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Alan Brown launches bid for Holyrood
Kilmarnock Standard
|May 14, 2025
Former MP vying to become an MSP
Three former Ayrshire MPs are set to mount a comeback after being selected to run for the SNP at the next Holyrood elections.
Alan Brown, Allan Dorans and Patricia Gibson have all been selected to run for the party at next year's Scottish elections after losing their seats at Westminster in last year's general election.
Incumbent MSPs Kenneth Gibson (Cunninghame North) and Siobhian Brown (Ayr) have also been selected to defend their seats.
In preparation for the Scottish elections next year, the SNP have become the first party to name their candidates for each of the 73 constituencies which will be contested under new boundaries in 2026.
This story is from the May 14, 2025 edition of Kilmarnock Standard.
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