Angela Ross

Party: Reform UK Constituency/Region: Edinburgh and Lothians East (list) First elected: 7 May 2026 Previous roles: New MSP.

Bio

Detail	Info
Party	Reform UK
Constituency	Edinburgh and Lothians East (list)
First elected	7 May 2026
Previous roles	New MSP — elected as top candidate on Edinburgh and Lothians East regional list
Background	Teacher, fraud awareness expert, and business owner from East Lothian

Bio

Angela Ross is a Scottish politician who has served as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh and Lothians East since May 2026. She is a member of Reform Party Scotland.

Ross hails from East Lothian. She is a teacher and fraud awareness expert, as well as a business owner. In the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, Ross was elected as the top candidate on the regional list for Edinburgh and Lothians East. She also stood as the constituency candidate in Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent, placing third.

Twitter/X Discussion

Source: Nitter (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Accounts: @JohnPFrew, @JockTamsonsWean, @chocbarnes2018, @ShalaTigre, @hardlyperennial, @fonduesupper, @ThomasKerrMSP, @PravdaBrian

Told Malcolm Offord he wanted fewer rich people in Scotland — then criticised over Greens MSP who wasn't honest about wealth
Accused of receiving cash from Peter Murrell after complaining about low pay as an Indyref campaigner
Backed more mass migration on BBC — criticised by right-wing accounts
Frequent target of transphobic and homophobic abuse on social media

Reddit Discussion

Source: Eddrit (via Docker on Windows PC), 27 May 2026

Key threads found:

r/reformuk — Reform UK Scotland has accused the Scottish Government of hypocrisy
r/FuckNigelFarage — In Scotland Reform UK have had five MSPs quit over homophobic remarks
r/FuckNigelFarage — Reform UK Scotland pledges to ban working from home for MSPs

Sources

Scottish Parliament website
Wikipedia — 2026 Scottish Parliament election