Vote Dibb

The Dibb Deal.

A deal works both ways. Here's what I'll do, the four things I'll push for and the figures behind them, and what I'm asking of you.

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William Dibb, head and shoulders, on a train My side

I'll come to you.

I'll come to your village, your youth group or your club, listen, and take what you tell me to the people in charge.

Aberdeenshire West is big and rural, and a lot of young people here don't drive. I don't either. So I'll get out on the trains, the buses and on foot, and come to where you are rather than expecting you to come to me.

And I won't disappear after the election.

Being an MSYP isn't a one-off. If I'm elected, I'll keep coming back, keep listening and keep reporting back on what's happened with what you told me.

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What I'll push for

Four priorities.

These are my personal priorities as a candidate, not official Scottish Youth Parliament policy, and I want you to shape them. Tap one to see the figures behind it.

Apprenticeships that lead to real, local jobs

Training that leads to work here, not a one-way ticket out of the area.

My personal priority, not official SYP policy

Buses that actually serve our villages

Routes and timetables that work for the places young people actually live.

My personal priority, not official SYP policy

Roads that get fixed

Safer, better-maintained rural roads for getting to college, work and activities.

My personal priority, not official SYP policy

Mobile signal that doesn't drop out halfway home

Where you live shouldn't decide whether you can get online or call for help.

My personal priority, not official SYP policy
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Your side

Tell me what matters to you, and vote.

Take my anonymous survey so I know what to push for. Then vote online between 2 and 15 November 2026. If you're aged 12 to 25 and live in Aberdeenshire West, you can vote. Put me as your 1 and use all your preferences.

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The figures behind the Dibb Deal

What the evidence says.

Every figure links to its source. Official data is marked Statistics show. What people say in surveys is marked Opinions show.

My personal priorities. Not official Scottish Youth Parliament policy.

Why it's harder here: funding

Less money per head means less to spend on the services young people rely on.

STATISTICS SHOWFunding
4th

Aberdeenshire Council gets the 4th lowest Scottish Government funding per head of Scotland's 32 councils: £2,926 per head in 2026-27.

32 councils, lowest to highest funding per head. Hover or tap a bar.◆ Aberdeenshire (4th lowest)
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RankCouncilPer head, 2026-27
1City of Edinburgh£2,592
2Aberdeen City£2,722
3East Lothian£2,857
4Aberdeenshire£2,926
5Falkirk£2,971
6Moray£2,971
7Perth & Kinross£2,976
8Renfrewshire£2,999
9Midlothian£3,001
10South Lanarkshire£3,021
11Fife£3,050
12West Lothian£3,052
13Angus£3,080
14Stirling£3,084
15Scottish Borders£3,098
16East Dunbartonshire£3,144
17North Lanarkshire£3,149
18Glasgow City£3,153
19Clackmannanshire£3,178
20Dundee City£3,201
21South Ayrshire£3,228
22East Ayrshire£3,229
23Highland£3,234
24East Renfrewshire£3,248
25Dumfries & Galloway£3,338
26Inverclyde£3,383
27North Ayrshire£3,398
28West Dunbartonshire£3,438
29Argyll & Bute£3,609
30Na h-Eileanan Siar£5,193
31Orkney Islands£5,842
32Shetland Islands£5,876
Source: gov.scot FOI 202600509626; Scottish Government, Local Government Finance Green Book 2026-27 (Summary 2, Column O). Grant Aided Expenditure per head, 2026-27.

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Apprenticeships that lead to real, local jobs

Training that leads to work here, not a one-way ticket out of the area.

STATISTICS SHOWApprenticeships
494

Modern Apprenticeship starts per 100,000 people in Aberdeenshire in 2025/26, against 534 across Scotland. Aberdeenshire has been below the Scottish rate every year since 2015/16.

AberdeenshireScotland
Source: ONS, Explore local statistics: Apprenticeship starts (Scotland), from Skills Development Scotland data published 26 May 2026. Starts by home address.

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Buses that actually serve our villages

Routes and timetables that work for the places young people actually live.

STATISTICS SHOWBuses
23%

of adults in Aberdeenshire used a local bus in the past month, against 39% across Scotland.

Aberdeenshire23%
Scotland39%
Source: Transport Scotland, Transport and Travel in Scotland 2024, local authority tables (Scottish Household Survey). Scottish Household Survey 2024, table LA11.
OPINIONS SHOWBuses
43%

of adults in Aberdeenshire say they're dissatisfied with public transport, the highest of Scotland's 32 councils. Across Scotland it's 22%.

Dissatisfied

Aberdeenshire43%
Scotland22%

Satisfied

Aberdeenshire41%
Scotland64%
Source: Transport Scotland, Transport and Travel in Scotland 2024, local authority tables (Scottish Household Survey). Scottish Household Survey 2024, table LA13, adults who gave a view. Survey estimates.

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Roads that get fixed

Safer, better-maintained rural roads for getting to college, work and activities.

STATISTICS SHOWRoads
£1.88m

in additional investment for Aberdeenshire Council's roads budget in 2026/27, to support its ongoing reactive repairs programme.

Source: Aberdeenshire Council, "Aberdeenshire Council agrees budget for 2026/27", 26 February 2026.

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Mobile signal that doesn't drop out halfway home

Where you live shouldn't decide whether you can get online or call for help.

STATISTICS SHOWMobile signal
47.5%

of A and B roads in Aberdeenshire West have in-car 4G from all four mobile networks. That's the 3rd lowest of Scotland's 73 constituencies.

Aberdeenshire West47.5%
Aberdeenshire (whole council area)59.7%
Banffshire and Buchan Coast65.9%
Aberdeenshire East67.4%
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations 2025, mobile coverage data. Coverage at 1 July 2025. Ofcom uses the Scottish Parliament constituency boundaries in place before 2026.

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