| Central Scotland and Lothians West | |
|---|---|
| electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
| Council areas | Falkirk North Lanarkshire West Lothian South Lanarkshire (part) |
| Electorate | 550,717 (2022) [1] |
| Current electoral region | |
| Created | 2026 |
| Constituencies | |
| Created from | Central Scotland |
Central Scotland and Lothians West is a electoral region of the Scottish Parliament. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven additional members, in addition to the nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole. [1]
The region was created by the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries, the results of which were formally approved in October 2025. [2] It is expected that the new boundaries will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
The region covers all of the Falkirk, North Lanarkshire and West Lothian council areas, and parts of the South Lanarkshire council area. [3] It is similar to the former Central Scotland region, but now includes West Lothian instead of parts of South Lanarkshire that are now in the South Scotland region. [4] [5]
The region will contain nine constituencies: [6]
| 2026 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland and Lothians West | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | |||||
| Conservative | |||||
| Labour | |||||
| Green | Gillian Mackay, Claire Williams, Cameron Glasgow | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Paul McGarry, Lucy Smith | ||||
| Reform | |||||
| Alba | |||||
| Sovereignty | Alan McManus | ||||