News / Scottish News Councillor joins SNP deputy leadership race By Sunday Post March 18, 2018, 10:00 am Chris McEleny Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An SNP councillor has joined the race to become the party’s deputy leader. Chris McEleny, who leads the SNP group at Inverclyde Council, becomes the fourth candidate to put their name forward. The deputy leader position became available when Angus Robertson stepped down in February, months after losing his Moray seat to the Tories. The other candidates standing are Economy Secretary Keith Brown, Glasgow MSP James Dornan and Julie Hepburn. Ms Hepburn has worked for a number of senior figures in the SNP including Deputy First Minister John Swinney and Perth MP Pete Wishart. Mr McEleny said he would be putting communities at the heart of a new case for independence. He said: “It is up to each and every one of us to make the case for independence and build a new case to deliver independence in our time.” Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Ferguson Marine shipyard boss sacked amid further delays to overdue ferry UK will protect itself from ‘increasingly assertive’ China, says Prime Minister SNP and Tories stoking division to cling to power, claims Labour Simon Harris poised to become taoiseach as he confirms Fine Gael leadership bid