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On 22 May 2024, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the 2024 general election would be held on 4 July 2024. [2] The election includes Scotland, with all 57 Scottish Westminster seats to be contested.
The Scottish National Party (SNP) have suffered political turmoil through having multiple party leaders and First Ministers including Nicola Sturgeon, Humza Yousaf and John Swinney, as well as the Operation Branchform police investigation. Sturgeon resigned following heavy criticism for her positions on gender reforms and claimed occupational burnout was the reason for her resignation, [3] while Yousaf resigned amid a government crisis following his termination of a power-sharing agreement with the Scottish Greens. [4] Swinney assumed the leadership after being elected unopposed. [5] Like the Conservative Party in the UK, the SNP's popularity also suffered from being in government for a long time, which led to speculation that Scottish Labour could win the election.
All polling companies listed here are members of the British Polling Council (BPC) and abide by its disclosure and sample size rules.
The dates for these opinion polls range from the 2019 general election on 12 December to the present day.
Date(s) conducted | Pollster | Client | Sample size | SNP | Con | Lab | Lib Dems | Green | Reform | Others | Lead |
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24–28 Jun2024 | More in Common | N/A | 1,008 | 30% | 16% | 35% | 9% | 2% | 7% | 1% | 5 |
26–27 Jun2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,200 | 32% | 11% | 38% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 6 |
24–26 Jun2024 | Norstat | The Sunday Times | - | 31% | 13% | 35% | 8% | 3% | 8% | 2% | 4 |
21–25 Jun2024 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,042 | 34% | 14% | 34% | 7% | – | – | 7% | Tie |
21–25 Jun2024 | Survation | Ballot Box Scotland | 1,022 | 31% | 14% | 37% | 7% | 3% | 8% | 1% | 6 |
20–25 Jun2024 | YouGov | Sky News | 1,059 | 29% | 11% | 35% | 11% | 5% | 8% | 1% | 6 |
14–18 Jun2024 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,069 | 33% | 15% | 38% | 7% | – | – | 7% | 5 |
11–14 Jun2024 | Norstat | The Sunday Times | 1,050 | 30% | 14% | 34% | 9% | 4% | 7% | 2% | 4 |
5–10 Jun2024 | Opinium | N/A | 1,017 | 34% | 14% | 35% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 1% | 1 |
3–9 Jun2024 | Ipsos | STV News | 1,136 | 36% | 13% | 36% | 5% | 3% | 4% | 2% Alba on 1% Other on 1% | Tie |
3–7 Jun2024 | YouGov | N/A | 1,068 | 30% | 13% | 34% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 2% | 4 |
1–2 Jun2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 29% | 17% | 39% | 8% | 3% | 4% | 2% Alba on 1% Other on 1% | 10 |
24–28 May2024 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,067 | 33% | 17% | 37% | 7% | – | – | 5% | 4 |
23–27 May2024 | Survation | True North | 1,026 | 32% | 17% | 36% | 9% | – | – | 6% | 4 |
22–25 May2024 | More in Common | N/A | 1,016 | 30% | 17% | 35% | 10% | 3% | 4% | 1% | 5 |
22 May | Rishi Sunak announces that a general election will be held on 4 July 2024 | ||||||||||
13–17 May2024 | YouGov | N/A | 1,114 | 29% | 12% | 39% | 8% | 7% | 4% | 2% | 10 |
8–9 May2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,078 | 31% | 14% | 38% | 8% | 4% | 4% | 1% Alba on 1% Other on 0% | 7 |
6–8 May | John Swinney is elected Leader of the Scottish National Party and First Minister of Scotland | ||||||||||
3–8 May2024 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,080 | 33% | 17% | 37% | 7% | – | – | 4% | 4 |
30 Apr–3 May2024 | Norstat | The Sunday Times | 1,014 | 29% | 16% | 34% | 8% | 4% | 6% | 4% Alba on 3% Other on 1% | 5 |
29 Apr2024 | Humza Yousaf announces his resignation as First Minister of Scotland. | ||||||||||
26–29 Apr2024 | YouGov | N/A | 1,043 | 33% | 14% | 34% | 8% | 4% | 5% | 2% | 1 |
9–12 Apr2024 | Norstat | The Sunday Times | 1,086 | 32% | 16% | 32% | 9% | 4% | 5% | 3% Alba on 2% Other on 1% | Tie |
6–7 Apr2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 32% | 17% | 33% | 8% | 2% | 5% | 2% Alba on 2% Other on 0% | 1 |
25 Mar–2 Apr2024 | YouGov | N/A | 1,100 | 31% | 14% | 33% | 7% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 2 |
10–11 Mar2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 34% | 16% | 34% | 6% | 4% | 4% | 1% Alba on 1% Other on 0% | Tie |
14–20 Feb2024 | Survation | Quantum Communications | 1,043 | 38% | 15% | 33% | 8% | – | – | 7% | 5 |
3–4 Feb2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 33% | 18% | 34% | 8% | 2% | 4% | 1% Alba on 1% Other on 0% | 1 |
25–31 Jan2024 | Ipsos | STV News | 1,005 | 39% | 14% | 32% | 6% | 4% | – | 5% | 7 |
23–25 Jan2024 | Survation | True North | 1,029 | 36% | 16% | 34% | 8% | – | – | 7% | 2 |
22–25 Jan2024 | Norstat | The Sunday Times | 1,007 | 33% | 16% | 36% | 7% | – | – | 8% | 3 |
9–11 Jan2024 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,040 | 35% | 17% | 35% | 9% | 2% | 2% | 1% | Tie |
26–27 Nov2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,054 | 34% | 17% | 36% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 0% | 2 |
20–26 Nov2023 | Ipsos | N/A | 990 | 40% | 15% | 30% | 6% | 3% | – | 5% | 10 |
29–30 Oct2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,092 | 32% | 23% | 32% | 8% | 2% | 2% | 1% | Tie |
20–25 Oct2023 | YouGov | Scottish Elections Study | 1,200 | 32% | 16% | 38% | 6% | 4% | – | 4% | 6 |
6–11 Oct2023 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,018 | 35% | 19% | 35% | 6% | – | – | 4% | Tie |
2–6 Oct2023 | YouGov | N/A | 1,028 | 33% | 20% | 32% | 5% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 1 |
5 Oct2023 | Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election | ||||||||||
4–5 Oct2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,095 | 34% | 21% | 32% | 9% | 2% | – | 2% | 4 |
5–14 Sep2023 | Opinium | Tony Blair Institute | 1,004 | 37% | 18% | 28% | 8% | 4% | – | 4% | 9 |
8–13 Sep2023 | YouGov | The Times | 1,103 | 38% | 16% | 27% | 7% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 11 |
2–4 Sep2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,100 | 35% | 15% | 35% | 8% | 4% | – | 3% | Tie |
15–18 Aug2023 | Survation | True North | 1,022 | 37% | 17% | 35% | 6% | – | – | 5% | 2 |
3–8 Aug2023 | YouGov | The Times | 1,086 | 36% | 15% | 32% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 4 |
5–6 Aug2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,050 | 37% | 17% | 34% | 7% | 2% | – | 3% | 3 |
1–2 Jul2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,030 | 35% | 21% | 32% | 7% | 2% | – | 3% | 3 |
23–28 Jun2023 | Survation | – | 2,026 | 37% | 17% | 34% | 9% | – | – | 4% | 3 |
12–15 Jun2023 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,007 | 34% | 18% | 34% | 7% | – | – | 7% | Tie |
9–14 Jun2023 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,018 | 38% | 17% | 34% | 7% | – | – | 4% | 4 |
9–13 Jun2023 | YouGov | Scottish Elections Study | 1,200 | 33% | 17% | 36% | 7% | 4% | – | 3% | 3 |
3–5 Jun2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,466 | 37% | 20% | 28% | 9% | 3% | – | 3% | 9 |
15–21 May2023 | Ipsos MORI | STV News | 1,090 | 41% | 16% | 29% | 6% | 3% | – | 4% | 12 |
27 Apr–3 May2023 | Survation | True North | 1,009 | 38% | 18% | 31% | 9% | 2% | – | 4% | 7 |
30 Apr–2 May2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,295 | 35% | 18% | 32% | 9% | 3% | – | 3% | 3 |
17–20 Apr2023 | YouGov | The Times | 1,032 | 37% | 17% | 28% | 8% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 9 |
29 Mar–3 Apr2023 | Survation | N/A | 1,001 | 40% | 17% | 32% | 7% | 1% | – | 3% | 8 |
31 Mar–1 Apr2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 36% | 19% | 31% | 10% | 2% | – | 3% | 5 |
28–31 Mar2023 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,009 | 39% | 19% | 33% | 6% | – | – | 4% | 6 |
28–30 Mar2023 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,089 | 39% | 19% | 31% | 5% | – | – | 6% | 8 |
27 Mar2023 | Humza Yousaf is elected leader of the Scottish National Party | ||||||||||
9–13 Mar2023 | YouGov | Sky News | 1,002 | 39% | 16% | 29% | 6% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 10 |
8–10 Mar2023 | Survation | Diffley Partnership | 1,037 | 40% | 18% | 32% | 6% | 2% | – | 3% | 8 |
7–10 Mar2023 | Panelbase | Scot Goes Pop | 1,013 | 40% | 16% | 33% | 6% | – | – | 5% | 7 |
2–5 Mar2023 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,050 | 39% | 22% | 29% | 6% | 2% | – | 3% | 10 |
17–20 Feb2023 | YouGov | The Times | 1,017 | 38% | 19% | 29% | 6% | 4% | 2% | 2% | 9 |
15–17 Feb2023 | Survation | N/A | 1,034 | 43% | 17% | 30% | 6% | – | – | 3% | 13 |
15–17 Feb2023 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,004 | 42% | 17% | 32% | 6% | – | – | 3% | 10 |
10–15 Feb2023 | YouGov | Scottish Election Study | 1,239 | 38% | 16% | 35% | 6% | 3% | – | 3% | 3 |
1–7 Feb2023 | Survation | N/A | TBA | 42% | 18% | 29% | 6% | – | – | 0% | 13 |
23–26 Jan2023 | YouGov | The Sunday Times | 1,088 | 42% | 15% | 29% | 6% | 3% | 3% | 2% | 13 |
10–12 Jan2023 | Survation | True North | 1,002 | 43% | 18% | 29% | 7% | – | – | 2% | 14 |
22 Dec–1 Jan2023 | Survation | Scotland in Union | 1,025 | 44% | 16% | 31% | 6% | – | – | 1% | 13 |
16–21 Dec2022 | Savanta | The Scotsman | 1,048 | 43% | 19% | 30% | 6% | – | – | 2% | 13 |
6–9 Dec2022 | YouGov | The Times | 1,090 | 43% | 14% | 29% | 6% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 14 |
28 Nov–5 Dec2022 | Ipsos MORI | STV News | 1,045 | 51% | 13% | 25% | 6% | 3% | – | 0% | 26 |
26–27 Nov2022 | Redfield & Wilton | N/A | 1,000 | 41% | 16% | 31% | 8% | 2% | – | 3% | 10 |
7–11 Oct2022 | Panelbase | Alba Party | 1,000+ | 42% | 16% | 30% | 6% | 2% | – | 2% | 12 |
5–7 Oct2022 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,017 | 45% | 15% | 30% | 5% | – | – | 4% | 15 |
30 Sep–4 Oct2022 | YouGov | The Times | 1,067 | 45% | 12% | 31% | 7% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 14 |
30 Sep–4 Oct2022 | ComRes | The Scotsman | 1,029 | 46% | 15% | 30% | 8% | – | – | 1% | 16 |
28–29 Sep2022 | Survation | Scotland in Union | 1,011 | 44% | 15% | 31% | 6% | – | – | 4% | 13 |
17–19 Aug2022 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,133 | 44% | 20% | 23% | 8% | – | – | 5% | 21 |
29 Jun–1 Jul2022 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,010 | 47% | 19% | 23% | 8% | – | – | 3% | 24 |
23–28 Jun2022 | Savanta ComRes | The Scotsman | 1,029 | 46% | 18% | 25% | 8% | – | – | 3% | 21 |
23–29 May2022 | Ipsos | STV News | 1,000 | 44% | 19% | 23% | 10% | 3% | – | 2% | 21 |
18–23 May2022 | YouGov | The Times | 1,115 | 46% | 19% | 22% | 6% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 24 |
5 May 2022 | Local elections held in Scotland | ||||||||||
26–29 Apr2022 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,009 | 42% | 21% | 24% | 7% | – | – | 5% | 18 |
25–31 Mar2022 | BMG | The Herald | 1,012 | 42% | 19% | 26% | 6% | 4% | – | 2% | 16 |
24–28 Mar2022 | Survation | Ballot Box Scotland | 1,002 | 45% | 19% | 27% | 6% | – | – | 2% | 18 |
1–4 Feb2022 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,128 | 44% | 20% | 24% | 8% | 2% | – | 2% | 20 |
15–22 Dec2021 | Opinium | Daily Record | 1,328 | 48% | 17% | 22% | 7% | 3% | – | 4% | 26 |
18–22 Nov2021 | YouGov | The Times | 1,060 | 48% | 20% | 18% | 6% | 3% | 2% | 2% | 28 |
9–12 Nov2021 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,000~ | 48% | 21% | 20% | 7% | – | – | 4% | 27 |
20–26 Oct2021 | Panelbase | Scot Goes Pop | 1,001 | 48% | 21% | 21% | 7% | – | – | 4% | 27 |
6–10 Sep2021 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 2,003 | 47% | 23% | 19% | 7% | – | – | 4% | 24 |
2–8 Sep2021 | Opinium | Sky News | 1,014 | 51% | 21% | 17% | 5% | 2% | – | 3% | 30 |
20 Aug2021 | Alex Cole-Hamilton becomes leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats [6] | ||||||||||
16–24 Jun2021 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,287 | 47% | 25% | 18% | 6% | – | – | 4% | 22 |
13 May2021 | Airdrie and Shotts by-election | ||||||||||
6 May2021 | Election to the Scottish Parliament [7] | ||||||||||
2–4 May2021 | YouGov | The Times | 1,144 | 48% | 22% | 19% | 5% | 4% | 1% | 2% | 26 |
30 Apr–4 May2021 | Survation | DC Thomson | 1,008 | 48% | 22% | 20% | 7% | 1% | – | 1% | 26 |
28 Apr–03 May2021 | Opinium | Sky News | 1,015 | 47% | 25% | 20% | 6% | 1% | – | 1% | 22 |
27–30 Apr2021 | BMG | The Herald | 1,023 | 48% | 20% | 20% | 7% | 3% | – | 1% | 28 |
23–26 Apr2021 | Survation | Good Morning Britain | 1,008 | 46% | 22% | 22% | 8% | – | – | 2% | 24 |
21–26 Apr2021 | Panelbase | Scot Goes Pop | 1,075 | 45% | 22% | 19% | 7% | 4% | – | 3% | 23 |
20–22 Apr2021 | Survation | DC Thomson | 1,037 | 47% | 21% | 22% | 8% | 1% | – | 1% | 25 |
16–20 Apr2021 | YouGov | The Times | 1,204 | 48% | 24% | 19% | 4% | 3% | 1% | 2% | 24 |
1–6 Apr2021 | Opinium | Sky News | 1,023 | 50% | 24% | 19% | 4% | 1% | – | 1% | 26 |
29–30 Mar2021 | Survation | The Courier | 1,021 | 49% | 21% | 21% | 8% | 1% | – | 0% | 28 |
19–22 Mar2021 | YouGov | The Times | TBA | 49% | 24% | 17% | 4% | 4% | 1% | 1% | 25 |
16–19 Mar2021 | BMG | The Herald | 1,021 | 47% | 21% | 19% | 7% | 3% | – | 3% | 26 |
11–18 Mar2021 | Survation | The Courier | 1,452 | 49% | 21% | 21% | 7% | 1% | – | 1% | 28 |
11–16 Mar2021 | Opinium | Sky News | 1,096 | 50% | 23% | 19% | 5% | 3% | – | 1% | 27 |
4–8 Mar2021 | YouGov | The Times | 1,100 | 50% | 23% | 17% | 5% | 3% | 1% | 1% | 27 |
27 Feb2021 | Anas Sarwar is elected leader of Scottish Labour [8] | ||||||||||
25–26 Feb2021 | Survation | Daily Record | 1,011 | 48% | 23% | 21% | 6% | – | – | 2% | 25 |
11–13 Jan2021 | Survation | Scot Goes Pop | 1,020 | 48% | 19% | 23% | 7% | – | – | 3% | 25 |
4–9 Dec2020 | Survation | N/A | 1,009 | 51% | 20% | 21% | 6% | 3% | – | – | 30 |
5–11 Nov2020 | Panelbase | Scot Goes Pop | 1,020 | 50% | 21% | 20% | 5% | 2% | – | – | 29 |
6–10 Nov2020 | YouGov | The Times | 1,089 | 53% | 19% | 17% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 1% | 34 |
28 Oct–4 Nov2020 | Survation | N/A | 1,059 | 52% | 18% | 20% | 8% | – | – | 2% | 32 |
17–21 Sep2020 | JL Partners | Politico | 1,016 | 56% | 18% | 15% | 7% | 3% | – | 0% | 38 |
2–7 Sep2020 | Survation | N/A | 1,018 | 51% | 20% | 21% | 6% | – | – | 3% | 30 |
6–10 Aug2020 | YouGov | The Times | 1,142 | 54% | 20% | 16% | 5% | 2% | 2% | 0% | 34 |
5 Aug2020 | Douglas Ross becomes leader of the Scottish Conservatives [9] | ||||||||||
30 Jun–3 Jul2020 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,026 | 53% | 21% | 19% | 6% | – | – | 2% | 32 |
1–5 Jun2020 | Panelbase | Scot Goes Pop | 1,022 | 51% | 21% | 19% | 6% | 2% | – | 1% | 30 |
1–5 May2020 | Panelbase | Wings Over Scotland | 1,086 | 50% | 26% | 17% | 5% | 2% | – | 1% | 24 |
24–27 Apr2020 | YouGov | N/A | 1,095 | 51% | 25% | 15% | 6% | 2% | 0% | 1% | 26 |
24–26 Mar2020 | Panelbase | The Sunday Times | 1,023 | 48% | 27% | 16% | 5% | 3% | – | – | 21 |
14 Feb2020 | Jackson Carlaw becomes leader of the Scottish Conservatives [10] | ||||||||||
12 Dec2019 | 2019 general election | – | 45.0% | 25.1% | 18.6% | 9.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 19.9 |
In March 2020, Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith confirmed that the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies would be based on retaining 650 seats. [11] [12] The previous relevant legislation was amended by the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020 [13] and the four boundary commissions formally launched their 2023 reviews on 5 January 2021. [14] [15] [16] [17] They were required to issue their final reports prior to 1 July 2023. The Scottish commission published its own report on 28 June. [18] [19] As the reports were laid before Parliament, Orders in Council giving effect to the final proposals must be made within four months, unless "there are exceptional circumstances". Prior to the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 2020, boundary changes could not be implemented until they were approved by both Houses of Parliament.
Fifty-seven single member constituencies will be used in Scotland for this election, a reduction of two since 2019. A number of constituencies are unchanged, including the two protected constituencies of Na h-Eileanan an Iar covering the Western Isles, and Orkney and Shetland, covering the Northern Isles. [20]
Parties | Number of candidates [21] | |
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Conservative Party | 57 | |
Labour Party | 57 | |
Liberal Democrats | 57 | |
Reform UK | 57 | |
Scottish National Party | 57 | |
Scottish Greens | 44 | |
Independents | 25 (21 constituencies) | |
Alba Party | 19 | |
Scottish Family Party | 16 | |
Co-operative Party | 4 [22] | |
Scottish Libertarian Party | 4 | |
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 4 | |
Communist Party of Britain | 3 | |
Socialist Labour Party | 3 | |
UKIP | 3 | |
British Unionist Party | 2 | |
Christian Party | 2 | |
Independence for Scotland Party | 2 | |
Scottish Socialist Party | 2 | |
Social Democratic Party | 2 | |
Sovereignty | 2 | |
Workers Party of Britain | 2 | |
Freedom Alliance (UK) | 1 | |
Heritage Party | 1 | |
Liberal Party | 1 | |
Socialist Equality Party | 1 | |
Total | 424 |
It was reported that SNP, Conservatives and Labour selected all their candidates by 5 June 2024.
Constituency (2024–) | Constituency (2005–24) | Conservative | Labour | Liberal Democrats | Reform UK | Scottish Greens | SNP | Others | Incumbent | ||
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Aberdeen North | Gillian Tebberen | Lynn Thomson | Desmond Bouse | Kenneth Leggat | Esme Houston | Kirsty Blackman |
| SNP | Kirsty Blackman | ||
Aberdeen South | John Wheeler | Tauqeer Malik | Jeff Goodhall | Michael Pearce | Guy Ingerson | Stephen Flynn |
| SNP | Stephen Flynn | ||
Airdrie and Shotts | Alexandra Herdman | Kenneth Stevenson | Lewis Younie | David Hall | Anum Qaisar |
| SNP | Anum Qaisar [lower-alpha 2] | |||
Angus and Perthshire Glens | Angus | Stephen Kerr [lower-alpha 3] | Elizabeth Carr-Ellis | Claire McLaren | Kenneth Morton | Dave Doogan | Dan Peña (Independent) | SNP | Dave Doogan | ||
Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | Argyll and Bute | Amanda Hampsey | Hamish Maxwell | Alan Reid [lower-alpha 4] | Melanie Hurst | Brendan O'Hara | Tommy Macpherson (Independent) | SNP | Brendan O'Hara | ||
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Martin Dowey | Elaine Stewart | Paul Kennedy | Andrew Russell | Korin Vallance | Allan Dorans | Corri Wilson (Alba) | SNP | Allan Dorans | ||
Aberdeenshire North and Moray East | Banff and Buchan | Douglas Ross | Andrew Brown | Ian Bailey | Jo Hart | Seamus Logan | Conservative | David Duguid | |||
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk | John Lamont | Caitlin Stott | Ray Georgeson | Carolyn Grant | Neil MacKinnon | David Wilson |
| Conservative | John Lamont | ||
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | Fiona Fawcett | Eva Kestner | Jamie Stone | Sandra Skinner | Anne Thomas | Lucy Beattie | Steve Chisholm (Alba) | Liberal Democrats | Jamie Stone | |
Ross, Skye and Lochaber | SNP | Ian Blackford | |||||||||
Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire | Ruraidh Stewart | Michael Perera | Angus MacDonald | Dillan Hill | Peter Newman | Drew Hendry | Darren Paxton (Socialist Equality) | ||||
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey | SNP | Drew Hendry | |||||||||
Central Ayrshire | David Rocks | Alan Gemmell | Elaine Ford | Stevie Bates | Tom Kerr | Annie McIndoe |
| SNP | Philippa Whitford | ||
Coatbridge and Bellshill | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Christina Sandhu | Frank McNally | Emma Farthing | Fiona McRae | Patrick McAleer | Steven Bonnar |
| SNP | Steven Bonnar | |
Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East | Satbir Gill | Katrina Murray | Adam Harley | Billy Ross | Anne McCrossan | Stuart McDonald | SNP | Stuart McDonald | ||
Dumfries and Galloway | John Cooper | James Wallace | Iain McDonald | Charles Anthony Keal | Laura Moodie | Tracey Little | David Griffiths (Heritage) | Conservative | Alister Jack | ||
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale | David Mundell | Daniel Coleman | Drummond Begg | David Kirkwood | Dominic Ashmole | Kim Marshall | Gareth Kirk (Scottish Family) | Conservative | David Mundell | ||
Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | Dundee East | Richard Brooks | Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank | David Evans | Gwen Wood | Stephen Gethins [lower-alpha 5] |
| SNP | Stewart Hosie | ||
Dundee Central | Dundee West | Emma Farquhar | Richard McCready | Daniel Coleman | Vicky McCann | Chris Law |
| SNP | Chris Law | ||
Dunfermline and Dollar | Dunfermline and West Fife | Thomas Heald | Graeme Downie | Lauren Buchanan-Quigley | Udo van den Brock | Ryan Blackadder | Naz Anis Miah |
| SNP | Douglas Chapman | |
Mid Dunbartonshire | East Dunbartonshire | Alix Mathieson | Lorna Dougall | Susan Murray | David McNabb | Carolynn Scrimgeour | Amy Callaghan | Ray James (Alba) | SNP | Amy Callaghan | |
East Kilbride and Strathaven | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | Ross Lambie | Joani Reid | Aisha Mir | David Mills | Ann McGuinness | Grant Costello |
| Conservative (elected as SNP) | Lisa Cameron [lower-alpha 6] | |
Lothian East | East Lothian | Scott Hamilton | Douglas Alexander [lower-alpha 7] | Duncan Dunlop | Robert Davies | Shona McIntosh | Lyn Jardine | George Kerevan (Alba) | Alba (elected as SNP) | Kenny MacAskill | |
East Renfrewshire | Sandesh Gulhane [lower-alpha 8] | Blair McDougall | Alan Grant | Matt Alexander | Karen Sharkey | Kirsten Oswald |
| SNP | Kirsten Oswald | ||
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Edinburgh East | Marie-Clair Munro | Chris Murray | Charles Dundas | Derek Winton | Amanda Grimm | Tommy Sheppard | Jane Gould (Independent) | SNP | Tommy Sheppard | |
Edinburgh North and Leith | Joanna Mowat | Tracy Gilbert | Mike Andersen | Alan Melville | Kayleigh O'Neill | Deidre Brock |
| SNP | Deidre Brock | ||
Edinburgh South | Christopher Cowdy | Ian Murray | Andy Williamson | Cameron Rose | Jo Phillips | Simita Kumar |
| Labour | Ian Murray | ||
Edinburgh South West | Sue Webber | Scott Arthur | Bruce Wilson | Ian Harper | Dan Heap | Joanna Cherry |
| SNP | Joanna Cherry | ||
Edinburgh West | Alastair Shields | Michael Davidson | Christine Jardine | Otto Inglis | James Puchowski | Euan Hyslop |
| Liberal Democrats | Christine Jardine | ||
Falkirk | James Bundy | Euan Stainbank | Tim McKay | Keith Barrow | Rachel Kidd | Toni Giugliano |
| SNP | John McNally | ||
Glasgow East | Glasgow Central | Thomas Kerr | John Grady | Matthew Clark | Donnie McLeod | Amy Kettyles | David Linden | Liam McLaughlan (SSP) | SNP | Alison Thewliss | |
Glasgow East | SNP | David Linden | |||||||||
Glasgow North | Naveed Asghar | Martin Rhodes | Daniel O'Malley | Helen Burns | Iris Duane | Alison Thewliss | Nick Durie (Alba) | SNP | Patrick Grady | ||
Glasgow North East | Robert Connelly | Maureen Burke | Sheila Thomson | Jonathan Walmsley | Ewan Lewis | Anne McLaughlin | SNP | Anne McLaughlin | |||
Glasgow West | Glasgow North West | Faten Hameed | Patricia Ferguson [lower-alpha 9] | James Calder | Dionne Moore | Nick Quail | Carol Monaghan | John Cormack (Christian) | SNP | Carol Monaghan | |
Glasgow South | Haroun Malik | Gordon McKee | Peter McLaughlin | Danny Raja | Niall Christie | Stewart McDonald | SNP | Stewart McDonald | |||
Glasgow South West | Mamun Rashid | Zubir Ahmed | Paul McGarry | Morag McRae | John Hamelink | Chris Stephens | Tony Osy (Alba) | SNP | Chris Stephens | ||
Glenrothes and Mid Fife | Glenrothes | Debbie MacCallum | Richard Baker | Jill Reilly | Ian Smith | John Beare | SNP | Peter Grant | |||
Gordon and Buchan | Gordon | Harriet Cross | Nurul Hoque Ali | Conrad Wood | Kris Callander | Richard Thomson | SNP | Richard Thomson | |||
Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West | Inverclyde | Ted Runciman | Martin McCluskey | Ross Stalker | Simon Moorehead | Iain Hamilton | Ronnie Cowan |
| SNP | Ronnie Cowan | |
Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Jordan Cowie | Lillian Jones | Edward Thornley | William Thomson | Bex Glen | Alan Brown | Stephen McNamara (Independent) | SNP | Alan Brown | ||
Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy | Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath | Johnathan Gray | Melanie Ward | Fraser Graham | Sonia Davidson | Mags Hall | Lesley Backhouse |
| Alba (elected as SNP) | Neale Hanvey | |
Hamilton and Clyde Valley | Lanark and Hamilton East | Richard Nelson | Imogen Walker | Kyle Burns | Lisa Judge | Ross Clark | Christopher Ho (UKIP) | SNP | Angela Crawley | ||
Bathgate and Linlithgow | Linlithgow and East Falkirk | Lynn Munro | Kirsteen Sullivan | Sally Pattle | Jamie McNamee | Simon Jay | Martyn Day |
| SNP | Martyn Day | |
Livingston | Damien Doran-Timson | Gregor Poynton | Caron Lindsay | David McLennan | Cameron Glasgow | Hannah Bardell | Debbie Ewan (Alba) | SNP | Hannah Bardell | ||
Midlothian | Keith Cockburn | Kirsty McNeill | Ross Laird | Stefan Garbowski | Owen Thompson | Daniel Fraser (Scottish Libertarian) | SNP | Owen Thompson | |||
Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | Moray | Kathleen Robertson | James Hynam | Neil Alexander | Steve Skerrett | Draeyk Van Der Horn | Graham Leadbitter | Euan Morrice (Scottish Family) | Conservative | Douglas Ross | |
Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke | Motherwell and Wishaw | Oyebola Ajala | Pamela Nash [lower-alpha 10] | Haley Bennie | Robert MacLaughlan | Gordon Miller | Marion Fellows |
| SNP | Marion Fellows | |
Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Kenny Barker | Torcuil Crichton | Jamie Dobson | Tony Ridden | Susan Thomson |
| Independent (elected as SNP) | Angus MacNeil | |||
North Ayrshire and Arran | Todd Ferguson | Irene Campbell | Gillian Cole-Hamilton | Michael Mann | Cara McKee | Patricia Gibson |
| SNP | Patricia Gibson | ||
North East Fife | Bill Bowman [lower-alpha 11] | Jennifer Gallagher | Wendy Chamberlain | Matthew Wren | Morven Ovenstone-Jones | Stefan Hoggan-Radu | Liberal Democrats | Wendy Chamberlain | |||
Alloa and Grangemouth | Ochil and South Perthshire | Rachel Nunn | Brian Leishman | Adrian May | Richard Fairley | Nariese Whyte | John Nicolson |
| SNP | John Nicolson | |
Orkney and Shetland | Shane Painter | Conor Savage | Alistair Carmichael | Robert Smith | Alex Armitage | Robert Leslie | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Carmichael | |||
Paisley and Renfrewshire North | David McGonigle | Alison Taylor | Grant Toghill | Andrew Scott | Jen Bell | Gavin Newlands | SNP | Gavin Newlands | |||
Paisley and Renfrewshire South | Alec Leishman | Johanna Baxter | Jack Clark | Jim McIlroy | Athol Bond | Jacqueline Cameron |
| SNP | Mhairi Black | ||
Perth and Kinross-shire | Perth and North Perthshire | Luke Graham [lower-alpha 12] | Graham Cox | Amanda Clark | Helen McDade | Pete Wishart | Sally Hughes (Independent) | SNP | Pete Wishart | ||
Rutherglen | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Gary Burns | Michael Shanks | Gloria Adebo | David Stark | Katy Loudon |
| Labour | Michael Shanks [lower-alpha 13] | ||
Stirling and Strathallan | Stirling | Neil Benny | Chris Kane | Hamish Taylor | Bill McDonald | Andrew Adam | Alyn Smith | SNP | Alyn Smith | ||
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Andrew Bowie | Kate Blake | Michael Turvey | Brandon Innes | William Linegar | Glen Reynolds |
| Conservative | Andrew Bowie | ||
West Dunbartonshire | Maurice Corry | Douglas McAllister | Paul Donald Kennedy | David Smith | Paula Baker | Martin Docherty-Hughes |
| SNP | Martin Docherty-Hughes |
MP | Seat | First elected | Party | Date announced | Note | |
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Alister Jack | Dumfries and Galloway | 2017 | Conservative | 17 May 2023 [23] | Current Scottish Secretary | |
Ian Blackford | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | 2015 | SNP | 6 June 2023 [24] | Former leader of SNP Westminster group | |
Peter Grant | Glenrothes | 2015 | SNP | 21 June 2023 [25] | ||
Angela Crawley | Lanark and Hamilton East | 2015 | SNP | 23 June 2023 [26] | Former SNP shadow Attorney General | |
Douglas Chapman | Dunfermline and West Fife | 2015 | SNP | 26 June 2023 [27] | ||
Stewart Hosie | Dundee East | 2005 | SNP | 28 June 2023 [28] | Current SNP shadow Chancellor | |
Mhairi Black | Paisley and Renfrewshire South | 2015 | SNP | 4 July 2023 [29] | Current deputy leader of SNP Westminster group | |
John McNally | Falkirk | 2015 | SNP | 10 July 2023 [30] | ||
Philippa Whitford | Central Ayrshire | 2015 | SNP | 18 July 2023 [31] | Current SNP Spokesperson for Scotland | |
Lisa Cameron | East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow | 2015 | Conservative [lower-alpha 6] | 17 October 2023 [32] | Elected from SNP |
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