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The 2021 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election was triggered on 12 July 2021 after incumbent leader Willie Rennie announced his intention to step down as leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats following the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
On 27 July, Edinburgh Western MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton announced his intention to run for leader. He stated that he wanted to offer an "alternative kind of thinking" to what he described as "the Scottish nationalism of the SNP and the British nationalism of Boris Johnson's Brexiteers".[1]
Throughout the election, Deputy Leader Alistair Carmichael (MP for Orkney and Shetland) served as Interim Leader.
- ^ Davidson, Gina (27 July 2021). "Alex Cole-Hamilton to stand as candidate for Scottish Lib Dem leader". The Scotsman. Retrieved 27 July 2021.