Kirsten Oswald
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Kirsten Oswald is the Scottish National Party (SNP) MP for East Renfrewshire having been victorious in the recent 2015 general election. The seat which was previoulsy held by the Scottish Labour leader and MP Jim Murphy, was seen as a safe Labour seat since Murphy took on the constituency in 1997.
The shock result saw Murphy lose his previous election majority of over 10,000 votes, shift to a majority win for the SNP candidate Oswald who gained a majority vote of 3,718 in 2015. [1]
Educated at the University of Glasgow she has spent a number of years working in human resources, she only joined the SNP in June 2014 and has therefore been described as a political novice. [2]
Notes
- ↑ Labour leader Jim Murphy loses seat in dramatic election result stv news, 8 May 2015, accessed 8 May 2015
- ↑ SNP candidate sparks row after asking Tories to help her claim Jim Murphy's scalp Herald Scotland, 5 May 2015, accessed 7 May 2015
