Kate Nevens

Hello, I'm Kate Nevens, one of our target candidates for Edinburgh and Lothians East. As the #2 candidate on our regional list, I’d be thrilled to also stand for our second greenest constituency – Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith.

Although I live in Edinburgh Central (our greenest constituency, where we have already selected Lorna Slater MSP), I have enormous love for Leith and am a Leither in spirit! The local green team are wonderful, and it’s one of my favourite places to speak to people on the doorstep, thanks to the community’s diversity, perseverance (!), and radical leanings. Leith is also where I had my first Scottish job, take art classes, and have built many activist friendships and networks.

We are at an exciting moment as Greens: our movement is growing, and we are likely on the precipice of electing our largest-ever group to Holyrood. I believe our greatest chance of doing so is to focus our campaign on the list vote. As such, I recognise that standing in Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith is primarily about having a trusted name on the ballot paper, and if selected, I would continue dedicating my campaigning energies across the whole region. Bring on 2026!

Read more about me here: https://linktr.ee/katenevens