West of 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...

. 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 West Scotland was created 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...

 and largely replaced the
West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament...

 region.

Constituencies and local government areas

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covers:

Constituency	Clydebank and Milngavie Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency) Clydebank and Milngavie is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Cunninghame North Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cunninghame North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one MSP by the first past the post method of election once every four years... Cunninghame South Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Cunninghame South is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It elects one MSP by the first past the post method of election once every four years. Currently, the constituency comprises of the towns of Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston, located within the North Ayrshire council area in... Dumbarton Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency) Dumbarton is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Eastwood Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency) Eastwood is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Greenock and Inverclyde Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency) Greenock and Inverclyde is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Paisley Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency) Paisley is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament. It will elect one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency) Renfrewshire North and West is a constituency of the devolved Scottish Parliament located in the historic county of Renfrewshire in the west central Lowlands. It was first created for the 2011 elections... Renfrewshire South Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency) Renfrewshire South is a constituency of the devolved Scottish Parliament. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election... Strathkelvin and Bearsden Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency) Strathkelvin and Bearsden is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament . It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament by the first past the post method of election...

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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:

• 8 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 two additional members)
• 7 Labour
  Scottish Labour Party
  The Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
  
   MSPs (four constituency members and three additional members)
• 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)

Constituency results

Additional member results

Footnotes

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