Candidate · Scottish Youth Parliament · Aberdeenshire West

I'm William Dibb — standing to be your voice for jobs that stay local, buses that actually come, and roads worth driving.

Strathdon Alford Insch Rhynie · Clatt Huntly
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Why I'm standing

I grew up here. I know what gets forgotten.

Aberdeenshire West is a scatter of communities — and too often, the further you are from the centre, the less you're heard. The bus that doesn't come. The apprenticeship that leads nowhere. The road that never gets fixed.

The Scottish Youth Parliament gives young people a real say in the decisions that shape their lives. I want to use that seat to put the practical things first — and to make sure the villages don't get left off the map.

My job isn't to make noise. It's to turn up, listen, and fight for what people here actually need.

What I stand for

Five priorities, built around one idea.

The spine of it

Apprenticeships that lead to real jobs.

Why train young people for trades they can't then get hired in locally? I'll push for apprenticeships that actually lead to work here — not training for jobs that don't exist on our doorstep. Get that right, and a lot else follows.

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Buses that go where people need them

Too many villages — Clatt, Leslie, Rhynie — are left off the map. I'll fight for transport that reaches the places people actually live.

02

Back local jobs, don't block them

When opportunities like the Rhynie garage that locals wanted get blocked, it's young people looking for work who pay for it. I'll stand up for the jobs on our doorstep.

03

Roads worth driving

Our roads are in a poor state right across the area. Fixing them isn't glamorous — it just matters to everyone who travels them.

04

Better mobile coverage

No community should be stuck without a signal. I'll push to close the gaps that leave people cut off.

A fair deal for the North East

One of the worst-funded councils in Scotland.

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lowest-funded council per head, out of 32 in Scotland
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councils — and the North East sits near the bottom
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of cuts the council has had to find this year
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council tax rises, two years running
↤ funding per head, 32 Scottish councils◆ Aberdeenshire

The North East generates huge value for Scotland and gets one of the worst deals back. That's why the buses get cut and the roads stay broken — and it's the case I'll keep making, loudly, for everyone here.

How to vote

Voting opens 2–15 November 2026.

Who can vote

Young people aged 12–25

If you live, work or study in Aberdeenshire West, your voice counts in this election.

How it works

Online, through Young Scot

Quick and simple — you vote online during the two-week window. You rank the candidates in order of preference.

The one thing to remember

Put William as your first preference.

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Tell me what matters to you.

This campaign is built on listening. If you want to help, or there's something you think the young people of Aberdeenshire West need, I'd genuinely like to hear it.

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