Elections in Scotland - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Scotland has elections to several bodies: 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...

, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament

European Parliament

The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...

, local councils

Local government of Scotland

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as Councils which consist of councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the council areas....

and community councils.

Scottish Parliament

Since the formation of the Scottish parliament in 1999 there have been to date four Scottish elections, which are held every 4 years on the first Thursday in May

May

May is the fifth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with the length of 31 days.May is a month of autumn in the Southern Hemisphere and spring in the Northern Hemisphere...

. The electoral system used is mixed member proportional representation

Mixed member proportional representation

Mixed-member proportional representation, also termed mixed-member proportional voting and commonly abbreviated to MMP, is a voting system originally used to elect representatives to the German Bundestag, and nowadays adopted by numerous legislatures around the world...

(MMS) system. The system is a form of the additional member

Additional Member System

The Additional Member System is the term used in the United Kingdom for the mixed member proportional representation voting system used in Scotland, Wales and the London Assembly....

method of proportional representation

Proportional representation

Proportional representation is a concept in voting systems used to elect an assembly or council. PR means that the number of seats won by a party or group of candidates is proportionate to the number of votes received. For example, under a PR voting system if 30% of voters support a particular...

(PR), and is better known as such in the United Kingdom. Under the system, voters are given two votes: one for a specific candidate and one for a political party. Full details are explained here.

2011

Overall turnout - 50.4%

2007

Overall turnout - 51.8%

By-elections

Moray by-election, 2006
Moray by-election, 2006
A by-election in the Moray constituency of the Scottish Parliament was held on 27 April 2006 following the death of the Scottish National Party Member of the Scottish Parliament Margaret Ewing on 21 March 2006, from breast cancer...

SNP hold
Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001
Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001
The Banff and Buchan by-election to the Scottish Parliament was held on June 7, 2001, the same day as a UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Strathkelvin and Bearsden...

SNP hold
Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001
The Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan...

Lab hold
Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
Ayr by-election, 2000
Ayr by-election, 2000
The Ayr by-election on March 16, 2000 was the first by-election for the Scottish Parliament that had been established the year previously. It was caused by the resignation of Ian Welsh who had been elected at the Scottish Parliamentary Election, 1999...

Con gain from Lab

2010

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Seats Contested	Votes
41	0	59	1,035,528	42.0	+2.5
11	0	59	465,471	18.9	-3.7
6	0	59	491,386	19.9	+2.3
1	0	59*	412,855	16.7	+0.9
0	0	34	17,223	0.7	+0.3
0	0	20	16,827	0.7	-0.3
0	0	13	8,910	0.4	+0.3
0	0	10	3,530	0.1	N/A
0	0	10	3,157	0.1	-1.7
0	0	5	1,673	0.0	-
0	0	1	835	0.0	N/A
0	0	1	534	0.0	N/A
0	0	1	389	0.0	N/A
0	0	2	290	0.0	N/A
0	0	2	237	0.0	N/A
Turnout:				2,465,722	63.8

2005

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%
41	-15	922,402	39.5	-4.5
11	+1	528,076	22.6	+6.3
6	+1	412,267	17.7	-2.4
1	0	369,388	15.8	+0.2
0	0	43,514	1.9	-1.2
0	0	25,760	1.1	+1.1
0	0	8,859	0.4	+0.3
0	0	6,696	0.3	+0.2
0	0	4,004	0.2	+0.2
0	0	1,591	0.1	+0.1
0	0	1,266	0.1	0
0	0	1,017	0.0	0
0	0	916	0.0	0
Turnout:				2,333,887	60.6

2001

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
55	-1	1,001,173	43.3	-2.3
10	0	378,034	16.3	+3.4
5	-1	464,314	20.1	-2.1
1	+1	360,658	15.6	-1.9
0	0	72,516	3.1	+2.8
Turnout:				2,315,703	58.2	-13.1

1997

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
56	+6	1,283,350	45.6	+6.6
10	+1	365,362	13.0	-0.1
6	+3	621,550	22.1	+0.6
0	-11	493,059	17.5	-8.2
0	0	53,427	2.0	+1.2
Turnout:				2,816,748	71.3	-4.2

1992

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
49	-1	1,142,911	39.0	-3.4
11	+1	751,950	25.6	+1.6
9	0	383,856	13.1	-6.1
3	0	629,564	22.1	+7.1
0	0	23,417	0.8	+0.5
Turnout:				2,931,698	75.5	+4.0

1987

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
50	+9	1,258,132	39.0	-3.4
10	-11	713,081	24.0	-4.4
9	0	570,053	19.2	-5.3
3	+1	416,473	14.1	+2.3
0	0	10,069	0.3	0.0
Turnout:				2,967,808	75.1	+2.4

1983

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Party		Seats	Seats change	Votes	%
41	-3	990,654	35.1
21	-1	801,487	28.4
8	0	692,634	24.5
2	0	331,975	11.8
0	0	7,830	0.3	0.0
Turnout:				2,824,580	72.7

Pre 1983

Party Year	Conservative Conservative Party (UK) The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...	Labour Labour Party (UK) The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...	Liberal Liberal Party (UK) The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...	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....	others
3 May 1979	22	44	3	2	0
10 October 1974	16	41	3	11	0
28 February 1974	21	40	3	7	0
18 June 1970	19	48	3	1	0
31 March 1966	21	46	5	0	0
15 October 1964	23	44	4	0	0
8 October 1959	26	43	1	0	1
26 May 1955	36	34	1	0	0
25 October 1951	35	35	1	0	0
23 February 1950	32	37	2	0	0
5 July 1945	30	34	0	0	7

By-elections

Inverclyde by-election, 2011, Labour hold
Glasgow North East by-election, 2009
Glasgow North East by-election, 2009
The 2009 Glasgow North East by-election was a by-election for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's House of Commons constituency of Glasgow North East. The by-election was held on 12 November 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as an MP and as Speaker of the British House of Commons...

, Labour hold
Glenrothes by-election, 2008
Glenrothes by-election, 2008
The 2008 Glenrothes by-election was a by-election held in Scotland on 6 November 2008 to elect a new Member of Parliament for the House of Commons constituency of Glenrothes in Fife, Scotland....

, Labour hold
Glasgow East by-election, 2008
Glasgow East by-election, 2008
The 2008 Glasgow East by-election was a by-election for the UK Parliamentary constituency of Glasgow East which was held on 24 July 2008. The election was triggered when, on 30 June 2008, the sitting MP David Marshall stood down due to ill health....

, SNP gain from Labour
Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006
Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006
The Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, in Dunfermline and West Fife, Scotland, was held on 9 February 2006 following the death of sitting Labour MP Rachel Squire on 6 January. The by-election was the first seat to change hands in the 2005 Parliament when Willie Rennie won the seat for the...

, Lib Dem gain from Labour
Livingston by-election, 2005
Livingston by-election, 2005
The Livingston by-election, 2005 was triggered when Robin Cook, the Labour Party Member of Parliament for Livingston, in Scotland, died on 6 August 2005....

, Labour hold
Falkirk West by-election, 2000
Falkirk West by-election, 2000
The Falkirk West by-election, 2000 was a parliamentary by-election held on 21 December 2000 for the Scottish constituency of Falkirk West.The vacancy was caused the resignation from the House of Commons of Dennis Canavan, the Member of Parliament for Falkirk West...

, Labour hold
Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000, Labour hold
Hamilton South by-election, 1999
Hamilton South by-election, 1999
On August 4, 1999 NATO announced that the Member of Parliament for the constituency of Hamilton South, in Scotland, the Rt. Hon. George Robertson, had been chosen as its new Secretary-General. This meant that Robertson was required to resign his seat which he had won as a Labour candidate in the...

, Labour hold
Paisley South by-election, 1997
Paisley South by-election, 1997
The Member of Parliament for Paisley South, in Scotland, Gordon McMaster, died on 28 July 1997.A by-election to fill the seat was held on 6 November...

, Labour hold
Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995
Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995
A by-election for the UK Parliament constituency of Perth and Kinross in Scotland was held on 25 May 1995, following the death of Conservative MP Sir Nicholas Fairbairn on 19 February of that year....

, SNP gain from Conservative

Monklands East by-election, 1994
Monklands East by-election, 1994
The Monklands East by-election was held on 30 June 1994, following the death of the Leader of the Labour Party John Smith, Member of Parliament for Monklands East in Scotland, on 12 May....

, Labour hold
Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991
Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991
The Kincardine and Deeside by-election was a parliamentary election held in Kincardine and Deeside, Scotland, on 7 November 1991, caused by the death of its Conservative Member of Parliament , Alick Buchanan-Smith on 29 August 1991....

, Lib Dem gain from Conservative
Paisley South by-election, 1990
Paisley South by-election, 1990
The Paisley South by-election, 1990 was a parliamentary by-election held on 29 November 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Paisley South, in the town of Paisley, Scotland....

, Labour hold
Paisley North by-election, 1990, Labour hold
Glasgow Central by-election, 1989
Glasgow Central by-election, 1989
The Glasgow Central by-election, in the Glasgow Central constituency, Scotland, was held on 15 June 1989. It was caused by the death of the sitting Member of Parliament for the constituency, Robert McTaggart....

, Labour hold
Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988
Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988
The Glasgow Govan by-election, in the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Govan, Scotland, was held on 10 November 1988. It was caused by the resignation of Bruce Millan as Member of Parliament for the constituency....

, SNP gain from Labour
Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982
Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982
The Glasgow Queen's Park by-election, 1982 was a parliamentary by-election held on 2 December 1982 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Queen's Park.- Previous MP :...

, Labour hold
Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982
Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982
The Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982 was a parliamentary by-election held on 24 June 1982 for the British House of Commons constituency of Coatbridge and Airdrie.- Previous MP :...

, Labour hold
Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982
Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982
A Glasgow Hillhead by-election was held on 25 March 1982. The by-election was caused by the death of the Conservative Party Member of Parliament for Glasgow Hillhead Tam Galbraith on 2 January 1982....

, SDP
Social Democratic Party (UK)
The Social Democratic Party was a political party in the United Kingdom that was created on 26 March 1981 and existed until 1988. It was founded by four senior Labour Party 'moderates', dubbed the 'Gang of Four': Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams...

gain from Conservative
Glasgow Central by-election, 1980
Glasgow Central by-election, 1980
The Glasgow Central by-election, 1980 was a by-election held on 26 June 1980 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Central, following the death of its sitting MP, Thomas McMillan.On a turnout of 48%, the Labour Party held the seat....

, Labour hold

Local councils

Since 1995 Local elections are genially held in Scotland every 4 years, for all 32 unitary authorities which were created under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994

The Local Government etc. Act 1994 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland....

. Between 1975 and 1992 elections were held every 2 years for either District or regional council, which sat for 4 year terms. The set up was created under Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973

The Local Government Act 1973 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, that reformed local government in Scotland, on May 16, 1975....

As one consequence of the Gould Report, which was a response to the fiasco of the 2007 elections, the next council elections are scheduled for 2012 (one year after the Parliamentary elections).

2007

The election was contested for the first time under the STV

Single transferable vote

The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...

system of proportional representation. For full analysis see Scottish council elections, 2007.

Past Elections

Scottish local elections, 2003
Scottish local elections, 2003
The Scottish local elections, 2003 were held on 1 May 2003, the same day as Scottish Parliament elections and local elections in parts of England...
Scottish local elections, 1999
Scottish local elections, 1999
The Scottish local elections, 1999 were held on 6 May 1999, the same day as first Scottish Parliament elections. All 32 Scottish councils had all their seats up for election – all Scottish councils are unitary authorities.-Results:...
Scottish local elections, 1995
Scottish local elections, 1995
Local elections were held in Scotland on 6 April 1995, as part of the Local Government etc. Act 1994. The elections were held for the 29 new mainland unitary authorities created under the act, which replaced the nine former regions established in 1975. The three island areas were retained from...
Scottish local Regional elections, 1994
Scottish local Regional elections, 1994
The last region Local elections were held in Scotland on 5 May 1994, as part of the Local Government Act 1973. These were the last elections before the new 29 new mainland unitary authorities come in to force, before the Local Government etc...
Scottish District local elections, 1992
Scottish District local elections, 1992
Local elections were held in Scotland in May 1992, to elect members to all 53 district councils. It was the last local election held under the Local Government Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts...
Scottish local Regional elections, 1990
Scottish local Regional elections, 1990
The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1990, as part of the Local Government Act 1973, and where the first test of public option about the Community Charge-National results:...

Scottish District local elections, 1988
Scottish District local elections, 1988
Local elections were held in Scotland in 5 May 1988, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts.-National results:...
Scottish local Regional elections, 1986
Scottish local Regional elections, 1986
The regional Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 8 May 1986, as part of the Local Government Act 1973, The previous elections had been held in 1982...
Scottish District local elections, 1984
Scottish District local elections, 1984
Local elections were held in Scotland on Thursday 3 May 1984, to elect members to all 53 district councils under the Local Government Act 1973, which had established the two-tier system of regions and districts...
Scottish local Regional elections, 1982
Scottish District local elections, 1980
Scottish District local elections, 1977

2008

date to be announced: Abbey (4-member ward), Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote
Single transferable vote
The single transferable vote is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through preferential voting. Under STV, an elector's vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate, and then, after candidates have been either elected or eliminated, any surplus or...

: result pending (result May 2007: 2 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab)
1 May: Troup (3-member ward), Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: result pending (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Con, 1 Ind)
6 March: Cambuslang East (3-member ward), South Lanarkshire
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....

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab gain from SNP (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 3 Lab)
28 February: Lerwick South (4-member ward), Shetland, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Ind hold (result May 2007: 4 Ind; after by election: 4 Ind)
21 February: Highland (3-member ward), Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross
Perth and Kinross is one of 32 council areas in Scotland, and a Lieutenancy Area. It borders onto the Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City, Fife, Clackmannanshire, Stirling, Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas. Perth is the administrative centre...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 1 Con; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Con)
14 February: Elgin City South (3-member ward), Moray
Moray
Moray is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.- History :...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 SNP, 1 Lab, 1 Ind; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)
31 January: Kilsyth (3-member ward), North Lanarkshire
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...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lab hold (result May 2007: 2 Lab, 1 SNP; after by election: 2 Lab, 1 SNP)

2007

22 November: Lochee (4-member ward), Dundee
Dundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 2 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 2 Lab)
4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute
Argyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)
16 August: Midstocket/Rosemount (3-member ward), Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....

, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Con (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)

2006

8 December: Elderslie, Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire
Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...

, Lab hold (16% swing Lab to SNP)
28 September: Markinch and Woodside East, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, 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....

gain from Lab
Scottish Labour Party
The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
10 August: Lochardil, Highland
Highland (council area)
Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...

, Lib Dem
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...

gain from Ind
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...
15 June: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs, West Dunbartonshire also borders onto Argyll and Bute, Stirling, East...

, SNP gain from Lab
18 May: Altonhill Hillhead and Longpark, East Ayrshire
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...

, SNP hold
11 May: Biggar, Symington and Black Mount, South Lanarkshire
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....

, Con
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. Like the UK party, it has a centre-right political philosophy which promotes conservatism and strong British Unionism...

gain from SNP
30 March: Avondale South, South Lanarkshire
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....

, Con hold
30 March: Borestone, Stirling
Stirling (council area)
Stirling is one of the 32 unitary local government council areas of Scotland, and has a population of about 87,000 . It was created under the Local Government etc Act 1994 with the boundaries of the Stirling district of the former Central local government region, and it covers most of the former...

, SNP gain from Lab
30 March: King's Park, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Lib Dem gain from Lab
16 February: Milton, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, SNP gain from Lab
2 February: North Carrick and Maybole East, South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire
South Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto East Ayrshire, North Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway....

, Ind gain from Lab

2005

8 December: Kirkshaws, North Lanarkshire
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...

, Lab hold
10 November: Knightswood Park, Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...

, Lab hold
10 November: Loanhead, Midlothian
Midlothian
Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....

, SNP gain from Ind
10 November: Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, Con hold
13 October: Lochside, Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway
Dumfries and Galloway is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. It was one of the nine administrative 'regions' of mainland Scotland created in 1975 by the Local Government etc. Act 1973...

, Lab gain from Ind
29 September: Auchtertool and Burntisland East
Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005
The Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005 was a local government by-election to Fife Council, Scotland, held on 29 September, 2005.The Auchtertool and Burntisland East by-election, 2005 was held on the same day as two parliamentary by-elections:...

, Fife
Fife
Fife is a council area and former county of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries to Perth and Kinross and Clackmannanshire...

, SNP gain from Ind
11 August: Herbertshire, Falkirk
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...

, SNP gain from Lab
16 June: Kildrum and Park, North Lanarkshire
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...

, SNP gain from Ind
9 June: Huntly East, Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire is one of the 32 unitary council areas in Scotland and a lieutenancy area.The present day Aberdeenshire council area does not include the City of Aberdeen, now a separate council area, from which its name derives. Together, the modern council area and the city formed historic...

, Con hold
9 June: Kilnknowe and Clovenfords, Borders
Scottish Borders
The Scottish Borders is one of 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It is bordered by Dumfries and Galloway in the west, South Lanarkshire and West Lothian in the north west, City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian to the north; and the non-metropolitan counties of Northumberland...

, SNP gain from Ind
17 March: Dalkeith/Woodburn, Midlothian
Midlothian
Midlothian is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and a lieutenancy area. It borders the Scottish Borders, East Lothian and the City of Edinburgh council areas....

, Lib Dem gain from Lab
17 March: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire
West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs, West Dunbartonshire also borders onto Argyll and Bute, Stirling, East...

, Lab hold

European Parliament

In 1999, a Scotland

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

-wide constituency replaced 8 first-past-the-post

First-past-the-post

First-past-the-post voting refers to an election won by the candidate with the most votes. The winning potato candidate does not necessarily receive an absolute majority of all votes cast.-Overview:...

constituencies, which were used in the elections between 1979 and 1994: which returned 8 MEPS under the d'Hondt method

D'Hondt method

The d'Hondt method is a highest averages method for allocating seats in party-list proportional representation. The method described is named after Belgian mathematician Victor D'Hondt who described it in 1878...

of party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation

Party-list proportional representation systems are a family of voting systems emphasizing proportional representation in elections in which multiple candidates are elected...

system. Since then, the number of MEPs returned by Scotland has been reduced twice more to seven in (2004) and then to six in (2009).

Elected candidates are shown in bold. Brackets indicate the number of votes per seat won.

2009

2004

1999

Pre 1999 elections

For full details of results please referee to related articles;

Glasgow
Glasgow (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
Highlands and Islands
Highlands and Islands (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
Lothians
Lothians (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
Mid Scotland and Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
North East Scotland
North East Scotland (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
South of Scotland
South of Scotland (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
Strathclyde East
Strathclyde East (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...
Strathclyde West
Strathclyde West (European Parliament constituency)
Prior to its uniform adoption of proportional representation in 1999, the United Kingdom used first-past-the-post for the European elections in England, Scotland and Wales...

Referendums

To-date 5 referendums have been held in Scotland, covering a wide range of issues.

United Kingdom European Communities membership referendum, 1975
Scottish devolution referendum, 1979
Strathclyde water referendum, 1994
Strathclyde water referendum, 1994
In 1994, the ruling Conservative Government of the United Kingdom brought forward plans to overhaul a number of aspects of local government in Scotland as part of the Local Government etc. Act 1994. Part II of the Act reorganised Scotland's water supply and sewerage services, previously the...
Scottish devolution referendum, 1997
Edinburgh congestion charge#Referendum

External links

Scotland - Electoral Commission
Electoral Commission (United Kingdom)
The Electoral Commission is an independent body set up by the UK Parliament. It regulates party and election finance and sets standards for well-run elections...
Boundary Commission for Scotland

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Scottish Parliament

2011

2007

By-elections

2010

2005

2001

1997

1992

1987

1983

Pre 1983

By-elections

Local councils

2007

Past Elections

2008

2007

2006

2005

European Parliament

2009

2004

1999

Pre 1999 elections

Referendums

See also

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