The Chris Smith List

The Chris Smith List is a campaign fund established by LGBT Labour to support lesbian, gay, bisexual & trans candidates standing to represent the Labour Party in Parliament. It was orginally know as Dorothy's List, it was renamed after the 2010 election; it has been named after Chris Smith (now Lord Smith of Finsbury) in recognition of his ground-breaking step of being the first Birtish MP to come out as gay.

We all know there are huge barriers for LGBT candidates, particularly women, and our aim was to show our solidarity and support.

We originally set a fundraising target of £5,000 to support candidates at the 2010 General Election— we more than doubled this target which allowed us to suuport Labour's LGBT candidates across the country.

Please read this leaflet about some of the talented LGBT people who stood as Labour Party candidates at previous elections. Please give generously — every penny will go towards a more representative Parliamentary Labour Party and greater equality for the LGBT community.

LGBT Labour has extended The Chris Smith List and it now covers elections to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, London Assembly and the European Parliament so that we can support Labour's LGBT candidates at all levels. The list will be formally relaunched later this year.

Further details on the new expanded scheme will be posted here soon.

For details of Labour's LGBT candidates at the 2010 general Election check out http://lgbtlabour.org.uk/2010-candidates

Selections for the 2015 general election

The Labour Party has begun selecting candidates for the next general election and has established it's future candidates programme.

We will be supporting and keeping a list of all those LGBT members selected as candidates on these pages. Keep an eye out for details.