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"William Hill Kidd" is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament/Member of the Scottish Parliament for Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)/Glasgow Anniesland.

Kidd was the SNP candidate at the United Kingdom general election, 1987/1987 general election at Glasgow Hillhead (UK Parliament constituency)/Glasgow Hillhead. Shortly afterwards, he left the SNP to become a founder member of the Scottish Socialist Party (1987)/Scottish Socialist Party (unrelated to the Scottish Socialist Party/current party of that name). He stood for the group at the Glasgow Central by-election, 1989, but later rejoined the SNP.

He stood again for the SNP at Cunninghame South (UK Parliament constituency)/Cunninghame South in the United Kingdom general election, 2001/2001 general election. At the Scottish Parliament election, 2003/2003 and Scottish Parliament election, 2007/2007 Scottish Parliament elections, he was the SNP candidate for Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)/Glasgow Anniesland, finishing second on both occasions. He is a past Convenor of the SNP's Glasgow Regional Association.