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Chas Booth

Chas Booth is the 5th place candidate for the Scottish Green Party in the Scottish Parliament elections (Regions).

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Chas Booth's policies

Statement to voters

Chas Booth was elected as the Green Councillor for Leith on Edinburgh Council in May 2012, and was re-elected in May 2017.

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Chas lives in Leith with his wife and two young children.

Prior to his election in May 2012, Chas was a fuel poverty campaigner with a small trade association in Leith. He was a member of the Scottish Government’s fuel poverty forum advising on policy and implementation.

He has also campaigned for Friends of the Earth Scotland, managed the Edinburgh office of sustainable transport charity Sustrans, worked for the Green Party in the Scottish and European Parliaments, and taught English in Bavaria and Bosnia.

This statement was last updated on May 6, 2022.

This statement was added by Chas Booth, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.

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https://www.edinburghgreens.org.uk/people/chas-booth/

Chas Booth's elections

Date Election Party Results Position
2026 Edinburgh and Lothians East: Scottish Parliament elections (Regions) Scottish Green Party (Results due after 07 May 2026) Position not available
2022 Leith: Edinburgh local election Scottish Green Party We do not collect voting data for Single Transferable Vote elections. Position not available
2021 Lothian: Scottish Parliament elections (Regions) Scottish Green Party Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available
2019 Scotland: European Parliament (UK) elections Scottish Green Party 129,603 votes (not elected) Joint 13th / 50 candidates
2017 Leith: City of Edinburgh Council local election Scottish Green Party We do not collect voting data for Single Transferable Vote elections. Position not available
2016 Lothian: Scottish Parliament elections (Regions) Scottish Green Party Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available
2014 Scotland: European Parliament (UK) elections Scottish Green Party Not elected (vote count not available) Position not available
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