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| By-election nominations to close | By-election nominations to close |
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| Nominations will close for the Glasgow East by-election on Wednesday after seven parties kick-started their campaigns for the Westminster seat. | Nominations will close for the Glasgow East by-election on Wednesday after seven parties kick-started their campaigns for the Westminster seat. |
| Glasgow City Council hopes to publish a full list of candidates by 1700 BST. | Glasgow City Council hopes to publish a full list of candidates by 1700 BST. |
| Labour candidate Margaret Curran will launch a plan to tackle knife crime, while the SNP's John Mason will focus on jobs with Red Clydesider Jimmy Reid. | |
| The UK Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg plans to visit a training centre and Scottish Tory chief Annabel Goldie will canvass. | |
| Mr Clegg will join candidate Ian Robertson for a visit to a Scottish Gas training centre in the constituency, where they will meet trainees currently working their way through the programme. | Mr Clegg will join candidate Ian Robertson for a visit to a Scottish Gas training centre in the constituency, where they will meet trainees currently working their way through the programme. |
| Ms Goldie will join the Conservative candidate Davena Rankin to canvass in the Baillieston area. | Ms Goldie will join the Conservative candidate Davena Rankin to canvass in the Baillieston area. |
| The by-election, which will be held on 24 July, was triggered by Labour MP David Marshall's resignation on health grounds. | The by-election, which will be held on 24 July, was triggered by Labour MP David Marshall's resignation on health grounds. |
| Other candidates declared include Frances Curran, one of the founding members of the SSP, retired GP Eileen Duke for the Scottish Greens and council worker Tricia McLeish for Solidarity. | Other candidates declared include Frances Curran, one of the founding members of the SSP, retired GP Eileen Duke for the Scottish Greens and council worker Tricia McLeish for Solidarity. |