Kelly Parry | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader of Midlothian Council | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Derek Milligan |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Scottish National Party |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Jewel and Esk College The Open University |
Kelly Marie Parry is a Scottish politician serving as the leader of the Midlothian Council since 2022. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has been a councillor,representing the Midlothian West ward since 2015. [1]
Parry attended St David's High School in Dalkeith. She studied HND Business and HNC Social Science at Jewel and Esk College (now part of the Edinburgh College) from 2007 to 2009,before studying Social Policy and Criminology at the Open University from 2012 to 2016. [2]
Parry worked as a branch manager at the Post Office. She was a President of the Edinburgh College Students' Association and later was a Student Funding Policy Officer. Parry worked as a Funding Policy Officer for the Scottish Funding Council for Further and Higher Education. [2]
Following the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign,Parry was motivated to get into local politics. [3] After Owen Thompson stood down from Midlothian Council following his election to the British House of Commons in the 2015 general election,a by-election for the Midlothian ward was held. [4] Parry was successfully elected to succeed Thompson after securing 43.2% of first preference votes. [5]
She has been the Community Wellbeing Spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) since June 2017. [3]
Parry led the SNP's national campaign in the 2022 Scottish local elections. On 7 May 2022,she was appointed SNP Group Leader in Midlothian Council,succeeding Colin Cassidy,who was appointed Deputy SNP Group Leader. [6]
On 24 May 2022,the SNP group announced that it had secured support to run a minority administration in Midlothian. [7] Parry was elected leader of the council with Debbi McCall serving as provost. [8]
Parry is a mother of two. [3]
Aberdeen City Council is the local government authority for the city of Aberdeen,Scotland. It was created in 1996,under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994,though a sense of Aberdeen as a city,with its own city council,can be traced back to 1900,when the county of the city of Aberdeen was created.
The Scottish Greens are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 2022 local elections,the party sits on 13 of the 32 Scottish local councils,with a total of 35 councillors. They hold two ministerial posts in the Yousaf government following a power-sharing agreement with the SNP in August 2021,marking the first time Green party politicians formed part of a government in the UK.
Local government in Scotland comprises thirty-two local authorities,commonly referred to as councils. Each council provides public services,including education,social care,waste management,libraries and planning. Councils receive the majority of their funding from the Scottish Government,but operate independently and are accountable to their local electorates. Councils raise additional income via the Council Tax,a locally variable domestic property tax,and Business rates,a non-domestic property tax.
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) is the national association of Scottish councils and acts as an employers' association for its 32 member authorities.
Colin Beattie is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency since 2011. Prior to this role,he was a councillor and group leader of the SNP on Midlothian Council.
The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation,with 18 Councillors being elected.
Owen George Thompson is a Scottish National Party politician currently serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Midlothian. He was elected in 2015,defeated at the 2017 general election,and regained the seat at the 2019 general election.
Kate Elizabeth Forbes is a Scottish politician. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP),she has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the Skye,Lochaber and Badenoch constituency since the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. She also served as the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy from 2020 to 2023.
There was a Scottish National Party leadership election to choose the new Depute leader of the Scottish National Party at the SNP's conference on 14–15 October 2016. The SNP's Westminster Group Leader Angus Robertson MP won the election.
2017 Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on Thursday 4 May,the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,a reduction of one from 2012,with 22 Councillors being elected,2 fewer overall. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members,using the STV electoral system.
Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
The 2022 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 5 May 2022 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council representing the Local Authority area of Dumfries and Galloway. It resulted in a council composition with no party receiving a majority of seats. The election used the twelve wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation,with 43 councillors being elected.
Elections to Angus Council took place on 5 May 2022,the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to Argyll and Bute Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to North Lanarkshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to Aberdeen City Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. 40 Councillors were elected from 12 multi-members electoral wards under the Single Transferable Vote electoral system. The Scottish Conservatives had run Perth and Kinross Council as a minority administration immediately prior to the election,with a previous coalition with the Scottish Liberal Democrats collapsing mid-way through the term. Twelve incumbent Councillors,including two group leaders,decided not to seek re-election whilst others stood again but lost their seats.
Elections to Clackmannanshire Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections,it was held using single transferable vote (STV) –a form of proportional representation –in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.
The 2022 Midlothian Council election took place on 5 May 2022 as part of the 2022 Scottish local elections. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,with 23 councillors being elected. Each ward elected three members,using the STV electoral system.
Elections to Kilmarnock and Loudoun District Council were held on 1 May 1980,on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. This was the third election to the district council following the local government reforms in the 1970s.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)