iOS - Android The new role will provide a broad view of the problems people face and she is urging constituents to get in touch.
As a representative for the region she can help tackle issues affecting people living in North and South Lanarkshire in places like Hamilton, East Kilbride, Wishaw, Shotts and Motherwell, and in areas as far apart as Bo’ness and Bellshill, Thorntonhall and Harthill, or Stepps and Stonehouse.
The 30-year-old, who grew up in Grangemouth one of three children, is herself thankful for the help of others in times of need.
Gillian suffered the heartbreaking loss of two of her closest family members in the months before the election. Her mum Audrey, a music teacher, died in December last year, aged just 60.
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