Marie McNair celebrates becoming Clydebank’s first female MSP Clydebank’s new MSP has vowed to put the pandemic recovery as her first priority ahead of being sworn in on Thursday. Marie McNair retained the Clydebank and Milngavie seat for the SNP with the largest number of votes for any candidate since the constituency was created in 1999. The Clydebank Waterfront councillor is also the first woman elected to represent the area and was emotional in her victory speech at the Clydebank Leisure Centre count on Friday. Speaking yesterday, Ms McNair told the Post: “It is humbling to be elected as our MSP and I thank the electorate for putting their trust in me. It is a huge honour to represent the place I grew up in and to be the first woman to be elected as our MSP.
Dumbarton candidate congratulates Labour colleague in making gains on the SNP
The SNP s Marie McNair won the Clydebank and Milngavie seat but Labour gained almost 10 percent of the vote share.
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Dumbarton hopeful Jackie Baillie has congratulated Labour candidate Douglas McAllister on making gains on the SNP in Clydebank.
The SNP s Marie McNair is the new MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie CLYDEBANK SNP councillor Marie McNair has been elected as the new MSP for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency. Ms McNair comfortably saw off her Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem and independent challengers in the fight to succeed Gil Paterson, her SNP colleague, who retired this year after representing the seat since 2011. The result was announced by returning officer Joyce White at Clydebank Leisure Centre at 1.51pm. Ms McNair took 17,787 votes, more than 5,000 ahead of Labour s Douglas McAllister on 12,513. Pam Gosal was third for the Conservatives with 4,153, while independent Alexander Robertson polled 220.