Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Encyclopedia
Central Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....

 of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...

 which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....

 are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...

. Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.

The Central Scotland region shares boundaries with the Lothians, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

Constituencies and council areas 2011–

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
The First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries was carried by the Boundary Commission for Scotland. It was announced on 3 July 2007 that the review was taking place and the final proposals were published on 26 May 2010...

 the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 general election.
Constituency|Region


  1. Airdrie and Shotts
    Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  2. Coatbridge and Chryston
    Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  3. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
    Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  4. Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
    Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  5. Falkirk East
    Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  6. Falkirk West
    Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  7. East Kilbride
    East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  8. Motherwell and Wishaw
    Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...


  9. Uddingston and Bellshill
    Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



Constituencies and council areas 1999–2011

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...

 constituencies, as existing in at that time. They cover all of two council areas, the Falkirk council area
Falkirk (council area)
Falkirk is one of the 32 unitary authority council areas in Scotland. It borders onto North Lanarkshire to the south west, Stirling to the north west, West Lothian to the south east and, across the Firth of Forth to the north east, Fife and Clackmannanshire...

 and the North Lanarkshire council area
North Lanarkshire
North Lanarkshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland. It borders onto the northeast of the City of Glasgow and contains much of Glasgow's suburbs and commuter towns and villages. It also borders Stirling, Falkirk, East Dunbartonshire, West Lothian and South Lanarkshire...

, and parts of three others, the South Lanarkshire council area
South Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of the former county of Lanarkshire. It borders the south-east of the city of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's suburbs, commuter towns and smaller villages....

, the East Ayrshire council area
East Ayrshire
East Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders on to North Ayrshire, East Renfrewshire, South Lanarkshire, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway...

 and the East Dumbartonshire council area
East Dunbartonshire
This article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...

.

The rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is within the Glasgow and South of Scotland regions, the rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the South of Scotland region, and the rest of the East Dunbartonshire council area is within the West of Scotland region.
Constituency|Region


  1. Airdrie and Shotts
    Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  2. Coatbridge and Chryston
    Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  3. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
    Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  4. East Kilbride
    East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  5. Falkirk East
    Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  6. Falkirk West
    Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  7. Hamilton North and Bellshill
    Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  8. Hamilton South
    Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Hamilton South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...



  9. Kilmarnock and Loudoun
    Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....



  10. Motherwell and Wishaw
    Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)
    Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...




Boundary changes

The Boundary Commission have recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The new "Central Scotland" region will be formed from the recommended constituencies of Airdrie and Shotts; Coatbridge and Chryston; Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; East Kilbride; Falkirk East; Falkirk West; Hamilton, Lanark and Stonehouse; Motherwell and Wishaw; and Uddingston and Bellshill.

Constituency MSPs

Parliament Airdrie and Shotts
Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Coatbridge and Chryston
Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Falkirk East
Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Falkirk West
Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Hamilton North and Bellshill
Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Hamilton North and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Hamilton South
Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Hamilton South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Motherwell and Wishaw
Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Kilmarnock and Loudoun was a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elected one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election....

1st
(1999-2003
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...

)
Karen Whitefield
Karen Whitefield
Karen Whitefield is a Scottish politician and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Airdrie and Shotts constituency....


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Elaine Smith
Elaine Smith
Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999....


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Cathy Craigie
(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Andy Kerr
(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)

(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Dennis Canavan
Dennis Canavan
Dennis Andrew Canavan is a Scottish politician, and was an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament for Falkirk West.-Early life:He was born in Cowdenbeath....


(Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

)
Michael McMahon
Michael McMahon
Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council....


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Tom McCabe
Tom McCabe
Thomas "Tom" McCabe is a Scottish Labour Party politician, a former Minister for Finance in the Scottish Executive, and was Member of the Scottish Parliament for Hamilton South until May 2011....

 
(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Jack McConnell
Jack McConnell
Jack Wilson McConnell, Baron McConnell of Glenscorrodale is a British Labour life peer in the House of Lords. He was third First Minister of Scotland from 2001 to 2007, making him the longest serving First Minister in the history of the Scottish Parliament...


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)

(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
2nd
Members of the 2nd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election...


(2003-07
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...

)
3rd
Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election...


(2007-11
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...

)
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency....


Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey
Willie Coffey is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Kilmarnock and Loudoun since 2007....


Parliament Airdrie and Shotts
Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Airdrie and Shotts is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Coatbridge and Chryston
Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Coatbridge and Chryston is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

East Kilbride
East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)
East Kilbride is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Falkirk East
Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Falkirk East is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Falkirk West
Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Falkirk West is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Uddingston and Bellshill
Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Uddingston and Bellshill is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

Motherwell and Wishaw
Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Motherwell and Wishaw is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the plurality method of election...

9 MSPs
(2011-)
4th
Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election...


(2011-15
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...

)
Alex Neil
(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Elaine Smith
Elaine Smith
Elaine Smith is a Scottish Labour politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for Coatbridge and Chryston constituency since 1999....


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth...


(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Linda Fabiani
Linda Fabiani
Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride....


(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)

(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency....


(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Michael McMahon
Michael McMahon
Michael E. "Mike" McMahon is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 2009 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. He was previously a member of the New York City Council....

 
(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Christina McKelvie
Christina McKelvie
Christina McKelvie is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland. She was elected as a Scottish National Party party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in the 2011 election.-Early life:She studied at St Leonards...


(SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
John Pentland
John Pentland
John Pentland is a Scottish politician representing the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency in the Scottish Parliament.He has been a member of the Labour Party for over 30 years, holding numerous branch and CLP positions....


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
Parliament MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP
1st 
(1999-2003
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...

)
Alex Neil 
(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson
Andrew Wilson or Andy Wilson may refer to:*Andrew Wilson , Unificationist educator*Andrew Wilson , US actor*Andrew Wilson , Scottish landscape-painter...


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson
Michael Matheson is the Public Health Minister in the Scottish Government. He has been an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament since 1999, first representing Central Scotland and, since 2007, the Falkirk West constituency....


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Gil Paterson
Gil Paterson
Gil Paterson, born in Glasgow, 1942 is the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Clydebank and Milngavie constituency, which he gained from Labour on 5 May 2011....


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Linda Fabiani
Linda Fabiani
Linda Fabiani is a Scots-Italian politician. A member of the Scottish National Party . She is the Member of the Scottish Parliament for East Kilbride....


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Donald Gorrie
Donald Gorrie
Donald Cameron Easterbrook Gorrie is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician, and former Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland Region. He was also a Member of Parliament from 1997 until 2001, representing Edinburgh West....


(Liberal Democrat
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

)
Lyndsay McIntosh
Lyndsay McIntosh
Lyndsay McIntosh is a Scottish politician. She was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland from 1999 to 2003....


(Conservative)
2nd
Members of the 2nd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the second Scottish Parliament at the 2003 election...

 
(2003-07
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...

)
John Swinburne
(SSCUP)
Carolyn Leckie
Carolyn Leckie
Carolyn Leckie is a Scottish Socialist Party politician, a former co-chair of the party, and former member of the Scottish Parliament....


(Scottish Socialist
Scottish Socialist Party
The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence....

)
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Munnerlyn Mitchell was an American author and journalist. Mitchell won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937 for her epic American Civil War era novel, Gone with the Wind, which was the only novel by Mitchell published during her lifetime.-Family:Margaret Mitchell was born in Atlanta,...


(Conservative)
3rd
Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2007 election...

 
(2007-11
Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...

)
Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn is a Scottish politician. He is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth...


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
John Wilson
(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Christina McKelvie
Christina McKelvie
Christina McKelvie is a Member of the Scottish Parliament for Central Scotland. She was elected as a Scottish National Party party list candidate in the 2007 election, and has been elected as MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in the 2011 election.-Early life:She studied at St Leonards...


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Hugh O'Donnell
(Liberal Democrat
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

)
4th
Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament
This is a list of Members of the Scottish Parliament or, in Gaelic, Buill Pàrlamaid na h-Alba elected to the third Scottish Parliament at the 2011 election...

 
(2011-15
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...

)
Richard Lyle
Richard Lyle
Richard Lyle is a Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.Lyle, who was educated at Lawmuir School and Bellshill Academy, has served as a local councillor on Motherwell District Council and North Lanarkshire Council since 1976.-...


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Clare Adamson
Clare Adamson
Clare Adamson MSP is an SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament and local government Councillor on North Lanarkshire Council.-Biography:Adamson was born in Motherwell but grew up in Wishaw where her family moved aged 7...


(Scottish National
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

)
Siobhan McMahon
Siobhan McMahon
Siobhan McMahon is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Central Scotland region.-Political career:McMahon is supporting Johann Lamont MSP to become Scottish Labour's leader.-Labour Party researcher:...


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Mark Griffin
(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)
Margaret McCulloch
Margaret McCulloch
Margaret McCulloch is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the Central Scotland region.She is a member of the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee and substitute member of the Subordinate Legislation Committee.- References :...


(Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

)

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 2011
The 2011 Scottish Parliament general election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the mixed member proportional representation system is used to...

 the region elected MSPs as follows:
  • 9 Scottish National Party
    Scottish National Party
    The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

     MSPs (six constituency members and three additional members)
  • 6 Labour
    Scottish Labour Party
    The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

     MSPs (three constituency members and three additional members)
  • 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)

Constituency results











Additional Member results












2007 Scottish Parliament election

Party Member of the Scottish Parliament Total Members +/–
Constituency +/– Regional +/–
Labour
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

8 –1 0 ±0 8 −1
SNP
Scottish National Party
The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

2 +2 5 +2 7 +4
Conservative 0 ±0 1 ±0 1 ±0
Liberal Democrats
Scottish Liberal Democrats
The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

0 ±0 1 ±0 1 ±0

Constituency results












Additional member results












2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...

 the region elected MSPs as follows:
  • 9 Labour
    Scottish Labour Party
    The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

     MSPs (nine constituency members)
  • 3 Scottish National Party
    Scottish National Party
    The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

     MSPs (three additional members)
  • 1 Independent
    Independent (politician)
    In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

     MSP (one constituency member)
  • 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
  • 1 Liberal Democrat
    Scottish Liberal Democrats
    The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

     MSP (one additional member)
  • 1 Scottish Senior Citizens MSP (one additional member)
  • 1 Scottish Socialist Party
    Scottish Socialist Party
    The Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence....

     MSP (one additional member)

Constituency results












Additional member results














1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election
Scottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...

 the region elected MSPs as follows:
  • 9 Labour
    Scottish Labour Party
    The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....

     MSPs (nine constituency members)
  • 5 Scottish National Party
    Scottish National Party
    The Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....

     MSPs (five additional members)
  • 1 Independent
    Independent (politician)
    In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...

     (one constituency member)
  • 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
  • 1 Liberal Democrat
    Scottish Liberal Democrats
    The Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...

     MSPs (one additional member)

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