Paul Gibb was first elected as a councillor for Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside in May 2017

Ann Ross was first elected as a councillor for Banchory and Mid Deeside in May 2017.

Sandy Wallace has been a councillor for Stonehaven and Lower Deeside for over eight years.

Nosheena Mobarik became the MEP in the European Parliament for the Scotland electoral constituency in September 2017.

She is the former Chairman of CBI Scotland and was appointed as Chairman of the Pakistan Britain Trade and Investment Forum in 2012.

Moira Ingleby was first elected as Councillor for Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford in 2007.  Previously she had served as Councillor for Huntly East.

Moira has lived in the area with her husband and children for over 30 years.

Andrew Bowie was first elected as a Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine at the 2017 general election, unseating SNP MP Stuart Donaldson with a majority of over 7,000.

Colin Clark was first elected as a Member of Parliament for Gordon during the snap election last year, enjoying a 29% increase in his vote share from 2015, achieving 40.7% of the total vote.

Dominic Lonchay was elected recently in May 2017 for East Garioch. He is a resident of Insch. He has lived in Aberdeenshire for the last 24 years.

Alistair McKelvie was recently elected in May 2017 for Westhill and District. He is a resident of Westhill.

Wendy Agnew was elected in 2003 to represent Stonehaven south and in 2007 and 2012 she was elected as Councillor for the larger multi-member ward of Stonehaven & Lower Deeside. She has lived in Stonehaven her entire life.