Scottish Green leadership nominations revealed

The four candidates to become the next co-leaders of the Scottish Greens have been confirmed.

Dominic Ashmole, Ross Greer, Gillian Mackay and Lorna Slater have been nominated for the role.

The party said no candidates were running as a slate, so any combination of two out of the four could be elected.

A ballot will open in the middle of August with results expected to be announced at the end of the month.

One of the two current co-leaders, Patrick Harvie, announced earlier this year that he was stepping down from the role he had occupied for nearly 17 years.

Green leaders serve two-year terms, with the latest election falling to take place this summer.

Three of the four nominations are currently sitting MSPs.

Slater has been co-leader along with Harvie since 2019 and is a Lothian regional MSP.

Greer represents West Scotland while Mackay represents Central Scotland.

Ashmole most recently stood for the Scottish Greens in the 2024 General Election in the Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale seat retained by Conservative David Mundell.