A summary of the candidates confirmed for the Linlithgow and East Falkirk UK Parliament constituency General Election in 2010
Andrea Stephenson (Conservative Party)
Michael Connarty (Labour Party)
Richard Boyle (United Kingdom Independence Party)
Stephen Glenn (Liberal Democrats)
Tam Smith (Scottish National Party)
Conservative candidate, aged 29 and lives and works in the Lothians. Andrea is involved in working with elected representatives and the public as an Operations Co-ordinator in the political field.
Michael Connarty is the sitting MP for Labour with a majority of 11,202. He, according to his website, “believes that speaking up for all of his constituents is the first duty of an MP”. Michael has been an MP since winning the Falkirk East seat in 1992.
Richard Boyle is the UKIP candidate. There is no information about Richard Boyle on the internet (yet?).
Stephen Glenn
Twitter : stephenpglenn
Stephen Glenn was the Liberal Democrat candidate in Linlithgow and East Falkirk in 2005 receiving 7,100 votes. Stephen is a strong local voice and has been standing up for shopkeepers, local transport provision, St. John’s Hospital and environmental concerns. He also runs a very successful blog.
Tam Smith
Twitter : tamsmithsnp
Tam Smith is the SNP candidate and has been a leading member of the Linlithgow SNP party since the 1970s and a West Lothian councillor. If elected, Tam “will be your local champion – putting the interests of Linlithgow & East Falkirk first every time”