'Campbell insists his tax policy is designed to benefit the less well-off, and that the assets of the very wealthy will continue to be taxed. But he knows - and everyone else knows - that the new tax policy is far from socialist.' Iain Macwhirter in the Sunday Herald, 11 th June 2006. |
Derek Brownlee MSP (Also number 2 on South of Scotland list) |
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Conservative & Unionist | ||
Derek Brownlee was born on the 10 th August 1974 and was educated at Knowepark Primary School, Selkirk High School and the University of Aberdeen where he graduated with an LlB (Hons). He worked for Ernst & Young from 1996 to 2002, for the Institute of Directors from 2002 - 2004 and for Deloitte from 2004 until his election in 2005. He was fifth on the Tory South of Scotland list in 2003 and when David Mundell resigned after being elected as MP for Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweeddale, Derek Brownlee was sworne into the Scottish parliament on the 22 nd June 2005. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Party positions June 2006 - Tory spokesman on Finance & Public Service Reform Recent electoral experience. 2003 Scottish parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 5,686 votes (21.30 %) 2003 Scottish parliament election, Fifth on Tory South of Scotland list, 63,827 votes (24.24 %) (Replaced David Mundell MSP in 2005) | ||
Christine Grahame MSP (Also number 1 on South of Scotland list) |
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Scottish National Party | ||
Christine Grahame was born on the 9 th September 1944 in Burton-on-Trent in England and was educated at Boroughmuir Secondary School in Edinburgh, Edinburgh University where she graduated with an MA, an LLB and a Dip. Legal Practice and Moray House College of Education in Edinburgh where she obtained a Dip in Education. She worked as a Teacher at Douglas Ewart High School, Whithorn Secondary School and Woodmill High School before becoming a Solicitor (Partner) with Alan Dawson Simpson & Hampton WS. from 1995 to 1998 she was Senior Litigation Assistant J & RA Robertson WS and from 1998 until her election in 1999 a Solicitor with Dickson, McNiven & Dunn WS. In 1999 (as Christine Creech) she was elected as the 6 th MSP for South of Scotland, while in 2003 she came within 538 votes of winning Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale from the Lib Dems. In 2004 she stood for the post of SNP Deputy Leader, coming third with 1,410 votes (21.57 %) compared to 3,521 votes (53.87 %) for Nicola Sturgeon and 1,605 votes for Fergus Ewing (24.56 %). In the parliament she is Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Borders Rail, Co-Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Tackling Debt, Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Animal Welfare and Deputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Diabetes. Parliamentary Posts June 2001 - April 2003 - Convener of the Justice Committee May 2003 - September 2004 Convener of the Health Committee Shadow Ministerial Posts September 2000 - June 2001 - Shadow Minister for Social Security (reserved matter) September 2004 - Shadow Minister for Social Justice Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 6,659 votes (24.94 %) 2003 Scottish parliament election, First on SNP South of Scotland list, 48,371 votes (18.37 %) (elected) 1999 Scottish parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 7,600 votes (22.54 %) (as Christine Creech) 1999 Scottish parliament election, Fourth on SNP South of Scotland list, 80,059 votes (25.15 %) (elected) (as Christine Creech) 1994 European election, South of Scotland, 45,032 votes (22.4 %) (as Christine Creech) 1992 Westminster election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 5,244 votes (17.0 %) (as Christine Creech) | ||
Jeremy Purves MSP (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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Liberal Democrat | ||
Jeremy Purves was born on the 15 th January 1974 in Berwick and educated at Berwick-upon-Tweed High School and Brunel University in London where he graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Politics and Modern History. He worked as a research assistant then as personal assuistant for Sir David Steel (later Lord Steel of Aikwood) in 1993 and from 1996 until 1997. He was a Parliamentary assistant for Liberal International in 1994 and for the ELDR Group in the European Parliament in 1995. He worked for the Parliamentary affairs company GJW Scotland from 1998 to 2001 and was Company Director for McEwan Purvis, a Strategic communications consultancy, from 2001 until his election in 2003. He was elected in 2003 with 27.0 % of the vote and a 538 majority over the SNP's Christine Grahame. In the parliament he is Co-Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Affordable Housing andÊDeputy Convener of the Cross-Party Group on Textiles Clothing and Footwear. Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 7,197 votes (26.96 %) (elected) | ||
Lady Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21 st Laird of Traquair (Not standing on South of Scotland list) |
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Labour | ||
Lady Catherine Maxwell-Stuart is the 21 st Laird of Traquair. She inherited the title in 1990 after the death of her father, the 20 th Laird. Sheis the manager of Traquair Brewery and also runs runs Traquair House near Innerleithen, which was founded in 1107. The main entrance, the Bear Gates have been closed since Bonnie Prince Charlie left in 1744. In 1996, in an interview with Stéphane Berne for Le Figaro Magazine, Lady Catherine said 'Notre famille a toujours été du mauvais côté, en religion comme en politique.' ('Our family was always on the wrong side, in religion and in politics.') That may explain why she is a supporter of New Labour. On the 27 th July 2006 she was fined £100 and her driving licence endorsed with three penalty points when she was found guilty of driving a car in which a three year old child and a five year old child were not wearing seatbelts. Recent electoral experience 2003 Scottish parliament election, Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale, 5,757 votes (21.56 %) 2001 Westminster election, Roxburgh & Berwickshire, 4,498 votes (15.62 %) |
This assessment is based on the 2003 election results
Rank on Scottish National Party hit list: 2 (20 in 2003)
Swing required for Scottish National Party gain: 1.01 % from Liberal Democrat to Scottish National Party
Rank on Labour hit list: 7 (6 in 2003)
Swing required for Labour gain: 2.70 % from Liberal Democrat to Labour
Rank on Conservative hit list: 3 (16 in 2003)
Swing required for Conservative gain: 2.83 % from Liberal Democrat to Conservative
The electorate of 54,819 was split between the new Westminster constituencies of:
Berwickshire, Roxburgh & Selkirk 27,584 (50.3 %)
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale & Tweedale 13,734 (25.1 %)
Midlothian 13,501 (24.6 %)
Council | Ward number | Ward name | Electorate (June 2001) |
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Scottish Borders | 18 | Galawater and Lauderdale | 2,665 |
19 | Earlston, Gordon and District 1 | 2,581 | |
20 | Melrose and District | 2,484 | |
22 | Alewater and Denholm 2 | 2,441 | |
23 | Old Selkirk | 2,789 | |
24 | Forest | 2,862 | |
25 | Netherdale | 2,549 | |
26 | Lower Langlee and Tweedbank | 2,461 | |
27 | Upper Langlee and Ladhope | 2,366 | |
28 | Kilnknowe and Clovenfords | 2,461 | |
29 | Mossilee and Central | 2,383 | |
30 | Innerleithen and Walkerburn | 2,742 | |
31 | Peebles and District South | 2,716 | |
32 | Peebles and District East | 2,752 | |
33 | Peebles and Upper Tweed | 2,792 | |
34 | West Linton and District | 2,732 | |
Midlothian | 1 | Penicuik South West | 3,469 |
2 | Penicuik North | 4,000 | |
3 | Penicuik/Roslin 3 | 3,492 | |
4 | Penicuik South East | 3,543 |
1 Split between Roxburgh & Berwickshire and Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale
2 Mostly Roxburgh & Berwickshire and some Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale
3 Split between Tweedale, Ettrick & Lauderdale and Midlothian
Electorate 50,912. Turnout 26,700, 52.44 % (- 12.92 %) | |||||
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Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
Liberal Democrat | Jeremy Purves | 7,197 | 26.96% | - 8.86 % | |
Scottish National Party | Christine Grahame MSP | 6,659 | 24.94 % | + 2.40 % | |
Labour | Lady Catherine Maxwell Stuart | 5,757 | 21.56 % | - 0.82 % | |
Conservative & Unionist | Derek Brownlee | 5,686 | 21.30 % | + 2.05 % | |
Scottish Socialist Party | Norman Lockhart | 1,055 | 3.95 % | (+ 3.95 %) | |
Scottish Peoples Alliance | Alexander Black | 346 | 1.30 % | (+ 1.30 %) | |
Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat majority | 538 | 2.01 % | 11.27 % |
Electorate 50,912. Turnout 26,679, 52.40 % 201 rejected ballot papers | ||||
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Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
Conservative & Unionist | 5,603 | 21.00 % | + 1.80 % | |
Liberal Democrats | 5,417 | 20.30 % | - 4.27 % | |
Scottish National Party | 5,179 | 19.41 % | - 4.49 % | |
Labour | 4,935 | 18.50 % | - 2.62 % | |
Scottish Green Party | 2,726 | 10.22 % | + 4.72 % | |
Scottish Socialist Party | 1,450 | 5.43 % | + 2.81 % | |
Pensioners Party | 664 | 2.49 % | (+ 2.49 %) | |
Socialist Labour Party | 269 | 1.01 % | - 1.61 % | |
Scottish Peoples Alliance | 213 | 0.80 % | (+ 0.80 %) | |
UK Independence Party | 193 | 0.72 % | (+ 0.72 %) | |
Am Partaidh Dhuthchail The Rural Party | 30 | 0.11 % | (+ 0.11 %) | |
Conservative & Unionist | 186 | 0.70 % |
Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | % change |
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Liberal Democrat | Ian Jenkins | 12,078 | 35.82 % | + 4.60 % | |
Scottish National Party | Christine Creech | 7,600 | 22.54 % | + 5.44 % | |
Labour | George McGregor | 7,546 | 22.38 % | - 5.03 % | |
Conservative & Unionist | John Campbell | 6,491 | 19.25 % | - 2.86 % | |
Liberal Democrat win | Liberal Democrat majority | 4,478 | 13.28 % | + 9.47 % |
Logo | Party | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrats | 8,295 | 24.57 % | |
Scottish National Party | 8,067 | 23.90 % | |
Labour | 7,130 | 21.12 % | |
Conservative & Unionist | 6,480 | 19.20 % | |
Scottish Green Party | 1,858 | 5.50 % | |
Socialist Labour Party | 886 | 2.62 % | |
Liberal Party | 591 | 1.75 % | |
Scottish Socialist Party | 254 | 0.75 % | |
UK Independence Party | 131 | 0.39 % | |
Natural Law Party | 66 | 0.20 % | |
Liberal Democrat majority | 228 | 0.68 % |
Logo | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Liberal Democrat | Michael Moore | 12,178 | 31.22 % | |
Labour | Keith Geddes | 10,689 | 27.41 % | |
Conservative & Unionist | Alister Jack | 8,623 | 22.11 % | |
Scottish National Party | Ian Goldie | 6,671 | 17.10 % | |
Referendum | Christopher Mowbray | 406 | 1.04 % | |
Liberal | John Hein | 387 | 0.99 % | |
Natural Law | Duncan Paterson | 47 | 0.12 % | |
Liberal Democrat hold | Liberal Democrat majority | 1,489 | 3.81 % |