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Retired Professor in Strategic Studies at the University of Aberdeen. 42 years at the university with expertise in international security and nuclear weapons.

Aberdeen City councillor for Lower Deeside. Oil and gas economist. Defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK.

Aberdeenshire councillor for the Mearns. Won seat in a 2024 by-election standing for Reform UK. Former Italian restaurant owner.

Aberdeenshire councillor since 2022 with a varied career across Royal Navy service (1975-1987), financial services, property and a power-cleaning business. Standing for Reform UK in Aberdeenshire East.

Former nurse and midwife now working as a health and wellness coach, living in Aberdeenshire. Reform UK candidate for Aberdeenshire West with a particular focus on farming and fishing concerns.

MSP for Central Scotland since 2016. Defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in August 2025. Former journalist for The Scottish Sun and Daily Record.

Standing for Reform UK in Almond Valley. We have not identified independent biographical sources for this candidate beyond the party listing.

Aberdeenshire councillor with over 40 years of life and experience in North Angus and the Mearns. Previously stood for the Conservatives in the Mearns ward in 2022, and now standing for Reform UK in Angus North and Mearns with a focus on rural communities and animal welfare.

Brought up on a farm in Angus and trained at agricultural college before joining the Army, where he served as a surveyor and retired as a Regimental Sergeant Major. After leaving the military he retrained and worked in London's finance sector, then ran his own business in Manchester before returning to Scotland.

Argyll and Bute councillor for Oban South and the Isles. Defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK in 2026.

Stood in the Ayr North council by-election in October 2025 for Reform UK.

Former managing director of Score Group, Peterhead-based engineering firm. 32-year career in oil and gas. Standing for Reform UK in Banffshire and Buchan Coast.

First Reform UK councillor elected in Scotland, winning the Whitburn and Blackburn by-election in December 2025. Semi-retired, formerly in the Civil Service.

Dr Steven Welsh is a retired NHS Consultant Psychiatrist who worked with Caithness and Sutherland NHS Trust from 1996 and with NHS Western Isles from 2007 until his 2015 retirement. He stood for the Scottish Family Party in Na h-Eileanan an Iar at the 2024 UK general election (388 votes, 7th of 8) before joining Reform UK.

Postal worker who previously stood as Reform UK candidate for Paisley and Renfrewshire North at the 2024 UK general election, where he came third with 3,228 votes. His stated priorities are lower income taxes, NHS reform and scrapping net zero.

Reform UK candidate for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane who says he is standing because he is 'increasingly disappointed in the calibre of our politicians' and that the SNP needs to be challenged after 19 years.

Former Labour leader of West Dunbartonshire Council. Standing for Reform UK against his sister Marie McNair (SNP MSP).

British Army veteran raised in the south of Scotland who served with Scottish regiments before a career as a Senior Operations Manager with a cruise company. Standing for Reform UK in Clydesdale on a platform opposing net zero policies and emphasising veteran support.

Software industry professional with over 35 years' experience, ranging from start-ups to multinationals and now working as a freelancer. Reform UK candidate for Coatbridge and Chryston, with a 'plain-speaking, hard-working' pitch to voters.

Career in public service spanning 25 years in the British Army on operational tours around the world followed by 15 years as a Ministry of Defence civil servant, and now chairs a community group in Cowdenbeath.

Steven Grant holds a BSc in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and a Master's in Business from Edinburgh Napier University. He worked in IT for several decades, ending his career as a Development Manager in the public sector, and is now retired. He joined Reform UK in 2025 and is also on the party's Central Scotland and Lothians West regional list, with a campaign focus on opposing Net Zero policies.

Qualified accountant with three Master's degrees (International Commercial Law, EuroMBA and Digital Transformation) and 35 years as an economic adviser on projects for the EU, World Bank and others. Previously stood for Reform UK in North Ayrshire and Arran at the 2024 UK general election.

Standing for Reform UK in Cunninghame South. We have not identified independent biographical sources for this candidate beyond the party listing.

Former Chief Petty Officer in the Royal Navy; last role as Nuclear Reactor Operator. Reform UK branch chairman for Dunbartonshire.

Deputy chairman of Reform UK Scotland. Freelance IT consultant for over 30 years based in Moffat.

Reform UK candidate for Dundee City East from the North East of Scotland, campaigning for lower taxes, stronger economic growth, secure borders and an end to net zero policies he says are pushing up the cost of living.

Born in Dundee, he joined the Army at 15 as a Junior Soldier in Aberdeen and rose to Regimental Sergeant Major of 1st Battalion The Black Watch. After leaving the military he worked as a security professional in conflict zones from 2005 to 2015 and now runs a small soft-services facilities management business. He previously stood as an All for Unity candidate for North East Scotland in 2021.

Otto Inglis runs his own business near Edinburgh Airport and qualified as a lawyer in England, working as a welfare rights lawyer and asylum caseworker. He has previously stood for UKIP and Reform UK at Westminster, Holyrood and European elections, including Edinburgh West in 2024. He is also on the Reform UK Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.

Tim Kelly is an emergency-medicine doctor with around 15 years of frontline NHS experience in Scotland and a diploma in Mountain Medicine. Originally from Wales, he is also a small business owner and has worked in international development. He is also on the Reform UK South Scotland regional list.

Reform UK candidate for East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs with 26 years building businesses and a background in IT and AI, plus experience in environmental and energy projects and agricultural work. Priorities include tax cuts and devolution.

Retired research scientist living in Clydebank with his wife and adult daughter. Served for ten years as a Labour councillor in West Dunbartonshire before standing for Reform UK in Eastwood.

International sales professional with over 30 years' experience in building relationships, negotiating complex deals and leading cross-cultural teams. Reform UK candidate for Edinburgh Central, having previously contested Edinburgh's Fountainbridge and Craiglockhart ward.

Qualified teacher and fraud awareness expert. Business owner with deep East Lothian roots. Standing for Reform UK.

Reform UK candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith. Spent his formative years in the area, attending Duddingston Primary and Portobello High, and has worked in hospitality, retail, education and funeral services. Currently self-employed; married with two teenage daughters.

Retired police officer with nearly 30 years' experience, much of it as a detective dealing with serious and organised crime. Since retiring in 2016 has served as a community councillor and works as an independent driving instructor.

Born and raised in Ontario, Canada, he studied Film Production and Screenwriting at York University in Toronto and has lived in Edinburgh for seven years. He works as a Pupil Support Assistant at a local primary school and is an elected Unison shop steward.

Former Conservative Edinburgh councillor for 15 years (Southside/Newington). Former police inspector. Now standing for Reform UK.

A second-generation immigrant whose parents moved to the UK from the West Indies in the 1960s, he trained as an apprentice and qualified engineer and is self-employed running a technical engineering consultancy. A former Labour voter, he moved to Scotland in 2023 with his Scottish wife.

List-topper for Reform UK in the South Scotland region. Originally from Edinburgh.

Over 35 years of frontline public service experience. Standing for Reform UK in Falkirk East and Linlithgow.

Richard Fairley grew up on a farm near Falkirk and has run the family farm business since his father's death in 2018, diversifying into prefabricated buildings and stabling. He stood for Reform UK in Alloa and Grangemouth at the 2024 UK general election (3rd, 3,804 votes) and is also on the Central Scotland and Lothians West regional list.

William Docherty has stood repeatedly for Reform UK in Stirling council by-elections, contesting Stirling East in 2024 and 2025 and Bannockburn in 2025 before this Holyrood candidacy.

Senga Beresford has lived in Dumfries and Galloway her whole life and has more than 25 years of small-business management experience. She is a married mother of four and is also on the Reform UK South Scotland regional list.

Sean O'Hagan is a law student who grew up in foster care after being taken into the system at age six. His campaign draws on lived experience of poverty, family addiction and Scotland's drug-deaths crisis. He is also on the Reform UK Glasgow regional list.

Glasgow City councillor for Shettleston. Youngest council group leader in Scotland at age 23. Defected from Conservatives to become Reform UK's first Glasgow councillor.

Solicitor educated to masters level at Edinburgh and Glasgow universities, with a career in private practice and at an environmental regulator working on pollution control legislation. Currently manages operations at the SEC Diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. Previously a Conservative council candidate in Glasgow's Newlands/Auldburn ward in 2022.

Standing for Reform UK in Glasgow Central. We have not identified independent biographical sources for this candidate beyond the party listing.

Glasgow city councillor for Springburn and Robroyston. Founder of Glasgow's No 1 Baby and Family Support Service charity, supporting over 8,000 families. Left Labour to join Reform UK.

Scots Law LLB (Hons) and MSc in Political Communication from the University of Glasgow. Event Producer at Holyrood Communications.

Retired Chartered Accountant who has lived in Glasgow for most of his adult life and served on his local Community Council for 15 years. Standing for Reform UK in Glasgow Southside.

Hamilton-born qualified Social Worker and University of St Andrews graduate, and former Chairman of the Hamilton Area on South Lanarkshire Council. Standing for Reform UK in Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse.

Leader of Reform UK Scotland since January 2026; defected from the Conservatives in December 2025. Created Baron Offord of Garvel in 2021. Former Scotland Office minister. 25-year private equity career.

Reform UK candidate for Inverness and Nairn whose stated work experience covers architecture, teaching and writing novels. Lists policy priorities of the economy, education and housing, with a focus on community-integrated development and reducing taxpayer waste.

Born and educated in Kilmarnock, she graduated with honours from the University of Glasgow, qualified as a solicitor and spent over twenty years as a principal in private practice. She joined Reform UK in December 2024 after retiring, and has volunteered teaching English as a foreign language internationally and on her local community council.

Local councillor representing Burntisland, Kinghorn, Western Kirkcaldy and Auchtertool since May 2022, with a working-class Burntisland background and prior careers in hospitality, travel and tourism, property and public service.

Sacha Haworth describes a background in community service work, including cleaning community centres and retail roles before pursuing academia and politics. The campaign emphasises the values of family, community and country and is critical of the SNP and Labour record in the constituency.

Pal Chidambaram is an investment and financial management professional who has previously worked as an economic policy advisor at the Bank of England. He is also on the Reform UK Edinburgh and Lothians East regional list.

IT professional who moved from Glasgow to the Scottish Borders. Background in newspaper advertising and IT.

Former Conservative candidate who switched to Reform UK. Number 2 on Reform UK's Highlands and Islands regional list.

Born and raised in Wishaw, Duncan MacMillan ran businesses across MOT garages, accounting services, financial and mortgage advice, and estate agency for over 40 years before retiring in 2021. He joined Reform UK in August 2024.

Eldest of eleven siblings raised on a smallholding near Aberfeldy who moved to Lewis in 1994. Career in horticulture and as a foster carer, with involvement in local committees, music, crofting and the local church.

Construction sector consultant for 20 years specialising in underground structures and deep foundations, with work on Thames Tideway, Crossrail, HS2 and Sizewell C. Joined Reform UK in October 2024 and became interim Chair of its Highlands and Islands branch in May 2025.

Renfrewshire councillor for Erskine and Inchinnan since 2022. Defected from Conservatives to Reform UK in February 2025.

Qualified Rural Chartered Surveyor, Agricultural Valuer and Project Manager with over 25 years' experience across estates, civil service, third sector and energy. Born in rural Ayrshire, lives in rural Perthshire and previously stood for Reform UK at the 2021 Holyrood and 2024 Westminster elections.

Reform UK's Scottish spokesperson. Former veterinary surgeon turned environmental public affairs professional. Tops the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list.

Edinburgh law graduate and qualified Scottish solicitor with a career at the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (including as a District Procurator Fiscal) and on Scottish Government legislation for victims and witnesses. Lived in the Bishopton and Erskine area for over 30 years and is active on her local community council.

Renfrewshire councillor for Renfrew North and Braehead since 2022. First Scottish Labour councillor to defect to Reform UK. Former chair of Glasgow University Labour Club.

Standing for Reform UK in Rutherglen and Cambuslang. We have not identified independent biographical sources for this candidate beyond the party listing.

Vic Currie was born and raised in Edinburgh and served in the Royal Navy, including patrols of the Shetland-Faroe Islands Gap, before moving into the healthcare sector. He is also on the Reform UK Highlands and Islands regional list and campaigns on common-sense decision-making and rural and island services.

Retired nurse with 30 years' experience in NHS and private care who moved to Scotland in 2013. Joined Reform UK in December 2024 as Treasurer and Constituency Organiser before being selected as candidate for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch in 2025.

Rachael Wright is an Operations Director in manufacturing with experience in the rural sector. She is also Reform UK's third-placed candidate on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list. Her campaign focuses on protecting women and girls, community safety, local services and economic opportunity in the Stirling area.

Chairwoman of the Scottish Iraqi Association. Moved to Scotland from Iraq 30 years ago. Has stood for Labour and the Conservatives before joining Reform UK.

Lifelong Lanarkshire resident and former RAF Aircraft Technician and Electrical Engineer standing for Reform UK in Uddingston and Bellshill. Campaigns on local connection, manufacturing, lower taxes and NHS improvement.