John Alexander (councillor)

John Alexander is a Scottish National Party (SNP) councillor and the former Leader of Dundee City Council.

John Alexander was first elected to the Strathmartine Ward (Ward 1) in the 2012 Scottish council election with 1245 1st preference votes, becoming Dundee's youngest ever serving councillor at 23 years old.

In the 2017 election, he was re-elected with an increase in 1st preference votes of 57%. Alexander subsequently became Leader of Dundee City Council after striking a deal to form an administration with veteran councillor, Ian Borthwick.

Following the SNP's success in the 2022 Dundee City Council election, Alexander was returned to the role of Leader of Dundee City Council after securing a majority administration. This is currently the only majority SNP administration in Scotland.

Alexander announced his intention to resign as council leader and as a councillor in August 2024. On 12 August 2024, it was revealed that Mark Flynn, the father of SNP Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, would be elected as his successor. Alexander formally resigned on 30 August 2024, with Flynn set to assume the role on 2 September 2024.