{{Short description|Scottish Labour politician}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Pam Duncan-Glancy | honorific_suffix = [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] | image = Pam_Duncan-Glancy_MSP.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = Official portrait, 2021 | order = | office = [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]]<br />for [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]<br />{{nobold|(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)}} | term_start = 6 May 2021 | term_end = 9 April 2026 | office1 = Scottish Labour portfolios | suboffice1 = Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Social Security | subterm1 = 2021–2023 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|11|2|df=yes}} | birth_place = | party = [[Independent politician|Independent]] (2026–)<br/>[[Scottish Labour]] (until 2026){{efn|Whip suspended from 10 February 2026}} | alma_mater = {{Ubl|[[University of Stirling]]|[[Glasgow Caledonian University]]}} | website = www.GlasgowPam.scot | suboffice2 = [[Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills|Shadow Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills]] | subterm2 = 2023–2025<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-labour-education-spokeswoman-quits-36358285|title=Labour education spokeswoman quits over friendship with convicted sex offender|first=Paul|last=Hutcheon|date=5 December 2025|website=Daily Record}}</ref> }}
'''Pam Duncan-Glancy''' [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]] (born 2 November 1981)<ref>{{cite tweet|user=KarenAdamMSP|last=Adam|first=Karen|number=1455608559534841860|title=Today at EHRCJ committee we unanimously supported the statement of reasons to progress the Transitions bill onto the next stage.<br />It was presented to us by @GlasgowPam on her 40th birthday non the less! Happy Birthday Pam! An emotional and celebratory day at committee.|language=en-GB|accessdate=1 June 2022}}</ref> is a Scottish [[Independent politician|independent]] politician. Formerly a member of [[Scottish Labour]] she was a [[Member of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSP) for the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow region]] from [[2021 Scottish Parliament election|May 2021]].<ref>{{cite news|date=7 May 2021|title=Disabled candidate 'shown lack of respect' at election count|url=https://news.stv.tv/west-central/disabled-candidate-shown-lack-of-respect-at-election-count|last=McKenzie|first=Lewis|access-date=8 May 2021|website=STV News|language=en-GB}}</ref> She is the first permanent wheelchair user elected to the [[Scottish Parliament]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/19289259.pam-duncan-glancy-first-wheelchair-user-elected-holyrood/|title=First wheelchair user elected to Scottish Parliament in historic win|last=Paciaroni|first=Sara|date=8 May 2021|website=[[The National (Scotland)|The National]]|access-date=8 May 2021|language=en}}</ref>
== Early life and career == Duncan-Glancy was diagnosed as having [[juvenile idiopathic arthritis]] at 18-months-old.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKenzie |first=Lewis |date=2022-06-13 |title='There are days I'm in a lot of pain and it's really hard to concentrate' |url=https://news.stv.tv/politics/there-are-days-im-in-a-lot-of-pain-and-its-really-hard-to-concentrate |access-date=2025-12-22 |website=STV News |language=en-GB}}</ref> She has a [[Bachelor of Science|BSc]] in Psychology and an [[Master of Science|MSc]] in Health Psychology from the [[University of Stirling]], and a [[Postgraduate certificate]] in Citizenship and Human Rights from [[Glasgow Caledonian University]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Pam's Story|url=https://pickpam.scot/pamsstory|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Pick Pam|language=en-GB}}</ref> She sat on the Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy<ref>{{Cite web|title=Who We Are|url=http://www.localdemocracy.info/who-we-are/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029004732/http://www.localdemocracy.info/who-we-are/|archive-date=29 October 2013|website=Commission on Strengthening Local Democracy}}</ref> and on the [[Commission on Parliamentary Reform]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-10-24|title=About Us|url=https://parliamentaryreform.scot/about-us/|access-date=2021-05-10|website=Commission on Parliamentary Reform|language=en}}</ref> Prior to her election, she worked in public health communications for [[NHS Health Scotland]].<ref name=":0" />
== Political career == Duncan-Glancy contested [[Glasgow North]] for the general elections in [[2017 United Kingdom general election|2017]] and [[2019 United Kingdom general election|2019]], but came second to [[Patrick Grady]], the incumbent [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] MP. She received a 34.5% share of the vote in 2017 and a 31.4% share in 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/S14000031|title=Glasgow North parliamentary constituency – Election 2019|publisher=BBC News|language=en-GB|access-date=2021-05-08}}</ref>
On 1 March 2021, despite not being a parliamentarian at the time, she became Scottish Labour's spokesperson for Social Security [[Opposition Shadow Cabinets of the Scottish Parliament|in the Scottish Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-01|title=Anas Sarwar reshuffles Scottish Labour frontbench|url=https://www.holyrood.com/news/view,anas-sarwar-announces-scottish-labour-reshuffle|access-date=2021-05-08|website=Holyrood Website|language=en}}</ref><ref name="wade">{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/pam-duncan-glancy-i-have-strong-views-and-i-think-ill-be-a-good-msp-3z2ds7sj3|title=Pam Duncan-Glancy: I have strong views and I think I'll be a good MSP|last=Wade|first=Mike|date=10 May 2021|work=[[The Times]]|access-date=8 May 2021|url-access=subscription}}</ref>
After being a Labour member for approximately twenty years, Duncan-Glancy became a [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP)]] in 2021. Duncan-Glancy stood in [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]] in 2021 and came third to SNP candidate [[Kaukab Stewart]], but was elected on the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] regional list on 8 May 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rodgers|first=Sienna|title=On the campaign trail with Labour's Glasgow candidate Pam Duncan-Glancy|url=https://labourlist.org/2021/05/on-the-campaign-trail-with-labours-glasgow-candidate-pam-duncan-glancy/|date=5 May 2021|website=LabourList|access-date=8 May 2021|language=en-GB}}</ref> She was selected for the seat following the previous candidate's deselection for comments suggesting she "respected the right" for Scotland to have another independence referendum. Eleven members of the Kelvin Labour executive committee resigned in protest and refused to campaign for Duncan-Glancy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/11-executive-clp-members-resign-after-scottish-labour-bans-candidate-from-standing | title=11 executive CLP members resign after Scottish Labour bans candidate from standing | date=21 March 2021 }}</ref>
During the election count, Duncan-Glancy received significant coverage as she highlighted the issues disabled candidates face when she was denied access to the Glasgow vote count due to the venue's lack of accessibility.<ref name="wade" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Election count managers 'did not believe' wheelchair user was Labour candidate|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/scottish-election-2021-pam-duncan-glancy-scottish-labour-candidate-who-uses-wheelchair-stuck-outside-glasgow-emirates-arena-counting-hall-for-45-minutes-3228367|last1=Brown|first1=Hannah|last2=Marlboroughdate|first2=Conor|date=7 May 2021|access-date=12 May 2021|website=The Scotsman|language=en}}</ref>
Duncan-Glancy backed the UK Government’s decision to introduce means-testing for the Winter Fuel Payment, voting in the Scottish Parliament against calls to reverse the decision.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-08 |title=How every MSP voted as Holyrood rejected the UK's Winter Fuel Payment cut |url=https://www.thenational.scot/news/24639083.winter-fuel-payment-cuts-full-list-labour-msps-oppose/ |access-date=2024-10-09 |website=The National |language=en}}</ref>
=== Friendship with Sean Morton === On 5 December 2025 Duncan-Glancy resigned as Scottish Labour's spokesperson for Education and Skills after it was revealed that she had continued to maintain a close personal friendship with [[Sean Morton]], a former Labour councillor who had pleaded guilty to possessing indecent images of children in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/scottish-labour-education-spokeswoman-quits-36358285|title=Scottish Labour education spokeswoman quits over friendship with convicted sex offender|last=Hutcheon|first=Paul|date=5 December 2025|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref> She subsequently announced she would not seek re-election to the Scottish Parliament.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq5q1xd21w3o|title=Pam Duncan-Glancy: Labour MSP to quit Holyrood over links to sex offender|date=21 December 2025|website=BBC News}}</ref>
Following a fresh report by the ''Daily Record'' in January 2026, in which Duncan-Glancy was found to have continued her friendship with Morton after he had been sentenced for further offences in 2024, calls were made for her to resign immediately.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c050e7nmpyno|title=Labour MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy urged to quit Holyrood over friendship with sex offender|date=15 January 2026|website=BBC News}}</ref> A month later, in February 2026, Scottish Labour suspended her from the Holyrood parliamentary group.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdjmemr1mxgo|title=Scottish Labour suspends MSP Pam Duncan-Glancy|date=10 February 2026|website=BBC News}}</ref>
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== External links == {{commons category}} * {{SP-MSP}} * Pam Duncan-Glancy's Website: [https://www.GlasgowPam.scot www.GlasgowPam.scot]
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