SNP announce candidates for 2026 Scottish Parliament elections

The Scottish National Party has published the list of its candidates selected for constituencies in the 2026 Scottish Parliament Elections.

The Chair of the SNP’s election campaign committee, Angus Robertson MSP, described those selected by local party members as “a group of brilliant, talented and diverse candidates” to take forward the SNP’s positive vision for Scotland’s future at next year’s Scottish Parliament elections.

“Under John Swinney’s leadership, the SNP will be offering the people of Scotland the opportunity to vote for party laser focussed on creating a vibrant economy in every part of our country” Mr Robertson said.

He added that the candidates would equally be focussed on “tackling the challenges faced by our public services, and creating a better future for everyone who lives here”.

Mr Robertson concluded by saying: “When people go to the ballot box next year, they can be assured that a vote for the SNP is a vote for a party who will always be on Scotland’s side.”

The candidates selected by local SNP associations and members can be read below:

Constituency Name
Name
Aberdeen Central
Kevin Stewart
Aberdeen Deeside & North Kincardine
Stephen Flynn
Aberdeen Donside
Jackie Dunbar
Aberdeenshire East
Gillian Martin
Aberdeenshire West
Glen Reynolds
Airdrie
Neil Gray
Almond Valley
Angela Constance
Angus North & Mearns
Dawn Black
Angus South
Lloyd Melville
Argyll & Bute
Jenni Minto
Ayr
Siobhian Brown
Banffshire & Buchan Coast
Karen Adam
Bathgate
Pauline Stafford
Caithness, Sutherland & Ross
Maree Todd
Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley
Allan Dorans
Clackmannanshire & Dunblane
Keith Brown
Clydebank & Milngavie
Marie McNair
Clydesdale
Mairi McAllan
Coatbridge & Chryston
Fulton MacGregor
Cowdenbeath
David Barratt
Cumbernauld & Kilsyth
Jamie Hepburn
Cunninghame North
Kenneth Gibson
Cunninghame South
Patricia Gibson
Dumbarton
Math Campbell-Sturgess
Dumfriesshire
Stephen Thompson
Dundee City East
Stephen Gethins
Dundee City West
Heather Anderson
Dunfermline
Shirley-Anne Somerville
East Kilbride
Collette Stevenson
East Lothian Coast & Lammermuirs
Paul McLennan
Eastwood
Kirsten Oswald
Edinburgh Central
Angus Robertson
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh & Tranent
Kate Campbell
Edinburgh North Eastern & Leith
Ben Macpherson
Edinburgh North Western
Lyn Jardine
Edinburgh Northern
Euan Hyslop
Edinburgh South Western
Simita Kumar
Edinburgh Southern
Sally Donald
Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire
John Redpath
Falkirk East & Linlithgow
Martyn Day
Falkirk West
Gary Bouse
Galloway & West Dumfries
Emma Harper
Glasgow Anniesland
Colm Merrick
Glasgow Baillieston & Shettleston
David Linden
Glasgow Cathcart & Pollok
Zen Ghani
Glasgow Central
Alison Thewliss
Glasgow Easterhouse & Springburn
Ivan McKee
Glasgow Kelvin & Maryhill
Bob Doris
Glasgow Southside
Kaukab Stewart
Inverclyde
Stuart McMillan
Inverness & Nairn
Emma Roddick
Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley
Alan Brown
Kirkcaldy
David Torrance
Mid Fife & Glenrothes
Jenny Gilruth
Midlothian North
Colin Beattie
Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale
Calum Kerr
Moray
Laura Mitchell
Motherwell & Wishaw
Clare Adamson
Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Alasdair Allan
Orkney Islands
Robert Leslie
Paisley
George Adam
Perthshire North
John Swinney
Perthshire South & Kinross-shire
Jim Fairlie
Renfrewshire North & Cardonald
Michelle Campbell
Renfrewshire West & Levern Valley
Tom Arthur
Rutherglen & Cambuslang
Clare Haughey
Shetland Islands
Hannah Mary Goodlad
Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch
Kate Forbes
Stirling
Alyn Smith
Strathkelvin & Bearsden
Denis Johnston
Uddingston & Bellshill
Steven Bonnar