Candidates confirmed for by-election to replace late SNP MSP

The candidates for the by-election to succeed the late MSP Christina McKelvie have been announced.

The long-standing MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse died at the age of 57 in early April at Glasgow Royal Infirmary after a lengthy battle with secondary breast cancer.

The vote will take place on Thursday, June 5 with polling stations open between 7am and 10pm.

Candidate name	Party
Collette Bradley	Scottish Socialist Party
Andy Brady	Scottish Family Party
Ross Alexander Lambie	Reform UK
Katy Loudon	Scottish National Party (SNP)
Janice Elizabeth Mackay	UK Independence Party (UKIP)
Ann McGuinness	Scottish Green Party
Aisha Jawaid Mir	Scottish Liberal Democrats
Richard Nelson	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Davy Russell	Scottish Labour Party
Marc Wilkinson	Independent