Election: Five candidates
THERE were no late surprises when nomination for the 7 May general election closed on Thursday afternoon.
Five candidates are to contest the election for the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary seat.
They are (in alphabetical order):
- Donald Cameron, Scottish Conservative and Unionist.
- Alistair Carmichael, Scottish Liberal Democrats.
- Gerry McGarvey, Scottish Labour Party.
- Danus Skene, Scottish National Party (SNP).
- Robert Smith, UK Independence Party (UKIP)
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