Martin Docherty

Martin Docherty
MP
Member of Parliament
for West Dunbartonshire
Assumed office
8 May 2015
Preceded by Gemma Doyle
Majority 14,171 (27.7%)
Personal details
Born Martin John Docherty
(1971-01-21) 21 January 1971
Clydebank, Scotland
Political party Scottish National Party
Alma mater Glasgow Metropolitan College
University of Essex
Glasgow School of Art

Martin John Docherty (born 21 January 1971) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dunbartonshire since May 2015. He defeated incumbent Gemma Doyle, winning 30,198 votes and 59.0%.[1][2]

Early life and education

Docherty was raised by his parents in Clydebank, and began working from the age of 16.[3] He studied at the Glasgow College of Food Technology, now City of Glasgow College, graduating with an HND in Business Administration in 1997.[3] He subsequently obtained a degree in Politics from the University of Essex and attended the Glasgow School of Art for his masters degree.[3] On finishing his studies Martin returned to Clydebank and worked for a decade for the West Dunbartonshire Community and Volunteering Services (WDCVS).[3]

Political career

He joined the SNP in 1991, and was elected one year later as Scotland's youngest councillor to the-then Clydebank District Council on May 1992, at the age of 21, until 31 March 1996.[4] He was elected to the third seat of the Anderston/City ward of the Glasgow City Council on 3 May 2012 polling 1,057 votes and 19.9% and exceeding the quota on the second count, becoming a Bailie until 14 May 2015. He was then selected as the SNP candidate for the West Dunbartonshire constituency in the 2015 UK general election, in which he defeated the incumbent Gemma Doyle. As a consequence of him becoming an MP, he stepped down from his position on Glasgow City Council.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Members returned to Parliament at the General Election 2015 Scotland". The Edinburgh Gazette. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2015.
  2. ↑ SNP wins West Dunbartonshire, bbc.co.uk; accessed 8 May 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Hannah, Martin (4 June 2015). "Meet your new Scottish MPs: #19 Martin Docherty West Dunbartonshire". The National. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ Profile, snp.org; accessed 8 May 2015.

External links

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Gemma Doyle		 Member of Parliament
for West Dunbartonshire
2015–present 		Incumbent
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