Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
{{Short description|Electoral region of the Scottish Parliament}}
{{Other uses|Central Scotland (disambiguation)}}
{{EngvarB|date=September 2015}}
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{{Infobox constituency
|name = Central Scotland
|constituency_type = electoral region
|parl_name = Scottish Parliament
|image = 220px
|caption = Central Scotland shown within Scotland
|year = 1999
|abolished =
|member_label = MSPs
|members = Scottish National Party 9
Conservative 3
Labour 3
Green 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)[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])
}}
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.
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=210|frame-height=280|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-01 |title=What would Scotland's new electoral map look like? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9856l91lk0o |access-date=2025-07-09 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Constituencies and council areas 2011–2026
{{maplink|raw={{Wikipedia:Map data/Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)}}|frame=yes|frame-width=210|frame-height=280|text=Map of boundaries from 2011}}
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.
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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.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 |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070921124603/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ |date=21 September 2007 }}. They cover all of two council areas,Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election. 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.
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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=
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| Term
! Election !colspan="2"|Airdrie and Shotts ! colspan="2" style="width:75px;"|Coatbridge and Chryston ! colspan="2" style="width:75px;"|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth !colspan="2"|{{nowrap|East Kilbride}} !colspan="2"|Falkirk East !colspan="2"|Falkirk West ! colspan="2" style="width:75px;"|Hamilton North and Bellshill !colspan="2"|Hamilton South ! colspan="2" style="width:75px;"|Motherwell and Wishaw ! colspan="2" style="width:75px;"|Kilmarnock and Loudoun | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st
|1999 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | | rowspan="3"| Karen Whitefield |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1"| |rowspan="3"| Elaine Smith |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1"| |rowspan="3"|Cathy Craigie |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | |rowspan="3"|Andy Kerr |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | |rowspan="3"|{{nowrap|Cathy Peattie}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|Dennis Canavan |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1"| |rowspan="3"|Michael McMahon |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1" | |rowspan="3"|Tom McCabe |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" width="1"| |rowspan="3"|Jack McConnell |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Margaret Jamieson}} | ||||
| 2nd
|2003 | ||||
| 3rd
|2007 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |Michael Matheson |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |Willie Coffey | ||||
| Term
! Election !colspan="2"| Airdrie and Shotts !colspan="2"| Coatbridge and Chryston !colspan="2"| Cumbernauld and Kilsyth !colspan="2"| East Kilbride !colspan="2"| Falkirk East !colspan="2"| Falkirk West !colspan="2"|Uddingston and Bellshill !colspan="2"| Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse !colspan="2"| Motherwell and Wishaw | colspan="2" rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|9 MSPs, 2011– | ||||
| 4th
|2011 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Labour}}"| | Elaine Smith (Labour) |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3"| |rowspan="3"|Jamie Hepburn |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Linda Fabiani |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | |rowspan="2"|{{nowrap|Angus MacDonald}} |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3"| |rowspan="3"|Michael Matheson |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" | | Michael McMahon (Labour) |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3"| |rowspan="3"|Christina McKelvie |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" | | John Pentland (Labour) | |
| 5th
|2016 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| Fulton MacGregor |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | Richard Lyle (SNP) |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Clare Adamson | |||
| 6th
|2021 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | Neil Gray (SNP) |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | Collette Stevenson (SNP) |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | Michelle Thomson (SNP) |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | | Stephanie Callaghan (SNP) |
=Regional list MSPs=
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
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| Parliament
! Year !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP !colspan="2"| MSP |
|---|
| 1st
|1999 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Donald Gorrie |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3"| |rowspan="3"|Linda Fabiani |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Michael Matheson |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}"| |
| 2nd
|2003 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Socialist Party}}"| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="5"| |rowspan="5"|Margaret Mitchell |
| 3rd
|2007 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |Hugh O'Donnell |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}"| |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="3"|John Wilson |
| rowspan="2"|4th
|2011 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="4"| |rowspan="4"|Mark Griffin |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Siobhan McMahon |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Margaret McCulloch |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Richard Lyle |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Clare Adamson |
| 2014
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent (politician)}}" rowspan="1"| |
| 5th
|2016 |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Richard Leonard |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Monica Lennon |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Labour}}" | |bgcolor="{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Graham Simpson |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}"| |
| 6th
|2021 |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Greens}}" | |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}"| |style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}"| |
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 ==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2021 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Neil Gray
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Fulton MacGregor
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Jamie Hepburn
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Collette Stevenson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Michelle Thomson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Michael Matheson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
|MSP = Christina McKelvie
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = Clare Adamson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Uddingston and Bellshill
|MSP = Stephanie Callaghan
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Additional Member results==
{{Election box begin for list|title=2021 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland{{cite web |url=https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-05/Central%20Scotland%20Region%20-%20Declaration.pdf |title=ELECTION OF A MEMBER TO SERVE IN THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT FOR THE CENTRAL SCOTLAND REGION. DATE OF POLL: Thursday 6th May 2021 |date=8 May 2021 |last=Murray |first=Des |website=North Lanarkshire Council |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508220651/https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2021-05/Central%20Scotland%20Region%20-%20Declaration.pdf |archive-date=8 May 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-56544110|title=Scottish Parliament election 2021: Central Scotland regional candidates|work=BBC News|access-date=8 May 2021}}[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election/2021/scotland/regions/S17000009 Central Scotland] [region], BBC News; retrieved 8 May 2021}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish National Party|candidate=Danish Ashraf, Christina McKelvie, Neil Gray, Michelle Thomson, Fulton MacGregor, Stephanie Callaghan, Grant Ferguson, Iain Sinclair, Paul Welsh, Josh Wilson, Cameron McManus|votes=148,399|percentage=45.3|change={{decrease}}2.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Labour|candidate=Richard Leonard, Monica Lennon, Mark Griffin, Monique McAdams, Chris Costello, Michael McPake, Allyson Black|votes=77,623|percentage=23.7|change={{decrease}}1.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Conservatives|candidate=Stephen Kerr, Graham Simpson, Meghan Gallacher, Haroun Malik, Neil Benny, Ross Lambie, Nathan Wilson, Gordon Macdonald, Bryan Flannagan|votes=59,896|percentage=18.3|change={{increase}}2.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Greens|candidate=Gillian Mackay, Rosemary McGowan, Claire Williams, Tom McLaughlin, Patrick McAleer, Kyle Davidson, James Stuart Duffin|votes=19,512|percentage=6.0|change={{increase}}1.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Liberal Democrats|candidate=Paul McGarry, Mark McGeever, Dawn Allan, Graham Watson, Ewan McRobert, Karen Utting, Austin Reid|votes=6,337|percentage=1.9|change={{nochange}}0.0}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Alba Party|candidate=Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh, Lynne Anderson, Jim Walker, Margaret Lynch|votes=5,345|percentage=1.6|change={{increase}}1.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=All for Unity|candidate=Mary Devlin, Jonathan Stanley, Matt Alexander, Sandra Hill, Billy Ross, Sandy Smart, Lachlan Macneil|votes=2,712|percentage=0.8|change={{increase}}0.8}}
{{Election box candidate||party=Scottish Family Party|candidate=Leo Lanahan, Josh McGrory, Helen MacEachen, Christine MacIver, Christopher Hendry|votes=2,105|percentage=0.6|change={{increase}}0.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent Green Voice|candidate=John Robertson|votes=1,854|percentage=0.6|change={{increase}}0.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party|candidate=John Mortimer, Lee McLauchlan|votes=841|percentage=0.3|change={{increase}}0.3}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Reform UK|candidate=Alan Melville, Hugh Skinner, Alexander MacGregor, Ann Murray|votes=650|percentage=0.2|change={{increase}}0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Scottish Libertarian Party|candidate=Mark Meechan, Katrina Angus|votes=626|percentage=0.2|change={{increase}}0.2}}
{{Election box candidate||party=Freedom Alliance|candidate=Dave Frankland, Claire McClaren, John Irvine, Louise Bannigan, Di Meechan, Colin McMillan|votes=619|percentage=0.2|change={{increase}}0.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Independent politician|candidate=Paddy Hogg|votes=488|percentage=0.2|change={{increase}}0.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=UK Independence Party|candidate=Neil Wilson, Yvonne Mackay, Steven Unwin, George Cowan|votes=485|percentage=0.2|change={{decrease}}2.0}}
{{Election box end}}
=2016 Scottish Parliament election=
In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 SNP MSPs (constituency members)
- 4 Labour MSPs (additional members)
- 3 Conservative MSPs (additional members)
==Constituency results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2016 Scottish Parliament general election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Alex Neil
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Fulton MacGregor
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Jamie Hepburn
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Linda Fabiani
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Angus MacDonald
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Michael Matheson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
|MSP = Christina McKelvie
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = Clare Adamson
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Uddingston and Bellshill
|MSP = Richard Lyle
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Additional Member results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2016 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|votes = 129,082
|percentage = 47.7
|change = +1.3
|number = 0
|numberchange= -3
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour
|votes = 67,103
|percentage = 24.8
|change = -10.5
|number = 4
|numberchange= +1
|elected = Richard Leonard
Monica Lennon
Mark Griffin
Elaine Smith
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservatives
|votes = 43,602
|percentage = 16.1
|change = +9.7
|number = 3
|numberchange= +2
|elected = Margaret Mitchell
Graham Simpson
Alison Harris
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Greens
|votes = 12,722
|percentage = 4.7
|change = +2.3
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|votes = 6,088
|percentage = 2.2
|change = +1.7
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|votes = 5,015
|percentage = 1.9
|change = +0.4
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|votes = 2,684
|percentage = 1.0
|change = +0.8
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|votes = 2,314
|percentage = 0.9
|change = -0.5
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance
|votes = 1,636
|percentage = 0.6
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 460
|percentage = 0.2
|change = +0.2
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box end}}
=2011 Scottish Parliament election=
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and three additional members)
- 6 Labour MSPs (three constituency members and three additional members)
- 1 Conservative MSP (additional member)
==Constituency results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Alex Neil
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Elaine Smith
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Jamie Hepburn
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Linda Fabiani
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Angus MacDonald
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Michael Matheson
|winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
|constituency = Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
|MSP = Christina McKelvie
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = John Pentland
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
|constituency = Uddingston and Bellshill
|MSP = Michael McMahon
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Additional Member results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2011 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|votes = 108,261
|percentage = 46.4
|change = +15.5
|number = 3
|numberchange= -2
|elected = Richard Lyle
John Wilson
Clare Adamson
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|votes = 82,459
|percentage = 35.3
|change = -4.6
|number = 3
|numberchange= +3
|elected = Siobhan McMahon
Mark Griffin
Margaret McCulloch
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|votes = 14,870
|percentage = 6.4
|change = -1.0
|number = 1
|numberchange= ±0
|elected = Margaret Mitchell
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = All Scotland Pensioners Party
|votes = 5,793
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -0.1
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|votes = 5,634
|percentage = 2.4
|change = -0.1
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|votes = 3,318
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -3.8
|number = 0
|numberchange= -1
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|votes = 3,173
|percentage = 1.4
|change = -0.7
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 2,483
|percentage = 1.1
|change = +0.3
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = British National Party
|votes = 2,214
|percentage = 0.9
|change = -0.5
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
|votes = 1,545
|percentage = 0.7
|change = +0.1
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = UK Independence Party
|votes = 1,263
|percentage = 0.5
|change = +0.3
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 821
|percentage = 0.4
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|votes = 820
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -0.6
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|votes = 559
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -1.5
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region|
|party = Scottish Homeland Party
|votes = 337
|percentage = 0.1
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}{{Election box end}}
=2007 Scottish Parliament election=
| class="wikitable" |
| rowspan=2 colspan="2"|Party
! colspan="4"|Member of the Scottish Parliament ! rowspan="2"|Total Members ! rowspan="2"|+/– |
|---|
| Constituency
!+/– !Regional !+/– |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}};" |
| 8 | −1 | 0 | ±0 | 8 | −1 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}};" |
|SNP | 2 | +2 | 5 | +2 | 7 | +4 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}};" |
| 0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 |
| style="color:inherit;background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}};" |
| 0 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 | 1 | ±0 |
== Constituency results ==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2007 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Karen Whitefield
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Elaine Smith
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Cathie Craigie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Andy Kerr
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Cathy Peattie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Michael Matheson
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Hamilton North and Bellshill
|MSP = Michael McMahon
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Hamilton South
|MSP = Tom McCabe
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Kilmarnock and Loudoun
|MSP = Willie Coffey
|winner = Scottish National Party
|loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = Jack McConnell
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Additional member results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2007 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|votes = 112,596
|percentage = 39.6
|change = -0.8
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|votes = 89,210
|percentage = 31.4
|change = +8.8
|number = 5
|numberchange= +2
|elected = Alex Neil
Linda Fabiani
Jamie Hepburn
Christina McKelvie
John Wilson
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|votes = 24,253
|percentage = 8.5
|change = -0.6
|number = 1
|numberchange= ±0
|elected = Margaret Mitchell
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|votes = 14,648
|percentage = 5.2
|change = -0.7
|number = 1
|numberchange= ±0
|elected = Hugh O'Donnell
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|votes = 7,204
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -2.1
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|votes = 7,060
|percentage = 2.5
|change = -4.0
|number = 0
|numberchange= -1
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Christian Party
|votes = 5,575
|percentage = 2.0
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Solidarity (Scotland)
|votes = 5,012
|percentage = 1.8
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Christian Peoples Alliance
|votes = 4,617
|percentage = 1.6
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = British National Party
|votes = 4,125
|percentage = 1.4
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 2,303
|percentage = 0.8
|change = -0.7
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|votes = 2,188
|percentage = 0.8
|change = -6.5
|number = 0
|numberchange= -1
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Voice
|votes = 1,955
|percentage = 0.7
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
|votes = 1,544
|percentage = 0.5
|change = -0.3
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region|
|party = Publican Party
|votes = 1,500
|percentage = 0.5
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|votes = 722
|percentage = 0.2
|change = -0.1
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}{{Election box end}}
=2003 Scottish Parliament election=
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 Labour MSPs (nine constituency members)
- 3 Scottish National Party MSPs (three additional members)
- 1 Independent MSP (one constituency member)
- 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Scottish Senior Citizens MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (one additional member)
== Constituency results ==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2003 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Karen Whitefield
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Elaine Smith
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Cathie Craigie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Andy Kerr
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Cathy Peattie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Dennis Canavan
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Hamilton North and Bellshill
|MSP = Michael McMahon
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Hamilton South
|MSP = Tom McCabe
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Kilmarnock and Loudoun
|MSP = Margaret Jamieson
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link|
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = Jack McConnell
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
==Additional member results==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2003 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|votes = 106,318
|percentage = 40.41
|change = +1.13
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|votes = 59,274
|percentage = 22.53
|change = -5.25
|number = 3
|numberchange= −2
|elected = Alex Neil
Michael Matheson
Linda Fabiani
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|votes = 24,121
|percentage = 9.17
|change = +0.02
|number = 1
|numberchange= ±0
|elected = Margaret Mitchell
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|votes = 19,016
|percentage = 7.23
|change = +5.49
|number = 1
|numberchange= +1
|elected = Carolyn Leckie
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
|votes = 17,146
|percentage = 6.52
|change = N/A
|number = 1
|numberchange= +1
|elected = John Swinburne
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|votes = 15,494
|percentage = 5.89
|change = -0.31
|number = 1
|numberchange= ±0
|elected = Donald Gorrie
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|votes = 12,248
|percentage = 4.66
|change = +2.87
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 3,855
|percentage = 1.47
|change = -1.85
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
|votes = 2,147
|percentage = 0.82
|change = -0.05
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 1,265
|percentage = 0.48
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish People's Alliance
|votes = 1,192
|percentage = 0.45
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = United Kingdom Independence Party
|votes = 1,009
|percentage = 0.38
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= 0
|elected =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 1999 Scottish Parliament election =
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 Labour MSPs (nine constituency members)
- 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (five additional members)
- 1 Independent (one constituency member)
- 1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)
- 1 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one additional member)
== Constituency results ==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|1999 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Airdrie and Shotts
|MSP = Karen Whitefield
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Coatbridge and Chryston
|MSP = Elaine Smith
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
|MSP = Cathie Craigie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = East Kilbride
|MSP = Andy Kerr
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk East
|MSP = Cathy Peattie
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Falkirk West
|MSP = Dennis Canavan
|winner = Independent (politician)
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Hamilton North and Bellshill
|MSP = Michael McMahon
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Hamilton South
|MSP = Tom McCabe
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Kilmarnock and Loudoun
|MSP = Margaret Jamieson
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box new constituency win electoral region with party link
|constituency = Motherwell and Wishaw
|MSP = Jack McConnell
|winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
== Additional member results ==
{| class=wikitable
!colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|1999 Scottish Parliament election: Central Scotland
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|votes = 129,822
|percentage = 39.28
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish National Party
|votes = 91,802
|percentage = 27.78
|change = N/A
|number = 5
|numberchange= N/A
|elected = Alex Neil
Andrew Wilson
Michael Matheson
Gil Paterson
Linda Fabiani
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|votes = 30,243
|percentage = 9.15
|change = N/A
|number = 1
|numberchange= N/A
|elected = Lyndsay McIntosh
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|votes = 27,700
|percentage = 8.38
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|votes = 20,505
|percentage = 6.20
|change = N/A
|number = 1
|numberchange= N/A
|elected = Donald Gorrie
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|votes = 10,956
|percentage = 3.32
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|votes = 5,926
|percentage = 3.32
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Socialist Party
|votes = 5,739
|percentage = 1.74
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
|votes = 2,888
|percentage = 0.87
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = ProLife Alliance
|votes = 2,567
|percentage = 0.78
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region|
|party = Scottish Families and Pensioners Party
|votes = 1,373
|percentage = 0.42
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
|party = Natural Law Party
|votes = 1,373
|percentage = 0.42
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region|
|party = Independent Progressive
|votes = 248
|percentage = 0.08
|change = N/A
|number = 0
|numberchange= N/A
|elected =
}}
{{Election box end}}
Footnotes
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region)}}
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