The Candidates (2018)

The Candidates is a series of portraits of women who stood as candidates in the 2017 Devon County Council election and the General Election for constituencies in Devon. Commissioned by Fawcett Devon, a local branch of the Fawcett Society, the exhibition is part of a series of events celebrating 100 years since some women were granted the right to vote in General Elections in Britain.

Whilst women have the right to vote, they are still significantly underrepresented in both parliament and local government. Each portrait is taken in the house of the sitter and accompanied by a personal statement, describing motivations and reasons behind each candidacy.

The series celebrates the individual woman’s journey and aims to encourage more women candidates from all parties in the next local and parliamentary elections. Click on the image to read the statements.