Lib Dems to stand for election in 22 of Glasgow's…

Lib Dems to stand for election in 22 of Glasgow's wards next month

The Scottish Liberal Democrats are attempting to make a comeback in Glasgow at next month’s council elections with 22 party members selected to run as candidates.

Glasgow’s North East ward is the only ward in Glasgow that does not have a Scottish Lib Dem candidate standing for election. The party has not been a part of Glasgow City Council since 2017 when they lost their one seat gained in 2012.

There are 204 candidates hoping to win one of the 85 available at Glasgow City Council and between six and 11 people campaigning for votes in each ward. A mixture of old and new faces are also standing for election and re-election from the SNP, Labour, Greens, Conservatives and independents.

The May election will also see 14 Alba Party candidates who describe themselves as a Scottish Nationalist and pro independence party for Scotland.

The vote will take place on Thursday, May 5 at local polling stations across the country but only those who are registered to vote can take part in these elections.

Those who haven’t registered and still want to have a say in who represents the local community, can still register until Monday, April 18 and only takes five minutes.

Since 2007, councillors in Scotland have been elected using the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. This allows voters to express a preference for more than one candidate by ranking them in order.

Information about how to mark the vote is also provided on the polling card, within a voting pack and at the polling stations.

List of Lib Dem candidates and the wards they are standing in:

Linn - Joe McCauley

Newlands/Auldburn - Hugh Southhall

Greater Pollok - Awais Qureshi

Cardonald - Ross Chalmers

Govan - Neil O'Docherty

Polloksheilds - Carole Louise Ford

Langside - Michael Edward Shields

Southside Central - Sam Glasgow-Jackson

Calton - Alexander Palmer

Anderson/City/Yorkhill - Matthew James Clark