Thursday, March 23, 2006

Fox tops SSP election list

Evening News

SCOTTISH Socialist leader Colin Fox has been selected to head the party's Lothians top-up list at next year's Scottish Parliament elections.

Activists gave Mr Fox around 80 per cent of first preferences in the internal selection process.

The Socialists secured 5.4 per cent of the vote in Lothians in 2003 to get Mr Fox elected as one of the region's list MSPs.

The other candidates who will feature on the SSP Lothians list are childcare worker Pat Smith, retired teacher Shirley Gibb, electrician Willie Black, party organiser Steve Nimmo, social worker Catriona Grant and student Nick Eardley.