Sanne Dijkstra-Downie
Candidate for Edinburgh Northern
Lead Candidate for the Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional List
Scottish Liberal Democrats have selected local Councillor and environmental campaigner Sanne Dijkstra-Downie as the party’s candidate for its key target of Edinburgh Northern at next year’s Scottish Parliament election.
The seat has undergone significant boundary changes since the last Scottish Parliament election, with Ballot Box Scotland highlighting that Scottish Liberal Democrats won the area covered by the new seat in the 2022 local elections by 29.3% to the SNP’s 25.0%.
Sanne has lived in Edinburgh for 23 years, living in the constituency for 20 years with her husband and two children. In her professional life, Sanne raises money for charities that provide educational opportunities, and helped establish an ocean protection initiative.
She has a strong record of community action, speaking out to secure better cycling and pedestrian infrastructure and more protection for Wardie Bay. In 2022, Sanne was elected as an Edinburgh Councillor for Forth ward, topping the poll ahead of Scottish Labour’s then Edinburgh leader.
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