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Rosemary McKenna

Rosemary McKenna is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2010. She was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth at the 1997 general election, and held that seat until its abolition in boundary changes for the 2005 general election. She was then elected as the MP for the new Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East, from which she stood down at the next election, in 2010.

Kilsyth Human settlement in Scotland

Kilsyth is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 9,860. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the religious revivals of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The town now has links with Cumbernauld at one time being part of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council. The towns also have the same members of parliament at Holyrood and Westminster.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (district)

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was formerly (1975–96) one of nineteen local government districts in the Strathclyde region of Scotland.

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Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 2005 onwards

Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 2005 general election, replacing Cumbernauld and Kilsyth and part of Strathkelvin and Bearsden.

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Cathie Craigie

Cathie Craigie was a Scottish Labour politician who served as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency from 1999 to 2011.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (UK Parliament constituency) Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1983–2005

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 2005, when it was absorbed into the new constituency of Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East as part of a major reorganisation of Scottish constituencies.

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency) Region or constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the Central Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

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Jamie Hepburn

James Douglas Hepburn is a Scottish politician serving as Minister for Business, Fair Work and Skills since 26 June 2018. He had previously been the Minister for Sport, Health Improvement and Mental Health from 2014 to 2016 and Minister for Employability and Training from 2016 to 2018. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), he has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency since 2011, having previously represented the Central Scotland region from 2007 to 2011.

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Gregg McClymont

Gregg McClymont is a retirement expert, historian and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East from 2010 until 2015.

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Stuart McDonald (Scottish politician) Scottish politician and Member of Parliament

Stuart Campbell McDonald is a Scottish National Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East constituency since 2015. A member of the House of Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, he has served as the SNP Shadow Home Secretary since 2021. He was the SNP Spokesperson on Immigration, Asylum and Border Control from 2015 to 2021.