2015 Elections, Part 1: Openly trans candidates

The demands of campaigning meant I did not have time to prepare a pre-election post on trans* candidates prior to the election, but now that I am no longer delivering leaflets or knocking on doors, we can have a look at both who was standing and how people fared.

Prior to the elections, there were no full-time openly trans politicians in the UK at a District Council level or higher – May 2014 having been the first time in at least 14 years that this has been the case. We now have (at least) two elected trans politicians, back up to the pre-May-2010 peak.

As with last year, I have not produced a list of Town/Parish council election candidates, nor anyone not “full-time”. This predominantly because at that level, events are hard to track. Parish elections usually receive little media attention, are not well-publicised even on council web sites and are generally run on a non-partisan basis, even if candidates are actually party members.

Parliamentary Candidates – Listed in order of selection, none successful
		Charlie Kiss Islington South and Finsbury 8% – 5th place
		Stella Gardiner Bexleyheath and Crayford 2.2% – 5th place
		Emily Brothers Sutton and Cheam 11.1% – 3rd place
		Zoe O’Connell Maldon 4.5% – 5th place
District Council Elections – Successful Candidates
		Zoe Kirk-Robinson Bolton Council – Westhoughton North and Chew Moor. 41.3%, majority 2.7% (Simultaneous by-election)
		Zoe O’Connell Cambridge City Council – Trumpington Ward 29.9%, majority 2.6%
District Council Election Candidates – Unsuccessful Candidates
		Anna Booth Trafford Council – Davyhulme East Ward 2nd – 41.4%. (Majority of winner: 1.1%)
		Alice Chapman Cheshire West and Chester Council – Winnington and Castle Ward 7th – 4.21% (All-up elections: 2 places)
		Anwen Muston Wolverhampton City Council – Penn Ward 2nd – 37.6% (Majority of winner: 5.25%)