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| | Scotsman.com Election - Victory a warning to politicians of all hues |
 | | Dr Jean Turner, a retired doctor, won the Strathkelvin and Bearsden seat on the outskirts of Glasgow from Brian Fitzpatrick after fighting a campaign to save Stobhill Hospital, which was threatened with drastic downgrading. |
 | | Dr Turner, 63, took 10,988 votes, more than 31 per cent of the poll, beating Mr Fitzpatrick into second place with a majority of 38 votes and slashing his share of the vote by more than 20 per cent. |
 | | Strathkelvin and Bearsden was a safe seat for Labour under Sam Galbraith’s parliamentary reign from 1987, but his decision to retire, combined with Greater Glasgow Health Board’s plans for hospital rationalisation, including the downgrading of Stobhill, changed the dynamic throwing up a by-election with a difference. |
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