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'He is not about vengeance. As far as he is concerned, in terms of his internal dispute with the Labour Party, he wanted justice and he got it.' A spokesman for Pat Lally, 12 th September 2005. |
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'He is not about vengeance. As far as he is concerned, in terms of his internal dispute with the Labour Party, he wanted justice and he got it.' A spokesman for Pat Lally, 12 th September 2005. |
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1. Pat Lally |  |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Pat Lally, aged 80, is known as 'Lazarus' because of his political come backs. He is an ex Labour leader of Glasgow City Council and was Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1996 until 1999. Pat Lally was expelled from the Labour party in 1998 while in office but made a successful court appeal and was reinstated. He finally resigned, after 50 years in the Labour Party, over the invasion of Iraq. At the 2003 Scottish parliamentary election he contested Glasgow Cathcart on a Local Health Concern/New Acute Victoria ticket, and contested the same seat at the 2005 by-election as an Independent, with the backing of the Scottish Senior Citizens' Party. Council positions 1996 - 1999 - Lord Provost of Glasgow Labour Leader of Glasgow Council Recent electoral experience As an Independent candidate (with SSCUP backing): 2005 Scottish Parliament by-election, Glasgow Cathcart, 856 votes (5.55 %) As a Local Health Concern New Acute Victoria candidate: 2003 Scottish Parliament election, Glasgow Cathcart, 2,819 votes (10.84 %) As a Labour candidate: 1995 City of Glasgow Council election, Castlemilk, 1,687 votes (75.68 %) (elected) | ||
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2. Bashir Maan | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Bashir Maan was born in Pakistan in 1926 and moved to Glasgow in 1953. In 1970, he was elected the UK's first Pakistani politician to serve Glasgow's Kingston ward and he served on Glasgow City council until 2003. He is an ex-Chairman of the Glasgow Central Mosque Committee and is currently Scotland's representative on the Muslim Council of Great Britain. He was also the firt Muslim JP and is a former Strathclyde Police Board chairman. A member of the Scottish Constitutional Convention, he resigned from the Labour party over the war in Iraq and labour's Middle East policy. Recent electoral experience As a Labour candidate: 1999 City of Glasgow Council election, Firhill, 1,036 votes (37.82 %) (elected) 1995 City of Glasgow Council election, Firhill, 1,122 votes (63.14 %) (elected) 1970 Glasgow Corporation election, Kingston (elected) | ||
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3. Karin Currie | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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4. Nancy Nolan | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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5. Bill Smith | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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6. Jimmy Deuchars | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
Recent electoral experience | ||
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5. Robert Kennedy | |
| Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party | ||
| Robert Kennedy was born in Johnstone, though his roots are in the Isle of Lewis. He was educated at Abbotsford Primary and Strathbungo Secondary School. He began his working life as a clerk with the Scottish Cooperative. He has served as a Merchant Seaman, worked in management with various companies and launched his own company. He has worked within the voluntary sector over many years, and has acted as election agent for Bashir Maan. He enjoys writing, fishing, golf and the quality time he can spend with his grandchildren.On being invited by Bashir Maan to join a new party in the forthcoming May 2007 elections representing senior citizens, Robert was pleased to offer his services. Recent electoral experience | ||
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