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| Parties gear up for by-election | Parties gear up for by-election |
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| Political parties will be campaigning hard in Glasgow East on Thursday, a week before the by-election vote. | Political parties will be campaigning hard in Glasgow East on Thursday, a week before the by-election vote. |
| The Liberal Democrats will campaign to save Parkhead fire station from closure, with Labour focusing on community health facilities. | The Liberal Democrats will campaign to save Parkhead fire station from closure, with Labour focusing on community health facilities. |
| The Conservatives will concentrate on the rising cost of living while crime and regeneration will occupy the SNP. | The Conservatives will concentrate on the rising cost of living while crime and regeneration will occupy the SNP. |
| Voters in Glasgow East go to the polls on 24 July, when they will choose between nine candidates. | Voters in Glasgow East go to the polls on 24 July, when they will choose between nine candidates. |
| Lib Dem candidate, Ian Robertson, will launch his campaign to save Parkhead fire station from closure. | Lib Dem candidate, Ian Robertson, will launch his campaign to save Parkhead fire station from closure. |
| He said the Fire Brigades Union had raised concerns that the station would be recommended for closure, seriously affecting fire service operations in the east end. | He said the Fire Brigades Union had raised concerns that the station would be recommended for closure, seriously affecting fire service operations in the east end. |
| Gang alternative | Gang alternative |
| Labour's Margaret Curran will be visiting Barlanark Community Health Shop. | Labour's Margaret Curran will be visiting Barlanark Community Health Shop. |
| She will be discussing ways of boosting local health facilities across the Glasgow East constituency. | She will be discussing ways of boosting local health facilities across the Glasgow East constituency. |
| Conservative candidate, Davena Rankin, will be joined on the campaign trail by former party leader, William Hague, and the party's Scottish leader, Annabel Goldie. | Conservative candidate, Davena Rankin, will be joined on the campaign trail by former party leader, William Hague, and the party's Scottish leader, Annabel Goldie. |
| They will be focusing on the rising cost of living and how it is hitting families, particularly in the east end. | They will be focusing on the rising cost of living and how it is hitting families, particularly in the east end. |
| For the SNP, John Mason will be dropping in at the Global Glasgow Youth Project. | For the SNP, John Mason will be dropping in at the Global Glasgow Youth Project. |
| He will be highlighting how voluntary youth organisations in the area can, with the proper funding, provide an alternative to gang culture. | |
| The by-election is taking place in one of the safest Labour seats in the country after the party's David Marshall stood down because of health reasons. | The by-election is taking place in one of the safest Labour seats in the country after the party's David Marshall stood down because of health reasons. |
| Labour had a 13,500 majority over the Nationalists at the last general election. | Labour had a 13,500 majority over the Nationalists at the last general election. |