Highland Holyrood candidates revealed
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A TOTAL of 13 candidates are seeking election in the three Scottish parliamentary local constituencies for Highland.
Candidates had until 5pm today (Friday) to submit their nomination forms.
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency has attracted four candidates; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch constituency, five candidates; and Inverness and Nairn constituency, four candidates.
Candidates in each of the three local constituencies are as follows:
CAITHNESS, SUTHERLAND AND EASTER ROSS:
• FRANCHETTI, Leah Esther - Scottish Labour Party
• MACKIE, Struan - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• ROSS, Gail Elizabeth - Scottish National Party (SNP)
• STONE, Jamie - Scottish Liberal Democrats
SKYE, LOCHABER AND BADENOCH:
• CAMPBELL, Ronnie – Independent
• FORBES, Kate - Scottish National Party (SNP)
• MACLEAN, Angela Margaret - Scottish Liberal Democrats
• MUNRO, Robbie - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• STEWART, Linda - Scottish Labour Party
INVERNESS AND NAIRN:
• CADDICK, Carolyn Ann - Scottish Liberal Democrats
• EWING, Fergus Stewart - Scottish National Party (SNP)
• MOUNTAIN, Edward - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• STEWART, David - Scottish Labour Party
In the Highland and Islands regional constituencies a total of nine parties and one independent candidate are seeking election to Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Inverness and Nairn, Shetland, Orkney, Moray, Argyll and Bute, Na h-Eileanan an Iar.
They are:
• RISE – Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism
• Scottish Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship
• Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
• Scottish Green Party
• Scottish Labour Party
• Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Scottish National Party (SNP)
• Solidarity - Scotland’s Socialist Movement
• UK Independence Party (UKIP)
• Independent candidate - James Wilson Stockan
Voting will take place between 7am and 10pm on Thursday May 5 at 283 polling stations.
The count will take place overnight, starting as soon after 10 pm as possible at the Highland Football Academy, Victoria Park in Dingwall.
Steve Barron, chief executive of Highland Council, is the Returning Officer for the three local constituencies.
Electors in the Highlands heading to the polls on May 5 are being reminded of the procedure to follow in completing their ballot papers.
Electors will be given two ballot papers.
For the three Highland local constituencies – Caithness, Sutherland and Ross; Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch; and Inverness and Nairn; electors will receive a lilac coloured ballot paper to elect their constituency member.
Electors should mark one cross (X) in the box opposite the name of one candidate. The candidate with the most votes wins.
As well as returning a Member of the Scottish Parliament in their constituency, electors will be asked to complete a ballot paper to elect seven additional members from the Highlands and Islands Regional List to the Scottish Parliament.
The regional ballot paper is peach coloured.
On the regional ballot paper, electors vote for a party to represent the region. Voters should mark a cross (X) once in the box opposite the name of one party.
• For further information about the forthcoming Scottish Parliamentary election visit Highland Council’s website www.highland.gov.uk/SP16
