Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Central 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. Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.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.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.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
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes onlyElection results
In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Additional Member results
In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Additional Member results
2007 Scottish Parliament election
Constituency results
Additional member results
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Additional member results
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 Labour MSPs
- 5 Scottish National Party MSPs
- 1 Independent
- 1 Conservative MSP
- 1 Liberal Democrat MSPs
Constituency results
Additional member results
Footnotes
