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Final ministerial appointments announced
The Scottish Government will put opportunity for all at the heart of its agenda as First Minister Nicola Sturgeon completed her ministerial team with...
New MSPs sworn in and getting their sleeves rolled up
The six Edinburgh constituency MSPs and the seven on the Lothian List were all sworn in yesterday at Holyrood in alphabetical order along with all the...
First Minister will form a government next week
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon called the press to the First Minister's official residence, Bute House, this afternoon to make a statement and also for a...
#SP16 Edinburgh results – Edinburgh Central
This was an unexpected win in many ways for Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson but it led the way to more Conservatives being elected...
#SP16 Edinburgh results – Edinburgh Eastern
The SNP retained this seat which was held until March 2016 by Kenny Macaskill. The new MSP Ash Denham won with a majority of 5087.
The...
#SP16 Getting to be an MSP – it’s all in the cards
One of the surprise announcements made overnight was that Jeremy Balfour is going to be a list MSP at Holyrood. But it seems that...
#SP16 Edinburgh results – Edinburgh Southern
This was one of the upsets of the night.
Jim Eadie who had been the SNP representative for this constituency since 2011 lost his seat...
#SP16 Edinburgh results – Edinburgh Western
Liberal Democrat Alex Cole-Hamilton won the seat by a majority of 2960 votes.
Shortly after the result was declared Cole-Hamilton told The Edinburgh Reporter:...
TERLive! Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2016 – the Edinburgh results
The wait is nearly over. The votes have been cast and the results will be announced for the six constituencies and the regional lists...
#SP16 Edinburgh Western candidates
Candidates from all four main parties are being fielded in Edinburgh Western Constituency. This seat was won by the SNP MSP Colin Keir with a majority of 2689. Mr Keir...
#SP16 Edinburgh Southern candidates
There are four candidates for the Edinburgh Southern Constituency but we have only managed to capture one of them on camera.
This has been an...
#SP16 Daniel Johnson Scottish Labour candidate
Daniel Johnson is articulate and assured. He describes himself as a shopkeeper, and told us he runs the Paper Tiger and Studio One chain of...
#SP16 Edinburgh Pentlands candidates
This seat was held by the SNP until 2016. Gordon MacDonald took it from the Conservatives in 2011 with a majority of 1758 votes.
The 2016...
#SP16 Edinburgh Northern and Leith candidates
The candidates for Edinburgh Northern and Leith include 23 year-old Jack Caldwell standing as an Independent and Lesley Hinds who has been Lord Provost of...
#SP16 Iain McGill Scottish Conservative & Unionist candidate Edinburgh Northern and Leith
Iain McGill has stood for Westminster, Holyrood and the council in the past. He is a fiercely loyal Conservative activist and really wants to...
#SP16 Edinburgh Eastern candidates
The candidates for the Edinburgh Eastern constituency vacated by the SNP's Kenny Macaskill include the leader of the Scottish Labour party, Kezia Dugdale.
We interviewed...
#SP16 Edinburgh Central candidates
The candidates for the Edinburgh Central Constituency are overwhelmingly female. We have interviewed the majority of them and have embedded the videos below:
BETTSWORTH, Hannah – Scottish Liberal...
#SP16 – The next parliament will be anything but dull
by Duncan McTavish, Glasgow Caledonian University
People tend not to get excited by elections where the result is widely predicted. The current consensus that the next...
#SP16 Kevin Gore Solidarity candidate Lothian list
Kevin Gore came to public notice with his songs supporting independence during the Independence Referendum.
Well used to public performance he now feels ready for...
#SP16 Sarah Boyack Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Central
Sarah Boyack is the Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Central and she is a list candidate too. A veteran of the Scottish Parliament since...
#SP16 Jeremy Balfour Conservative candidate North Midlothian & Musselburgh
Jeremy Balfour was educated at Edinburgh Academy and went on to become a solicitor before studying Theology in London.
He returned to Edinburgh in 1999 and worked...
#SP16 Scottish Parliamentary Election countdown – Four days to go
Willie Rennie has probably been all over Scotland but we have noticed that a lot of his campaigning has centred on Edinburgh. Today he will...
Edinburgh Councillor blogs – Councillor Gavin Corbett
Green councillor Councillor Gavin Corbett predicts a tight race in the battle for Lothian list votes on 5 May.
As election day looms, I've been...
Grassmarket Community Project hustings
With the Scottish Parliamentary Election in just over week. The Grassmarket Community Project are hosting a hustings which will very much be focused on...
SNP launch a fighting manifesto to get them back to government
It had all the air of a boxing match - the stage set in the middle of the main hall in the EICC. The...
#SP16 Lee Chalmers Lothians List candidate for the Women’s Equality Party
Lee Chalmers is the Lothians List candidate for the Women's Equality Party. She is engaging and bright, and is delighted to have been the...
#SP16 Six things you need to know about the Scottish election
Paul Cairney, University of Stirling
You might be wondering if it is worth paying attention to the Scottish election, which will be held on May...
#SP16 Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour candidate for Edinburgh Eastern
Kezia Dugdale is the Scottish Labour leader and a candidate in Edinburgh Eastern as well as on the regional list.
When The Edinburgh Reporter met...
#SP16 Jack Caldwell Independent candidate for Edinburgh Northern and Leith
The Edinburgh Reporter met Jack Caldwell by chance on a bridge. He was attending the launch of the new artwork now decorating the Crawford Bridge, which links...
Scottish Greens to launch bold manifesto
Scottish Greens To Publish Manifesto For Bolder Holyrood
Later today the Scottish Greens will publish an election manifesto to "meet the challenges of today", pledging...
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