Martha Wardrop is a
Scottish Green politician. She is a
Glasgow
Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...
city councillor, first elected in the
Hillhead
Hillhead ( sco, Hullheid, gd, Ceann a' Chnuic) is an area of Glasgow, Scotland. Situated north of Kelvingrove Park and to the south of the River Kelvin, Hillhead is at the heart of Glasgow's fashionable West End, with Byres Road forming the ...
ward in
2007
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and subsequently re-elected in
2012
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,
2017
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and
2022
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.
Between 2011 and 2013, she was joint convenor of the party.
Awards and honours
In 2015, she jointly won 'politician of the year' at
RSPB
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) is a charitable organisation registered in England and Wales and in Scotland. It was founded in 1889. It works to promote conservation and protection of birds and the wider environment throu ...
's Nature of Scotland Awards.
References
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Living people
Alumni of the University of Strathclyde
Alumni of the University of Glasgow
Leaders of the Scottish Green Party
People educated at Buckhaven High School
People from Upper Largo
Scottish pacifists
1969 births
Scottish Green Party councillors
Hillhead
Women councillors in Glasgow