Bill Kidd

Who is Bill Kidd?

William Hill Kidd is a Scottish National Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland.

Kidd was the SNP candidate at the 1987 general election at Glasgow Hillhead. Shortly afterwards, he left the SNP to become a founder member of the Scottish Socialist Party. He stood for the group at the Glasgow Central by-election, 1989, but later rejoined the SNP.

He stood again for the SNP at Cunninghame South in the 2001 general election. At the 2003 and 2007 Scottish Parliament elections, he was the SNP candidate for Glasgow Anniesland, finishing second on both occasions. He is a past Convenor of the SNP's Glasgow Regional Association.

He was elected at the 2007 election as a list MSP for the Glasgow region. The next day he was also elected as a Councillor for the Drumchapel/Anniesland ward of Glasgow City Council. In 2009 he decided to concentrate on his Holyrood role and stood down as a Glasgow City councillor.

In 2011 he was elected MSP for Glasgow Anniesland, beating the Labour candidate by 7 votes.