She saw off competition from fellow SNP councillor Robert Innes in a ballot. In a statement, Councillor Cameron said: “I would like to thank all the members who put their trust in me and voted for me to be their SNP representative. “While I was delighted to hear I had won the selection contest, it was a bittersweet moment, because we lost my mum only on Tuesday night. Councillor Cameron was elected depute leader of the council after the local government election in May 2022, replacing predecessor Councillor Jim Paterson. She said: “I’d been at Johnstone Town Hall for an event and there was a young woman there who said she wanted to be a politician and when she told somebody that, they laughed at her.

Source: The Times November 01, 2023 12:06 UTC