Edinburgh Council has published the final list of candidates standing in the Local Government Elections on 5 May.
For Spurtleshire, they are as follows.
Ward 5 - Inverleith
Scottish Green Party - BANDEL, Jule
Scottish Conservative and Unionist - HERRING, Stuart
Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life - HOLDEN, Phil
Scottish Libertarian Party - LAIRD, Tam
Independent - MCNAMARA, Stephen
Scottish Conservative and Unionist - MITCHELL, Max
Labour and Co-operative Party - MUNRO-BRIAN, Mhairi
Scottish National Party (SNP) - NICOLSON, Vicky
Scottish Liberal Democrats - OSLER, Hal
Scottish Liberal Democrats - WOOD, Malcolm Alexander
Ward 11 - City Centre
Independent - BOB, Bonnie Prince
Independent - CARSON, Pete
Scottish Liberal Democrats - FOXALL, Andy
Labour and Co-operative Party - GRAHAM, Margaret Arma
Independent - ILLINGWORTH, Kevin
Scottish National Party (SNP) - MCFARLANE, Finlay
Scottish Green Party - MILLER, Claire
Scottish Conservative and Unionist - MOWAT, Jo
Scottish National Party (SNP) - MWIKI, Marianne
Independent - PAKPAHAN-CAMPBELL, Maria
Independent - PENMAN, Paul R.
Independent - ROWAN, Norrie
Alba Party for independence - SHAW, Kevan
Ward 12 - Leith Walk
Scottish Liberal Democrats - CALDWELL, Jack
Labour and Co-operative Party - DALGLEISH, James
Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life - DEEPNARAIN, Niel
Scottish Conservative and Unionist - FOMBO, Bonus
Socialist Labour Party - JACOBSEN, David Don
Scottish National Party (SNP) - MCNEESE-MECHAN, Amy
Scottish National Party (SNP) - MUNN, Rob
Freedom Alliance. Real People. Real Alternative - PULLMAN, Jon
Scottish Green Party - RAE, Susan
Women's Equality Party - RENTON, David
Communist Party of Britain - SHILLCOCK, Richard Charles
Alba Party for independence - SMITH, Joe
Embarrassment of riches
Spurtle’s hustings for the City Centre will take place on Wednesday 20 April (7.00–9.15 pm) in Broughton St Mary’s Parish Church. For how to attend, see Issue 316, published tomorrow. For our event, focusing on the City Centre ward, the large number of candidates presents a logistical problem: we don’t have enough time to hear meaningfully from all those standing. We will announce a pragmatic and imperfect solution soon.
