Scottish Labour leadership election: Who are MPs and MSPs backing?

Michael Marra and Joe Fagan have secured the nominations from MPs and MSPs needed to make it onto a ballot of Scottish Labour members in the leadership election.

Three candidates had entered the race to replace Anas Sarwar as Scottish Labour leader; North East Scotland MSP Michael Marra, MSP for South Scotland Joe Fagan, and Glasgow MSP and former leadership contender Monica Lennon.

However, only Marra and Fagan secured the required support of at least two of their fellow Scottish Labour MSPs, along with three MPs, before nominations closed.

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As of Monday morning (August 17, 10am), 24 MPs and seven other MSPs have publicly endorsed Marra, surpassing the threshold required.

Joe Fagan, elected as an MSP for the first time in May, has been publicly backed by seven MPs and four other MSPs.

Edinburgh and Lothians East MSP Irshad Ahmed had posted his support for Michael Marra in a deleted tweet, but has since nominated Joe Fagan for the party leadership.

Monica Lennon, who was backed by two Labour MPs and two MSPs for the party leadership, fell short of being able to make it onto the ballot.

Full list of MP and MSP endorsements so far

Joe Fagan

• Irshad Ahmed MSP (Edinburgh and Lothians East)
• Neil Bibby MSP (West Scotland)
• Donald MacKinnon MSP (Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
• Frank McNally MP (Coatbridge and Bellshill)
• Katrina Murray MP (Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch)
• Pamela Nash MP (Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke)
• Joani Reid MP (East Kilbride and Strathaven)
• Martin Rhodes MP (Glasgow North)
• Paul Sweeney MSP (Glasgow)
• Alison Taylor MP (Paisley and Renfrewshire North)
• Imogen Walker MP (Hamilton and Clyde Valley)

Monica Lennon

• Katy Clark MSP (West Scotland)
• Brian Leishman MP (Alloa and Grangemouth)
• Carol Mochan MSP (South Scotland)
• Euan Stainbank MP (Falkirk)

Michael Marra

• Zubir Ahmed MP (Glasgow South West)
• Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West)
• Claire Baker MSP (Mid Scotland and Fife)
• Richard Baker MP (Glenrothes and Mid Fife)
• Johanna Baxter MP (Paisley and Renfrewshire South)
• Maureen Burke MP (Glasgow North East)
• Irene Campbell MP (North Ayrshire and Arran)
• Torcuil Crichton MP (Na h-Eileanan an Iar)
• Graeme Downie MP (Dunfermline and Dollar)
• Patricia Ferguson MP (Glasgow West)
• Alan Gemmell MP (Central Ayrshire)
• Tracy Gilbert MP (Edinburgh North and Leith)
• John Grady MP (Glasgow East)
• Mark Griffin MSP (Central Scotland and Lothians West)
• Daniel Johnson MSP (Edinburgh Southern)
• Lillian Jones MP (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
• Chris Kane MP (Stirling and Strathallan)
• Joe Long MSP (Mid Scotland and Fife)
• Martin McCluskey MP (Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West)
• Blair McDougall MP (East Renfrewshire)
• Gordon McKee MP (Glasgow South)
• Kirsty McNeill MP (Midlothian)
• Pauline McNeill MSP (Glasgow)
• Chris Murray MP (Edinburgh East and Musselburgh)
• Ian Murray MP (Edinburgh South)
• Katherine Sangster MSP (Edinburgh and Lothians East)
• Michael Shanks MP (Rutherglen)
• Kenneth Stevenson MP (Airdrie and Shotts)
• Kirsteen Sullivan MP (Bathgate and Linlithgow)
• Elaine Stewart MP (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock)
• Jenny Young MSP (Central Scotland and Lothians West)

Map of CLP nominations so far

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