |
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Labour | Katy Clark | 6,861 | 16.33 % |
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Liberal Democrat | John McKerchar | 2,700 | 6.43 % |
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Independent | Roger Wood | 566 | 1.35 % |
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Referendum | Alan Kennedy | 428 | 1.02 % |
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UK Independence | Joseph Smith | 189 | 0.45 % |
| Scottish National Party gain from Conservative & Unionist | Scottish National Party majority | 5,624 | 13.39 % |
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