Candidates for Edinburgh’s five UK Parliamentary constituencies confirmed
The full list of candidates standing in Edinburgh’s five constituencies for the UK Parliament General Election on 4 July has been finalised.
Applications closed at 4pm this afternoon.
The nominated candidates for each constituency are listed below and on the Council website.
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh:
Scottish Liberal Democrats – DUNDAS, Charles
Independent – GOULD, Jane Mackenzie
Scottish Greens – GRIMM, Amanda Faye
Scottish Conservative and Unionist – MUNRO, Marie-Clair
Scottish Labour Party – MURRAY, Chris
Scottish National Party (SNP) – SHEPPARD, Tommy
Reform UK – WINTON, Derek Steven
Edinburgh North and Leith:
Scottish Liberal Democrats – ANDERSEN, Mike
Scottish National Party (SNP) – BROCK, Deidre
Scottish Family Party – Defending Traditional Values – DEEPNARAIN, Niel
Scottish Labour Party – GILBERT, Tracy
Socialist Labour Party – JACOBSEN, David Don
Reform UK – MELVILLE, Alan Gordon
Scottish Conservative and Unionist – MOWAT, Joanna
Scottish Greens – O’NEILL, Kayleigh Ferguson
Communist Party of Britain – SHILLCOCK, Richard Charles
Independent – WATERLOO, Caroline
Edinburgh South:
Scottish Conservative and Unionist – COWDY, Christopher
Scottish Family Party – Promoting Traditional Values – HOLDEN, Phil
Scottish National Party (SNP) – KUMAR, Simita
Alba Party: Yes to Scottish Independence – LYON, Lynne
Independent – MARTIN, Alex
Scottish Labour Party – MURRAY, Ian
Scottish Greens – PHILLIPS, JO
Reform UK – ROSE, Cameron
Independent – ROWBOTHAM, Mark
Scottish Liberal Democrats – WILLIAMSON, Andy
Edinburgh South West:
Scottish Labour Party – ARTHUR, Scott
Scottish National Party (SNP) – CHERRY, Joanna
Reform UK – HARPER, Ian
Scottish Greens – HEAP, Dan
Scottish Family Party – LUCAS, Richard Crewe
Scottish Conservative and Unionist – WEBBER, Sue
Independent – WILKINSON, Marc Richard
Scottish Liberal Democrats – WILSON, Bruce Roy
Edinburgh West:
Scottish Labour Party – DAVIDSON, Michael Colin
Independent – HENRY, David
Independent – HORNIG, Nick
Scottish National Party (SNP) – HYSLOP, Euan
Reform UK – INGLIS, Otto
Scottish Liberal Democrats – JARDINE, Christine Anne
Scottish Libertarian Party – LAIRD, Tam
Scottish Greens – PUCHOWSKI, James Konrad
Scottish Conservative and Unionist – SHIELDS, Alastair
Returning Officer for Edinburgh, Andrew Kerr said:
“Today marks one step closer to the Capital going to the polls, and we now crucially know who our residents will have the opportunity to vote for on 4 July.
“We want everyone to be able to exercise their democratic right and vote in this General Election. Due to its timing, we’re expecting increased demand for postal and proxy votes and I’d encourage everyone to make the appropriate arrangements as soon as possible – whether that’s registering to vote, applying for different ways to vote or ensuring they have the correct photo ID.
“I want to thank our colleagues who are working hard to ensure this election runs smoothly and efficiently for the people of Edinburgh.”
Detailed advice on registering to vote, the use of postal and proxy votes and other guidance is available on the Council’s website.
This is the first General Election where voters must show a form of photo identification (ID) to cast their ballot. A list of approved forms of ID and information on how to obtain a free voter ID are also available on the website.