All candidates make ballot for Scottish Labour leader and deputy race

Both Kezia Dugdale and Ken Macintosh have made the ballot in the Scottish Labour leadership election, while Richard Baker, Gordon Matheson and Alex Rowley have all made the ballot in the race for deputy leader. Nominations closed at 12 noon today, having opened on Monday – you can see the full list of nominations below.

The party has also confirmed four hustings events, with the first taking place the coming Monday, 22nd June. The debates will take place as follows:

Monday 22nd June: Edinburgh, 7pm

Wednesday 24th June: Glasgow, 7pm

Friday 26th June: Aberdeen, 7pm

Monday 29th June: Dundee, 7pm

Both Dugdale and Macintosh made the ballot with their parliamentary nominations (you can also receive nominations from councillors). The threshold to reach was 15% of MSPs, MPs and MEPs – 6 nominations. Dugdale received 30 nominations (including Scottish Labour’s only MP and one of the two MEPs), and Macintosh received 7 (all MSPs).

Dugdale – 30 Macintosh – 7
Jackie Baillie MSP Margaret McCulloch MSP
Claire Baker MSP Margaret McDougall MSP
Richard Baker MSP Siobhan McMahon MSP
Jayne Baxter MSP Michael McMahon MSP
Claudia Beamish MSP Anne McTaggart MSP
Neil Bibby MSP Graeme Pearson MSP
Sarah Boyack MSP John Pentland MSP
Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Mary Fee MSP
Patricia Ferguson MSP
Neil Findlay MSP
Rhoda Grant MSP
Iain Gray MSP
Mark Griffin MSP
Cara Hilton MSP
James Kelly MSP
Johann Lamont MSP
Lewis Macdonald MSP
Hanzala Malik MSP
Jenny Marra MSP
Paul Martin MSP
Duncan McNeil MSP
Elaine Murray MSP
Ian Murray MP
Alex Rowley MSP
Richard Simpson MSP
Drew Smith MSP
Elaine Smith MSP
David Stewart MSP
Catherine Stihler MEP

The deputy leader nominations came from both parliamentarians and councillors. Richard Baker MSP received 14 parliamentarian nominations, Cllr Gordon Matheson received 2, and Alex Rowley MSP received 10.

Baker – 14 Matheson – 2 Rowley – 10
Siobhan McMahon MSP John Pentland MSP Margaret McCulloch MSP
Michael McMahon MSP Richard Simpson MSP Anne McTaggart MSP
Graeme Pearson MSP Jayne Baxter MSP
Jackie Baillie MSP Claudia Beamish MSP
Claire Baker MSP Malcolm Chisholm MSP
Richard Baker MSP Neil Findlay MSP
Mary Fee MSP Cara Hilton MSP
Iain Gray MSP Hanzala Malik MSP
James Kelly MSP Alex Rowley MSP
Lewis Macdonald MSP Elaine Smith MSP
Paul Martin MSP
Ian Murray MP
David Stewart MSP
Catherine Stihler MEP

 

If the parliamentary threshold was not reached, candidates for the first time come qualify with councillor nominations – the threshold was 15% of councillor nominations. With 212 councillors nominating, the threshold to reach was 36. Baker (who qualifies with most parliamentary nominations) received 30, Matheson (the leader of Glasgow Council) received 108, and Rowley received 74.

Baker – 30 Matheson – 108 Rowley – 74
Cllr Angela Taylor Cllr Willie Young Cllr Nathan Morrison
Cllr Jean Morrison Cllr Barney Crockett Cllr Lesley Brennan
Cllr Jenny Laing Cllr George Adam Cllr Gordon Munro
Cllr Ross Grant Cllr David Stitt Cllr Allyson Black
Cllr Neil Cooney Cllr Ronnie Nicholson Cllr Rosemary Murray
Cllr Gordon Graham Cllr Jeff Leaver Cllr Craig R Martin
Cllr Ramsay Milne Cllr Ted Thompson Cllr Helen Law
Cllr Scott Carle Cllr Colin Smyth Cllr Lesley Laird
Cllr Graeme Lawrence Cllr John Martin Cllr Gary Guichan
Cllr Len Ironside Cllr Graeme Tait Cllr Linda Erskine
Cllr Alison Evison Cllr Sean Marshall Cllr Kay Morrison
Cllr Norma McGovern Cllr Archie Dryburgh Cllr Kay Carrington
Cllr Karen Keil Cllr Maureen McKay Cllr Judy Hamilton
Cllr Angela Blacklock Cllr Lillian Jones Cllr David Graham
Cllr Norma Austin Hart Cllr Elaine Dinwoodie Cllr Mike Shirkie
Cllr Keith Robson Cllr Gordon Cree Cllr Pat Callaghan
Cllr Maureen Child Cllr John Knapp Cllr Billy Pollock
Cllr Karen Doran Cllr Neil McGhee Cllr Bob Young
Cllr Ricky Henderson Cllr William Menzies Cllr Jim Leishman
Cllr Eric Milligan Cllr William Crawford Cllr William Campbell
Cllr Paul Godzik Cllr John McGhee Cllr Alex Campbell
Cllr Ian Perry Cllr George Mair Cllr Peter Lockhart
Cllr Gavin Yates Cllr Maureen Henry Cllr Mark Hood
Cllr Elaine McDougall Cllr Una Walker Cllr Peter George
Cllr Martin McElroy Cllr Rhondda Geekie Cllr Brian Thomson
Cllr Jim Muirhead Cllr Manjinder Shergill Cllr Charles Haffey
Cllr Peter Nolan Cllr Alan Moir Cllr Tom Adams
Cllr Stuart Clark Cllr Michael O’Donnell Cllr John Wincott
Cllr George Greenshields Cllr Paul O’Kane Cllr Ian Sloan
Cllr Yvonne Allan Cllr Andrew Burns Cllr Jim Young
Cllr Helen Stephen Cllr Lawrence Brown
Cllr Emma Gillan Cllr Kenneth Selbie
Cllr Fariha Thomas Cllr David Ross
Cllr Pauline McKeever Cllr Neil Crooks
Cllr Maureen Burke Cllr Altany Craik
Cllr Anne Simpson Cllr Aileen Colleran
Cllr Marie Garrity Cllr Yvonne Kucuk
Cllr Judith Fisher Cllr Hanif Raja
Cllr Liz Cameron Cllr Frank McAveety
Cllr Rashid Hussain Cllr George Redmond
Cllr Archie Graham Cllr Alistair Watson
Cllr Martin Rhodes Cllr Margot Russell
Cllr Stephen Curran Cllr Alex Bennett
Cllr Martin Neill Cllr Bryan Pottinger
Cllr James Scanlon Cllr John Bell
Cllr Allan Stewart Cllr Joseph Cullinane
Cllr Gilbert Davidson Cllr David O’Neill
Cllr Gordon Matheson Cllr Jim Montgomerie
Cllr Philip Braat Cllr Stephanie Griffin
Cllr James Coleman Cllr Pat O’Rorke
Cllr Christopher Kelly Cllr Alan Clinch
Cllr Matt Kerr Cllr William Hogg
Cllr Jonathan Findlay Cllr Bob Chadha
Cllr Paul Carey Cllr Sam Love
Cllr Frank Docherty Cllr Peter Sullivan
Cllr Russell Robertson Cllr Jock Munro
Cllr John Kelly Cllr Callum Gillies
Cllr Paul Rooney Cllr Archie Maclellan
Cllr James Adams Cllr Jim Harte
Cllr Malcolm Cunning Cllr Jim Sharkey
Cllr John Kane Cllr Tommy Williams
Cllr Jim Clocherty Cllr Brian McGinley
Cllr Stephen McCabe Cllr Philip Saxton
Cllr Robert Moran Cllr Margaret Brisley
Cllr Martin Brennan Cllr John Hendry
Cllr Joe Mcllwee Cllr Gail Casey
Cllr Gerry Dorrian Cllr Angela Moohan
Cllr Terry Loughran Cllr Frank Toner
Cllr Kenny Young Cllr Harry Cartmill
Cllr Jim McCabe Cllr Tony Boyle
Cllr James Coyle Cllr Dave King
Cllr James Smith Cllr David Dodds
Cllr Anne Hall Cllr Corrie McChord
Cllr Maureen Sharkey Cllr Kenny Earle
Cllr Margaret Devine
Cllr Mike Holmes
Cllr Sam Mullin
Cllr John Caldwell
Cllr John Hood
Cllr Eddie Devine
Cllr Mark Macmillan
Cllr Alex Murrin
Cllr Eddie Grady
Cllr John McDowall
Cllr Lynsey Hamilton
Cllr Margaret Cooper
Cllr Pamela Clearie
Cllr Catherine McClymont
Cllr Janice McGinlay
Cllr Alan Falconer
Cllr Joe Lowe
Cllr Alex McInnes
Cllr Jim Docherty
Cllr Gerry Convery
Cllr Gerard Killen
Cllr Edward McAvoy
Cllr Richard Tullett
Cllr Russell Clearie
Cllr Bert Thomson
Cllr John McNamee
Cllr Brian McCaig
Cllr Lesley McDonald
Cllr Andrew Carmichael
Cllr Jackie Burns
Cllr Christine Simpson
Cllr Johanna Boyd
Cllr Lawrence O’Neill
Cllr Martin Rooney

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