DID YOU KNOW ? In the Scottish Parliament, only 1.5% of the
Parliament’s 129 MSPs are from ethnic
minorities people, well below the 4% of
Scotland’s population that is non-white.
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Out of 32 local authorities 7 have BME
representation. The City of Edinburgh
Council, home of the second largest (8%
BME) non-white population, does not have
any BME Councillors, while Glasgow hosts
7 out of 17 Councillors in Scotland. In total,
there are only 4 BME women Councillors in
Scotland.
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After the 2015 General Election, 43 BME MPs
were elected which equates to 6.6 % of the
House of Commons MPs, compared with
about a 14% BME population in the UK. Representation from diverse/minority
communities is rare within many other public
bodies such as community councils, public
appointments and governing bodies.
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In the 2012 Local Government Elections,
only 32 candidates were from non-white
backgrounds across the 14 local authorities. Almost half (13) of them stood for Glasgow
City Council. In this election, a total 17 BME
Councillors took up office out of a total 1223
seats in Scotland. This represents 1.4% of
the total Scottish BME (4%) population.
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Representation from diverse/minority
communities is rare within many other public
bodies such as community councils, public
appointments and governing bodies.
