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Gordon Murray (1927 – 1 February 2015) was a Scottish nationalist politician. Murray studied at Aberdeen Grammar School before becoming a civil engineer and also maintaining a croft.〔''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'' (1983), p.88〕 He joined the Scottish National Party at the age of 15,〔Brian Yule, "(SNP couple rock their party )", ''Cumbernauld News'', 14 May 2003〕 and was elected to Dumbarton County Council in 1967.〔Scott Campbell, "(Tributes to Cumbernauld’s former provost )", ''Cumbernauld Media'', 4 February 2015〕 He subsequently served on Cumbernauld Burgh Council, Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council, Strathclyde Regional Council and, lastly, North Lanarkshire Council. For much of this time, he served as Provost of Cumbernauld.〔 He stood in East Dunbartonshire at the 1970 UK general election, taking 11% of the vote, then in East Kilbride in October 1974, where he came a close second with 37%. He stood again in 1979, then in Cumbernauld and Kilsyth in 1983, but never won a seat.〔Craig, F. W. S. (1983). British parliamentary election results 1950–1973 (2 ed.). Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-07-8〕〔Craig, F. W. S. (1984). British parliamentary election results, 1974–1983. Chichester: Parliamentary Research Services. ISBN 0-900178-23-X〕 In 2003, Murray left the SNP group on the council, along with his wife, Margaret, in protest at Andrew Wilson being placed well down the party's list for Central Scotland, and their belief that the SNP group on the council paid insufficient attention to Cumbernauld.〔 They subsequently formed the Cumbernauld Independent Councillors Association, which he represented until 2012, when he retired due to ill health.〔"(Veteran councillor Gordon Murray set to stand down )", ''Cumbernauld News'', 10 February 2012〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon Murray (politician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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