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Councillor Jacqueline McLaren represents the Scottish National Party

She was elected in 2017 to represent Canal Ward 16 and then again in 2022 when she became Glasgow’s Lord Provost.

Glasgow first citizen was born in Maryhill in the north of the city.  Her first home was in Rolland street, she later moved to the Valley area of Maryhill and grew up in and around the Forth and Clyde Canal.

Before being elected to represent Canal Ward the Lord Provost worked in her partner’s legal practice Ian C McCarthy Solicitors in the Partick area of Glasgow.

Lord Provost McLaren came into politics to empower her community and improve the lives of others.