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

19990002200305062007092011201620212026
Glasgow Anniesland Dewar Butler Kidd
Glasgow Cathcart (1999–2026) / Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok (2026–) Watson Gordon Dornan
Glasgow Govan (1999–2011) / Glasgow Southside (2011–) Jackson Sturgeon
Glasgow Kelvin (1999–2026) / Glasgow Central (2026–) McNeill White Stewart
Glasgow Rutherglen (1999–2011) / Rutherglen (2011–2026) / Rutherglen and Cambuslang (2026–) Hughes Kelly Haughey
Glasgow Shettleston (1999–2026) / Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (2026–) McAveety Mason
Glasgow Maryhill (1999–2011) / Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (2011–2026) / Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill (2026–) Ferguson Doris
Glasgow Springburn (1999–2011) / Glasgow Provan (2011–2026) / Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (2026–) Martin McKee
Glasgow Pollok (1999–2026) Lamont Yousaf abolished
Glasgow Baillieston (1999–2011) Curran abolished
Glasgow 1 Gibson P. Harvie
Glasgow 2 Sturgeon Doris Sarwar
Glasgow 3 White Yousaf Lamont Sweeney
Glasgow 4 Elder --> Kane Ahmad McLaughlin Malik Kelly Glancy
Glasgow 5 Sheridan --> Kidd D. Smith McNeill
Glasgow 6 R. Brown McTaggart Tomkins Gulhane
Glasgow 7 Aitken R. Davidson Wells

Highlands and Islands

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

19992003062007201112201617192021
Argyll and Bute Lyon Mather Russell Minto
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross / Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (1999–2011) Stone Gibson G. Ross Todd
Inverness and Nairn / Inverness East,Nairn and Lochaber (1999–2011) F. Ewing
Moray M. Ewing Lochhead
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch / Ross, Skye and Inverness West (1999–2011) Munro Thompson Forbes
Na h-Eileanan an Iar / Western Isles (1999–2011) Morrison Allan
Orkney J. Wallace McArthur
Shetland T. Scott Wishart
Highlands and Islands 1 W. Ewing Gibson J. Finnie --> --> Burgess
Highlands and Islands 2 Hamilton Mather Hamilton MacKenzie Todd Roddick
Highlands and Islands 3 Macmillan D. Stewart D.Ross
Highlands and Islands 4 Grant E. Scott Grant
Highlands and Islands 5 Peacock Urquhart --> D. Ross Johnston
Highlands and Islands 6 McGrigor Mountain
Highlands and Islands 7 Scanlon Petrie Scanlon Cameron

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

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist

19992003May 2007Aug 072011131420161920212026
East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (2026–)in South Scotland regionTBD
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (1999–2011) / Edinburgh Eastern (2011–2026) / Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (2026–) Deacon MacAskill Denham TBD
Edinburgh Central Boyack Biagi R. Davidson Robertson TBD
Edinburgh Northern (2026–)TBD
Edinburgh North and Leith (1999–2011) / Edinburgh Northern and Leith (2011–2026) / Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith (2026–) Chisholm Macpherson TBD
Edinburgh Pentlands (1999–2026) / Edinburgh South Western (2026–) Gray McLetchie G. MacDonald TBD
Edinburgh South (1999–2011) / Edinburgh Southern (2011–) A. MacKay Pringle Eadie Johnson TBD
Edinburgh West (1999–2011) / Edinburgh Western (2011–2026) / Edinburgh North Western (2026–) M. Smith Keir Cole-Hamilton TBD
Midlothian (1999–2011) / Midlothian North and Musselburgh (2011–2026) / Midlothian North (2026–) Brankin Beattie TBD
Livingston (1999–2011) / Almond Valley (2011–2026) Muldoon Constance in Central Scotland and Lothians West region
Linlithgow (1999–2026) Mulligan Hyslop
Lothian 1 / Lothians 1 (1999–2011) Harper Johnstone
Lothian 2 / Lothians 2 (1999–2011) M. MacDonald --> vacant Wightman Slater
Lothian 3 / Lothians 3 (1999–2011) Hyslop Dugdale Boyack
Lothian 4 / Lothians 4 (1999–2011) MacAskill McKee Findlay Choudhury
Lothian 5 / Lothians 5 (1999–2011) Steel Fox Tymkewycz Somerville Boyack Lindhurst Webber
Lothian 6 / Lothians 6 (1999–2011) Douglas-Hamilton G. Brown Briggs
Lothian 7 / Lothians 7 (1999–2011) McLetchie Ballard Foulkes McLetchie Buchanan Balfour

Mid Scotland and Fife

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

199920030520072011121314201620212026
Dunfermline East (1999–2011) / Cowdenbeath (2011–) Eadie Rowley A. Ewing
Dunfermline West (1999–2011) / Dunfermline (2011–) Barrie Tolson Walker --> Hilton Somerville
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane / Ochil (1999–2011) R. Simpson Reid K. Brown
Mid Fife and Glenrothes / Fife Central (1999–2011) McLeish May Marwick Gilruth
Kirkcaldy Livingstone Torrance
North East Fife I. Smith R. Campbell Rennie
Perthshire North / North Tayside (1999–2011) Swinney
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire / Perth (1999–2011) Cunningham Fairlie
Stirling Jackson Crawford Tweed
Mid Scotland and Fife 1 Crawford C. Harvie A. Ewing Ruskell
Mid Scotland and Fife 2 Marwick Park Baxter Rowley
Mid Scotland and Fife 3 Reid Ruskell Brennan-Baker
Mid Scotland and Fife 4 Raffan Arbuckle R. Simpson Lockhart
Mid Scotland and Fife 5 Harding Brocklebank Rennie A. Stewart
Mid Scotland and Fife 6 Johnston Fraser
Mid Scotland and Fife 7 Monteith L. Smith

North East Scotland

   Conservative    Green    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party

1999012003062007201113Jan 16May 2016Dec 161720212026
Aberdeen Central L. MacDonald K. Stewart
Aberdeen Donside / Aberdeen North (1999–2011) E. Thomson B. Adam McDonald --> Dunbar
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine / Aberdeen South (1999–2011) Stephen Watt Nicoll
Aberdeenshire East / Gordon (1999–2011) Radcliffe Salmond Martin
Aberdeenshire West / West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (1999–2011) Rumbles Robertson Burnett
Angus (1999–2011) / Angus South (2011–) Welsh Dey
Angus North and Mearns (2011-) Don Gougeon
Banffshire and Buchan Coast / Banff and Buchan (1999–2011) Salmond Stevenson Adam
Dundee City East / Dundee East (1999–2011) McAllion Robison
Dundee City West / Dundee West (1999–2011) Maclean FitzPatrick
North East Scotland 1 Robison Glen J. Marra M. Marra
North East Scotland 2 B. Adam Baird Don L. MacDonald Vilalba
North East Scotland 3 McGugan Baker Brennan R. Thomson Mason Lumsden
North East Scotland 4 Lochhead Watt McDonald Allard Chapman Golden
North East Scotland 5 Ale. Johnstone Bowman White
North East Scotland 6 B. Wallace Milne L. Kerr
North East Scotland 7 D. Davidson McInnes Rumbles Chapman

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

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

1999002003050620072011201617202120212026
Ayr Welsh J. Scott Brown TBD
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Jamieson Ingram Freeman Whitman TBD
Clydesdale Gillon A. Campbell McAllan TBD
Dumfries (1999–2011) / Dumfriesshire (2011–) Murray O. Mundell TBD
East Kilbride (2026–)in Central Scotland regionTBD
Roxburgh and Berwickshire (1999–2011) / Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (2011–) Robson Lamont Hamilton TBD
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (1999–2011) / Galloway and West Dumfries (2011–) Morgan Fergusson Carson TBD
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (2026–)in Central Scotland regionTBD
Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley in Central Scotland region Coffey TBD
Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale (1999–2011) / Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale (2011–) 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 1 / South Scotland 1 (2011) Grahame McAlpine Mochan TBD
South of Scotland 2 / South Scotland 2 (2011) Ingram Wheelhouse Whitfield TBD
South of Scotland 3 / South Scotland 3 (2011) Russell Morgan McLeod Harper TBD
South of Scotland 4 / South Scotland 4 (2011) Fergusson Byrne --> Russell Brodie Hamilton Ballantyne --> --> Hoy TBD
South of Scotland 5 / South Scotland 5 (2011) Tosh Ballance A. Campbell Beamish Dowey TBD
South of Scotland 6 / South Scotland 6 (2011) D. Mundell Brownlee Pearson Smyth TBD
South of Scotland 7 / South Scotland 7 (2011) Gallie Hume Whittle TBD

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

   Conservative    Green    Independent    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Scottish National Party    Scottish Socialist

1999012003200720112016202021
Strathkelvin and Bearsden Galbraith Fitzpatrick Turner Whitton McLeod R. Mackay
Clydebank and Milngavie McNulty Paterson McNair
Dumbarton Baillie
Eastwood Macintosh Carlaw
Paisley South / Renfrewshire South (2011) Henry Arthur
Paisley North / Paisley (2011) Alexander G. Adam
West Renfrewshire / Renfrewshire North and West (2011) Godman D. Mackay --> Don
Greenock and Inverclyde McNeil McMillan
Cunninghame North A. Wilson K. Gibson
Cunninghame South Burgess Maguire
West of Scotland 1 / West Scotland 1 (2011) C. Campbell Maxwell Greer
West of Scotland 2 / West Scotland 2 (2011) Ullrich Martin McMillan Macintosh Clark
West of Scotland 3 / West Scotland 3 (2011) Quinan McFee W. Wilson Fee O'Kane
West of Scotland 4 / West Scotland 4 (2011) McLeod F. Curran Paterson Bibby
West of Scotland 5 / West Scotland 5 (2011) R. Finnie McDougall Greene
West of Scotland 6 / West Scotland 6 (2011) Goldie Golden Findlay
West of Scotland 7 / West Scotland 7 (2011) Young Tosh Carlaw Corry Gosal

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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