East Kilbride

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East Kilbride

[andrea]

Linda Fabiani will retire next year

www.holyrood.com/news/view,linda-fabiani-to-stand-down-as-an-msp-at-holyrood-election

[connor]

So the three candidates for the SNP candidacy I believe, are Grant Patterson (councillor); Grant Costello & Danish Ashraf. Disappointing to see no women standing in the spot, but interesting list none the less.

[maxque]

Oct 2, 2020 15:12:30 GMT connor said:

So the three candidates for the SNP candidacy I believe, are Grant Patterson (councillor); Grant Costello & Danish Ashraf. Disappointing to see no women standing in the spot, but interesting list none the less.

Ferguson, not Patterson. Also, Ashraf is also a councillor.

[connor]

My apologies. Thanks for clearing that up.

[robbienicoll]

SNP selection candidates:

Danish Ashraf (Cumbernauld North councillor on North Lanarkshire Council since 2017, brother of Junaid who is running for Glasgow Cathcart)
Grant Ferguson (East Kilbride Central North councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since August 2019 by-election, deaf BSL user)
Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride Central South councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017, also standing for selection in Greenock and Inverclyde)
Grant Costello (SNP's Head of Digital at party HQ, former Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament and author of We Are The 56 which had become 54 by publication)
Abdul Bostani (President of Glasgow Afghans United)
Hugh MacDonald (East Kilbride Central North councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017)
Ali Salamati (see Airdrie and Shotts entry)
Paul Welsh (see Airdrie and Shotts entry)
Geraldine Gray (East Kilbride Central South councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017, background in health and social care)

[connor]

Blimey! Didn't know there was more. When does the vote happen?

[andrea]

Oct 13, 2020 15:32:35 GMT robbienicoll said:

SNP selection candidates:

Danish Ashraf (Cumbernauld North councillor on North Lanarkshire Council since 2017, brother of Junaid who is running for Glasgow Cathcart)
Grant Ferguson (East Kilbride Central North councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since August 2019 by-election, deaf BSL user)
Collette Stevenson (East Kilbride Central South councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017, also standing for selection in Greenock and Inverclyde)
Grant Costello (SNP's Head of Digital at party HQ, former Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament and author of We Are The 56 which had become 54 by publication)
Abdul Bostani (President of Glasgow Afghans United)
Hugh MacDonald (East Kilbride Central North councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017)
Ali Salamati (see Airdrie and Shotts entry)
Paul Welsh (see Airdrie and Shotts entry)
Geraldine Gray (East Kilbride Central South councillor on South Lanarkshire Council since 2017, background in health and social care)

Collette Stevenson won the selection