KEZIA Dugdale has unveiled her candidates for the hotly contested list seats at this year’s Scottish Parliament elections.
The regional ballot is expected to be a key battleground on May 5.
As leader and deputy, Ms Dugdale and Alex Rowley automatically top the lists for Lothian and Mid Scotland and Fife respectively.
Ms Dugdale said the candidates provide "a welcome balance between new blood and experience", but only eight of the top 32 spaces across the eight lists have gone to those who have not previously been elected to Holyrood or Westminster.
The regional lists are considered to be of crucial importance to Labour because polls indicate the SNP could win almost all of the 73 constituency seats on offer in May.
Ms Dugdale said: "At the start of this process I said I wanted to encourage as many people as possible to join our movement so we can change our country.
"I am absolutely delighted with the talented group of people who have been selected as Scottish Labour candidates.
"From experienced MSPs to new young candidates, from former teachers to trade union officials, and from small business owners to charity workers, this is an impressive list of candidates.
"Every candidate on the list and in constituencies across the country will be fighting for every single vote."
Here is the Labour list rankings for the west of Scotland regions:
Glasgow
1. Anas Sarwar
2. Johann Lamont
3. James Kelly
4. Pauline McNeill
5. Bill Butler
6. Patricia Ferguson
7. James Adams
8. Soryia Siddique
9. Paul Martin
10. Samantha Ritchie
11. Hanzala Malik
12. Anne McTaggart
West Scotland
1. Jackie Baillie
2. Neil Bibby
3. Mary Fee
4. Ken MacIntosh
5. Johanna Baxter
6. Joe Cullinane
7. Siobhan McCready
8. Martin McCluskey
9. Moira Ramage
10. Mark McMillan
11. Gail Casey
12. Paul Sweeney
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