Who We Are
Angus B MacNeil
Former Westminster MP and lifelong advocate for Scottish independence.
Tommy Sheridan
One of Scotland’s most recognisable voices for independence and social justice.
Christina Hendry
Serving NEC member and candidate committed to fighting the May election.
Suzanne Blackley
Constitutionally appointed National Office Bearer of the Alba Party.
What We Want
A membership ballot on whether Alba contests the Scottish Parliament election on 7 May 2026.
That ballot to take place immediately – it can be operational within two hours.
Whatever the membership decides to be binding on all parties.
The Law Is On Our Side
The Alba Party constitution, adopted at National Conference in March 2025, contains no provision allowing the NEC to dissolve or de-register the party. Section 5.1 defines National Conference as the supreme governing body. Section 14.5 requires a two-thirds majority of conference delegates to change the constitution. De-registration is the most consequential decision a party can make. No such majority has been sought or obtained.
Section 12.4 of the NEC Standing Orders requires that vacancies on the NEC be filled immediately from the next-placed candidates in the most recent ballot. NEC members have departed in recent weeks. Those vacancies have not been filled. A body not properly constituted under its own rules cannot take binding decisions on behalf of the party.
We have taken legal advice. The position is unambiguous. The Alba Continuation Group, as serving NEC members and constitutional office bearers, has both the right and the obligation to challenge these actions.
In 1745, a Scottish army reached Derby – closer to a transformative political outcome than at any point in a generation. A small group of commanders urged caution and retreat. Their reasoning was defensible. Their judgment was catastrophic. History did not record them as prudent. It recorded them as the men who turned back when the prize was within reach.
In 2026, Alba stands ten weeks from a Holyrood election with a real chance of changing Scottish politics permanently. We believe the membership deserves to decide whether to advance or retreat. That is all we are asking.