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Aberdeenshire councillor for Banchory and Mid-Deeside. Won highest-ever Lib Dem vote in the ward. Tops the North East Scotland regional list.

Aberdeenshire councillor for North Kincardine. Community volunteer with Home-Start Aberdeen supporting families with young children.

16 years in the energy sector specialising in North East oil and gas. Lives in a farmhouse between Stonehaven and Banchory.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Aberdeen Donside.

North East Scotland native with experience in healthcare and energy sectors. Previously stood for Arbroath at the 2024 general election.

Aberdeenshire councillor for Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford since 2012. Trustee of Grampian Transport Museum.

Edinburgh councillor for Drum Brae/Gyle. Leader of the Liberal Democrat group on Edinburgh City Council.

Editor of Liberal Democrat Voice, the party's leading grassroots blog. Scottish Lib Dem spokesperson for Social Security.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Angus North and Mearns.

Active in the Mearns area. Significantly increased the Lib Dem vote in a recent local by-election.

Former Liberal Democrat MP for Argyll and Bute (2001-2015). East Dunbartonshire councillor for Bearsden North since 2022. Computer project manager background.

Aberdeen city councillor for George Street and Harbour since 2022. Took the seat from the Conservatives.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Banffshire and Buchan Coast.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Bathgate.

Former aide to the late Lib Dem leader Charles Kennedy. Worked with humanitarian relief organisations.

Politics and economics graduate (UWS and Glasgow). Works in a Paisley shop. Witnessed the cost-of-living crisis first-hand.

First Liberal Democrat elected to West Lothian Council (2022). Runs the Far From The Madding Crowd Bookshop in Linlithgow.

35-year career in financial services across London, New York, and Glasgow. Scout leader in Bearsden.

Dumfries and Galloway councillor for Annandale South.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Coatbridge and Chryston.

Fife councillor for Dunfermline South. Lib Dem group leader on Fife Council. Secured school funding increases and a new leisure facility.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Cunninghame North.

Experienced Lib Dem candidate. Has contested multiple Scottish elections since 2011 across different constituencies.

Worked in education for 22 years as a student welfare manager. Doubled Lib Dem vote share in Edinburgh's Craigentinny/Duddingston by-election.

Lifelong Castle Douglas resident. Solicitor and local employer.

Over 20 years leading major projects in technology and telecoms. Royal Navy Reservist. Managed a youth centre for minority communities.

Dunfermline-based Lib Dem activist. Campaigns on school violence, transport, and NHS access.

Liberal Democrats candidate for East Kilbride.

Edinburgh councillor for Inverleith since 2007. Convener of Lothian Pensions Committee. Former chartered accountant. Maths and Physics degree from St Andrews.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Eastwood.

Lib Dem candidate. Party's Edinburgh focus is mainly on Northern and North Western seats. Edinburgh Central has been competitive for Lib Dems historically — they nearly won in 2007.

Writer, columnist and communications consultant. Attended Stirling University. Active in the Better Together and Remain campaigns.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith.

Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats since 2021 and MSP for Edinburgh Western since 2016. Under his leadership the party tripled its Westminster seats in 2024. Former youth worker supporting trafficked children.

Edinburgh councillor for Forth ward since 2022. Environmental campaigner working at the University of Edinburgh on climate partnerships.

Edinburgh community activist who led the campaign to remove smartphones from schools.

Mental health counsellor in Edinburgh working with adults and young people. Law and Politics graduate from Edinburgh University.

Awarded MBE for services to sustainable waste management. Environmental manager and former council leader of Otley Town Council.

Made homeless at age 16. Scottish Lib Dem Housing and Homelessness Spokesperson and Vice-Convenor. Campaigns on social justice.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Falkirk West.

Former Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (2011-2021) and MSP for North East Fife since 2016. Former MP for Dunfermline and West Fife (2006-2010). Chief Executive of the Scottish Liberal Democrats (1997-1999).

Liberal Democrats candidate for Galloway and West Dumfries.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Glasgow Anniesland.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston.

Works in the Scottish Parliament. Vice-Convenor of Glasgow Lib Dems. Postgraduate in intellectual history.

Cousin of the late Charles Kennedy. Served 30 years with Strathclyde Police. Later worked as a secondary school maths teacher. Argyll and Bute councillor.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn.

Human rights activist and health advocate. Secured £8.8m funding for diabetes treatment at Diabetes Scotland. Former community councillor for Merchant City.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Glasgow Southside.

Co-Founder of the Wellbeing Economy Alliance. Former director of New Economics Foundation consulting arm for over a decade.

MSP for West Scotland since 2016. Defected from Conservatives to Lib Dems in April 2025. Former Viacom International executive. Co-Convenor of the LGBTI+ Cross-Party Group.

Video game designer and Lib Dem spokesperson for culture and sport. Campaigns include securing priority housing for domestic abuse survivors.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.

Chartered Architect from Fife. Grew up with deep roots in the area. Focus on sustainable and community-focused design.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Mid Fife and Glenrothes.

Experienced Borders campaigner. Has stood for the Lib Dems since 2016. Vocal about rural communities feeling left out.

Chief executive specialising in care system reform. Advised governments from New Zealand to Holyrood on children's care policy.

Highland councillor for the Black Isle ward. Local author. Tops the Lib Dem Highlands and Islands regional list.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Motherwell and Wishaw.

Uig crofter in the Western Isles. Former Chartered Engineer in nuclear submarines. Elder in the Church of Scotland. Degrees in Theology and Mechanical Engineering.

MSP for Orkney Islands since 2007. Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament since 2021. Introduced the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill in 2024.

Human rights solicitor based in Paisley. Career dedicated to holding powerful institutions to account.

Liberal Democrat councillor for Strathtay ward, Perth and Kinross Council since 2022. Party spokesperson for Agriculture and Remote Communities. Runs Perthshire businesses.

Retired teacher of 30 years. Full-time carer for her son with complex disabilities. Volunteers for Rainbows, Guides, and anti-poverty charities.

Software engineer in financial services in Glasgow for eight years. Youth group leader. Campaigned to save local banking services and a veterans' care home.

Former Lib Dem professional campaign organiser through four parliamentary elections. Biologist by training.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Rutherglen and Cambuslang.

Leader of Shetland Islands Council. Won LGIU Councillor Award for Leader of the Year 2024. First joined the council in 2017.

Highland councillor for Fort William and Ardnamurchan. Won 2024 by-election with 58.9% of first preferences. Ran Kinlochleven post office for 17 years.

Senior project manager with public and private sector experience. Volunteered to re-home rough sleepers during Covid. Mentors disadvantaged children.

Former charity campaigner for cystic fibrosis patients' access to life-saving medicines. Leading the Lib Dem West Scotland regional list.

Liberal Democrats candidate for Uddingston and Bellshill.