Isobel Lindsay

Education

Born in Hamilton, Lindsay studied at Hamilton Academy and at the University of Glasgow, then was based at Strathclyde University, initially as a research fellow, then later as a lecturer in sociology.

Career

She was first elected as a Vice Chair of the party in 1972, initially with responsibility for publicity, then later served as Vice Chair for policy. She stood again at the Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978. This was controversial, as the Berwick and East Lothian branch of the Scottish National Party had already selected a candidate for the 1979 United Kingdom general election.

Although party policy stated that prospective parliamentary candidates were not guaranteed selection for by-elections, he initially refused to stand aside, and Lindsay only agreed reluctantly to stand, amid several resignations from the local branch.

Lindsay took only 8.8% of the vote, and lost her deposit. Although strongly associated with the left-wing of the Scottish National Party, Lindsay did not join the 79 Group.

She remained on the Scottish National Party"s executive until 1989, when she resigned from the party, as the sole executive member to support the party participating in the Scottish Constitutional Convention. In 1994, she joined the Labour Party, and attempted to stand for the party at the Scottish Parliament election, 1999, but she was not approved by the party leadership.

Active in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) from her youth, Lindsay served as its vice-chair in the 2000s, also on the board of Scottish Left Review, while being prominent in the National Collective.

Achievements

• She became the final convenor of the Campaign for a Scottish Assembly before this ambition was achieved.

Membership

Lindsay joined the Scottish National Party (Scottish National Party) at an early age and first stood for the Westminster parliament (unsuccessfully) in Motherwell at the 1970 United Kingdom general election, and became a member of the party"s National Executive the same year.