Maggie Chapman dropped as top Scottish Greens…

Maggie Chapman dropped as top Scottish Greens candidate for Holyrood election

SCOTTISH Greens MSP Maggie Chapman has lost her top spot on the North East list of Scottish Greens candidates standing in next year's election.

The party announced their full list of candidates on Monday afternoon, with Chapman no longer being listed as the top candidate for the region.

Instead, she has been replaced as the lead candidate for the North East by activist Guy Ingerson, who previously lodged a bullying complaint against Chapman.

Maggie Chapman (Image: Christian Gamauf) The National previously reported that the complaint alleged that the MSP contacted Ingerson's place of work in October 2024 to suggest that he was "untrustworthy and should be 'watched'".

Since 2021, the Scottish Greens have only picked up one MSP on the North East list. This means Chapman's chance of being elected in 2026 has been significantly reduced.

The rest of the party's current MSPs have been named as lead candidates: Gillian Mackay, Lorna Slater, Patrick Harvie, Ariane Burgess, Mark Ruskell and Ross Greer.

Commenting on the announcement, [[Scottish Greens]] co-leader [[Lorna Slater]] said she was "delighted" that members had "selected such a strong group of lead candidates who will deliver real change in Holyrood".

She went on: "Greens have been the only influential left-wing force in the Scottish Parliament for decades, delivering free bus travel for young people, scrapping peak rail fares, and securing tax reforms to ensure the richest in society pay their fair share to support the services we all rely on, like our NHS.

"With more Green MSPs, we can continue to push for the climate emergency to be taken seriously by other parties who want to protect corporate profits rather than our planet, and to fight back against the toxic climate change denialism from the far-right. Scottish Greens won’t give up on our planet’s future."

Slater added: "Electing a record number of [[Scottish Greens]] is the only way to secure the pro-independence majority in [[Holyrood]], and to continue advancing the case to rejoin the European Union. It is a cause that Scottish Green MSPs will continue to make on the doorsteps across the country and in the chamber at [[Holyrood]]."

The full list of Scottish Greens candidates is below. Names in bold have been selected as lead candidates by the party.