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Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Electoral region of the Scottish Parliament
Electoral region of the Scottish Parliament
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Central Scotland | |
| constituency_type | electoral region | |
| parl_name | Scottish Parliament | |
| image | [[File:Central Scotland 2011 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] |
| caption | Central Scotland shown within Scotland | |
| year | 1999 | |
| member_label | MSPs | |
| members | Scottish National Party 9 | |
| Conservative 2 | ||
| Labour 3 | ||
| Green 1 | ||
| Reform 1 | ||
| local_council_label | Council areas | |
| local_council | Falkirk | |
| North Lanarkshire | ||
| South Lanarkshire (part) | ||
| parts_label | Constituencies | |
| parts | Airdrie and Shotts | |
| Coatbridge and Chryston | ||
| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | ||
| East Kilbride | ||
| Falkirk East | ||
| Falkirk West | ||
| Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | ||
| Motherwell and Wishaw | ||
| Uddingston and Bellshill | ||
| population | 669,424 (2019) |
Conservative 2 Labour 3 Green 1 Reform 1 North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire (part) Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill
Central Scotland (Meadhan-Alba in Gaelic) 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 (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
As a result of the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the region will be replaced by Central Scotland and Lothians West for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
Constituencies and council areas 2011–2026
As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
| Region | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Central Scotland 2011 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[Image:Central Scotland 2011 numbered.svg | right | 270px]] |
Constituencies and council areas 1999–2011
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. They cover all of two council areas, the Falkirk council area and the North Lanarkshire council area, and parts of three others, the East Ayrshire council area, the East Dumbartonshire council area and the South Lanarkshire council area.
The rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the South of Scotland region, the rest of the East Dunbartonshire council area is within the West of Scotland region, and the rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is within the Glasgow and South of Scotland regions.
| Region | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Central Scotland 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[Image:Central ScotlandNumber.PNG | right | 270px]] |
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The new "Central Scotland" region was formed from the 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.
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs
| Term | Election | Airdrie and Shotts | Coatbridge and Chryston | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | East Kilbride | Falkirk East | Falkirk West | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Hamilton South | Motherwell and Wishaw | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Term | Election | Airdrie and Shotts | Coatbridge and Chryston | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | East Kilbride | Falkirk East | Falkirk West | Uddingston and Bellshill | Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse | Motherwell and Wishaw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | Karen Whitefield | |||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | Elaine Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | Cathy Craigie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | Andy Kerr | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | Cathy Peattie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Independent (politician)}}" rowspan="2" | Dennis Canavan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Independent) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | Michael McMahon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | Tom McCabe | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | Jack McConnell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | Margaret Jamieson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish National Party}}" | Michael Matheson | |||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Willie Coffey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 MSPs, 2011– | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (area covered by former constituency moved to the South Scotland region) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Alex Neil | |||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour}}" | Elaine Smith | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Jamie Hepburn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Linda Fabiani | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Angus MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Michael Matheson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour}}" | Michael McMahon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Christina McKelvie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour Party}}" | John Pentland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Fulton MacGregor | |||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Richard Lyle | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Clare Adamson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Scottish National Party}}" | Neil Gray | |||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Collette Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Michelle Thomson | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Stephanie Callaghan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) |
Regional list MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | Year | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="2" | Donald Gorrie | ||||||
| (Liberal Democrat) | Scottish National Party}}" | Andrew Wilson | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Alex Neil | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | ||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Scottish Socialist Party}}" | Carolyn Leckie | ||||||
| (SSP) | Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}" | John Swinburne | |||||||
| (SSCUP) | Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="5" | Margaret Mitchell | |||||||
| (Conservative) | |||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | Hugh O'Donnell | ||||||
| (Liberal Democrat) | |||||||||
| (later Independent) | Scottish National Party}}" | Jamie Hepburn | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Christina McKelvie | |||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | ||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="4" | Mark Griffin | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | Siobhan McMahon | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | Margaret McCulloch | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | ||||||||
| 2014 | Independent (politician)}}" rowspan="1" | ||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | Richard Leonard | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | Monica Lennon | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" | Elaine Smith | |||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="2" | ||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Scottish Greens}}" | Gillian Mackay | ||||||
| (Green) | Scottish Conservatives}}" | Stephen Kerr | |||||||
| (Conservative) | Scottish Conservatives}}" | Meghan Gallacher | |||||||
| (Conservative) |
Election results
2021 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 SNP MSPs (constituency members)
- 3 Labour MSPs (additional members)
- 3 Conservative MSPs (additional members)
- 1 Green MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
| Party | Member of the Scottish Parliament | Total Members | +/– | Constituency | +/– | Regional | +/– | Scottish Labour Party}};" | Scottish National Party}};" | Scottish Conservative Party}};" | Scottish Liberal Democrats}};" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 8 | −1 | 0 | ±0 | 8 | −1 | |||||||||
| SNP | 2 | +2 | 5 | +2 | 7 | +4 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | |||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 |
Constituency results
References
- [https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files//statistics/population-estimates/special-area-2011-dz/spc/spc-19-tabs.xlsx Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based)], [[National Records of Scotland]]; retrieved 6 May 2021 ([https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/statistics-and-data/statistics/statistics-by-theme/population/population-estimates/2011-based-special-area-population-estimates/spc-population-estimates accompanying summary notes])
- (2025-05-01). "What would Scotland's new electoral map look like?".
- Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See ''[http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] {{webarchive. link. (21 September 2007 ''.)
- Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election. next Scottish Parliament election]].
- Murray, Des. (8 May 2021). "ELECTION OF A MEMBER TO SERVE IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT FOR THE CENTRAL SCOTLAND REGION. DATE OF POLL: Thursday 6th May 2021".
- "Scottish Parliament election 2021: Central Scotland regional candidates". BBC News.
- [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/regions/S17000009 Central Scotland] [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021
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