Scott Ainslie
Scott Ainslie | |
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Ainslie in 2020 | |
| Member of the European Parliament for London | |
| In office 2 July 2019 – 31 January 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lambert |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Lambeth London Borough Councillor for Streatham St Leonard's | |
| Assumed office 22 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Brian Palmer |
| Majority | 474 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1968 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Alma mater | Edinburgh Napier University Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts |
| Occupation | Politician, actor |
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Scott John Ainslie (born 27 December 1968) is a British politician and actor.
He was elected as a Green Party Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for London in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He held this role until the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the EU. Ainslie is also a councillor representing St Leonard's Ward on the Lambeth Council in London since 2014, where he has been Leader of the Opposition since September 2025.
Ainslie was the Green candidate for the new constituency of Streatham and Croydon North in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, coming in second place with 17.1% of the vote.