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General Election – Edinburgh North and Leith – the results last...
A lot has changed since the 2019 election, but it is worth looking back at the previous results before tonight's numbers are announced.
Deidre Brock...
General Election 2024 – Alan Gordon Melville – Reform UK Edinburgh...
Alan Melville is the Reform UK candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith. He says he is a committed libertarian who regards the lockdowns as...
Scottish Liberal Democrats publish their manifesto
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have published their general election manifesto which has an emphasis on care, agriculture and warm homes.
The party is setting...
General Election 2024 – Tracy Gilbert Edinburgh North and Leith
Tracy Gilbert is the Scottish Labour Candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith.
As the Scottish Regional Secretary for the trade union USDAW, she represents more...
Councillor Scott Arthur on his chances in knife-edge seat
Given the election betting scandal dominating the news one week out from polling day, I ask Scott Arthur if he’s put any money on...
General Election 2024 – David Henry – Independent candidate Edinburgh West
David Henry is standing as an independent candidate in Edinburgh West. This Saturday at 12pm he will officially launch his campaign and publish his...
General Election 2024 – Cameron Rose – Reform UK Edinburgh South
Cameron Rose has found his political home in Reform UK for this election.
Mr Rose was a Conservative councillor in this part of Edinburgh...
Tommy Sheppard: “I think it’s going to be one our worst...
The SNP is set to suffer its worst electoral night in quite some time, says the SNP's Tommy Sheppard.
Mr. Sheppard, who represented Edinburgh...
General Election – Alastair Shields – Scottish Conservatives – Edinburgh West
Alastair Shields is the Scottish Conservatives candidate for Edinburgh West in the July UK election.
Here I speak with him about the reasons for his...
General Election: Candidates for newly named Lothian East seat
Two former politicians are bidding for a comeback as the newly-named Lothian East seat is fought in next month’s General Election.
Douglas Alexander, who served...
Voting underway – here is your nearest polling station
Voting in the UK General Election began when the polling stations opened in the UK at 7am on Thursday and will continue until 10pm....
General Election 2024 – Bruce Wilson to stand in Edinburgh South...
Scottish Liberal Democrats select Bruce Wilson for Edinburgh South West
The Scottish Liberal Democrats have selected Bruce Wilson as their candidate for Edinburgh South West at the forthcoming general election, whenever it is called. It must...
General Election 2024 – Richard Shillcock – Communist Party of Britain...
Richard Shillcock is in the minority and he is gracious enough to laugh a little when asked how that feels. He is standing for...
General Election 2024 – Richard Lucas – Scottish Family Party –...
Richard Lucas is standing in the Westminster General Election for the Scottish Family Party.
He is the leader of the party and while he...
General Election 2024 – Tracy Gilbert – Scottish Labour – Edinburgh...
Tracy Gilbert is the Scottish Labour Candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith.
As the Scottish Regional Secretary for the trade union USDAW, she represents more...
General Election – Ian Harper Reform UK – Edinburgh South West
Ian Harper is standing for Reform UK in Edinburgh South West, and he lives in Livingston.
His main inspiration to join a political...
Edinburgh’s Tory candidates reflect on their General Election losses
The defeated Scottish Conservative candidates in Edinburgh have recognised the scale of their party's collapse on Thursday offering their views on the ways it...
General Election 2024 – Tommy Sheppard – SNP candidate in Edinburgh...
Tommy Sheppard has been SNP MP for the old constituency of Edinburgh East for the last two terms, and was one of the 56...
General Election 2024 – the manifestos
Each party has published a manifesto setting out what it would do if it has enough MPs to govern - and there are also...
General Election 2024 – Midlothian candidates to face each other at...
Candidates fighting to represent Midlothian at Westminster following next month’s general election will face each other at a public hustings this week.
The cost of...
General Election 2024 – Kayleigh O’Neill – Scottish Greens – Edinburgh...
Kayleigh O'Neill was elected as a councillor in Edinburgh, representing the Forth Ward in 2022. She lives in Leith with her partner and she...
General Election 2024 – Niel Deepnarain – Edinburgh North and Leith...
One of the candidates for the Edinburgh North and Leith consitituencey is Niel Neepnarain who represents the Scottish Family Party - Defending Traditional Values....
General Election 2024 – Lynne Lyon – Alba Party – Edinburgh...
Lynne Lyon is Edinburgh's sole Alba Party candidate in the upcoming general election, running to replace Labour's Ian Murray as Edinburgh South's MP.
The Alba...
General Election – Charles Dundas – Scottish Liberal Democrats Edinburgh East...
Charles Dundas was a councillor in Edinburgh between 2007 and 2012, and is now the Chief Executive of a Scottish conservation charity.
He is...
Scottish Conservatives publish manifesto for rural Scotland
The Scottish Conservatives will publish their manifesto for rural Scotland on Thursday – which the party says has been “shamefully neglected” by the SNP...
General Election – Edinburgh North and Leith – the results
Tracy Gilbert won the Edinburgh North and Leith seat and will become the constituency's new MP, succeeding Deidre Brock with a majority of 7,268.
https://twitter.com/edinreporter/status/1809183223043195054?s=46&t=TCNORMNSY2aPK4BywP9BOg
There...
Cherry reflects on reasons for SNP losses
Joanna Cherry the SNP candidate in Edinburgh South West arrived at The Royal Highland Showground around 1.30am and it appeared she was already steeling...
General Election – Dan Heap – Scottish Greens – Edinburgh South...
Dan Heap has been a councillor since 2022, representing the Sighthill/Gorgie ward.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEje0UWE2zU&list=PLf-knhPf8HO2cA7jCnMB1IMD0xZBUpILI&index=4
He is now standing for the Edinburgh South West seat in the UK...
General Election 2024 – Deidre Brock – Edinburgh North and Leith
Deidre Brock has been an SNP MP for the last two terms, and was previously the Depute Lord Provost in Edinburgh as well as...
General Election 2024 – Election hustings
Three mental health charities will host a General Election hustings event in Edinburgh on Tuesday to discuss mental health policies with the five Scottish...
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