There was a pretty radical shake-up of the political scene in the south of Scotland at the latest Holyrood elections. Recently knighted Sir Alex Fergusson stood down and long-standing Labour MSP Elaine Murray was ousted. Five new faces from the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway were elected between list and constituency seats. Here is a look at who they are and what their goals are for their time in the Scottish Parliament.Finlay Carson, Galloway and West Dumfries, Conservative Finlay Carson is the son of a dairy farmer from Twynholm and is married with two teenage children. His family has lived and worked in Dumfries and Galloway for "hundreds of years". He was a pupil at Twynholm Primary...
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