Scott John Ainslie | |
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.jpg) Ainslie in 2020 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for London | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lambert |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| St Leonard's Ward Councillor | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Palmer |
| Majority | 474[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1968 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Residence(s) | Streatham, London |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh Napier University Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Politician, actor |
Scott John Ainslie (born 27 December 1968) is a British politician and actor.
He was elected as a Green Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He held this role until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Ainslie is also a councillor representing St Leonard's Ward on the Lambeth Council in London since 2014.[2]
Ainslie was the Green candidate for the new constituency of Streatham and Croydon North in the 2024 United Kingdom general election,[3] coming in second place with 17.1% of the vote.[4]
- ^ "Election results for St Leonards". Lambeth Council. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Scott Ainslie on his bid to be the Green Party's candidate for Mayor of London in 2024". Bright Green. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "PRESS RELEASE: Scott Ainslie, Long Serving Activist and Politician, Selected for Green Party Breakthrough in Streatham and Croydon North". Green Party. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Streatham and Croydon North - General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2024.