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BEGG, Anne

Aberdeen South Labour
 

Member for Aberdeen South since 1997. Committees: Member, Work and Pensions Select Committee; Member, Chairmen-s Panel. Political career: Held most positions at branch and constituency levels; served on a number of equal opportunities committees; active in Educational Institute of Scotland from 1982; Founder Member of Angus Access Panel; joined Labour Party 1983. Special polit - ical interests: Welfare, broadcasting, disability, pensions. Profession/Trade: Principal Teacher of English, Arbroath Academy 1993-97. Education: Brechin High School; University of Aberdeen, MA History, Politics and English. Title/Honours/Decorations: Disabled Scot of the Year 1988. Hobbies: Reading, cinema, theatre, public speaking. b. 6 December 1955, Brechin, Angus. Single.

 
  2005     2001  
LAB HOLD Votes % +/- % Votes %
Labour 15,272 36.7 -3.1 14,696 39.8
Lib Dem 13,924 33.5 5.6 10,308 27.9
Conservative 7,134 17.1 -2.1 7,098 19.2
SNP 4,120 9.9 -1.7 4,293 11.6
Green 768 1.9 1.9    
Scot Soc 403 1 -0.3 495 1.3
Majority 1,348 3.2   4,388 11.9
Turnout 41,621 62.1 -0.5 36,890 62.6