Connie Ramsay
Connie Ramsay is a Scottish judoka and politician, who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Judo career
Ramsay became champion of Great Britain, winning the lightweight division at the British Judo Championships in 2012.
Ramsay competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, where she won a bronze medal in the Judo at the [2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 57 kg|57 kg] event.
Political career
Ramsay entered the by-election for Tain and [Easter Ross (ward)|Tain and Easter Ross] in the Highland Council, competing with the Scottish Liberal Democrats. She cited opposition to the closure of the Tain Royal Academy Community Complex as her reasoning to enter politics, along with improving roads, public transport, and access to NHS services. She had the endorsement of local House of Commons MP Jamie Stone, himself a former councillor for Tain and Easter Ross word. Ramsay won the by-election after 6 stages with 935 first preference votes, or 38.8% of the vote, taking a seat previously held by the Scottish National Party.