Bill Grant (politician)
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Bill Grant MP |
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Member of Parliament for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock |
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Assumed office 8 June 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Corri Wilson |
| Majority | 2,774 (6.0%) |
| Councillor for Ayr West, South Ayrshire |
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In office 3 May 2007 – 4 May 2017 |
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William Grant 14 August 1951 Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Agnes Grant |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
William "Bill" Grant (born 14 August 1951) is a Scottish Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock since June 2017.
A miner's son, Grant was raised in Rankinston in Cumnock and Doon Valley, East Ayrshire, and educated at Littlemill Primary in northern Rankinston and Cumnock Academy.
After his education, Grant moved to Ayr and worked in the fire brigade for 31 years, retiring as a deputy commander in the Strathclyde Fire and Rescue Service. He served as a justice of the peace for ten years on Ayr District Court.
Bill Grant was first elected as a Conservative councillor on South Ayrshire Council at the 2007 Council elections, being elected to serve as one of four councillors in the Ayr West ward with more First Preference votes than any other candidate in the ward at 2,176 votes (30.3%). He was re-elected in the 2012 Council elections with 1,992 First Preference votes (33.8%).
Grant stood as the Conservative Party candidate in Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock at the 2010 UK general election, coming in second place behind Labour's Sandra Osborne with a total of 11,721 votes (25.5%), an increase of 2.4% from the previous election of 2005. He successfully gained the seat for the Conservatives at the 2017 general election from the SNP's Corri Wilson, taking 18,550 votes (40.1%) ahead of the SNP's Corri Wilson on 15,776 votes (34.1%), with a 2,774 vote (6.0%) majority.
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