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| By-election contenders announced | By-election contenders announced |
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| Two Fife school teachers and a parliamentary researcher are battling to become the Labour candidate in the forthcoming Glenrothes by-election. | Two Fife school teachers and a parliamentary researcher are battling to become the Labour candidate in the forthcoming Glenrothes by-election. |
| Kirkcaldy High School rector Lindsay Roy is up for the nomination, along with Colin Davidson, a teacher at Bell Baxter High School, in Cupar. | Kirkcaldy High School rector Lindsay Roy is up for the nomination, along with Colin Davidson, a teacher at Bell Baxter High School, in Cupar. |
| Kezia Dugdale, who works for Labour MSP Lord Foukles, is the third contender. | |
| The by-election came after death of Labour MP John MacDougall. The candidate will be chosen later. | The by-election came after death of Labour MP John MacDougall. The candidate will be chosen later. |
| Mr Roy, a 59-year-old church elder, is a former head teacher at Inverkeithing High School and also served as president of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland. | Mr Roy, a 59-year-old church elder, is a former head teacher at Inverkeithing High School and also served as president of the Headteachers' Association of Scotland. |
| Mr Davidson, 49, who chairs the north east Fife Labour constituency party, is an active member of the EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union, and previously worked in the motor industry. | Mr Davidson, 49, who chairs the north east Fife Labour constituency party, is an active member of the EIS, Scotland's largest teaching union, and previously worked in the motor industry. |
| The youngest contender, 27-year-old law graduate Ms Dugdale, has campaigned on human rights and housing standards. | The youngest contender, 27-year-old law graduate Ms Dugdale, has campaigned on human rights and housing standards. |
| Mr MacDougall died in August while battling mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer of the lungs. | Mr MacDougall died in August while battling mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer of the lungs. |