Ian Blackford
Ian Blackford is the Scottish National Party MP for Ross, Skye and Lochaber, having won the seat in the May 2015 general election. [1] Blackford gained 48 per cent of the vote and a majority of 5,124. [2]
Blackford defeated former Liberal Democrats leader Charles Kennedy, who had held the seat since 1983. [3] He was only selected to stand for the SNP in this constituency in January 2015, but has previous political experience as national treasurer for the SNP and as a member of the shadow cabinet with responsibility for social security and pensions. [4]
Blackford was appointed as Shadow SNP Spokesperson for Pensions in May of 2015.[5]
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Steven Brown - Councillor, East Lothian District Council | John O'Leary [6]
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Notes
- ↑ Lib Dems step up Scottish campaign after polling boost The Guardian, 27 April 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ross election count sees history in making as SNP surge to a landslide Ross-Shire Journal, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
- ↑ General Election: When the big names will lose their seats Mirror, 7 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ian Blackford selected as SNP candidate for Ross, Skye and Lochaber West Highland Free Press, 20 January 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
- ↑ Ian Blackford BiographyParliament Website, accessed 25 September 2015
- ↑ Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 19 April 2016
- ↑ 'Freedom Declared: Who we are', Freedom Declared website, undated, accessed 6 November 2015
