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Kathryn Anderson

Full list of Perth and Kinross Council candidates revealed

A total of 86 candidates have put their names forward to stand for a place in Perth and Kinross Council.

There are 40 seats across 12 wards up for contention at the forthcoming local elections.

Locals will head to the polls on Thursday, May 5.

There are seven independents standing and candidates from up to nine parties.

Out of the current 40 councillors 28 have put themselves forward for re-election in the same ward.

Parties who have listed candidates in one or all of the 12 wards are: Alba Party for Independence, Scottish Conservative and Unionists, Scottish Family Party, Scottish Greens, Scottish Green Party, Scottish Labour, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Scottish National Party (SNP) and the UK Independence Party (UKIP).

The number of candidates standing in each ward varies from five in Strathtay to nine in both Blairgowrie and Glens and in Perth City Centre.

Alba - formed just last year - is fielding two candidates. It has one in Perth City Centre and one in Perth City North.

The Scottish Family party has three - each standing in Carse of Gowrie, Blairgowrie and Glens and Kinross-shire.

UKIP has just one Perth and Kinross candidate - standing in Almond and Earn ward.

The Scottish Green Party - not currently represented in the council - is fielding ten candidates spread across Carse of Gowrie, Strathmore, Blairgowrie and Glens, Highland Perthshire, Strathallan, Kinross-shire, Almond and Earn, Perth City North, Perth City South and Perth City Centre.

Scottish Labour - which currently only has one elected member in PKC - has seven candidates spread across Carse of Gowrie, Blairgowrie and Glens, Highland (Perthshire ), Kinross-shire, Perth City Centre, Perth City North and Perth City South.

The Scottish Conservatives - currently in administration - have candidates in all 12 wards as do opposition parties the SNP and the Scottish Lib Dems.

The wards with an independent candidate are: Strathmore, Blairgowrie and Glens, Highland (Perthshire), Strathearn (two), Kinross-shire and Perth City Centre.

Here is the full list of candidates standing in each ward:

Carse of Gowrie/Ward One

Three councillors to be elected

BAILEY Alasdair (LAB)
EASTON Lindsay James Crosbie (LD)
FORBES Angus (CON)
HARVEY Ken (SNP)
HUMPHRY Roger (Scottish Green Party)
KELLAS John (SNP)
MARSHALL Don (Scottish Family Party)
ROBERTS Mac (CON)

Strathmore/Ward Two

Four councillors to be elected

ANDERSON Hugh (CON)
BELCH Jill (Scottish Green Party)
IWANIO Violet (LD)
MELLOY Dennis (CON)
STEWART Colin (IND)
STEWART Grant (SNP)
WELCH Jack (SNP)

Blairgowrie and Glens/Ward Three

Three councillors to be elected

BRAWN Bob (CON)
CLARK Gordon Ross (LD)
HUNTER Pauline (LAB)
MACFADYEN Harry (SNP)
MCEWAN Tom (SNP)
MURPHY Jack (Scottish Family Party)
NOONAN Bernard (IND)
RAMSAY Louise (Scottish Green Party)
SHIERS Caroline (CON)

Highland /Ward Four

Three councillors to be elected

DUFF John (CON)
HUNTER Paula (LAB)
MCDADE Xander (IND)
MCDOUGALL Mary (Scottish Green Party)
MCMAHON Barry Blackler (LD)
METCALFE Rhona (CON)
MURRAY Sally Kirsten (SNP)
WILLIAMSON Michael James (SNP)

Strathtay/Ward Five

Three councillors to be elected

JAMES Ian (CON)
JARVIS Anne (CON)
KINNEY Melanie Jane (SNP)
LAING Grant (SNP)
MCLAREN Claire (LD)

Strathearn /Ward Six

Three councillors to be elected

BROCK Rhona (IND)
BROWN Julia Mary (LD)
CARTWRIGHT Roger (IND)
DONALDSON Stewart (SNP)
KHOGALI Noah (CON)
WEST David (SNP)

Strathallan/Ward Seven

Three councillors to be elected

ALLAN Keith (CON)
CARR Steven (SNP)
GAUNT Neil Henry (LD)
LEAR Andrew (Scottish Green Party)
REID Crawford (CON)
SCOTT Catherine (SNP)

Kinross-shire /Ward Eight

Four councillors to be elected

COX Graham (LAB)
CUTHBERT Dave (IND)
DORAN Pat (Scottish Green Party)
FRESHWATER Neil (CON)
O’CONNELL Gerald (Scottish Family Party)
ROBERTSON Willie (LD)
STIRLING George (CON)
WATTERS Richard (SNP)

Almond and Earn/Ward Nine

Three councillors to be elected

DAVIS Lynda (UKIP)
FRAMPTON Michelle (SNP)
ILLINGWORTH David (CON)
NG-A-MANN Tina Jane (LD)
SMITH Frank (CON)
VALLOT Paul (Scottish Green Party)

Perth City South/Ward 10

Four councillors to be elected

BARRETT Liz (LD)
CHAN Andy (CON)
MACLACHLAN Elspeth (Scottish Greens)
MACPHERSON Iain (SNP)
MCCOLE Sheila (SNP)
MILNE Calum (CON)
ROPER Kirsten (LAB)

Perth City North/Ward 11

Three councillors to be elected

BLACK Alan (Alba)
GRAHAM James Ian (LD)
LEISHMAN Brian (LAB)
MASSIE Ian (SNP)
MCNEIL Ronnie (Scottish Green Party)
REBBECK John (SNP)
REHMAN Aziz (CON)

Perth City Centre/Ward 12

Four councillors to be elected

AHERN Chris (CON)
BARRETT Peter (LD)
DRYSDALE Eric (SNP)
FORSYTH Scott (LAB)
MILLER Sandy (Alba)
PARROTT Andrew (SNP)
RAE Susannah (Scottish Green Party)
THOMSON Ian (IND)
TULLOCH Nick (CON)

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