Eleanor McLaughlin

Eleanor T McLaughlin (born 3 March 1938) is a Scottish politician, and a former member of the Labour party.[1]

Community charge

McLaughlin refused to pay her Community Charge, and was threatened with a warrant sale on her home.[1]

Lord Provost

Lord Provost of Edinburgh, Scotland, between 1988 and 1992.[2] She was only the third member of the Labour Party ever to hold the office. She was also the first female Lord Provost and the first Roman Catholic to hold the post since the Reformation.

Devolution and independence

McLaughlin was against devolution, feeling that without "proper tax raising powers" government could not work.[1] She changed her mind, and said in 2014 that devolution had worked, and that the next step was independence.[1]

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See also
  • List of Lord Provosts of Edinburgh

References
  1. Hello (23 July 2014). "Independence wins favour of Labour ex-Lord Provost - Edinburgh Evening News". Edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  2. "Edinburgh's first female Lord Provost backs Yes campaign". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
Preceded by
Dr John McCay		 Lord Provost of Edinburgh
1988–1992		 Succeeded by
Dr Norman Irons


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