Name: Councillor Laurie Bidwell
Party: Scottish Labour Party
Age: 65
Day job: Working full time as a Councillor for The Ferry. I was formerly a Senior Lecturer at the University of Dundee.
Home area: Over 30 years ago, we moved into our family home, which is on the main street in central Broughty Ferry.
Personal aim: To maintain and make improvements to the public services on which our community relies and to use my influence to support good quality developments and initiatives. I will strenuously oppose changes that are detrimental to constituents or would undermine the distinct identity of Broughty Ferry.