Bill Kidd
| Bill Kidd MSP |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland |
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| Assumed office 5 May 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Butler |
| Majority | 7 (0%) |
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow |
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| In office 3 May 2007 – 5 May 2011 |
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| Born | 24 July 1956 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Occupation | Member of the Scottish Parliament |
| Profession | Scottish Politician |
| Website | Bill Kidd MSP |
| Kidd stood down as a Glasgow Cllr so that he could concentrate on being an MSP | |
William Hill Kidd (born 24 July 1956) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland.
Political career
Kidd was the SNP candidate at the 1987 general election at Glasgow Hillhead. Shortly afterwards, he left the SNP to become a founder member of the Scottish Socialist Party (unrelated to the current party of that name). He stood for the group at the Glasgow Central by-election, 1989, but later rejoined the SNP.
He stood again for the SNP at Cunninghame South in the 2001 general election. At the 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, he was the SNP candidate for Glasgow Anniesland, finishing second on both occasions. He is a past Convenor of the SNP's Glasgow Regional Association.
He was elected at the 2007 election as a list MSP for the Glasgow region. The next day he was also elected as a Councillor for the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward of Glasgow City Council.[1] In 2009 he decided to concentrate on his Holyrood role and stood down as a Glasgow City councillor.[2]
In 2011 he was elected MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, beating the Labour candidate by 7 votes.[3]
References
- ↑ Councillor William Kidd, Ward 14 Glasgow City Council[dead link]
- ↑ Glasgow MSP steps down from council Evening Times, 24 April 2009[dead link]
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
External links
- Bill Kidd MSP Scottish Parliament webpage
- Bill Kidd MSP Biography at SNP website
