SNP ANNOUNCE TEAM TO WORK FOR SCOTLAND

For immediate use: Monday 27th September 2010


Attn: NEWSDESKS
POLITICAL CORRESPONDENTS

The SNP today confirmed its regional list candidates for the 2011 Scottish
Parliament election.


Announcing a strong team of candidates who will stand for the party across
the 8 regions, SNP Business Convener Bruce Crawford MSP said:


“The SNP has selected a strong and impressive team of candidates for the
2011 election. This is a team that both reflects Scottish society and has
Scotland at its heart.


“Next year's election will be a choice between an experienced SNP
government with ambitious plans to grow the economy, protect our public
services and challenge the dismal decade of cuts coming from Westminster
and a Labour Party that is Westminster-focussed, inexperienced and out of
ideas.


“The SNP already has an experienced and talented group of MSPs. The
elections next year provide an opportunity to build on that strength, with
new talent from local government, women who will bring valuable experience
to Holyrood, and candidates that reflect Scottish society as a whole.


“The SNP shares people's ambitions for Scotland and we know there is still
more to do. That is why our strong team of candidates will put the
priorities of the people of Scotland first to make our schools, hospitals
and economy better.


“In the first term of an SNP Government we have made real progress for
Scotland, reducing hospital waiting times, delivering apprenticeships, and
putting record numbers of police on the beat. A second term SNP government
- working with the people of Scotland - will ensure that Scotland
continues to move forward instead of stalling with Labour’s lack of
vision.


“With opposition parties saying no to the SNP on fair taxation, action on
alcohol and offering no answers to the dismal decade of cuts heading
Scotland’s way it is only with a vote for the SNP, financial independence
and the ability to grow our own economy, create jobs and invest in the
public services Scotland values that we can continue to make Scotland
better.”


The SNP candidates for the regional vote at the Holyrood 2011 elections
are as follows:


CENTRAL SCOTLAND
1. Alex Neil
2. Michael Matheson
3. Jamie Hepburn
4. Linda Fabiani
5. Richard Lyle
6. Christina McKelvie
7. Angus MacDonald
8. John Wilson
9. Clare Adamson


GLASGOW
1. Nicola Sturgeon
2. Humza Yousaf
3. Bob Doris
4. Sandra White
5. Sid Khan
6. James Dornan
7. Bill Kidd
8. Anne McLaughlin
9. Chris Stephens
10. Jim McGuigan
11. Mags Park


HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS
1. Fergus Ewing
2. Michael Russell
3. Dave Thompson
4. Rob Gibson
5. John Finnie
6. Jean Urquhart
7. Mike MacKenzie
8. Mhairi Will
9. Drew Hendry
10. Richard Laird
11. Bren Gormley


LOTHIANS
1. Kenny MacAskill
2. Fiona Hyslop
3. Shirley-Anne Somerville
4. Angela Constance
5. George Kerevan
6. Colin Beattie
7. Alex Orr
8. Bill Wilson
9. Gordon MacDonald
10. Calum Cashley
11. Jim Eadie
12. Alasdair Rankin
13. Colin Keir


MID SCOTLAND AND FIFE
1. John Swinney
2. Bruce Crawford
3. Roseanna Cunningham
4. Annabelle Ewing
5. Keith Brown
6. Douglas Chapman
7. Bill Walker
8. Ewan Dow
9. John Beare
10. Rod Campbell
11. Alison Lindsay
12. David Torrance
13. Douglas Thomson
14. Ian Chisholm
15. George Kay


NORTH EAST SCOTLAND
1. Alex Salmond
2. Brian Adam
3. Nigel Don
4. Maureen Watt
5. Mark McDonald
6. Christian Allard
7. Dennis Robertson


SOUTH OF SCOTLAND
1. Christine Grahame
2. Aileen Campbell
3. Adam Ingram
4. Joan McAlpine
5. Aileen McLeod
6. Paul Wheelhouse
7. Chic Brodie
8. Dave Berry
9. Aileen Orr


WEST OF SCOTLAND
1. Stewart Maxwell
2. Kenneth Gibson
3. Derek MacKay
4. Gil Paterson
5. Fiona McLeod
6. Stuart McMillan
7. Osama Saeed
8. Andy Doig
9. Iain Robertson
10. Iain White
11. Ronnie McColl


Notes: Under the Scotland Act parties can submit a maximum of 12 names in
each region. In regions where more than 12 candidates have sought
election only the first 12 will appear on the ballot paper.


Candidates were ranked by one member one vote through regional ballots
using the Single transferable vote system. Ballots were counted by
Electoral Reform Services.