Scott Ainslie

Ainslie is also an actor. His acting roles include appearances in independent horror film The Zombie Diaries (2006), anthology horror film Little Deaths (2011), and musical adaptation Local Hero (2019).^[8][9]

Ainslie has been a Green Party Councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth since 2014, representing the St Leonard's Ward. From 2018 to 2022, he was the Opposition Lead on Standards and Monitoring.^[10]

Since 2022, Ainslie has been leader of the Green Group on Lambeth Council.^[11]

Ainslie stood as a candidate for the Green Party in the 2019 European parliamentary election. He was first on his party's list and was elected as its only MEP in the London constituency.^[12][13] In the European Parliament, Ainslie was a member of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, and was part of the delegation to the ACP–EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.^[5] In the 2019 general election, Ainslie was the Green Party candidate for the South London-based seat of Streatham, where he finished in fourth with 4.5% of the vote.^[14] Ainslie stood in one of the successors of the Streatham seat, Streatham and Croydon North in the 2024 general election, coming in second place with 17.1% of the vote.^[4]