Scottish Labour have announced that Cara Hilton will stand as their candidate in Dunfermline and West Fife in the upcoming general election. 

Cara, 41, was the MSP for Dunfermline between 2013 and 2016. She won her seat in a by-election, after the former SNP MSP Bill Walker stood down.

She said: "As a former by-election winner, I know how to defeat the SNP in Fife and I am determined to do so again on June 8.  

"SNP and Tory cuts have devastated local services in Fife, despite the best efforts of our Labour-run council. Every Labour MP elected makes a Labour government more likely. Only a Labour government will invest in our valued public services and give our young people a fair chance in life.


"The best way to send a message to Nicola Sturgeon that she should focus on the day job rather than trying to force another divisive referendum is to vote Labour." 

Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale said: “We are fighting hard across Scotland to boot the Tories out of office and deliver a Labour government on the side of working people.

“Applications flooded in from across the country to stand in this election, such is the determination of members to elect a Labour government for the many, not the few.

“Labour will run a positive campaign that rejects the divisiveness of the Tories and their plans for a hard Brexit, and the divisiveness of the SNP’s plans for a second independence referendum.

“In many areas across Scotland it's a two horse race between Labour and the SNP. On June 8 people can vote for an SNP candidate who will campaign every day for another divisive referendum or they can back the Labour candidate who will be a local champion for their constituents."