Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions

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The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999.

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The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first-past-the-post) system of voting, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional MSPs. Each region is a group of constituencies, and the D'Hondt method of allocating additional member seats from party lists is used to produce a form of proportional representation for each region. The total number of parliamentary seats is 129. For lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament .

Boundaries of Holyrood and House of Commons (Westminster) constituencies are subject to review by the Boundaries Scotland, and prior to the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 reviews of Scottish Westminster constituencies would have been also reviews of Holyrood constituencies. The Arbuthnott Commission, in its final report, January 2006, recommended that council area boundaries and Holyrood and Scottish Westminster constituency boundaries should all be reviewed together. This recommendation has not been implemented.

Boundaries

1999–2011

Until the 2005 general election the first-past-the-post constituencies were the same as for the House of Commons (United Kingdom Parliament, Westminster), except for Orkney and Shetland, which were separate constituencies at Holyrood, but not at Westminster. The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 enabled a new set of House of Commons constituencies to be formed in Scotland in 2005, [1] reducing their number and, therefore, the number of Scottish Members of Parliament (MPs) to 59, without change to the Holyrood constituencies and the number of MSPs.

1999 boundaries were used also for the 2003 and 2007 elections.

2011–2026

The first periodical review of boundaries of Scottish Parliament constituencies [2] was announced on 3 July 2007, [3] and the commission's final recommendations were implemented for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

Total numbers of constituencies, regions, and MSPs remain at, respectively, 73, 8, and 129.

from 2026

New constituencies and regions were created by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries. [4]

Historical representation by party

Central Scotland (1999–2026) / Central Scotland and Lothians West (2026–)

   Conservative    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Senior Citizens Unity    Scottish Socialist

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–199920032007201114201620212026
Airdrie and Shotts Whitefield Neil TBD
Almond Valley in Lothian regionTBD
Bathgate in Lothian region (Linlithgow)TBD
Coatbridge and Chryston E. Smith MacGregor TBD
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Craigie Hepburn TBD
Falkirk East Falkirk East and Linlithgow Peattie A. MacDonald Thomson TBD
Falkirk West Canavan Matheson TBD
Motherwell and Wishaw McConnell Pentland Adamson TBD
Hamilton North and Bellshill Uddingston and Bellshill M. McMahon Lyle Callaghan TBD
East Kilbride A. Kerr Fabiani Stevenson in South Scotland region
Hamilton South Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse McCabe McKelvie in South Scotland region
Kilmarnock and Loudoun Jamieson Coffey in South Scotland region
Central Scotland (list seats) Gorrie O'Donnell Griffin TBD
A. Wilson Leckie Hepburn S. McMahon Leonard TBD
Neil McCulloch Lennon TBD
Fabiani Lyle E. Smith Mackay TBD
Matheson McKelvie Adamson G. Simpson TBD
Paterson Swinburne J. Wilson --> Harris Kerr TBD
McIntosh Mitchell Gallacher TBD

Glasgow

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist    Solidarity

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–19990002200305062007092011201620212026
Glasgow Anniesland Dewar Butler Kidd TBD
Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Watson Gordon Dornan TBD
Glasgow Govan Glasgow Southside Jackson Sturgeon TBD
Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Central McNeill White Stewart TBD
Glasgow Rutherglen Rutherglen Rutherglen and Cambuslang Hughes Kelly Haughey TBD
Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston McAveety Mason TBD
Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Ferguson Doris TBD
Glasgow Springburn Glasgow Provan Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Martin McKee TBD
Glasgow Pollok Lamont Yousaf abolished
Glasgow Baillieston Curran abolished
Glasgow (list seats) Gibson P. Harvie TBD
Sturgeon Doris Sarwar TBD
White Yousaf Lamont Sweeney TBD
Elder --> Kane Ahmad McLaughlin Malik Kelly Glancy TBD
Sheridan --> Kidd D. Smith McNeill TBD
R. Brown McTaggart Tomkins Gulhane TBD
Aitken R. Davidson Wells TBD

Highlands and Islands

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–199920030620072011122016171920212026
Argyll and Bute Lyon Mather Russell Minto TBD
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Stone Gibson G. Ross Todd TBD
Inverness East,Nairn and Lochaber Inverness and Nairn F. Ewing TBD
Moray M. Ewing Lochhead TBD
Ross, Skye and Inverness West Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Munro Thompson Forbes TBD
Western Isles Na h-Eileanan an Iar Morrison Allan TBD
Orkney J. Wallace McArthur TBD
Shetland T. Scott Wishart TBD
Highlands and Islands (list seats) W. Ewing Gibson J. Finnie --> --> Burgess TBD
Hamilton Mather Hamilton MacKenzie Todd Roddick TBD
Macmillan D. Stewart D.Ross TBD
Grant E. Scott Grant TBD
Peacock Urquhart --> D. Ross Johnston TBD
McGrigor Mountain TBD
Scanlon Petrie Scanlon Cameron TBD

Lothians (1999–2011) / Lothian (2011–2026) / Edinburgh and Lothians East (2026–)

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–19992003May 2007Aug 072011131420161920212026
East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs in South Scotland regionTBD
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Deacon MacAskill Denham TBD
Edinburgh Central Boyack Biagi R. Davidson Robertson TBD
Edinburgh Northern new constituency for 2026TBD
Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Chisholm Macpherson TBD
Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Western Gray McLetchie G. MacDonald TBD
Edinburgh South Edinburgh Southern A. MacKay Pringle Eadie Johnson TBD
Edinburgh West Edinburgh Western Edinburgh North Western M. Smith Keir Cole-Hamilton TBD
Midlothian Midlothian North and Musselburgh Midlothian North Brankin Beattie TBD
Livingston Almond Valley Muldoon Constance in Central Scotland and Lothians West region
Linlithgow Mulligan Hyslop
Lothians
(list seats)		 Lothian
(list seats)		 Edinburgh and Lothians East
(list seats)		 Harper Johnstone TBD
M. MacDonald --> vacant Wightman Slater TBD
Hyslop Dugdale Boyack TBD
MacAskill McKee Findlay Choudhury TBD
Steel Fox Tymkewycz Somerville Boyack Lindhurst Webber TBD
Douglas-Hamilton G. Brown Briggs TBD
McLetchie Ballard Foulkes McLetchie Buchanan Balfour TBD

Mid Scotland and Fife

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–199920030520072011121314201620212026
Dunfermline East Cowdenbeath Eadie Rowley A. Ewing TBD
Dunfermline West Dunfermline Barrie Tolson Walker --> Hilton Somerville TBD
Ochil Clackmannanshire and Dunblane R. Simpson Reid K. Brown TBD
Fife Central Mid Fife and Glenrothes McLeish May Marwick Gilruth TBD
Kirkcaldy Livingstone Torrance TBD
North East Fife Fife North East I. Smith R. Campbell Rennie TBD
North Tayside Perthshire North Swinney TBD
Perth Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Cunningham Fairlie TBD
Stirling Jackson Crawford Tweed TBD
Mid Scotland and Fife Crawford C. Harvie A. Ewing Ruskell TBD
Marwick Park Baxter Rowley TBD
Reid Ruskell Brennan-Baker TBD
Raffan Arbuckle R. Simpson Lockhart TBD
Harding Brocklebank Rennie A. Stewart TBD
Johnston Fraser TBD
Monteith L. Smith TBD

North East Scotland

   Conservative    Green    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–1999012003062007201113Jan 16May 2016Dec 161720212026
Aberdeen Central L. MacDonald K. Stewart TBD
Aberdeen North Aberdeen Donside E. Thomson B. Adam McDonald --> Dunbar TBD
Aberdeen South Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Stephen Watt Nicoll TBD
Gordon Aberdeenshire East Radcliffe Salmond Martin TBD
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Aberdeenshire West Rumbles Robertson Burnett TBD
Angus Angus South Welsh Dey TBD
Angus North and Mearns new constituency for 2011 Don Gougeon TBD
Banff and Buchan Banffshire and Buchan Coast Salmond Stevenson Adam TBD
Dundee East Dundee City East McAllion Robison TBD
Dundee West Dundee City West Maclean FitzPatrick TBD
North East Scotland (list seats) Robison Glen J. Marra M. Marra TBD
B. Adam Baird Don L. MacDonald Vilalba TBD
McGugan Baker Brennan R. Thomson Mason Lumsden TBD
Lochhead Watt McDonald Allard Chapman Golden TBD
Ale. Johnstone Bowman White TBD
B. Wallace Milne L. Kerr TBD
D. Davidson McInnes Rumbles Chapman TBD

South of Scotland (1999–2011) / South Scotland (2011–)

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Reform UK    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist    Solidarity

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–1999002003050620072011201617202120212026
Ayr Welsh J. Scott Brown TBD
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Jamieson Ingram Freeman Whitman TBD
Clydesdale Gillon A. Campbell McAllan TBD
Dumfries Dumfriesshire Murray O. Mundell TBD
East Kilbride in Central Scotland regionTBD
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Robson Lamont Hamilton TBD
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Galloway and West Dumfries Morgan Fergusson Carson TBD
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in Central Scotland regionTBD
Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley in Central Scotland region Coffey TBD
Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale | Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale Jenkins Purvis Grahame TBD
East Lothian Home Robertson Gray McLennan in Edinburgh and Lothians East region
Cunninghame South Oldfather in West Scotland region
South of Scotland
(list seats)		 South Scotland
(list seats)		 Grahame McAlpine Mochan TBD
Ingram Wheelhouse Whitfield TBD
Russell Morgan McLeod Harper TBD
Fergusson Byrne --> Russell Brodie Hamilton Ballantyne --> --> Hoy TBD
Tosh Ballance A. Campbell Beamish Dowey TBD
D. Mundell Brownlee Pearson Smyth TBD
Gallie Hume Whittle TBD

West of Scotland (1999–2011) / West Scotland (2011–)

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist

ConstituencyMembers
1999–20112011–20262026–19990120032007201120162020212026
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Galbraith Fitzpatrick Turner Whitton McLeod R. Mackay TBD
Clydebank and Milngavie McNulty Paterson McNair TBD
Dumbarton Baillie TBD
Eastwood Macintosh Carlaw TBD
Paisley South Renfrewshire South Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Henry Arthur TBD
Paisley North Paisley Alexander G. Adam TBD
West Renfrewshire Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Godman D. Mackay --> Don TBD
Greenock and Inverclyde Inverclyde McNeil McMillan TBD
Cunninghame North A. Wilson K. Gibson TBD
Cunninghame South in South of Scotland region Burgess Maguire TBD
West of Scotland (list seats) West Scotland (list seats) C. Campbell Maxwell Greer TBD
Ullrich Martin McMillan Macintosh Clark TBD
Quinan McFee W. Wilson Fee O'Kane TBD
McLeod F. Curran Paterson Bibby TBD
R. Finnie McDougall Greene TBD
Goldie Golden Findlay TBD
Young Tosh Carlaw Corry Gosal TBD

References

  1. ↑ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "First Periodical Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries, Boundary Commission for Scotland website, accessed 20 December 2008". Archived from the original on 17 February 2008. Retrieved 15 February 2008.
  3. ↑ "Review of Constituencies at the Scottish Parliament, news release, Boundary Commission for Scotland website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "What would Scotland's new electoral map look like?". BBC News. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
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