Fraserburgh and District
James Adams was elected as the Scottish Conservative Councillor for Fraserburgh and District in 2022. Outside of politics, James is a local director of Fraserburgh football club.
James was selected as the Scottish Conservative candidate for the 2026 Scottish Parliamentary election for Banffshire and Buchan Coast. Following the 2026 Aberdeen South by-election, Douglas Lumsden MSP was elected as the Scottish Conservative MP for Aberdeen South. Cllr James Adams took his place on the North East Regional List and became an MSP for the North East Region.