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| Date set for Glasgow by-election | Date set for Glasgow by-election |
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| The Glasgow North East by-election, which was forced by the resignation of former Commons speaker Michael Martin, is to take place on 12 November. | The Glasgow North East by-election, which was forced by the resignation of former Commons speaker Michael Martin, is to take place on 12 November. |
| Mr Martin stood down as Speaker of the House of Commons in June. | Mr Martin stood down as Speaker of the House of Commons in June. |
| Labour, the Scottish National Party, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have already chosen their candidates to contest the seat. | Labour, the Scottish National Party, the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have already chosen their candidates to contest the seat. |
| Glasgow North East is one of seven constituencies covering the area of Glasgow City Council. | Glasgow North East is one of seven constituencies covering the area of Glasgow City Council. |
| Labour has selected Willie Bain, 36, a law lecturer, to fight the seat. | Labour has selected Willie Bain, 36, a law lecturer, to fight the seat. |
| Terror attack | Terror attack |
| Two former BBC journalists are also in the running - David Kerr, 36, is standing for the SNP while Ruth Davidson, 30, is the Tory candidate. | Two former BBC journalists are also in the running - David Kerr, 36, is standing for the SNP while Ruth Davidson, 30, is the Tory candidate. |
| Eileen Baxendale, 64, a councillor and former social worker, is standing for the Liberal Democrats. | Eileen Baxendale, 64, a councillor and former social worker, is standing for the Liberal Democrats. |
| Environmental campaigner David Doherty, 24, will fight the seat for the Green Party. | Environmental campaigner David Doherty, 24, will fight the seat for the Green Party. |
| Last month, one of the men who helped foil the Glasgow Airport terror attack, John Smeaton, declared as an independent candidate, backed by the Jury Team. | Last month, one of the men who helped foil the Glasgow Airport terror attack, John Smeaton, declared as an independent candidate, backed by the Jury Team. |
| Left-wing party Solidarity confirmed that its co-convener, Tommy Sheridan, would also be standing in the Glasgow North East seat. | |
| The former MSP is facing perjury charges in relation to a defamation case he brought against the News of the World newspaper. | |
| Mr Sheridan said it was a "privilege and an honour" to have been chosen to fight the seat. | |
| At the 2005 General Election Mr Martin won the seat with a 10,134 majority over the SNP. | At the 2005 General Election Mr Martin won the seat with a 10,134 majority over the SNP. |
| Neither the Tories nor the Liberal Democrats contested the seat at that election | Neither the Tories nor the Liberal Democrats contested the seat at that election |
| A 12 November polling day means people in the area will have been without an MP for almost six months. | A 12 November polling day means people in the area will have been without an MP for almost six months. |