Deidre Leanne Brock
was the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate for Edinburgh Southern constituency in the Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies). They received 12,000 votes.
Deidre Leanne Brock's policies
Statement to voters
Deirdre was a front-bench member of the SNP group in Westminster covering relations with the devolved administrations, and liaison with the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament.
Full statement
She sits on the Public Accounts Committee which is responsible for examining the value for money of public spending, holding the UK Government and Civil Servants to account for the way our money gets spent.
Before winning her seat in the 2015 election, Deidre was a councillor for the Leith Walk ward on Edinburgh Council and Depute Lord Provost of Edinburgh. She was born in Western Australia, grew up in Perth and studied for her BA in English from John Curtin University before studying acting at the WA Academy of Performing Arts. She lives in Edinburgh with Dougie and her two daughters.
This statement was last updated on March 15, 2026.
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Party manifesto
Deidre Leanne Brock was the Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate. Find out more about their policies in the Scottish National Party (SNP) manifesto.
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About Deidre Leanne Brock
Wikipedia
Deidre Leanne Brock is an Australian-born Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Edinburgh North and Leith from 2015 to 2024. She is the first SNP representative to hold the seat at either a Westminster or Scottish Parliament level. Brock was the SNP House of Commons Business Spokesperson from December 2022 to July 2024.
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| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Edinburgh and Lothians East: Scottish Parliament elections (Regions) | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Not elected (We do not collect voting data for Additional Member System elections) | Position not available |
| 2026 | Edinburgh Southern: Scottish Parliament elections (Constituencies) | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Not elected (12,000 votes) | 2nd / 6 candidates |
| 2024 | Edinburgh North and Leith: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Not elected (13,537 votes) | 2nd / 10 candidates |
| 2019 | Edinburgh North and Leith: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Elected (25,925 votes) | 1st / 7 candidates |
| 2017 | Edinburgh North and Leith: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Elected (19,243 votes) | 1st / 5 candidates |
| 2015 | Edinburgh North and Leith: UK Parliamentary general election | Scottish National Party (SNP) | Elected (23,742 votes) | 1st / 7 candidates |
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