South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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South of Scotland
Scottish Parliament electoral region
South of Scotland 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
The South of Scotland region
shown within Scotland
Created
1999
Abolished
2011
Constituencies
Ayr
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Clydesdale
Cunninghame South
Dumfries
East Lothian
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Council areas
East Ayrshire (part)
East Lothian (part)
Dumfries and Galloway
Midlothian (part)
North Ayrshire (part)
Scottish Borders
South Ayrshire
South Lanarkshire (part)

South of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament when it was created in 1999. The region was replaced with South Scotland in 2011 following a review. [1]

Contents

Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.

The region had boundaries with the West of Scotland, Central Scotland and Lothians regions.

Constituencies and council areas

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. [2] They cover all of three council areas, [3] the Scottish Borders council area, the Dumfries and Galloway council area and the South Ayrshire council area, and parts of five others, the East Ayrshire council area, the East Lothian council area, the Midlothian council area, the North Ayrshire council area and the South Lanarkshire council area:

ConstituencyMap
  1. Ayr
  2. Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
  3. Clydesdale
  4. Cunninghame South
  5. Dumfries
  6. East Lothian
  7. Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
  8. Roxburgh and Berwickshire
  9. Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
South of Scotland 1999 numbered.PNG

The rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the Central Scotland electoral region, the rest of the East Lothian and Midlothian council areas are within the Lothians region, the rest of the North Ayrshire council area is within the West of Scotland region and the rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is divided between the Central Scotland and Glasgow regions.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

TermElection Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Dumfries Roxburgh and Berwickshire Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale East Lothian Cunninghame South
1st 1999 Ian Welsh
(Labour)		 Cathy Jamieson
(Labour)		 Karen Gillon
(Labour)		 Alasdair Morgan
(SNP)		 Elaine Murray
(Labour)		 Euan Robson
(LD)		 Ian Jenkins
(LD)		 John Home Robertson
(Labour)		 Irene Oldfather
(Labour)
2000 by John Scott
(Conservative)
2nd 2003 Alex Fergusson
(Conservative)		 Jeremy Purvis
(LD)
3rd 2007 John Lamont
(Conservative)		 Iain Gray
(Labour)

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

ParliamentMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSPMSP
1st
(1999–2003)		 Christine Grahame
(SNP)		 Adam Ingram
(SNP)		 Michael Russell
(SNP)		 Alex Fergusson
(Conservative)		 Murray Tosh
(Conservative)		 David Mundell
(Conservative)		 Phil Gallie
(Conservative)
2nd
(2003–07)		 Alasdair Morgan
(SNP)		 Rosemary Byrne
(Socialist)		 Chris Ballance
(Green)
Derek Brownlee
(Conservative)
3rd
(2007–11)		 Michael Russell
(SNP)		 Aileen Campbell
(SNP)		 Jim Hume
(Lib Dem)

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Ayr John Scott Conservative hold
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Cathy Jamieson Labour hold
Clydesdale Karen Gillon Labour hold
Cunninghame South Irene Oldfather Labour hold
Dumfries Elaine Murray Labour hold
East Lothian Iain Gray Labour hold
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alex Fergusson Conservative hold
Roxburgh and Berwickshire John Lamont Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Jeremy Purvis Liberal Democrats hold

Additional member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0079,76228.8-1.2
SNP Christine Grahame
Michael Russell
Adam Ingram
Alasdair Morgan
Aileen Campbell 		5+277,05327.8+9.4
Conservative Derek Brownlee 1-162,47522.6-1.7
Liberal Democrats Jim Hume 1+128,04010.1-0.1
Scottish Green 0-19,2543.3-2.4
Scottish Senior Citizens 005,3351.9N/A
Solidarity 003,4331.2N/A
BNP 003,2121.2N/A
Scottish Christian 002,3530.8N/A
Socialist Labour 001,6330.6-0.6
UKIP 001,4290.5-0.2
Scottish Socialist 0-11,1140.4-5.0
CPA 008390.3N/A
Scottish Voice 004900.2N/A
Independent 004880.2N/A

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Ayr John Scott Conservative
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Cathy Jamieson Labour
Clydesdale Karen Gillon Labour
Cunninghame South Irene Oldfather Labour
Dumfries Elaine Murray Labour
East Lothian John Home Robertson Labour
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alex Fergusson Conservative
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Euan Robson Liberal Democrats
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Jeremy Purvis Liberal Democrats

Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0078,95530.0-1.0
Conservative Phil Gallie
David Mundell 		2−163,82724.2+2.6
SNP Christine Grahame
Adam Ingram
Alasdair Morgan 		3±048,37118.4-6.7
Liberal Democrats 0027,02610.3-1.7
Scottish Green Chris Ballance 1+115,0625.7+2.7
Scottish Socialist Rosemary Byrne 1+114,2285.4+4.4
Scottish Pensioners 009,0823.4N/A
Socialist Labour 003,0541.2-3.2
UKIP 001,8890.7+0.2
Scottish People's 001,4360.5N/A
Rural Party003550.1N/A

Changes

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
ConstituencyElected memberResult
Ayr Ian Welsh Scottish Labour win (new seat)
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Cathy Jamieson Scottish Labour win (new seat)
Clydesdale Karen Turnbull Scottish Labour win (new seat)
Cunninghame South Irene Oldfather Scottish Labour win (new seat)
Dumfries Elaine Murray Scottish Labour win (new seat)
East Lothian John Home Robertson Scottish Labour win (new seat)
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Alasdair Morgan Scottish National Party win (new seat)
Roxburgh and Berwickshire Euan Robson Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat)
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Ian Jenkins Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

Changes:

  • On 21 December 1999 Ian Welsh resigned, citing family reasons. He was the first MSP to resign, and as of 2005 remains the shortest serving MSP serving 230 days. At the subsequent Ayr by-election in 2000, John Scott won the seat for the Conservatives.

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election: South of Scotland
PartyElected candidatesSeats+/−Votes%+/−%
Labour 0N/A98,83631.0N/A
SNP Michael Russell
Adam Ingram
Christine Creech 		3N/A80,05925.1N/A
Conservative Phil Gallie
Alex Fergusson
Murray Tosh
David Mundell 		4N/A68,90421.6N/A
Liberal Democrats 0N/A38,15712.0N/A
Socialist Labour 0N/A13,8874.4N/A
Scottish Green 0N/A9,4673.0N/A
Liberal 0N/A3,4781.1N/A
Scottish Socialist 0N/A3,3041.0N/A
UKIP 0N/A1,5020.5N/A
Natural Law 0N/A7550.2N/A

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Boundary Commission for Scotland - First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine .
  3. ↑ Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.

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