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Peter Adams |
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| UKIP |
Peter Adams served all over the world in a 35 year career in the Royal Engineers. Mr Adams, who is 57, was commissioned from the ranks and ended his career as a Captain. Since leaving the army, he has also acted as the administration officer for the Territorial Army in Livingston. He currently works for the Royal Institute for the Blind in Scotland.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath, 516 votes (1.2 %) |
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John William Allman |
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| Alliance For Change - Britain in sin |
The Alliance for Change is the political wing of the Yorkshire-based Christians Against Mental Slavery, who describe themselves as "An international evangelical Christian group whose members want it to be regarded as a crime against humanity worldwide for anyone to monitor or to influence human thought technologically without continuing, informed consent." Alliance for Change "empowers small political parties, single-issue political groups, charity members and politically motivated individuals, who might otherwise have to stand for Parliament as independent candidates, or not to stand at all."
John William Allman is described in the Herald as a: 'Yorkshire-based pro-life Christian opposes space age-style 'electromagnetic weapons' being used to alter our minds'.
Recent electoral experience
July 2005, Westminster Parliament by-election, Cheadle, (Alliance For Change - Suffering Little Children) 81 votes (0.2 %)
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Harrogate & Knaresborough, (Alliance For Change - Restore Peoples Freedom!) 123 votes (0.3 %)
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Mev Brown |
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| Independent |
Mev Brown is standing as an independent. Mev moved from St Andrews to Edinburgh in 1980 and joined Ferranti Defence Systems (now BAe Systems) after graduating from Napier University with a Diploma in Computer Science. He then worked for many years as a recruitment consultant (specialising in international recruitment) for a number of local agencies. Currently he is a project worker working at the Cowgate Centre, a drop-in day centre and crisis night shelter for the homeless. In his spare time he is a Paratrooper with the Territorial Army's Parachute Medical Squadron. Mev joined the Tory Party in 2004 and stood in Edinburgh East in 2005. He became disillusioned with the Scottish Tories and resigned.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Edinburgh East (as Conservative & Unionist), 4,093 votes (10.3 %). |
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Cllr Angela Constance |
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| Scottish National Party |
Angela Constance is the SNP Group Spokesperson for children services and lifelong learning on West Lothian Council. She was born in Blackburn and raised in Addiewell and West Calder. She attended local schools and completed her education at the Universities of Glasgow and Stirling. Angela is 34 years old and is currently employed as a Social Worker & Mental Health Officer. She continues to reside in West Lothian with her husband. She completed the Edinburgh marathon in 2004 raising money for a children's charity. Angela is Councillor for Carmondean Ward in the constituency and was re-elected for the third time in 2003 with an increased majority. She was SNP candidate in Livingston for the general election with a swing to the SNP from Labour of 1.2%.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Livingston, 9,560 votes (21.6 %)
2003 West Lothian Council election, Carmondean, 985 votes (56.1 %)
1999 West Lothian Council election, Carmondean, 1,012 votes (50.3 %)
1997 West Lothian Council by-election, Carmondean, 1,339 votes (48.0 %) |
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Jim Devine |
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| Labour |
Jim Devine is 52 years old and an official with the trade union Unison. He worked as a psychiatric nurse before becoming Robin Cook's election agent at the 1983 general election. He was best man when Mr Cook married his second wife, Gaynor. Jim Devine has held several key positions in the Labour Party in Scotland including General Secretary during the Clause 4 debate ten years ago. He won the Labour nomination with 72 votes compared to 35 for John Duncan and 12 votes for Cllr Wilie Dunn. After being nominated as the Labour candidate, Mr Devine confessed to a number of affairs and a drink driving conviction.
Recent electoral experience
Put his name down as a Labour parliamentary candidate several times but was never previous selected.
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Charles Dundas |
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| Liberal Democrat |
Charles Dundas is 27. He grew up in Fauldhouse and represented the Lib Dems at the 2005 Westminster election, coming third. He was educated at Whitburn Academy and Glasgow University as has worked as an accountant before becoming parliamentary assistant to Iain Smith MSP in 2002. He is an ex Predident of Glasgow University Young Lib Dems and served on the Young Lib Dem Executive from 1997 until 2001. His interest include genealogy, local history, debating, cinema, literature and computers.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Livingston, 6,832 votes (15.4 %)
2003 Scottish Parliamentary election, Glasgow Springburn, 768 votes (4.1 %)
2001 Westminster Parliamentary election, Glasgow Baillieston, 1,551 votes (6.7 %)
Glasgow City Council election 2003, Springburn, 82 votes, (3.8 %)
2002 Glasgow Council By-election, Springburn, 45 votes (3.5 %)
Council Candidate 1999 |
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Brian Gardner |
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| The Socialist Party of Great Britain |
The SPGB have refused to supply any details concerning their candidate or a photo. Instead they issued the following statement: 'Brian Gardner is the candidate for the Socialist Party. We are
standing to argue the case that Capitalism is past its sell-by date,
and can now be replaced by its alternative: a wageless, moneyless,
classless world community based on production for human need, not
profit. This change can only come about once the majority understand
it and want it. It won't come about by following leaders or voting for
someone else to do it. The birthplace, background, work history or
face of our candidate is therefore a complete irrelevance. That's why
we have no photo.'
Recent electoral experience
1999 Scottish Parliamentary election, 3 rd on SPGB list for the Lothians, 388 votes for SPGB list (0.12 %) |
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Gordon Lindhurst |
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| Conservative & Unionist |
Gordon Lindhurst is 38 years old, single and lives in West Lothian. He studied Scots Law at Edinburgh University and undertook further legal studies, including European law, at Glasgow and Heidelberg universities. He works as an advocate and is a former teacher of English in Germany. His interests include cabinet making, metalworking, voluntary work, hillwalking and cycling.
Recent electoral experience.
2003 Scottish Parliament election, Linlithgow, 3,059 votes (11.07 %)
2001 Westminster election, Linlithgow & Falkirk East, 2,836 votes (9.0 %)
1999 Scottish Parliament election, Linlithgow, 3,158 votes (9.4 %) |
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Steven Nimmo |
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| Scottish Socialist Party |
Steven Nimmo is 27 and is currently Regional Organiser for the Scottish Socialist Party in the Lothians. He was born in Torphichen and educated at the local primary school, Bathgate Academy and Borders College where he studied gamekeeping and habitat management. He worked for Grampian Country Foods and at St. John's hospital where he was a Unison shop steward.
Recent electoral experience
2005 Westminster Parliament election, Livingston, 789 votes (1.8 %)
2003 Scottish Parliament election, Linlithgow, 1,367 votes, (4.9 %)
2003 Local Authority election, Oatridge, 94 votes
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David Robertson |
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| Scottish Green Party |
Starting working life as a Biology Teacher, David returned to study
and gained an MSc in Environmental Management in 1997 before
administering a local exchange trading project financed by the
Community Fund over a period of three years.
David, 46 is now National Alliance Coordinator with health charity
Action on Smoking and Health Scotland (ASH Scotland), his principal
role is as coordinator of the Scottish Tobacco Control Alliance. David
has excellent communication, negotiation and organisational skills;
vital in helping to make the most of the talent of staff and resources
of charities and healthcare organisations across Scotland. He is a
strong advocate of sustainable local business development and has
experience of social business and credit union administration.
He is married to Morag, a Primary School Teacher and they have two
daughters, one at secondary school the other at University. The family
lives in Larbert.
Recent electoral experience
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