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Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
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Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions
of the Scottish Parliament
which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies
are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
. Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.
The Central Scotland region shares boundaries with the Lothians, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 general election.
constituencies, as existing in at that time. They cover all of two council areas, the Falkirk council area
and the North Lanarkshire council area
, and parts of three others, the South Lanarkshire council area
, the East Ayrshire council area
and the East Dumbartonshire council area
.
The rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is within the Glasgow and South of Scotland regions, the rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the South of Scotland region, and the rest of the East Dunbartonshire council area is within the West of Scotland region.
the region elected MSPs as follows:
the region elected MSPs as follows:
the region elected MSPs as follows:
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
. Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.
The Central Scotland region shares boundaries with the Lothians, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Constituencies and council areas 2011–
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament BoundariesFirst Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
The First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries was carried by the Boundary Commission for Scotland. It was announced on 3 July 2007 that the review was taking place and the final proposals were published on 26 May 2010...
the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 general election.
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Constituencies and council areas 1999–2011
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of WestminsterParliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
constituencies, as existing in at that time. They cover all of two council areas, the Falkirk council area
Falkirk (council area)
Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife and Clackmannanshire...
and the North Lanarkshire council area
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...
, and parts of three others, the South Lanarkshire council area
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....
, the East Ayrshire council area
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...
and the East Dumbartonshire council area
East Dunbartonshire
This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...
.
The rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is within the Glasgow and South of Scotland regions, the rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the South of Scotland region, and the rest of the East Dunbartonshire council area is within the West of Scotland region.
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Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission have recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The new "Central Scotland" region will be formed from the recommended constituencies of Airdrie and Shotts; Coatbridge and Chryston; Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; East Kilbride; Falkirk East; Falkirk West; Hamilton, Lanark and Stonehouse; Motherwell and Wishaw; and Uddingston and Bellshill.Constituency MSPs
| Parliament | Airdrie and Shotts Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency) Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Coatbridge and Chryston Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Falkirk East Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Falkirk West Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency) Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Hamilton South Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Hamilton South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency) Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency) Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election.... |
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Karen Whitefield Karen Whitefield Karen Whitefield is a Scottish politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Elaine Smith Elaine Smith Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Cathy Craigie(Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Andy Kerr(Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
(Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Dennis Canavan Dennis Canavan Dennis Andrew Canavan is a Scottish politician, and was an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West.-Early life:He was born in Cowdenbeath.... (Independent Independent (politician) In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do... ) |
Michael McMahon Michael McMahon Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Tom McCabe Tom McCabe Thomas "Tom" McCabe is a Scottish Labour Party politician, a former Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South until May 2011.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Jack McConnell Jack McConnell Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
(Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
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| 3rd Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election... (2007-11 Scottish Parliament election, 2007 The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999... ) |
Michael Matheson Michael Matheson Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency.... |
Willie Coffey Willie Coffey Willie Coffey is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2007.... |
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| Parliament | Airdrie and Shotts Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency) Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Coatbridge and Chryston Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency) Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
East Kilbride East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency) East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Falkirk East Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Falkirk West Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Uddingston and Bellshill Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency) Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency) Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
Motherwell and Wishaw Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency) Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election... |
9 MSPs (2011-) |
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| 4th Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election... (2011-15 Scottish Parliament election, 2011 The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to... ) |
Alex Neil(SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Elaine Smith Elaine Smith Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Jamie Hepburn Jamie Hepburn Jamie Hepburn is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth... (SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride.... (SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
(SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Michael Matheson Michael Matheson Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency.... (SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Michael McMahon Michael McMahon Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Christina McKelvie Christina McKelvie Christina McKelvie is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland. She was elected as a Scottish National Party party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in the 2011 election.-Early life:She studied at St Leonards... (SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
John Pentland John Pentland John Pentland is a Scottish politician representing the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in the Scottish Parliament.He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions.... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
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Regional List MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only| Parliament | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |||||||
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Alex Neil (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson Andrew Wilson or Andy Wilson may refer to:*Andrew Wilson , Unificationist educator*Andrew Wilson , US actor*Andrew Wilson , Scottish landscape-painter... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Michael Matheson Michael Matheson Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency.... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Gil Paterson Gil Paterson Gil Paterson, born in Glasgow, 1942 is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, which he gained from Labour on 5 May 2011.... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride.... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Donald Gorrie Donald Gorrie Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Region. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1997 until 2001, representing Edinburgh West.... (Liberal Democrat Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England... ) |
Lyndsay McIntosh Lyndsay McIntosh Lyndsay McIntosh is a Scottish politician. She was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland from 1999 to 2003.... (Conservative) |
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| 2nd Members of the 2nd Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election... (2003-07 Scottish Parliament election, 2003 The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive... ) |
John Swinburne (SSCUP) |
Carolyn Leckie Carolyn Leckie Carolyn Leckie is a Scottish Socialist Party politician, a former co-chair of the party, and former member of the Scottish Parliament.... (Scottish Socialist Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence.... ) |
Margaret Mitchell Margaret Mitchell Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American author and journalist. Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 for her epic American Civil War era novel, Gone with the Wind, which was the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime.-Family:Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta,... (Conservative) |
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| 3rd Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election... (2007-11 Scottish Parliament election, 2007 The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999... ) |
Jamie Hepburn Jamie Hepburn Jamie Hepburn is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
John Wilson (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Christina McKelvie Christina McKelvie Christina McKelvie is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland. She was elected as a Scottish National Party party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in the 2011 election.-Early life:She studied at St Leonards... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Hugh O'Donnell (Liberal Democrat Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England... ) |
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| 4th Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election... (2011-15 Scottish Parliament election, 2011 The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to... ) |
Richard Lyle Richard Lyle Richard Lyle is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.Lyle, who was educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy, has served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council since 1976.-... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Clare Adamson Clare Adamson Clare Adamson MSP is an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament and local government Councillor on North Lanarkshire Council.-Biography:Adamson was born in Motherwell but grew up in Wishaw where her family moved aged 7... (Scottish National Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... ) |
Siobhan McMahon Siobhan McMahon Siobhan McMahon is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region.-Political career:McMahon is supporting Johann Lamont MSP to become Scottish Labour's leader.-Labour Party researcher:... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Mark Griffin (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
Margaret McCulloch Margaret McCulloch Margaret McCulloch is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.She is a member of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee and substitute member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee.- References :... (Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... ) |
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2011 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (six constituency members and three additional members) - 6 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (three constituency members and three additional members) - 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
Additional Member results
2007 Scottish Parliament election
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| Labour Scottish Labour Party The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland.... |
8 | –1 | 0 | ±0 | 8 | −1 | |
| SNP Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom.... |
2 | +2 | 5 | +2 | 7 | +4 | |
| Conservative | 0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | |
| Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England... |
0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 |
Constituency results
Additional member results
2003 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (nine constituency members) - 3 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (three additional members) - 1 IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
MSP (one constituency member) - 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Liberal DemocratScottish Liberal DemocratsThe Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
MSP (one additional member) - 1 Scottish Senior Citizens MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Scottish Socialist PartyScottish Socialist PartyThe Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence....
MSP (one additional member)
Constituency results
Additional member results
1999 Scottish Parliament election
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (nine constituency members) - 5 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (five additional members) - 1 IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
(one constituency member) - 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Liberal DemocratScottish Liberal DemocratsThe Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
MSPs (one additional member)