| The full list of candidates standing for election in Edinburgh’s six constituencies and those standing to contest the seven seats from the Edinburgh and Lothians East Region has now been finalised. |
| Nominations closed at 4pm on Wednesday afternoon. The candidates for each constituency at that deadline are listed below and on the council website. Edinburgh Central: BONNIE PRINCE, Bob – Independent CREIGHTON, Chris – Independent DALGLEISH, James William – Scottish Labour Party DUNDAS, Charles – Scottish Liberal DemocratsLAIRD, Tam – Scottish Libertarian Party MOWAT, Jo – Scottish Conservative and Unionist PartyMURRAY, Craig John – Alliance to Liberate ScotlandNEILL, Gary – Reform UK POWNALL, Robert Neil – Independent ROBERTSON, Angus – Scottish National Party (SNP) SLATER, Lorna – Scottish Green Party Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith: LEES, David – Reform UK MACPHERSON, Ben – Scottish National Party (SNP) NEVENS, Kate – Scottish Green Party OWEN, Liss – Scottish Liberal Democrats THOMAS, Oliver Philip – Scottish Labour Party YOUNG, Haris – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edinburgh North Western: AHMED, Irshad – Scottish Labour Party CAIRNS, Rachel – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party COLE-HAMILTON, Alex – Scottish Liberal Democrats HENRY, David – Scottish Workers Party of Britain JARDINE, Lyn Ann – Scottish National Party (SNP) THOMSON, Davie – Reform UK Edinburgh Northern: COWDY, Christopher – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party DIJKSTRA-DOWNIE, Sanne – Scottish Liberal Democrats HYSLOP, Euan – Scottish National Party (SNP) KINROSS-O’NEILL, Kayleigh Ferguson – Scottish Green Party MCLAUGHLIN, Andrew – Reform UK MERON, Abu – Scottish Workers Party of Britain RYAN-SAHA, Eleanor – Scottish Labour Party Edinburgh South Western: KUMAR, Simita – Scottish National Party (SNP) MUNRO, Catriona – Scottish Labour Party ROSE, Cameron – Reform UK WEBBER, Sue – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party WILLIAMSON, Andy – Scottish Liberal Democrats Edinburgh Southern: ALLISTON PICKARD, Jane Patricia – Scottish Liberal Democrats BROCK, Deidre Leanne – Scottish National Party (SNP) JOHNSON, Daniel Guy – Scottish Labour Party MUNRO, Marie-Clair – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party TURNER, Charles – Reform UK WILKINSON, Marc – Edinburgh & East Lothian People Edinburgh and Lothians East (Region):ADVANCE UK MOFFAT, Sean ALLIANCE TO LIBERATE SCOTLAND MURRAY, Craig JohnSMITH, Joe KERR, HughDALY, James CARO, Anna ANIMAL WELFARE PARTY SCOTT, Mark WILLISCROFT-FERRIS, Lee Christopher MOIR, Vivienne Margaret SMITH, Jane Catherine COMMUNIST PARTY OF BRITAIN CULLEN, Chris EDINBURGH & EAST LOTHIAN PEOPLE WILKINSON, Marc SISSON, David Henry Alan EQUALITY PARTY RENTON, David MACKINTOSH, Laura DYKES-JOHNSON, Caitlin INDEPENDENCE FOR SCOTLAND PARTY HANNAH, John INDEPENDENT GREEN VOICE BURNS, Megan REFORM UK ROSS, Angela CHIDAMBARAM, Pal DOUGLAS, Nigel LEES, David TURNER, Charles MCLAUGHLIN, Andrew NEILL, Gary THOMSON, David ROSE, Cameron SCOTTISH CONSERVATIVE AND UNIONIST PARTY BRIGGS, Miles WEBBER, Sue MUNRO, Marie-Clair COWDY, Christopher MOWAT, Jo JONES, Tim CAIRNS, Rachel YOUNG, Haris SCOTTISH FAMILY PARTY HOLDEN, Philip DEEPNARAIN, Niel LUCAS, Mairi MACEACHEN, Helen COX, Peter James SCOTTISH GREEN PARTY SLATER, Lorna Jane NEVENS, Kate MANIVANNAN, Q KINROSS-O’NEILL, Kayleigh Ferguson BOOTH, Chas AL-KHATEB, Adam PHILLIPS, Jo WADHWA, Mridul Machindra HEAP, DanK VASSNES, Astri JS STANIFORTH, Alex CEBULSKI, Mariusz Artur SCOTTISH LABOUR PARTY AHMED, Irshad SANGSTER, Katherine JOHNSON, Daniel MUNRO, Catriona WHITFIELD, Martin STOTT, Caitlin DALGLEISH, James RYAN-SAHA, Eleanor THOMAS, Oliver SCOTTISH LIBERAL DEMOCRATS DIJKSTRA-DOWNIE, Sanne Carlien ALLISTON PICKARD, Jane Particia DUNDAS, Charles Christopher YOUNIE, Lewis James BUTLER, Jenny Claire Marr OWEN, Alissa Jayne GRANT, Alan SCOTTISH LIBERTARIAN PARTY LAIRD, Tam SMITH, Gary Finlayson SCOTTISH NATIONAL PARTY (SNP) SHEPPARD, Tommy BROCK, Deidre KUMAR, Simita ROBERTSON, Angus MCLENNAN, Paul Stewart BEATTIE, Colin JARDINE, Lyn SCOTTISH SOCIALIST PARTY FOX, Colin REID, Natalie MAXWELL, Ally SCOTTISH WORKERS PARTY OF BRITAIN HENRY, David MERON, Abu INDEPENDENT at BONNIE PRINCE, Bob BALFOUR, Jeremy Ross DAVIES, Morgwn Carter REGAN, Ash Paul Lawrence, the Constituency Returning Officer and Regional Returning Officer, said:“Today marks a significant step closer to the Capital going to the polls, crucially we now know who our residents will have the opportunity to vote for on 7 May.“We want everyone to be able to exercise their democratic rights come polling day. I encourage everyone to make the appropriate arrangements as soon as possible – whether that’s registering to vote or applying for a postal or proxy vote if that is your preference. “I want to thank our colleagues who are working hard to ensure this election runs smoothly and efficiently for the people of Edinburgh and the broader region.” |
