Stephen Kerr MSP has been selected by local Scottish Conservatives to fight the key battleground seat of North Tayside in the General Election expected next year.
Forfar-born Kerr currently sits in the Scottish Parliament and previously served as the MP for Stirling between 2017 and 2019, prior to which he had a long career in business. He is married with four grown-up children.
Stephen said he was delighted to be selected by local Party members to be their candidate:
“I was born and brought up in this part of Scotland and joined the Scottish Conservative Party when I was still at Forfar Academy.
“It is the greatest honour to have been selected by my Party to contest this new seat for the Scottish Conservatives and I will give it my all. I will be campaigning on local issues and look forward to meeting residents and businesses across North Perthshire and Angus over the coming weeks and months.
“I believe in the people of this area and this country, and I will stand up for them. With the SNP in chaos at Holyrood and shedding support, it is time for fresh representation in this new constituency, and I will provide just that.”
Graham Rees, chairman of Perth and Kinross Conservatives said: “We are absolutely delighted to have someone with such a solid track-record standing for the Scottish Conservative and Unionist team in North Tayside and we look forward to working with Stephen.”
Robert Galloway, chairman of Angus Conservatives said: “It’s great to welcome Stephen Kerr back to his home area. In Stephen we have a great candidate, a local Forfar boy, a passionate unionist with a detailed grasp of Scottish politics and someone with a great enthusiasm for campaigning.”
