Glasgow’s General Election Candidates

The Westminster General Election is just around the corner. Labour will look to retain Glasgow East, while Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s embattled government look to gain a fourth term in office.
However, the SNP’s John Mason MP, Liberal Democrat hope Katy Gordon and all the other candidates will have something to say about that. Local News Glasgow lists the hopefuls announced so far in anticipation of a momentous battle at the hustings this spring.

GLASGOW CENTRAL – John Bradley, Scottish Conservatives;  Anas Sarwar, Scottish Labour Party; Osama Saeed, Scottish National Party; Chris Young, Scottish Liberal Democrats; Alastair Whitelaw, Scottish Green Party.

GLASGOW EAST – Margaret Curran, Scottish Labour Party; sitting MP John Mason, Scottish National Party; Hamira Kahn, Scottish Conservatives; Kevin Ward, Scottish Liberal Democrats.

GLASGOW NORTH – Martin Bartos, Scottish Green Party; Erin Boyle, Scottish Conservatives; Katy Gordon, Scottish Liberal Democrats; Patrick Grady, Scottish National Party; sitting MP Ann McKechin, Scottish Labour Party.

GLASGOW NORTH EAST – sitting MP Willie Bain, Scottish Labour Party; Charlie Baillie, British National Party; Eileen Baxendale, Scottish Liberal Democrats; David Kerr, Scottish National Party.  The Scottish Conservatives are yet to announce their candidate.

GLASGOW NORTH WEST – Margaret Park, Scottish National Party; Richard Sullivan, Scottish Conservatives;  sitting MP John Robertson, Scottish Labour Party. The Scottish Green Party is yet to announce its candidate.

GLASGOW SOUTH – Malcolm Fleming, Scottish National Party; sitting MP Tom Harris, Scottish Labour Party; Davena Rankin, Scottish Conservatives; Shabnum Mustapha, Scottish Liberal Democrats. The Scottish Green Party is yet to announce its candidate.

GLASGOW SOUTH WEST – Ian Davidson, sitting MP, Scottish Labour Party; Heather MacLeod, Scottish Conservatives; Isabel Nelson, Scottish Liberal Democrats; Chris Stephens, Scottish National Party.

While there is, as yet, no official date for the General Election, all indications point to the big day being on Thursday 6 May. There will almost certainly be other candidates standing at the seven Glasgow seats. The Scottish Socialist Party say they will put up candidates at selected seats, and Charlie Baillie tells us that despite the BNP losing their deposit at the recent by-election in Glasgow North East, his party is planning on putting forward candidates at each of the seats.

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