As part of the research, Women for Election contacted women who contested (whether successfully or unsuccessfully) the 2019 local elections, 2019 European parliament elections, and the 2020 general election, as well as women who had unsuccessfully sought a nomination to run. Interview topics included the participants’ background, their journey into politics, their reasons for running, engagement with the candidate selection process, experiences of the election campaign and, for successful candidates, life as a public representative.