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Colin Fox (born June 17 , 1959 ) is the convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party , and a member for Lothian in the Scottish Parliament .

Fox lives in the Inch, Edinburgh , with his partner and two children. He co-organises the Edinburgh Mayday Festival and founded the Edinburgh People's Festival in 2002. On November 28 , 2004 he announced his candidature for Convenor of the Scottish Socialist Party after the resignation of Tommy Sheridan . At one point an unopposed election seemed likely but Alan McCombes announced his candidature late in the day.

At the SSP conference on February 13 , 2005 Fox was elected with 252 votes from SSP delegates; 154 voted for McCombes, 9 abstained and 1 ballot paper was spoilt.