Our Candidates
Meet our Candidates for Holyrood 2026.
Jenny Laing
Candidate for Aberdeen Central
Matthew Lee
Candidate for Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
Lynn Thomson
Candidate for Aberdeen Donside
Janine Langler
Candidate for Aberdeenshire East
Kate Blake
Candidate for Aberdeenshire West
Suzanne Macleod
Candidate for Airdrie
Jordan Stokoe
Candidate for Almond Valley
Simon Watson
Candidate for Angus North and Mearns
Heather Doran
Candidate for Angus South
Callum George
Candidate for Argyll and Bute
Brian McGinley
Candidate for Ayr
Brooke Ritchie
Candidate for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Jenny Young
Candidate for Bathgate
Eva Kestner
Candidate for Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
Carol Mochan
Candidate for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Suzanne Grahame
Candidate for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
Callum McNally
Candidate for Clydebank and Milngavie
Lynsey Hamilton
Candidate for Clydesdale
Kieron Higgins
Candidate for Coatbridge and Chryston
Fiona Sword
Candidate for Cowdenbeath
James McPhilemy
Candidate for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Matthew McGowan
Candidate for Cunninghame North
Katy Clark
Candidate for Cunninghame South
Jackie Baillie
Candidate for Dumbarton
Linda Dorward
Candidate for Dumfriesshire
Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank
Candidate for Dundee City East
Michael Marra
Candidate for Dundee City West
Joe Long
Candidate for Dunfermline
Joe Fagan
Candidate for East Kilbride
Martin Whitfield
Candidate for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
Kayleigh Quinn
Candidate for Eastwood
James Dalgleish
Candidate for Edinburgh Central
Katherine Sangster
Candidate for Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent
Oliver Thomas
Candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
Irshad Ahmad
Candidate for Edinburgh North Western
Eleanor Ryan-Saha
Candidate for Edinburgh Northern.
Catriona Munro
Candidate for Edinburgh South Western
Daniel Johnson
Candidate for Edinburgh Southern
Kaymarie Hughes
Candidate for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Siobhan Paterson
Candidate for Falkirk East and Linlithgow
Paul Godzik
Candidate for Falkirk West
Elizabeth Carr-Ellis
Candidate for Fife North East
Jack McConnel
Candidate for Galloway and West Dumfries
Eunis Jassemi
Candidate for Glasgow Anniesland
Pauline McNeill
Candidate for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston
Anas Sarwar
Candidate for Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
Vonnie Sandlan
Candidate for Glasgow Central
Paul Sweeney
Candidate for Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn
James Adams
Candidate for Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
Davy Russell
Candidate for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Francesca Brennan
Candidate for Inverclyde
Shaun Fraser
Candidate for Inverness and Nairn
Ewan Macphee
Candidate for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Claire Baker
Candidate for Kirkcaldy
Afifa Khanam
Candidate for Mid Fife and Glenrothes
Caitlin Stott
Candidate for Midlothian North
Daniel Coleman
Candidate for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
David Blair
Scottish Labour candidate for Moray
Ayeshah Khan
Candidate for Motherwell and Wishaw
Donald MacKinnon
Candidate for Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Mike Macleod
Candidate for Orkney
Neil Bibby
Candidate for Paisley
Angela Bailey
Candidate for Perthshire North
Luke Thomson
Candidate for Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
Mike McKirdy
Candidate for Renfrewshire North and Cardonald.
Paul O’Kane
Candidate for Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley
Monica Lennon
Candidate for Rutherglen and Cambuslang
John Erskine
Candidate for the Shetland Islands
Isla McCay
Candidate for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Kainde Manji
Candidate for Stirling
Colette McDiarmid
Candidate for Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Mark Griffin
Candidate for Uddingston and Bellshill
Regional List Rankings
Central Scotland and Lothians West
Edinburgh and Lothians East
Glasgow
- Mark Griffin
- Jenny Young
- Kieron Higgins
- Siobhan Paterson
- James McPhilemy
- Suzanne Macleod
- Ayeshah Khan
- Jordan Stokoe
- Irshad Ahmad
- Katherine Sangster
- Daniel Johnson
- Catriona Munro
- Martin Whitfield
- Caitlin Stott
- James Dalgleish
- Eleanor Ryan-Saha
- Oliver Thomas
- Anas Sarwar
- Pauline McNeill
- Paul Sweeney
- Monica Lennon
- James Adams
- Vonnie Sandlan
- Mohammed Ameen
- Eunis Jassemi
Highlands and Islands
Mid Scotland and Fife
North East Scotland
- Isla McCay
- Donald MacKinnon
- Eva Kestner
- John Erskine
- Mike Macleod
- Callum George
- Shaun Fraser
- David Blair
- Claire Baker
- Joe Long
- Fiona Sword
- Kainde Manji
- Suzanne Grahame
- Angela Bailey
- Elizabeth Carr-Ellis
- Afifa Khanam
- Luke Thomson
- Michael Marra
- Heather Doran
- Lynn Thomson
- Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank
- Simon Watson
- Kate Blake
- Matthew Lee
- Janine Langler
- Brooke Ritchie
South Scotland
West Scotland
- Carol Mochan
- Joe Fagan
- Linda Dorward
- Ewan Macphee
- Lynsey Hamilton
- Daniel Coleman
- Kaymarie Hughes
- Davy Russell
- Brian McGinley
- Jack McConnel
- Jackie Baillie
- Neil Bibby
- Katy Clark
- Paul O’Kane
- Francesca Brennan
- Kayleigh Quinn
- Mike McKirdy
- Colette McDiarmid
- Matthew McGowan