Julie MacDougall
Julie MacDougall | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife (1 of 7 Regional MSPs) | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2026 | |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Reform Party Scotland |
Other party | Scottish Labour (formerly) |
Julie MacDougall is a Scottish politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Mid Scotland and Fife since May 2026. She is a member of Reform Party Scotland.
Biography
Julie MacDougall stood for Labour in Dunfermline in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. She was elected as a Labour councillor at the 2022 Fife Council election, representing the Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy ward,[1] before defecting to Reform UK in 2025.[2]
In the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, she stood as the constituency candidate for Reform in Kirkcaldy, placing third.[3] She was elected MSP in the regional ballot for Mid Scotland and Fife.[4]
Julie MacDougall's father is John MacDougall, who was the Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Glenrothes from the 2005 general election until his death in 2008.[2]
References
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Fife councillor who quit Labour defects to Nigel Farage's Reform". The Courier. 20 August 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ a b VanReenen, Danyel (20 August 2025). "'Disillusioned' former Labour councillor joins Nigel Farage's Reform". STV News. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ "Labour's Dunfermline candidate selected for upcoming election". Dunfermline Press. 31 October 2025. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
- ^ "Mid Scotland and Fife". BBC News. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.