Scottish Westminster constituencies 2005 to 2024

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As a result of the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, Scotland was covered by 59 constituencies of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom Parliament: 19 burgh constituencies and 40 county constituencies. These constituencies were used from the 2005 to the 2019 general elections, and were replaced by new constituencies at the 2024 election.

Contents

NameBoundaries
  1. Aberdeen North BC
  2. Aberdeen South BC
  3. Airdrie and Shotts CC*
  4. Angus CC
  5. Argyll and Bute CC
  6. Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC
  7. Banff and Buchan CC
  8. Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC
  9. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC
  10. Central Ayrshire CC*
  11. Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC*
  12. Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East CC*
  13. Dumfries and Galloway CC
  14. Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC
  15. Dundee East BC
  16. Dundee West BC
  17. Dunfermline and West Fife CC
  18. East Dunbartonshire CC*
  19. East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow CC*
  20. East Lothian CC
  21. East Renfrewshire CC*
  22. Edinburgh East BC*
  23. Edinburgh North and Leith BC*
  24. Edinburgh South BC*
  25. Edinburgh South West BC*
  26. Edinburgh West BC*
  27. Falkirk CC*
  28. Glasgow Central BC*
  29. Glasgow East BC*
  30. Glasgow North BC*
  31. Glasgow North East BC*
  32. Glasgow North West BC*
  33. Glasgow South BC*
  34. Glasgow South West BC*
  35. Glenrothes CC*
  36. Gordon CC
  37. Inverclyde CC*
  38. Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CC
  39. Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC*
  40. Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CC*
  41. Lanark and Hamilton East CC*
  42. Linlithgow and East Falkirk CC*
  43. Livingston CC*
  44. Midlothian CC*
  45. Moray CC
  46. Motherwell and Wishaw BC*
  47. Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC
  48. North Ayrshire and Arran CC
  49. North East Fife CC
  50. Ochil and South Perthshire CC
  51. Orkney and Shetland CC
  52. Paisley and Renfrewshire North CC*
  53. Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC*
  54. Perth and North Perthshire CC
  55. Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC
  56. Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC *
  57. Stirling CC
  58. West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC
  59. West Dunbartonshire CC*
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Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland

Constituencies and council areas

The Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland related the boundaries of new constituencies to those of Scottish local government council areas and to local government wards. Apart from a few minor adjustments, the council area boundaries dated from 1996 and the ward boundaries dated from 1999. Some council areas were grouped to form larger areas and, within these larger areas, some constituencies straddle council area boundaries.

The same council area and ward boundaries were in use when the new constituencies were first used in 2005, but ward boundaries have changed since then. New wards were introduced for the 2007 Scottish local government elections.

Council areasConstituencies
Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South
Banff and Buchan
Gordon
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Angus and Dundee Angus
Dundee East
Dundee West
Argyll and Bute Argyll and Bute
Edinburgh Edinburgh East
Edinburgh North and Leith
Edinburgh South
Edinburgh South West
Edinburgh West
Clackmannanshire and Perth and Kinross Ochil and South Perthshire
Perth and North Perthshire
Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders and South Lanarkshire Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
Lanark and Hamilton East
Rutherglen and Hamilton West
East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and South Ayrshire Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
Central Ayrshire
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
North Ayrshire and Arran
East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire Airdrie and Shotts
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East
East Dunbartonshire
Motherwell and Wishaw
East Lothian East Lothian
East Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire
Falkirk and West Lothian Falkirk
Linlithgow and East Falkirk
Livingston
Fife Dunfermline and West Fife
Glenrothes
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
North East Fife
Glasgow Glasgow Central
Glasgow East
Glasgow North
Glasgow North East
Glasgow North West
Glasgow South
Glasgow South West
Highland Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey
Ross, Skye and Lochaber
Inverclyde Inverclyde
Midlothian Midlothian
Moray Moray
Na h-Eileanan Siar Na h-Eileanan an Iar
Orkney Islands and Shetland Islands Orkney and Shetland
Renfrewshire Paisley and Renfrewshire North
Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Stirling Stirling
West Dunbartonshire West Dunbartonshire

MPs

The following section relates to MPs at the dissolution of Parliament on 30 May 2024.

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   Scottish National Party    Conservative    Labour    Liberal Democrats    Alba

NameElectorate [1] Majority [2] Member of Parliament [2] Nearest opposition [2]
Aberdeen North BC 62,48912,670 Kirsty Blackman Ryan Houghton
Aberdeen South BC 65,7193,990 Stephen Flynn Douglas Lumsden
Airdrie and Shotts CC 64,011 1,757 Anum Qaisar Kenneth Stevenson
Angus CC 63,9523,795 Dave Doogan Kirstene Hair
Argyll and Bute CC 66,5254,110 Brendan O'Hara Gary Mulvaney
Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock CC 71,9702,329 Allan Dorans Martin Dowey
Banff and Buchan CC 66,6554,118 David Duguid Paul Robertson
Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk CC 74,5185,148 John Lamont Calum Kerr
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross CC 46,930204 Jamie Stone Karl Rosie
Central Ayrshire CC 69,7425,304 Philippa Whitford Derek Stillie
Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill BC 72,9435,624 Steven Bonnar Hugh Gaffney
Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East CC 66,07912,976 Stuart McDonald James McPhilemy
Dumfries and Galloway CC 74,5801,805 Alister Jack Richard Arkless
Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale CC 68,3303,781 David Mundell Amanda Burgauer
Dundee East BC 66,21013,375 Stewart Hosie Phillip Scott
Dundee West BC 64,43112,259 Chris Law Jim Malone
Dunfermline and West Fife CC 76,65210,669 Douglas Chapman Cara Hilton
East Dunbartonshire CC 66,075149 Amy Callaghan Jo Swinson
East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow CC 81,22413,322 Lisa Cameron [n 1] Monique McAdams
East Lothian CC 81,6003,886 Kenny MacAskill [n 2] Martin Whitfield
East Renfrewshire CC 72,2325,425 Kirsten Oswald Paul Masterton
Edinburgh East BC 69,42410,417 Tommy Sheppard Sheila Gilmore
Edinburgh North and Leith BC 81,33612,808 Deidre Brock Gordon Munro
Edinburgh South BC 66,18811,095 Ian Murray Catriona McDonald
Edinburgh South West BC 73,50111,982 Joanna Cherry Callum Laidlaw
Edinburgh West BC 72,5073,769 Christine Jardine Sarah Masson
Falkirk CC 84,47214,948 John McNally Lynn Munro
Glasgow Central BC 69,2306,474 Alison Thewliss Faten Hameed
Glasgow East BC 67,3815,556 David Linden Kate Watson
Glasgow North BC 57,1305,601 Patrick Grady Pam Duncan-Glancy
Glasgow North East BC 61,0752,458 Anne McLaughlin Paul Sweeney
Glasgow North West BC 63,4028,359 Carol Monaghan Patricia Ferguson
Glasgow South BC 70,8919,005 Stewart McDonald Johann Lamont
Glasgow South West BC 64,5754,900 Chris Stephens Matt Kerr
Glenrothes CC 65,76211,757 Peter Grant Pat Egan
Gordon CC 79,629819 Richard Thomson Colin Clark
Inverclyde CC 60,6227,512 Ronnie Cowan Martin McCluskey
Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey CC 78,05910,440 Drew Hendry Fiona Fawcett
Kilmarnock and Loudoun CC 74,51712,659 Alan Brown Caroline Hollins
Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath CC 72,8531,243 Neale Hanvey [n 3] Lesley Laird
Lanark and Hamilton East CC 77,6595,187 Angela Crawley Shona Haslam
Linlithgow and East Falkirk CC 87,04411,266 Martyn Day Charles Kennedy
Livingston CC 82,28513,435 Hannah Bardell Damian Timson
Midlothian CC 70,5445,705 Owen Thompson Danielle Rowley
Moray CC 71,035413 Douglas Ross Laura Mitchell
Motherwell and Wishaw BC 68,8566,268 Marion Fellows Angela Feeney
Na h-Eileanan an Iar CC 21,1062,538 Angus MacNeil [n 4] Alison McCorquodale
North Ayrshire and Arran 73,5348,521 Patricia Gibson David Rocks
North East Fife CC 60,9051,316 Wendy Chamberlain Stephen Gethins
Ochil and South Perthshire CC 78,7764,498 John Nicolson Luke Graham
Orkney and Shetland CC 34,2112,507 Alistair Carmichael Robert Leslie
Paisley and Renfrewshire North CC 72,00711,902 Gavin Newlands Alison Taylor
Paisley and Renfrewshire South CC 64,38510,679 Mhairi Black Moira Ramage
Perth and North Perthshire CC 72,6007,550 Pete Wishart Angus Forbes
Ross, Skye and Lochaber CC 54,2309,443 Ian Blackford Craig Harrow
Rutherglen and Hamilton West BC 80,918 9,446 Michael Shanks Katy Loudon
Stirling CC 68,4739,254 Alyn Smith Stephen Kerr
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine CC 72,640843 Andrew Bowie Fergus Mutch
West Dunbartonshire CC 66,5179,553 Martin Docherty-Hughes Jean-Anne Mitchell

List of constituencies by party

PartyConstituency
Alba
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrats
SNP
Independent

2019 general election

The aggregate votes of all Scottish constituencies for the 2019 general election are as follows:

PartyVotes%Change from 2017SeatsChange from 2017
Scottish National Party 1,242,38045.0%Increase2.svg8.1%48Increase2.svg13
Conservative 692,93925.1%Decrease2.svg3.5%6Decrease2.svg7
Labour 511,83818.6%Decrease2.svg8.5%1Decrease2.svg6
Liberal Democrats 263,4179.5%Increase2.svg2.7%40
Greens 28,1221.0%Increase2.svg0.8%00
Brexit 13,2430.5%new00
Others7,1220.3%Decrease2.svg0.4%00
Total2,759,061100.059

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cameron defected to the Scottish Conservatives from the SNP on 12 October 2023.
  2. ↑ MacAskill defected to the Alba Party from the SNP on 27 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Hanvey defected to the Alba Party from the SNP on 27 March 2021.
  4. ↑ MacNeil was suspended from the SNP in July 2023 and expelled in August.

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  2. 1 2 3 "Constituencies A-Z – Election 2019". BBC News. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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