Richard Lyle

Richard Macdonald Lyle (born 12 June 1950) is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Uddingston and Bellshill constituency. Lyle had previously represented the Central Scotland region.[1]

Richard Lyle

MSP
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Uddingston and Bellshill
Assumed office
6 May 2016
Preceded byMichael McMahon
Majority4,809
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for Central Scotland region
In office
7 May 2011 – 23 March 2016
Personal details
Born (1950-06-12) 12 June 1950
Political partyScottish National Party

Lyle, who was educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy, has served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council since 1976.[2] Lyle worked for the Royal Bank of Scotland as well before becoming an MSP.[3]

In 2011, Lyle won election as an MSP for the Central Scotland Region.[3]

During the debate on same-sex marriage in Scotland, Lyle along with his SNP colleagues Dave Thompson, John Mason and Bill Walker was widely condemned for raising a motion stating that no person or organisation should be forced to be involved or to approve of same-sex marriage.[4]

In the lead up to the 2016 Holyrood election it was revealed that Lyle's Holyrood nickname is "Salty Dick"[5] after it became public knowledge that he had once claimed the cost of a £1.80 bag of chips on expenses.[6]

Lyle has been at the center of an ongoing internal party dispute within the SNP Uddingston and Bellshill branch which saw a small minority of party members state that they would refuse to vote for him at the Holyrood election.[7]

In February 2019 Lyle announced that he would not be seeking re-election at the next Scottish Parliament election.

References
  1. The Scottish Parliament - Current Members - Richard Lyle
  2. "Richard Lyle". Scottish National Party. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
  3. "Personal Information". www.parliament.scot. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  4. "Row within SNP over John Mason's gay marriage motion". BBC News. 7 August 2011.
  5. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14463094.Election_Unspun__Code_of_silence_for_the_Monklands_McMafia/?ref=mr&lp=7
  6. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/11152858/SNP-MSP-claims-1.80-on-expenses-after-chip-shop-visit.html
  7. "SNP members to refuse to vote for party MSP as 'Monklands McMafia' row escalates". The Herald.
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