Graham Simpson (Scottish politician)
| Cllr Graham Simpson MSP | |
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| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland | |
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Assumed office 6 May 2016 | |
| Councillor of South Lanarkshire Council for East Kilbride West (9) | |
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Assumed office 3 May 2007 | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Scottish Conservative Party |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Graham Simpson is a Scottish Conservative politician, who has been a Councillor in the South Lanarkshire Council and has been a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland since 2016.
Political Career
South Lanarkshire Council
Simpson was elected to the council in the South Lanarkshire Council election, 2007. He was elected after the seventh count getting 860 first preference votes.
He contested East Kilbride West again in the South Lanarkshire Council election, 2012. He was elected on the 1st count with 1,197 first preference votes.
Scottish Parliament
For the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, Simpson was selected in to contest the East Kilbride Constituency and was placed second on the Conservatives' Central region list, behind Margaret Mitchell MSP and ahead of Alison Harris MSP. Margaret Mitchell was re-elected and both Simpson and Harris were elected to the Scottish Parliament for the first time on the Central region list.