Scottish Labour Party
Encyclopedia
The Scottish Labour Party (SLP; branded Scottish Labour) is the section of the British Labour Party
which operates in Scotland
.
The party had held a long dominance over modern Scottish politics
, having won the largest share of the vote in Scotland at every UK general election
since the 1960s, every European Parliament general election from 1979 until defeated by the SNP in 2009
, and in the first two elections to the Scottish Parliament, held in 1999
and 2003
. For each of these two terms, Scottish Labour entered into a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
, forming a majority Scottish Executive
. In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election
the Scottish Labour Party fell back to become the second largest party, with a lower share of the vote and with one fewer seat than the Scottish National Party
(SNP), who subsequently formed a minority government
. It fell back further but remained the second largest party after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election while the SNP advanced to form the first majority government
since a Scottish Parliament was re-established in 1999. Scottish Labour currently hold 37 of 129 seats
in the Scottish Parliament
, 41 of 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons and 2 of 6 Scottish seats
in the European Parliament
.
and is registered as an Accounting Unit (AU) with the Electoral Commission
. It is not a separately registered party under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
. As such the SLP does not have an official "Leader of the Scottish Labour Party", although the constitutional position of Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament (analogous to the Westminster Parliamentary Labour Party
) is considered the de facto Scottish Labour leader.
The Scottish Executive Committee is made up of representatives of party members, elected members and party affiliates, for example, trade unions and socialist societies.
Party Officers:
which is the administrative head of the party, responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation, and reports to the UK General Secretary of the Labour Party
.
The current Scottish General Secretary is Colin Smyth, who succeeded Lesley Quinn in 2008. Quinn had been in the position since November 1999.
House, 145 West Regent Street, in the Blythswood Hill
district of Glasgow
.
.
In September 2010, according to the number of ballot papers issued to party members during the Labour Party (UK) leadership election
it emerged that the party had 13,135 members in Scotland.
According to the accounts it submitted to the Electoral Commission
the party had an income of £396,195 in 2008. The total annual income of the party in 2005, as registered with the Electoral Commission
, was £523,523 (up from £318,609 in 2004), with assets of £169,502.
as part of its wider policy of a devolved
United Kingdom. In the late 1980s and 1990s it and its representatives participated in the Scottish Constitutional Convention
with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
, Scottish Green Party
, trades unions and churches, and also campaigned for a "Yes-Yes" vote in the 1997 referendum.
, won 56 seats out of 129, well ahead of their main opponents, the SNP under Alex Salmond
, with 35 seats. Not having a majority in Parliament, the party formed a coalition government
with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
, with Dewar agreeing to their demand for the abolition of up-front tuition fees for university students as the price for a coalition deal. Consequently, on 13 May, Dewar was nominated as First Minister, and was officially appointed by the Queen on 17 May at a ceremony in Holyrood Palace
. He later travelled to the Court of Session
to be sworn in by the Lord President and receive the Great Seal of Scotland
.
In April 2000, Dewar was admitted to hospital for tests on his heart, following a previous test where a minor irregularity was discovered. In May 2000, he later had surgery to repair a leaking heart valve, and was forced to take a three month break from Parliament, with Deputy First Minister
, Jim Wallace
taking over as Acting First Minister. On 10 October 2000, Dewar sustained a fall. He seemed fine at first but later that day suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage which was possibly triggered by the anticoagulant
medication he was taking after the heart surgery. Donald Dewar died 11 October in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital
.
After Dewar's death, Henry McLeish
was elected as Leader of Scottish Labour, defeating rival Jack McConnell
, 27 October 2000 but resigned in 2001 amid a scandal involving the renting of his constituency office and allegations of financial wrongdoings. McLeish felt his resignation would allow the Scottish Labour Party a clean break to prepare for the 2003 Parliamentary elections.
After McLeish's resignation, Jack McConnell quickly emerged as the only candidate, and was elected First Minister by the Parliament on 22 November 2001.
, McConnell was criticised by many inside and outside of the Labour party for his role in the party's poor start to the campaign with Labour solidly behind the Scottish National Party (SNP) in many opinion polls. On April 10, McConnell unveiled Scottish Labour's election manifesto, which included plans to scrap (?) bills for pensioners and reform Council Tax
. The manifesto also proposed a large increase in public spending
on education, which would allow the increasing of the school leaving age to 18 and a reduction in average class sizes to 19.
McConnell's ruling Labour Party was defeated by the SNP, both in terms of the popular vote and in numbers of seats. The SNP won 47 seats in the new parliament, whilst the Labour Party won 46, thus securing them a one-seat majority over Labour, but still well short of a majority of the parliament. On 15 August 2007, McConnell announced his intention to resign as Scottish Labour leader.
On 17 August 2007, Wendy Alexander
formally launched her campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party in Holyrood. As the only candidate, Alexander was installed as leader of the Labour group in the Scottish Parliament on 14 September 2007. In 2007, a funding scandal developed after it emerged that she had accepted an illegal donation from Paul Green, a property magnate, a matter that was investigated by the Electoral Commission. Further newspaper reports on 30 November indicated Alexander was aware of the identity of the donor, after having sent a personal letter of gratitude to Mr Green (at his home in the tax haven of Jersey) concerning the donation. Accepting a donation from someone who is not registered on the UK electoral roll is illegal under electoral law, and is subject to criminal prosecution. However, the Electoral Commission concluded in February 2008 that Alexander had taken 'significant steps' to comply with funding regulations and decided not to refer the matter to the Procurator Fiscal. In a separate development, a few days earlier in February 2008, the standards watchdog for Scotland reported Wendy Alexander to the Procurator Fiscal for failing to publicly declare campaign donations.
During a TV interview on 4 May 2008, Wendy Alexander performed a major U-turn
on previous Scottish Labour Party's policy by seeming to endorse a referendum on Scottish independence
, despite previously refusing to support any referendum on the grounds that she did not support independence. During a further TV interview on 6 May 2008 she reiterated this commitment to a referendum and claimed that she had the full backing of current British Prime Minister
Gordon Brown
. The following day, Gordon Brown denied this was Labour policy and that Wendy Alexander had been misrepresented during Prime Minister's Questions
in Westminster. Despite this lack of backing, Wendy Alexander once again reiterated her commitment to a referendum during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament.
On 28 June 2008, Wendy Alexander announced her resignation as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, due to pressure on her following the donation scandal.
Cathy Jamieson
became interim leader of the Scottish Labour Party until a leadership election could be held.
managed a spectacular 22.5% swing in the nationalists' favour to win the seat.
, MSP for East Lothian
, a former Enterprise Minister in the previous Labour Executive, Andy Kerr, MSP for East Kilbride
and former Health Secretary in the previous administration, and Cathy Jamieson
MSP, who had been deputy leader under Jack McConnell
and caretaker leader since Wendy Alexander
resigned following the illegal donation scandal.
On 13 September 2008, Iain Gray
was elected leader and promised a "fresh start" for Labour in Scotland.
(MP) for Glenrothes
in Fife, John MacDougall died, triggering a by-election in a constituency that neighboured both the constituency of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
, Gordon Brown
, and the constituency of Dunfermline and West Fife that had been won by the Liberal Democrats
in a by-election in 2006. In the event, Labour held the parliamentary seat, increasing their vote by 3.2%. Lindsay Roy
became Labour MP for the constituency, on 7 November 2008, defeating the SNP's candidate, Peter Grant, current council leader in Fife, in what was viewed by many as a surprise. Grant had been widely fancied to take the seat and after their stunning success in Glasgow East the SNP were disappointed. The voting was: Lindsay Roy, Labour, 19,946; Peter Grant, SNP 13,209. The Conservative Party
which came 3rd with 1,381 votes, the Liberal Democrats
with 947 votes and four other candidates lost their deposits.
After the Glenrothes election, controversy and speculation mounted after it was revealed the voting register had gone missing and an unusual number of postal votes.
announced that he would be resigning with effect from later in the year.
was held by David Cairns
until his death on 9 May 2011. The resulting by-election held on 30 June, was won comfortably with a 5,838 majority by Scottish Labour candidate Iain McKenzie
despite several high profile campaign visits by SNP First Minister, Alex Salmond and the SNP coming within 511 votes of winning the nearest equivalent seat in the Holyrood elections a matter of weeks previously. Coupled with the 2010 UK General Election results, this suggests that Scottish Labour's disappointing performance in the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election does not necessarily translate into support for its political opponents in other elections.
and Sarah Boyack
are co-chairing the review of the Labour Party in Scotland
, commissioned by Ed Miliband
in May 2011, and due to report in the autumn of 2011.
Shadow Cabinet
Other official shadow ministers
Parliamentary Private Secretaries
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
which operates in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
The party had held a long dominance over modern Scottish politics
Politics of Scotland
The Politics of Scotland forms a distinctive part of the wider politics of Europe.Theoretically, the United Kingdom is de jure a "unitary state" with one sovereign parliament and government...
, having won the largest share of the vote in Scotland at every UK general election
United Kingdom general elections
This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since the first in 1802. The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament...
since the 1960s, every European Parliament general election from 1979 until defeated by the SNP in 2009
European Parliament election, 2009 (United Kingdom)
The European Parliament election was the United Kingdom's component of the 2009 European Parliament election, the voting for which was held on Thursday 4 June 2009, coinciding with the 2009 local elections in England. Most of the results of the election were announced on Sunday 7 June, after...
, and in the first two elections to the Scottish Parliament, held in 1999
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
and 2003
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...
. For each of these two terms, Scottish Labour entered into a coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
, forming a majority Scottish Executive
Scottish Executive
The Scottish Government is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was established in 1999 as the Scottish Executive, from the extant Scottish Office, and the term Scottish Executive remains its legal name under the Scotland Act 1998...
. In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
the Scottish Labour Party fell back to become the second largest party, with a lower share of the vote and with one fewer seat than the Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
(SNP), who subsequently formed a minority government
Minority government
A minority government or a minority cabinet is a cabinet of a parliamentary system formed when a political party or coalition of parties does not have a majority of overall seats in the parliament but is sworn into government to break a Hung Parliament election result. It is also known as a...
. It fell back further but remained the second largest party after the 2011 Scottish Parliament election while the SNP advanced to form the first majority government
Majority government
A majority government is when the governing party has an absolute majority of seats in the legislature or parliament in a parliamentary system. This is as opposed to a minority government, where even the largest party wins only a plurality of seats and thus must constantly bargain for support from...
since a Scottish Parliament was re-established in 1999. Scottish Labour currently hold 37 of 129 seats
Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election...
in the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
, 41 of 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons and 2 of 6 Scottish seats
Scotland (European Parliament constituency)
Scotland constitutes a single constituency of the European Parliament. For 2009 it elects 6 MEPs using the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation.- Boundaries :...
in the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
.
Organisation
The Scottish Labour Party is formally part of the Labour PartyLabour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
and is registered as an Accounting Unit (AU) with the Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
. It is not a separately registered party under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000
The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that sets out how political parties, elections and referendums are to be regulated in the United Kingdom...
. As such the SLP does not have an official "Leader of the Scottish Labour Party", although the constitutional position of Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament (analogous to the Westminster Parliamentary Labour Party
Parliamentary Labour Party
In UK politics, the Parliamentary Labour Party is the parliamentary party of the Labour Party in Parliament: Labour MPs as a collective body....
) is considered the de facto Scottish Labour leader.
Scottish Executive Committee
The Scottish Labour Party is administered by the Scottish Executive Committee (SEC), which is responsible to the Labour Party's National Executive Committee (NEC).The Scottish Executive Committee is made up of representatives of party members, elected members and party affiliates, for example, trade unions and socialist societies.
Party Officers:
- Chairperson: Philomena Muggins
- Vice-Chairperson: Victoria Jamieson
- Registered Treasurer (and General Secretary): Colin Smyth
Leader of the Labour Group in the Scottish Parliament
- Donald DewarDonald DewarDonald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
(7 May 1999 - 11 October 2000) - Henry McLeishHenry McLeishHenry Baird McLeish is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which...
(27 October 2000 – 8 November 2001) - Jack McConnellJack McConnellJack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...
(22 November 2001 - 15 August 2007) - Wendy AlexanderWendy AlexanderWendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008...
(14 September 2007 - 28 June 2008) - Iain GrayIain GrayIain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and...
(13 September 2008 – present)
Scottish General Secretary
As with Welsh Labour, the Scottish Labour Party has its own general secretaryGeneral secretary
-International intergovernmental organizations:-International nongovernmental organizations:-Sports governing bodies:...
which is the administrative head of the party, responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation, and reports to the UK General Secretary of the Labour Party
General Secretary of the Labour Party
The General Secretary is the most senior employee of the British Labour Party, and acts as the non-voting secretary to the National Executive Committee...
.
The current Scottish General Secretary is Colin Smyth, who succeeded Lesley Quinn in 2008. Quinn had been in the position since November 1999.
Headquarters
In accordance with the Labour Party Rule Book, the Labour Party operates a regional party office at John SmithJohn Smith (UK politician)
John Smith was a British Labour Party politician who served as Leader of the Labour Party from July 1992 until his sudden death from a heart attack in May 1994...
House, 145 West Regent Street, in the Blythswood Hill
Blythswood Hill
Blythswood Hill is an area of Glasgow, Scotland.It lies to the immediate west of the city centre and as the name suggests rises to a plateau before dipping again towards the west end area of Woodlands....
district of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
Membership
In March 2006 the Scottish Labour Party membership had fallen to 18,800 members, down from a peak of approximately 30,000 in the run-up to the 1997 general electionUnited Kingdom general election, 1997
The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general...
.
In September 2010, according to the number of ballot papers issued to party members during the Labour Party (UK) leadership election
Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 2010
The 2010 Labour Party leadership election was triggered by a general election which resulted in a hung parliament. On 10 May, Gordon Brown resigned as Leader of the Labour Party. The following day, he stepped down as Prime Minister....
it emerged that the party had 13,135 members in Scotland.
According to the accounts it submitted to the Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
the party had an income of £396,195 in 2008. The total annual income of the party in 2005, as registered with the Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
, was £523,523 (up from £318,609 in 2004), with assets of £169,502.
History
The Labour Party campaigned for the creation of a devolved Scottish ParliamentScottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
as part of its wider policy of a devolved
Devolution
Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to government at a subnational level, such as a regional, local, or state level. Devolution can be mainly financial, e.g. giving areas a budget which was formerly administered by central government...
United Kingdom. In the late 1980s and 1990s it and its representatives participated in the Scottish Constitutional Convention
Scottish Constitutional Convention
The Scottish Constitutional Convention was an association of Scottish political parties, churches and other civic groups, that developed a framework for a Scottish devolution. It is credited as having paved the way for the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999.The Convention was...
with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
, Scottish Green Party
Scottish Green Party
The Scottish Green Party is a green party in Scotland. It has two MSPs in the devolved Scottish Parliament, Alison Johnstone, representing Lothian, and Patrick Harvie, for Glasgow.-Organisation:...
, trades unions and churches, and also campaigned for a "Yes-Yes" vote in the 1997 referendum.
1999-2007 Lib–Lab pact & coalition
In the first elections to the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999, the Scottish Labour Party, led by Donald DewarDonald Dewar
Donald Campbell Dewar was a British politician who served as a Labour Party Member of Parliament in Scotland from 1966-1970, and then again from 1978 until his death in 2000. He served in Tony Blair's cabinet as Secretary of State for Scotland from 1997-1999 and was instrumental in the creation...
, won 56 seats out of 129, well ahead of their main opponents, the SNP under Alex Salmond
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond MSP is a Scottish politician and current First Minister of Scotland. He became Scotland's fourth First Minister in May 2007. He is the Leader of the Scottish National Party , having served as Member of the Scottish Parliament for Gordon...
, with 35 seats. Not having a majority in Parliament, the party formed a coalition government
Coalition government
A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
with the Scottish Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
, with Dewar agreeing to their demand for the abolition of up-front tuition fees for university students as the price for a coalition deal. Consequently, on 13 May, Dewar was nominated as First Minister, and was officially appointed by the Queen on 17 May at a ceremony in Holyrood Palace
Holyrood Palace
The Palace of Holyroodhouse, commonly referred to as Holyrood Palace, is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland. The palace stands at the bottom of the Royal Mile in Edinburgh, at the opposite end to Edinburgh Castle...
. He later travelled to the Court of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
to be sworn in by the Lord President and receive the Great Seal of Scotland
Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland allows the monarch to authorise official documents without having to sign each document individually. Wax is melted in a metal mould or matrix and impressed into a wax figure that is attached by cord or ribbon to documents that the monarch wishes to make official...
.
In April 2000, Dewar was admitted to hospital for tests on his heart, following a previous test where a minor irregularity was discovered. In May 2000, he later had surgery to repair a leaking heart valve, and was forced to take a three month break from Parliament, with Deputy First Minister
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland.The post is not recognised in statute , and its holder is simply an ordinary member of the Scottish Government...
, Jim Wallace
Jim Wallace
The Rt. Hon. James Robert Wallace, Baron Wallace of Tankerness, PC, QC , is a British politician, currently a life peer in the House of Lords and the Advocate General for Scotland...
taking over as Acting First Minister. On 10 October 2000, Dewar sustained a fall. He seemed fine at first but later that day suffered a massive cerebral hemorrhage which was possibly triggered by the anticoagulant
Anticoagulant
An anticoagulant is a substance that prevents coagulation of blood. A group of pharmaceuticals called anticoagulants can be used in vivo as a medication for thrombotic disorders. Some anticoagulants are used in medical equipment, such as test tubes, blood transfusion bags, and renal dialysis...
medication he was taking after the heart surgery. Donald Dewar died 11 October in Edinburgh's Western General Hospital
Western General Hospital
The Western General Hospital , at Crewe Road, Edinburgh, Scotland is part of NHS Lothian, a Heath Board which provides a comprehensive range of adult and paediatric care to the people of Edinburgh, the Lothians and beyond.It is one of the main teaching hospitals affiliated to the University of...
.
After Dewar's death, Henry McLeish
Henry McLeish
Henry Baird McLeish is a Scottish Labour Party politician, author and academic. Formerly a professional association football player, McLeish was the Member of Parliament for Central Fife from 1987 to 2001 and the Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Fife from 1999 to 2003, during which...
was elected as Leader of Scottish Labour, defeating rival Jack McConnell
Jack McConnell
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...
, 27 October 2000 but resigned in 2001 amid a scandal involving the renting of his constituency office and allegations of financial wrongdoings. McLeish felt his resignation would allow the Scottish Labour Party a clean break to prepare for the 2003 Parliamentary elections.
After McLeish's resignation, Jack McConnell quickly emerged as the only candidate, and was elected First Minister by the Parliament on 22 November 2001.
2007 Scottish Parliament elections and aftermath
In the run-up to the 2007 Scottish Parliament general electionScottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
, McConnell was criticised by many inside and outside of the Labour party for his role in the party's poor start to the campaign with Labour solidly behind the Scottish National Party (SNP) in many opinion polls. On April 10, McConnell unveiled Scottish Labour's election manifesto, which included plans to scrap (?) bills for pensioners and reform Council Tax
Council tax
Council Tax is the system of local taxation used in England, Scotland and Wales to part fund the services provided by local government in each country. It was introduced in 1993 by the Local Government Finance Act 1992, as a successor to the unpopular Community Charge...
. The manifesto also proposed a large increase in public spending
Government spending
Government spending includes all government consumption, investment but excludes transfer payments made by a state. Government acquisition of goods and services for current use to directly satisfy individual or collective needs of the members of the community is classed as government final...
on education, which would allow the increasing of the school leaving age to 18 and a reduction in average class sizes to 19.
McConnell's ruling Labour Party was defeated by the SNP, both in terms of the popular vote and in numbers of seats. The SNP won 47 seats in the new parliament, whilst the Labour Party won 46, thus securing them a one-seat majority over Labour, but still well short of a majority of the parliament. On 15 August 2007, McConnell announced his intention to resign as Scottish Labour leader.
On 17 August 2007, Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008...
formally launched her campaign for the leadership of the Labour Party in Holyrood. As the only candidate, Alexander was installed as leader of the Labour group in the Scottish Parliament on 14 September 2007. In 2007, a funding scandal developed after it emerged that she had accepted an illegal donation from Paul Green, a property magnate, a matter that was investigated by the Electoral Commission. Further newspaper reports on 30 November indicated Alexander was aware of the identity of the donor, after having sent a personal letter of gratitude to Mr Green (at his home in the tax haven of Jersey) concerning the donation. Accepting a donation from someone who is not registered on the UK electoral roll is illegal under electoral law, and is subject to criminal prosecution. However, the Electoral Commission concluded in February 2008 that Alexander had taken 'significant steps' to comply with funding regulations and decided not to refer the matter to the Procurator Fiscal. In a separate development, a few days earlier in February 2008, the standards watchdog for Scotland reported Wendy Alexander to the Procurator Fiscal for failing to publicly declare campaign donations.
During a TV interview on 4 May 2008, Wendy Alexander performed a major U-turn
Flip-flop (politics)
A "flip-flop" , U-turn , or backflip is a sudden real or apparent change of policy or opinion by a public official, sometimes while trying to claim that both positions are consistent with each other...
on previous Scottish Labour Party's policy by seeming to endorse a referendum on Scottish independence
Scottish independence
Scottish independence is a political ambition of political parties, advocacy groups and individuals for Scotland to secede from the United Kingdom and become an independent sovereign state, separate from England, Wales and Northern Ireland....
, despite previously refusing to support any referendum on the grounds that she did not support independence. During a further TV interview on 6 May 2008 she reiterated this commitment to a referendum and claimed that she had the full backing of current British Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
. The following day, Gordon Brown denied this was Labour policy and that Wendy Alexander had been misrepresented during Prime Minister's Questions
Prime Minister's Questions
Prime minister's questions is a constitutional convention in the United Kingdom that takes place every Wednesday during which the prime minister spends half an hour answering questions from members of parliament...
in Westminster. Despite this lack of backing, Wendy Alexander once again reiterated her commitment to a referendum during First Minister's Questions in the Scottish Parliament.
On 28 June 2008, Wendy Alexander announced her resignation as Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, due to pressure on her following the donation scandal.
Cathy Jamieson
Cathy Jamieson
Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson is a UK Labour party politician and the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the...
became interim leader of the Scottish Labour Party until a leadership election could be held.
2008 Glasgow East by-election
In late June 2008, David Marshall, MP for the Glasgow East constituency since 1979, resigned on health grounds. The resignation was sudden, however the seat was the 3rd safest Labour seat in the country and at the Westminster general election in 2005, Labour had a 13,057 majority over second placed SNP. In the resultant by-election on 24 July 2008, SNP candidate, serving Glasgow City Council member John MasonJohn Mason (Scottish politician)
John Fingland Mason MSP is a Scottish politician and the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston.He was the SNP Member of Parliament for Glasgow East from 2008 to 2010.-Background:...
managed a spectacular 22.5% swing in the nationalists' favour to win the seat.
Iain Gray becomes leader
On 1 August 2008, the contest for the new Leader of the Scottish Labour Party began. The contenders were Iain GrayIain Gray
Iain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and...
, MSP for East Lothian
East Lothian
East Lothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy Area. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Scottish Borders and Midlothian. Its administrative centre is Haddington, although its largest town is Musselburgh....
, a former Enterprise Minister in the previous Labour Executive, Andy Kerr, MSP for East Kilbride
East Kilbride
East Kilbride is a large suburban town in the South Lanarkshire council area, in the West Central Lowlands of Scotland. Designated as Scotland's first new town in 1947, it forms part of the Greater Glasgow conurbation...
and former Health Secretary in the previous administration, and Cathy Jamieson
Cathy Jamieson
Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson is a UK Labour party politician and the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the...
MSP, who had been deputy leader under Jack McConnell
Jack McConnell
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...
and caretaker leader since Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander
Wendy Alexander is a Scottish politician and the former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley North. She held various Scottish Government cabinet posts and was the leader of the Labour Party group in the Scottish Parliament from 2007-2008...
resigned following the illegal donation scandal.
On 13 September 2008, Iain Gray
Iain Gray
Iain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and...
was elected leader and promised a "fresh start" for Labour in Scotland.
2008 Glenrothes by-election
On 13 August 2008, Labour Member of ParliamentMember of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
(MP) for Glenrothes
Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency)
Glenrothes is a British Parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons. It was created for the 2005 general election.The seat is currently held by Lindsay Roy, of the Scottish Labour party...
in Fife, John MacDougall died, triggering a by-election in a constituency that neighboured both the constituency of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
, Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007...
, and the constituency of Dunfermline and West Fife that had been won by the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
in a by-election in 2006. In the event, Labour held the parliamentary seat, increasing their vote by 3.2%. Lindsay Roy
Lindsay Roy
Lindsay Allan Roy, CBE, FRSA is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glenrothes since 2008, and is the former Rector of Inverkeithing High School and Kirkcaldy High School.-Teaching career:...
became Labour MP for the constituency, on 7 November 2008, defeating the SNP's candidate, Peter Grant, current council leader in Fife, in what was viewed by many as a surprise. Grant had been widely fancied to take the seat and after their stunning success in Glasgow East the SNP were disappointed. The voting was: Lindsay Roy, Labour, 19,946; Peter Grant, SNP 13,209. The Conservative Party
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
which came 3rd with 1,381 votes, the Liberal Democrats
Liberal Democrats
The Liberal Democrats are a social liberal political party in the United Kingdom which supports constitutional and electoral reform, progressive taxation, wealth taxation, human rights laws, cultural liberalism, banking reform and civil liberties .The party was formed in 1988 by a merger of the...
with 947 votes and four other candidates lost their deposits.
2010 UK general election
On 6 May 2010, contrary to polls preceding the election, Labour consolidated their vote in Scotland, losing no seats (despite losing 91 seats across the rest of Britain) and recovering Glasgow East from the SNP. This resulted in incumbent Scottish secretary Jim Murphy stating that the result provided an impetus for Scottish Labour to attempt to become "the biggest party in Holyrood" in the 2011 Scottish Parliament elections.After the Glenrothes election, controversy and speculation mounted after it was revealed the voting register had gone missing and an unusual number of postal votes.
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The Scottish Labour Party lost seven seats compared to the notional 2007 result although its share of the constituency vote declined by less than 1%. Party leader Iain GrayIain Gray
Iain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and...
announced that he would be resigning with effect from later in the year.
2011 Inverclyde by-election
The seat of InverclydeInverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)
Inverclyde is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election....
was held by David Cairns
David Cairns (politician)
John David Cairns was a Scottish Labour Party politician, who was a Member of Parliament from 2001 until his death. He represented the constituency of Inverclyde. He was the Minister of State at the Scotland Office until he resigned on 16 September 2008...
until his death on 9 May 2011. The resulting by-election held on 30 June, was won comfortably with a 5,838 majority by Scottish Labour candidate Iain McKenzie
Iain McKenzie
Iain McKenzie is a Scottish Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde since the June 2011 by-election in his constituency.-Early life:...
despite several high profile campaign visits by SNP First Minister, Alex Salmond and the SNP coming within 511 votes of winning the nearest equivalent seat in the Holyrood elections a matter of weeks previously. Coupled with the 2010 UK General Election results, this suggests that Scottish Labour's disappointing performance in the 2011 Scottish Parliament Election does not necessarily translate into support for its political opponents in other elections.
2011 Scottish Labour Leadership election and Murphy/Boyack Review
Jim MurphyJim Murphy
James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire....
and Sarah Boyack
Sarah Boyack
Sarah Boyack MSP is a Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothian region and formerly constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament....
are co-chairing the review of the Labour Party in Scotland
Review of the Labour Party in Scotland
The Murphy and Boyack review is a report being compiled by Jim Murphy and Sarah Boyack on the future structure of the Labour Party in Scotland, in response to the landslide victory by the Scottish National Party in the Scottish general election of 2011...
, commissioned by Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
in May 2011, and due to report in the autumn of 2011.
House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Scottish Labour party MPs in the Official Opposition Frontbench:Shadow Cabinet
- Douglas AlexanderDouglas AlexanderDouglas Garven Alexander is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the shadow cabinet of Ed Miliband. He has held cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Secretary of State for Scotland and...
, Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs - Jim MurphyJim MurphyJames Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire....
, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence - Ann McKechin, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
Other official shadow ministers
- Russell BrownRussell BrownRussell Leslie Brown is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway.-Early years :Russell Brown was born in Annan, Scotland, and attended the local Annan Academy...
, Shadow Minister for Defence (International Security Strategy) - Gemma Doyle, Shadow Minister for Defence (Personnel, Welfare and Veterans)
- Mark LazarowiczMark LazarowiczMark Lazarowicz, is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith since 2001...
, Shadow Minister for International Development - Gordon BanksGordon Banks (politician)Gordon Raymond Banks is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Ochil and South Perthshire since 2005.-Early life:...
, Shadow Minister for Business, Innovation and Skills - Margaret CurranMargaret CurranMargaret Patricia Curran is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East since 2010, and is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland...
, Shadow Minister for Disability - Willie BainWillie BainWilliam Thomas Bain is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East since 2009....
, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs - Tom GreatrexTom GreatrexThomas James Greatrex is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since 2010. He is presently Shadow Energy Minister.-Early life:Greatrex was born in Kent...
, Shadow Minister for Scotland
Parliamentary Private Secretaries
- Anne McGuireAnne McGuireAnne Catherine McGuire is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stirling since 1997.-Early life:...
, PPS to the Leader of the Opposition (Ed MilibandEd MilibandEdward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
) - Graeme MorriceGraeme MorriceGraeme Morrice is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Livingston since 2010...
, PPS to the Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (John Denham) - Pamela NashPamela NashPamela Nash is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts since the 2010 general election.-Early life and education:...
, PPS to the Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (Ann McKechin) and to Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Shaun WoodwardShaun WoodwardShaun Anthony Woodward is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for St Helens South since 2001. He served in the Cabinet from 28 June 2007 to 11 May 2010 as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland...
)
Members of Parliament
| Member of Parliament Member of Parliament A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,... | Constituency Scottish Westminster constituencies Scottish Westminster constituencies were Scottish constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain, normally at the Palace of Westminster, from 1708 to 1801, and have been constituencies of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, also at Westminster,... | First elected | Notes |
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| Douglas Alexander Douglas Alexander Douglas Garven Alexander is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the shadow cabinet of Ed Miliband. He has held cabinet posts under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, including Secretary of State for Scotland and... |
Paisley and Renfrewshire South Paisley and Renfrewshire South (UK Parliament constituency) Paisley and Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in Renfrewshire, Scotland to the south-west of Glasgow. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.The seat was formed in 2005, and is a... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Member for Paisley South 1997-2005, Paisley and Renfrewshire South 2005- |
| Willie Bain Willie Bain William Thomas Bain is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow North East since 2009.... |
Glasgow North East Glasgow North East (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow North East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first contested at the 2005 general election... |
2009 Glasgow North East by-election, 2009 The 2009 Glasgow North East by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Glasgow North East. The by-election was held on 12 November 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as an MP and as Speaker of the British House of Commons... |
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| Gordon Banks Gordon Banks Gordon Banks, OBE is a retired English football goalkeeper. The IFFHS named Banks the second best goalkeeper of the 20th century – after Lev Yashin and ahead of Dino Zoff .... |
Ochil and South Perthshire Ochil and South Perthshire (UK Parliament constituency) Ochil and South Perthshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
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| Anne Begg Anne Begg Dame Anne Begg, DBE is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South since 1997... |
Aberdeen South Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
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| Gordon Brown Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown is a British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007... |
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (UK Parliament constituency) Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath is a county constituency representing the areas around the towns of Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath, in Fife, Scotland, in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom... |
1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 The 1983 United Kingdom general election was held on 9 June 1983. It gave the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945... |
Member for Dunfermline and East Fife 1983-2005, Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath 2005- |
| Russell Brown Russell Brown Russell Leslie Brown is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He is Member of Parliament for Dumfries and Galloway.-Early years :Russell Brown was born in Annan, Scotland, and attended the local Annan Academy... |
Dumfries and Galloway Dumfries and Galloway (UK Parliament constituency) Dumfries and Galloway is a county constituency of in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was first used in the 2005 general election, and replaced Galloway and Upper Nithsdale and part of Dumfries, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Member for Dumfries 1997-2005, Dumfries and Galloway 2005- |
| Katy Clark Katy Clark Kathryn Sloan Clark is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union official who has been the Member of Parliament for North Ayrshire and Arran since 2005.-Early life:... |
Ayrshire North and Arran | 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
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| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | 1982 Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 The Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 June 1982 for the British House of Commons constituency of Coatbridge and Airdrie.- Previous MP :... |
Member for Coatbridge and Airdrie 1982-83, Monklands West 1983-97, Coatbridge and Chryston 1997-2005, Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill 2005- |
| Michael Connarty Michael Connarty Michael Connarty is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and Falkirk East since 2005, and a variation of the same seat since 1992.-Early life:... |
Linlithgow and Falkirk East | 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
Member for Falkirk East 1992-2005, Linlithgow and Falkirk East 2005- |
| Margaret Curran Margaret Curran Margaret Patricia Curran is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow East since 2010, and is currently Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland... |
Glasgow East Glasgow East (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow East is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the city of Glasgow, Scotland. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... |
2010 | MSP for Glasgow Baillieston 1999-2011 |
| Alistair Darling Alistair Darling Alistair Maclean Darling is a Scottish Labour Party politician who has been a Member of Parliament since 1987, currently for Edinburgh South West. He served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2007 to 2010... |
Edinburgh South West Edinburgh South West (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South West is a Scottish constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , first used in the 2005 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd... |
Member for Edinburgh Central 1987-2005, Edinburgh South West 2005- |
| Ian Davidson Ian Davidson (Scottish politician) Ian Graham Davidson is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow South West since 2005... |
Glasgow South West Glasgow South West (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow South West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
Member for Glasgow Govan 1992-1997, Glasgow Pollok 1997-2005, Glasgow South West 2005- |
| Thomas Docherty Thomas Docherty (politician) Thomas Docherty is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Dunfermline and West Fife since 2010.... |
Dunfermline and West Fife Dunfermline and West Fife (UK Parliament constituency) Dunfermline and West Fife is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election from all of the old Dunfermline West and parts of the old Dunfermline East constituencies... |
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| Brian Donohoe Brian Donohoe Brian Harold Donohoe is a British Labour Party politician and former trade union official, who has been the Member of Parliament for Central Ayrshire since 2005, and was first elected in 1992.-Early life:... |
Central Ayrshire Central Ayrshire (UK Parliament constituency) Central Ayrshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in the south-west of Scotland within the North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire council areas... |
1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. This election result was one of the biggest surprises in 20th Century politics, as polling leading up to the day of the election showed Labour under leader Neil... |
Member for Cunninghame South 1992-2005, Central Ayrshire 2005- |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen North Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency) Aberdeen North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and it elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd... |
Member for Aberdeen South 1987-1992, Aberdeen Central 1997-2005, Aberdeen North 2005- |
| Gemma Doyle | West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire (UK Parliament constituency) West Dunbartonshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election and covers the same area as the county of West Dunbartonshire.The current constituency was first used in... |
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| Sheila Gilmore Sheila Gilmore Sheila Gilmore is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh East since 2010. Gilmore stood for the seat following the decision of Gavin Strang MP to stand down; she is a former City of Edinburgh councillor.- Childhood and early career :Gilmore was born... |
Edinburgh East Edinburgh East (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh East is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
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| Tom Greatrex Tom Greatrex Thomas James Greatrex is a British Labour Co-operative politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Rutherglen and Hamilton West since 2010. He is presently Shadow Energy Minister.-Early life:Greatrex was born in Kent... |
Rutherglen and Hamilton West Rutherglen and Hamilton West (UK Parliament constituency) Rutherglen and Hamilton West is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005... |
2010 | |
| David Hamilton David Hamilton (politician) David Hamilton is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Midlothian since 2001.David Hamilton was born in Dalkeith, Midlothian, and was educated at the local Dalkeith High School... |
Midlothian Midlothian (UK Parliament constituency) Midlothian in Scotland, is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
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| Tom Harris | Glasgow South Glasgow South (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
Member for Glasgow Cathcart 2001-05, Glasgow South 2005- |
| Jimmy Hood Jimmy Hood James "Jimmy" Hood is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Lanark and Hamilton East since 2005... |
Lanark and Hamilton East Lanark and Hamilton East (UK Parliament constituency) Lanark and Hamilton East is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005... |
1987 United Kingdom general election, 1987 The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987, to elect 650 members to the British House of Commons. The election was the third consecutive election victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher, who became the first Prime Minister since the 2nd... |
Member for Clydesdale 1987-2005, Lanark and Hamilton East 2005- |
| Cathy Jamieson Cathy Jamieson Catherine Mary "Cathy" Jamieson is a UK Labour party politician and the Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock & Loudoun. She has previously been Deputy Leader and Acting Leader of the Scottish Labour Party, former Minister for Justice in the Scottish Executive, and Labour Co-operative Member of the... |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kilmarnock and Loudoun (UK Parliament constituency) Kilmarnock and Loudoun is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament , using the first-past-the-post voting system.-Boundaries:... |
2010 | MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley 1999-2011 |
| Eric Joyce Eric Joyce Eric Stuart Joyce is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Falkirk since 2005. Joyce served as a Private in the Black Watch before attending University and subsequently rejoining the army as a commissioned officer... |
Falkirk Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency) - References :... |
2000 Falkirk West by-election, 2000 The Falkirk West by-election, 2000 was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 2000 for the Scottish constituency of Falkirk West.The vacancy was caused the resignation from the House of Commons of Dennis Canavan, the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West... |
Member for Falkirk West 2000-05, Falkirk 2005- |
| Mark Lazarowicz Mark Lazarowicz Mark Lazarowicz, is a British Labour Co-operative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh North and Leith since 2001... |
Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh North and Leith (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom , first used in the 1997 general election. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
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| Michael McCann Michael McCann (politician) Michael McCann is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow since 2010, succeeding Adam Ingram.-References:... |
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow (UK Parliament constituency) East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which was first used in the general election of 2005... |
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| Gregg McClymont Gregg McClymont Gregg McClymont is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East since 2010.-Background and personal life:... |
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency) Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.... |
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| Jim McGovern Jim McGovern James Patrick "Jim" McGovern is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party.... |
Dundee West Dundee West (UK Parliament constituency) Dundee West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160.... |
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| Anne McGuire Anne McGuire Anne Catherine McGuire is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Stirling since 1997.-Early life:... |
Stirling Stirling (UK Parliament constituency) Stirling is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
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| Ann McKechin | Glasgow North Glasgow North (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow North is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
Member for Glasgow Maryhill 2001-05, Glasgow North 2005- |
| Iain McKenzie Iain McKenzie Iain McKenzie is a Scottish Labour politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde since the June 2011 by-election in his constituency.-Early life:... |
Inverclyde Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency) Inverclyde is a parliamentary constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It replaced Greenock and Inverclyde and the Port Glasgow and Kilmacolm areas from West Renfrewshire for the 2005 general election.... |
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| Graeme Morrice Graeme Morrice Graeme Morrice is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Livingston since 2010... |
Livingston Livingston (UK Parliament constituency) Livingston is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, to which it returns one Member of Parliament . Elections are held using the first-past-the-post voting system.... |
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| Jim Murphy Jim Murphy James Francis "Jim" Murphy is a British Labour Party politician and is the Member of Parliament for East Renfrewshire.... |
East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire (UK Parliament constituency) East Renfrewshire is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in Scotland to the south of Glasgow. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
Member for Eastwood 1997-2005, East Renfrewshire 2005- |
| Ian Murray Ian Murray (Scottish politician) Ian Murray is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South since 2010. He was previously an Edinburgh city councillor for the Liberton/Gilmerton ward.-Life outside politics:... |
Edinburgh South Edinburgh South (UK Parliament constituency) Edinburgh South is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, first used in the general election of 1885. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election... |
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| Pamela Nash Pamela Nash Pamela Nash is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Airdrie and Shotts since the 2010 general election.-Early life and education:... |
Airdrie and Shotts Airdrie and Shotts (UK Parliament constituency) Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the British House of Commons, located in central Scotland within the North Lanarkshire council area. It elects one Member of Parliament at least once every five years using the First-past-the-post system of voting.... |
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| Fiona O’Donnell | East Lothian East Lothian (UK Parliament constituency) East Lothian is a constituency in Scotland which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post voting system.-History:... |
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| John Robertson | Glasgow North West Glasgow North West (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow North West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . It was first used in the 2005 general election.-Boundaries:... |
2000 | Member for Glasgow Anniesland 2000-05, Glasgow North West 2005- |
| Frank Roy Frank Roy Frank Roy is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Motherwell and Wishaw since 1997... |
Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell and Wishaw (UK Parliament constituency) Motherwell and Wishaw is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was formed in 1974, mostly from Motherwell... |
1997 United Kingdom general election, 1997 The United Kingdom general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997, more than five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992, to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party ended its 18 years in opposition under the leadership of Tony Blair, and won the general... |
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| Lindsay Roy Lindsay Roy Lindsay Allan Roy, CBE, FRSA is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glenrothes since 2008, and is the former Rector of Inverkeithing High School and Kirkcaldy High School.-Teaching career:... |
Glenrothes Glenrothes (UK Parliament constituency) Glenrothes is a British Parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons. It was created for the 2005 general election.The seat is currently held by Lindsay Roy, of the Scottish Labour party... |
2008 Glenrothes by-election, 2008 The 2008 Glenrothes by-election was a by-election held in Scotland on 6 November 2008 to elect a new Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituency of Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland.... |
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| Anas Sarwar Anas Sarwar Anas Sarwar MP is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central since 2010, succeeding his father Mohammad Sarwar.-Early life:... |
Glasgow Central Glasgow Central (UK Parliament constituency) Glasgow Central is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . In its current form, the constituency was first used in the general election of 2005, but there was also a Glasgow Central constituency from 1885 to 1997.- Boundaries :The Redistribution of Seats Act... |
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| Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan Jim Sheridan is an Irish film director. A six-time Academy Award nominee, Sheridan is perhaps best known for his films My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, Get Rich or Die Tryin and In America.-Life and career:... |
Paisley and Renfrewshire North Paisley and Renfrewshire North (UK Parliament constituency) Paisley and Renfrewshire North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing most of Paisley North and Renfrewshire West.... |
2001 United Kingdom general election, 2001 The United Kingdom general election, 2001 was held on Thursday 7 June 2001 to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons. It was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media, as the Labour Party was re-elected with another landslide result and only suffered a net loss of 6 seats... |
Member for West Renfrewshire 2001-05, Paisley and Renfrewshire North 2005- |
Scottish Parliament
Front-bench team (Shadow Cabinet (Scottish Government))- Iain GrayIain GrayIain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and...
- Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament - Johann Lamont - Deputy Leader of Labour in the Scottish Parliament and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Justice
- Richard BakerRichard Baker (Scottish politician)Richard Baker is a Scottish Labour politician, and member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region. He was first elected in the 2003 general election, when he was the youngest sitting MSP, and since May 2011 is Labour's Finance spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament...
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth - Jackie BaillieJackie BaillieJacqueline Marie Baillie is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy.-Background:...
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy - Ken Macintosh - Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning
- Lewis MacdonaldLewis MacdonaldLewis Macdonald is a Scottish Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland, from 2011. He was MSP for the Aberdeen Central constituency from 1999 until 2011.-Background:...
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment - Paul MartinPaul Martin (Scottish politician)Paul Martin is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow Provan constituency since May 2011, having formerly been MSP for Glasgow Springburn from the beginning of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 until the constituency was abolished for the 2011...
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Parliamentary Business - John ParkJohn Park (politician)John Park is a Scottish Labour Party politician and was elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region in May 2007. He is Labour's Chief Whip.-Background:...
- Opposition Chief Whip - Michael McMahonMichael McMahonMichael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council....
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Local Government - Sarah BoyackSarah BoyackSarah Boyack MSP is a Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothian region and formerly constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament....
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment - Patricia FergusonPatricia FergusonPatricia Josephine Ferguson is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill, a seat which she has held since 1999.- Background :...
- Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs
Members of the Scottish Parliament
| Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:... | Constituency or Region Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998.... | First elected | Notes |
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| Jackie Baillie Jackie Baillie Jacqueline Marie Baillie is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Dumbarton constituency and Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy.-Background:... |
Dumbarton Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
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| Claire Baker Claire Baker Claire Baker is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife since 2007... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2007 | |
| Richard Baker Richard Baker (Scottish politician) Richard Baker is a Scottish Labour politician, and member of the Scottish Parliament for the North East Scotland region. He was first elected in the 2003 general election, when he was the youngest sitting MSP, and since May 2011 is Labour's Finance spokesperson in the Scottish Parliament... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2003 | |
| Claudia Beamish Claudia Beamish Claudia Hamilton Beamish is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the South of Scotland region.Beamish is a leading activist in the Scottish Labour Party... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Neil Bibby Neil Bibby Neil Bibby is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region. Bibby was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011 to represent the West of Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from the list.Born in Paisley, Bibby grew up in Renfrewshire... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Sarah Boyack Sarah Boyack Sarah Boyack MSP is a Scottish Labour MSP for the Lothian region and formerly constituency MSP for Edinburgh Central in the Scottish Parliament.... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
1999 | Member for Edinburgh Central 1999-2011, Lothians 2011- |
| Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm Malcolm Chisholm is a Scottish Labour Party politician, and a former Scottish Executive minister.-Background:Chisholm was educated at George Watson's College and the University of Edinburgh and became an English teacher. He is married with three children... |
Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency) Edinburgh North and Leith is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | MP for Edinburgh Leith 1992-1997, MP for Edinburgh North and Leith 1997-2001 |
| Kezia Dugdale Kezia Dugdale Kezia Dugdale is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Lothian region.-Background:... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Helen Eadie Helen Eadie Helen Eadie is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and has represented Dunfermline East in the Scottish Parliament since 1999.-Background:... |
Cowdenbeath Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cowdenbeath is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Dunfermline East 1999-2011, Cowdenbeath 2011- |
| Mary Fee Mary Fee Mary Fee is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region.-References:... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Patricia Ferguson Patricia Ferguson Patricia Josephine Ferguson is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Maryhill, a seat which she has held since 1999.- Background :... |
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Glasgow Maryhill 1999-2011, Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn 2011- |
| Neil Findlay Neil Findlay Neil Findlayis a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Lothian region.He is also involved in West lothian council as a Councillor, a member of the Performance Committee, Local Area Committee and the Services for the Community Policy Development and Scrutiny... |
Lothians Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Lothians was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 to 2011. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Rhoda Grant Rhoda Grant Rhoda Grant is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands region from 1999 to 2003 and since 2007.... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
1999 | Member for Highlands and Islands 1999-2003, 2007- |
| Iain Gray Iain Gray Iain Gray is a Scottish politician and the Leader of Scottish Labour Party Opposition in the Scottish Parliament. Gray was elected as the Member of the Scottish Parliament for the East Lothian constituency in 2007 having previously represented Edinburgh Pentlands from 1999 to 2003.-Background and... |
East Lothian East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency) East Lothian is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Edinburgh Pentlands 1999-2003, East Lothian 2007- |
| Mark Griffin | Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Hugh Henry Hugh Henry Hugh Henry is a Scottish Labour politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Paisley South since 1999.-Background:... |
Renfrewshire South Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the devolved Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
2011 | |
| James Kelly James Kelly (Scottish politician) James Kelly is a Scottish Labour Co-operative politician and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Rutherglen constituency. He was elected for the first time in the 2007 Scottish Election.... |
Rutherglen Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency) Rutherglen is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
2007 | Member for Glasgow Rutherglen 2007-11, Rutherglen 2011- |
| Johann Lamont | Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Pollok is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | |
| Lewis Macdonald Lewis Macdonald Lewis Macdonald is a Scottish Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland, from 2011. He was MSP for the Aberdeen Central constituency from 1999 until 2011.-Background:... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
1999 | Member for Aberdeen Central 1999-2011, North East Scotland 2011- |
| Ken Macintosh | Eastwood Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency) Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
1999 | |
| Hanzala Malik Hanzala Malik Hanzala Malik is a Scottish Labour Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow, elected in 2011.He is also a Glasgow City Councillor, for the Hillhead ward.- External links :**... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Jenny Marra Jenny Marra Jenny Marra is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the North East Scotland electoral region. She is a member of the Education and Culture Committee and of the Rural Affairs, Climate Change and Environment Committee.She is the niece of the musician Michael... |
North East Scotland North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Paul Martin Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.... |
Glasgow Provan Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency) Glasgow Provan is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Glasgow Springburn 1999-2011, Glasgow Provan 2011- |
| Margaret McCulloch Margaret McCulloch Margaret McCulloch is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.She is a member of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee and substitute member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee.- References :... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Margaret McDougall Margaret McDougall Margaret McDougall is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region.She previously represented the Kilwinning South ward on North Ayrshire Council and stood for election to the Scottish Parliament on the Labour list for the South of Scotland region in the 2007... |
West of Scotland West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Michael McMahon Michael McMahon Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council.... |
Uddingston and Bellshill Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency) Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Hamilton North and Bellshill 1999-2011, Uddingston and Bellshill 2011- |
| Siobhan McMahon Siobhan McMahon Siobhan McMahon is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region.-Political career:McMahon is supporting Johann Lamont MSP to become Scottish Labour's leader.-Labour Party researcher:... |
Central Scotland Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Duncan McNeil Duncan McNeil Duncan McNeil is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Greenock and Inverclyde.-Career:From 1965 to 1979 he worked as a boilermaker at Scott Lithgow, initially as an apprentice... |
Greenock and Inverclyde Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency) Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... |
1999 | |
| Anne McTaggart Anne McTaggart Cllr Anne McTaggart MSP is a Scottish Labour party politician, Glasgow city councillor and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Glasgow region, elected as third of 3 from the Labour list in 2011.- Background :... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Elaine Murray Elaine Murray Dr Elaine Murray is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Dumfriesshire since 1999. At the 1999, 2003 and 2007 elections, Dr Murray increased her percentage share of the vote... |
Dumfriesshire Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumfriesshire is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
1999 | Member for Dumfries 1999-2011, Dumfriesshire 2011- |
| John Park John Park (politician) John Park is a Scottish Labour Party politician and was elected a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region in May 2007. He is Labour's Chief Whip.-Background:... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2007 | |
| Graeme Pearson Graeme Pearson Graeme Pearson is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament for the South of Scotland region. He is a former police officer and Director General of the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency.- References :... |
South of Scotland South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| John Pentland John Pentland John Pentland is a Scottish politician representing the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in the Scottish Parliament.He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions.... |
Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency) Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
2011 | |
| Richard Simpson Richard Simpson (politician) Richard Simpson is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Ochil constituency from 1999 to 2003 and a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid-Scotland and Fife region as of the 2007 election... |
Mid Scotland and Fife Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
1999 | Member for Ochil 1999-2003, Mid Scotland and Fife 2007- |
| Drew Smith Drew Smith Drew Smith is a Labour member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow .He was first elected in 2011 and is a former Chair of Scottish Young Labour and former member of the Scottish TUC General Council.... |
Glasgow Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region) Glasgow is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament , which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament... |
2011 | |
| Elaine Smith Elaine Smith Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999.... |
Coatbridge and Chryston Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
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| David Stewart David John Stewart David John Stewart is a Scottish politician. Prior to his election in 1997, he had been a leading member of Labour’s Scottish Executive. He is married to Linda Stewart, who also stood in the 2007 Scottish elections as Labour Party candidate for the Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Constituency... |
Highlands and Islands Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region) The Highlands and Islands is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Eight of the parliament's first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament .The... |
2007 | MP for Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber 1997-2005 |
Further reading
- Donald Dewar, Scotland's First Minister, Wendy Alexander, MainstreamMainstreamMainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
, 2005. - The Scottish Labour Party, Gerry Hassan, 2003, Edinburgh University PressEdinburgh University PressEdinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.-History:Edinburgh University Press was founded over 50 years ago and became a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Edinburgh in 1992...
, ISBN 0-7486-1784-1 - Scottish Labour Leaders 1918-1939: A Biographical Dictionary, William Know, MainstreamMainstreamMainstream is, generally, the common current thought of the majority. However, the mainstream is far from cohesive; rather the concept is often considered a cultural construct....
, 1984. - Dictionary of Labour Biography, Greg Rosen, 2001, Politicos Publishing, ISBN 1902301188
- Old Labour to New, Greg Rosen, 2005, Politicos Publishing.
- John Smith - A Life, Mark Stuart, Politicos Publishing, 2005.
See also
- Elections in ScotlandElections in ScotlandScotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils.-Scottish Parliament:...
- Political parties in Scotland
- Politics in Scotland
External links
- The Scottish Labour Party official website
- Scottish Young Labour official website
- Scottish Labour Party at The ScotsmanThe ScotsmanThe Scotsman is a British newspaper, published in Edinburgh.As of August 2011 it had an audited circulation of 38,423, down from about 100,000 in the 1980s....