Candidates for Scottish Parliamentary Election

The candidates have been confirmed for the Scottish Parliamentary Election, to be held on Thursday, May 7.

Voters will choose their constituency MSPs in Cunninghame South and Cunninghame North, and they will also have a second vote that will help to determine the seven regional list MSPs in the West Scotland Region, which includes North Ayrshire.

The deadlines have passed for nominations, and the candidates are now confirmed. The candidates are:

Cunninghame North Constituency:

· Ian Gibson - Scottish Alliance for Democracy and Freedom

· Kenneth Gibson - Scottish National Party (SNP)

· Mike Mann - Reform UK

· Matthew McGowan - Scottish Labour Party

· Christine Margaret Murdoch - Scottish Liberal Democrats

· Ronnie Stalker - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Cunninghame South Constituency:

· Katy Clark - Scottish Labour Party

· Maurice Corry - Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

· Emma Farthing - Scottish Liberal Democrats

· Patricia Gibson - Scottish National Party (SNP)

· Matthew McLean - Reform UK

West Scotland Region:

· Alliance for Democracy and Freedom - Ken Thomson and Ian Gibson

· Alliance to Liberate Scotland - Gordon James Ross, Simon McLean, Kenneth Steven McNeil, Ian Vallance, Eamonn John Gallagher

· Independence for Scotland Party - Colette Walker

· Independent Green Voice - Ian Inkster

· Reform UK - Malcolm Offord, David Smith, Moira Ramage, Mike Mann, Matt McLean, Andy White

· Scottish Common Party - Claire Gallagher

· Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party - Russell Findlay, Jackson Carlaw, Pam Gosal, Alix Mathieson, Gary Mulvaney, Maurice Corry, Jack Hall, Ronnie Stalker, Farooq Choudhry, Ted Runciman

· Scottish Family Party - Liam McKechnie, Luke Reid, Matt Lynch, Paul Gallacher

· Scottish Green Party - Ross John Greer, Cara McKee, Karen Frances Sharkey, Paula Baker, Ross Collins

· Scottish Labour Party - Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Paul O’Kane, Francesca Brennan, Kayleigh Quinn, Mike McKirdy, Colette McDiarmid, Matthew McGowan

· Scottish Liberal Democrats - Adam Alexander Harley, Jamie Gillan Greene, Christine Margaret Murdoch, Grant Robert Toghill, Emma Florence Farthing, Ross Stalker, Elaine Ruth Ford

· Scottish Libertarian Party - Alan William Findlay, Cameron Alexander Milne

· Scottish National Party (SNP) - Stuart McMillan, Kirsten Oswald, Michelle Campbell, Patricia Gibson, Kenneth Gibson, Tom Arthur, Sophie Traynor, Denis Johnston, Michael Gibbons and Andrew Steel

· Scottish Socialist Party - Veronica Edgely, Jonathan Judge, Colin Edgely

· Socialist Labour Party - James McDaid, Louise Anne Margaret McDaid, Bobby Cochrane, Bryan McLardy, David Don Jacobsen

· The Scottish Liberal Party - Allan Richard Morison Steele, Andrew Keir MacGregor

· UK Independence Party (UKIP) - Ben Walker, Mike Pursglove, Gillian Ammoun

· Paul Mack

· Independent - Paddy McCarthy

· Independent - William Wallace

Other key election dates are:

Residents have until midnight on Monday 20 April 2026 to register in time to vote in the election. To ensure you are registered to vote, visit www.gov.uk/register-to-vote before this deadline

You can apply for a Postal Vote online here and the deadline is 5pm on Tuesday 21 April 2026 and

To apply for a Proxy Vote, visit this web page before the deadline on 5pm on Tuesday 28 April 2026

Published: 02 April 2026