The
Scottish Parliament (
Holyrood ) has 73
constituencies , each electing one
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
plurality (
first past the post ) system of election, and eight
additional members regions, each electing seven additional MSPs.
Each region is a group of constituencies, and the
D'Hondt method of allocating additional member seats from
party lists is used to produce a form of
proportional representation for each region
The total number of parliamentary seats is 129. For links to lists of MSPs, see
Member of the Scottish Parliament .
The constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, for the
first election of the Scottish Parliament, and were used also for the
2003 and
2007 elections.
The
First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries
[1]
[2] by the
Boundary Commission for Scotland was started in 2007, and the Commission reported to the
Secretary of State for Scotland on 26 May 2010. The Commission's recommendations were implemented ahead of the
2011 Scottish Parliament election , to form the
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011 .
Boundaries
The Scottish Parliament constituencies from 1999 were created with the boundaries of the constituencies of the
House of Commons of the
Parliament of the United Kingdom (
Westminster ) as they were in 1999, apart from
Orkney and
Shetland , which are separate constituencies, unlike the single
Orkney and Shetland Westminster constituency .
Under the
Scotland Act 1998 , changes to Westminster boundaries were also to be changes to Holyrood boundaries. This link between the two sets of constituencies was broken, however, by the
Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 , before the results of the
fifth periodical review of Westminster constituencies were implemented for the
2005 United Kingdom general election . The fifth Westminster review reduced the number of Westminster constituencies and, therefore, the number of Scottish
Members of Parliament , from 72 to 59.
The boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as they existed until 2005, had not been subject to review since the removal of
local government regions and districts . Many Holyrood constituencies, retaining those boundaries as they do, now straddle boundaries between the current
council areas created in 1996. Newer Westminster constituencies also straddle council area boundaries but, in Westminster representation, there is a clear sense of council areas being grouped into larger areas: the
East Ayrshire council area and
South Ayrshire council area , for example, are treated as a single area.
Various council areas are divided between two Holyrood electoral regions. One council area, the
South Lanarkshire council area , was divided between three different electoral regions.
The
Arbuthnott Commission , in its final report, January 2006, recommended that council area boundaries and Holyrood and Westminster constituency boundaries should all be reviewed together. This recommendation has not been implemented.
Constituencies (first past the post seats)
Constituency
Council area or areas
Additional members region
A
Aberdeen Central
Part of
Aberdeen City
North East Scotland
Aberdeen North
Part of
Aberdeen City
North East Scotland
Aberdeen South
Part of
Aberdeen City
North East Scotland
Airdrie and Shotts
Part of
North Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
Angus
Part of
Angus , part of
Dundee City , and part of
Perth and Kinross
North East Scotland
Argyll and Bute
Part of
Argyll and Bute
Highlands and Islands
Ayr
Part of
South Ayrshire
South of Scotland
B
Banff and Buchan
Part of
Aberdeenshire
North East Scotland
C
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Part of
Highland
Highlands and Islands
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Part of
East Ayrshire , and part of
South Ayrshire
South of Scotland
Central Fife
Part of
Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
Clydesdale
Part of
South Lanarkshire
South of Scotland
Clydebank and Milngavie
Part of
East Dunbartonshire , and part of
West Dunbartonshire
West of Scotland
Coatbridge and Chryston
Part of
East Dunbartonshire , and part of
North Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
Part of
North Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
Cunninghame North
Part of
North Ayrshire
West of Scotland
Cunninghame South
Part of
North Ayrshire
South of Scotland
D
Dumbarton
Part of
Argyll and Bute , and part of
West Dunbartonshire
West of Scotland
Dumfries
Part of
Dumfries and Galloway
South of Scotland
Dundee East
Part of
Dundee City
North East Scotland
Dundee West
Part of
Dundee City
North East Scotland
Dunfermline East
Part of
Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
Dunfermline West
Part of
Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
E
East Kilbride
Part of
South Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
East Lothian
Part of
East Lothian
South of Scotland
Eastwood
East Renfrewshire
West of Scotland
Edinburgh Central
Part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
Part of
East Lothian , and part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
Edinburgh North and Leith
Part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
Edinburgh Pentlands
Part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
Edinburgh South
Part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
Edinburgh West
Part of
City of Edinburgh
Lothians
F
Falkirk East
Part of
Falkirk
Central Scotland
Falkirk West
Part of
Falkirk
Central Scotland
G
Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
Part of
Dumfries and Galloway
South of Scotland
Glasgow Anniesland
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Baillieston
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Cathcart
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Govan
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Kelvin
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Maryhill
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Pollok
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Rutherglen
Part of
Glasgow City , and part of
South Lanarkshire
Glasgow
Glasgow Shettleston
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Glasgow Springburn
Part of
Glasgow City
Glasgow
Gordon
Part of
Aberdeenshire , and part of
Moray
North East Scotland
Greenock and Inverclyde
Part of
Inverclyde
West of Scotland
H
Hamilton North and Bellshill
Part of
North Lanarkshire , and part of
South Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
Hamilton South
Part of
South Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
I
Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
Part of
Highland
Highlands and Islands
K
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Part of
East Ayrshire
Central Scotland
Kirkcaldy
Part of
Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
L
Linlithgow
Part of
West Lothian
Lothians
Livingston
Part of
West Lothian
Lothians
M
Midlothian
Part of
Midlothian
Lothians
Moray
Part of
Moray
Highlands and Islands
Motherwell and Wishaw
Part of
North Lanarkshire
Central Scotland
N
North East Fife
Part of
Fife
Mid Scotland and Fife
North Tayside
Part of
Angus , and part of
Perth and Kinross
Mid Scotland and Fife
O
Ochil
Clackmannanshire , part of
Perth and Kinross , and part of
Stirling
Mid Scotland and Fife
Orkney
Orkney Islands
Highlands and Islands
P
Paisley North
Part of
Renfrewshire
West of Scotland
Paisley South
Part of
Renfrewshire
West of Scotland
Perth
Part of
Perth and Kinross
Mid Scotland and Fife
R
Ross, Skye and Inverness West
Part of
Highland
Highlands and Islands
Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Part of
Scottish Borders
South of Scotland
S
Shetland
Shetland Islands
Highlands and Islands
Stirling
Part of
Stirling
Mid Scotland and Fife
Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Part of
East Dunbartonshire
West of Scotland
T
Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Part of
Midlothian , and part of
Scottish Borders
South of Scotland
W
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Part of
Aberdeenshire
North East Scotland
Western Isles
Na h-Eileanan Siar
Highlands and Islands
West Renfrewshire
Part of
Inverclyde , and part of
Renfrewshire
West of Scotland
Additional member regions
References
External links