Here are the candidates running for Depute Lord Provost and how you can vote for them THE CAMPAIGN to elect Glasgow’s new Depute Lord Provost continues as voting will now be carried out via a postal ballot. There are now two candidates nominated for the role, Labour’s Maureen Burke and Green councillor Christy Mearns. Christy Mearns Both councillors had the opportunity to tell members why they should be elected during the full council meeting yesterday morning. Labour councillor Maureen Burke spoke first. She said: “I have spent a lot of time thinking about what I can bring to the role of Depute Lord Provost and how I can support the Bailies, councillors and the city’s other ancient institutions.