General Election 2024

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 of the SNP became the constituency's MP in the SNP landslide of 2015 and successfully defended her position in two...

When Rishi Sunak took the stage in Edinburgh on Monday it was a bit of a farewell to Douglas Ross as the Prime Minister thanked him for his leadership and standing up to the SNP both now and in the 2021 Scottish election.Ross has...

An ad-hoc facility in Edinburgh's City Chambers has allowed around four hundred people to retain their right to vote in the 2024 general election.Paul Lawrence, Chief Executive of the council and Chief Returning Officer with full responsibility for the Election Count said that the...

Scottish Liberal Democrats select Bruce Wilson for Edinburgh South WestThe 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 be called before 28 January 2025 according to parliamentary rules      The former Royal Marines Commando Captain will fight the next General...

John Swinney arrived in Leith on Wednesday evening, the night before the General Election, to support the SNP candidate, Deidre Brock, and to warn what a UK Labour government will look like.He said to the assembled crowd down by the Shore: "The Labour...

Liberal Democrat candidate for Edinburgh West, Christine Jardine, has today pledged that her party will stand up for opportunity for everyone as she campaigned in Edinburgh today, during which she paid a visit to Edinburgh Pride.Ms Jardine said:“Everyone deserves the chance to get on...

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 candidacy and the main issues he believes impact the constituency.Mr Shields grew up in West Edinburgh and represented the...

In the General Election campaign the party manifestos are released this week, setting out each party's policies.On Monday the Liberal Democrats released theirs, and you will find the UK Liberal Democrat manifesto here which the party says is funded through fair taxes, with...

Following the exit polls announced at 10pm, while Labour look set to win more than enough seats to form the next government, the Scottish Liberal Democrats are predicted to win three times as many seats as they did last time.The Scottish Liberal Democrat...

The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has been to see the King at Buckingham Palace and has tendered his resignation following the disastrous results of the General Election.Before leaving Downing Street he made a short speech in which he apologised to the country and to...

Last time in December 2019, Joanna Cherry increased her vote share to win the seat for the second time in a row.Like many of her SNP colleagues, Ms Cherry became the constituency's MP in the SNP landslide of 2015 and retained her seat in...

The city's Transport Convener, Scott Arthur, has been elected an MP, saying it was still a surprise in his acceptance speech.He thanked Joanna Cherry and then said: "It is truly humbling to have won actually. We did not come here tonight expecting to...

Although his first visit during this General Election was to Scotland, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who assumed the Tory leadership in October 2022, has not been to Edinburgh for some time.He accompanied Douglas Ross, the soon to be former leader of the...

A general election has been called for 4 July 2024 by the prime minister, Rishi Sunak.Standing outside in the pouring rain he said that following agreement from King Charles during a conversation earlier today, parliament will be dissolved on 30 May. This will...

A South African lawyer who arrived in Edinburgh in 2022, Mike is passionate about Edinburgh and Scotland - so much so that he has decided to stand for Parliament.He said he cannot stand by and watch elderly people get on buses rather than...

Edinburgh East and Musselburgh candidate in the General Election, Amanda Grimm, has backed the cultural venue Summerhall, which she says is at risk of being lost from the capital’s arts scene.Delivering the opening speech at the Scottish Greens’ manifesto launch which took place at...

In Edinburgh there are five seats in contention, and the quiet word is that all four - except Edinburgh West which has been held by the Liberal Democrats for some considerable time - could turn red when the results are in.Whether or not...

Edinburgh Green Westminster candidates will be hosting their own Climate Café at the Climate Festival on Saturday.Amanda Grimm, Simon Jay, and Jo Phillips will be available to speak to anyone attending the festival about climate solutions and many other issues relating to the General...

Euan Hyslop is a local businessman who is also a councillor in the area, and he thinks it is the fact that he is a local man that will get him elected in Edinburgh West.He believes that voters are ready for change and...

David Jacobsen is the Socialist Labour Party Genera Election candidate for Edinburgh North and Leith.He has 20 years experience as a healthcare worker in the NHS and says he is committed to "a National Health Service available to all at the time of need,...

Deidre Brock has been an SNP MP for the last two terms, and was previously the Depute Lord Provost in Edinburgh as well as Culture Convener.She said to The Edinburgh Reporter she would very much like to keep the job of representing the...

What issues should candidates be addressing during the general election campaign in the five Edinburgh constituencies?We want to know what issues are most important to you this general election, to build a citizen's agenda to make sure politicians are answering to their constituents, instead...

The City of Edinburgh Council is taking action to ensure that all voters who may not have received their postal voting packs can still exercise their right to vote.For anyone who has yet to receive their papers or who will not be at home...

Douglas Ross MSP, the Scottish Conservative Leader, has confirmed that if he is elected as an MP at the General Election in July he will step down as an MSP and as the party leader.Mr Ross has been criticised for putting himself in...

The Returning Officer would like to highlight that the deadline for registering to take part in the UK General Election on 4 July is today. Everyone is asked to ensure that they are on the electoral register and therefore able to take part in the election.  If...

Cameron Rose has found his political home in Reform UK for this election.Mr Rose was a Conservative councillor in this part of Edinburgh for 15 years.He said that he has lived in the constituency for more than three decades and knows all...

The Scottish Conservatives will publish their manifesto for rural Scotland on Thursday – which the party says has been “shamefully neglected” by the SNP Government.Shadow rural affairs secretary Rachael Hamilton will launch the manifesto at The Royal Highland Show where she will highlight her...

The deadline for standing as a candidate in the General Election 2024 was 4pm on Friday and this is the official list of candidates in Edinburgh.If your name is below then we want to talk to you - you will be given one...

Since the boundary changes to certain constituencies this year, the current seat did not exist in the last election five years ago. But many of the voters of the previous constituency, Edinburgh East, will have their say along with the addition of Musselburgh.Edinburgh...

The Scottish Liberal Democrats have published their general election manifesto which has an emphasis on care, agriculture and warm homes.The party is setting aside £500 million to invest in care which will get patients out of hospital receiving pressure on the NHS.The...