Who are the Scottish Labour candidates in May?

Scottish Labour have announced their list candidates rankings for May’s Holyrood elections. With the election taking place through Additional Member System (AMS), there are two types of candidate, constituency and list.

Who are the candidates for the Scottish Parliament?

These are Scottish Labour’s Regional Candidates: 1 1. Jackie Baillie. 2 2. Neil Bibby. 3 3. Katy Clark. 4 4. Paul O’Kane. 5 5. Johanna Baxter.

Where did Kirsteen Sullivan place on Scottish Labour list?

In the Lothian region, Maddy Kirkman had been set to place third and Kirsteen Sullivan fourth on the basis of votes, but the gender alternating system saw both drop further down the regional list, with men given priority. Update: Nick Ward has told LabourList that he is asking the party to swap his place with that of Sullivan.

How many seats did Labour lose in Scotland?

Scottish Labour lost seven seats and suffered their worst election defeat in Scotland since 1931, with huge losses in their traditional Central Belt constituencies and for the first time having to rely on the regional lists to elect members within these areas. They did, however, remain the largest opposition party.

Scottish Labour has released the names of its Regional List candidates for the Scottish Parliament election in May. Party leader Kezia Dugdale, who tops the list for the Lothian region, said the candidates were a balance between “new blood and experience”. But several current MSPs look unlikely to be re-elected through the list system.

Who was the leader of the Labour Party in 2016?

The 2016 Labour Party leadership election was called when a challenge to Jeremy Corbyn as Leader of the Labour Party arose following criticism of his approach to the Remain campaign in the referendum on membership of the European Union and questions about his leadership of the party.

How many seats did the SNP win in Scotland?

Results in full. Seats. Change. Latest headlines. Victory for the SNP with 63 seats – two short of a majority. Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats – but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats. Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five. See the changing political map of Scotland.