West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

West Scotland
West Scotland
electoral region; for the Scottish Parliament
	West Scotland shown within Scotland
Population	709,716 (2019)
Current electoral region
Created	2011
MSPs	Scottish National Party 8; Labour 4; Conservative 4; Scottish Green 1
Council areas	Argyll and Bute (part); East Dunbartonshire; East Renfrewshire; Inverclyde; North Ayrshire; Renfrewshire; West Dunbartonshire
Constituencies	Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; Strathkelvin and Bearsden

West Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. Ten 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 17 MSPs.

The West Scotland electoral region was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the West of Scotland region.^[2]

Constituencies and local government areas[edit]

Map of boundaries from 2011

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

Region	Constituencies
		Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire South Renfrewshire North and West Strathkelvin and Bearsden

Members of the Scottish Parliament[edit]

Constituency MSPs[edit]

as West of Scotland
Term	Election	Strathkelvin and Bearsden		Clydebank and Milngavie		Dumbarton		Eastwood		Paisley South		Paisley North		West Renfrewshire		Greenock and Inverclyde		Cunninghame North		area formerly within the South of Scotland region prior to 2011
1st	1999		Sam Galbraith (Labour)		Des McNulty (Labour)		Jackie Baillie (Labour)		Ken Macintosh (Labour)		Hugh Henry (Labour)		Wendy Alexander (Labour)		Trish Godman (Labour)		Duncan McNeil (Labour)		Allan Wilson (Labour)
1st	1999		Brian Fitzpatrick (Labour)
2nd	2003		Jean Turner Independent
3rd	2007		David Whitton (Labour)																Kenneth Gibson (SNP)
as West Scotland
Term	Election	Strathkelvin and Bearsden		Clydebank and Milngavie		Dumbarton		Eastwood		Renfrewshire South		Paisley		Renfrewshire North and West		Greenock and Inverclyde		Cunninghame North		Cunninghame South
4th	2011		Fiona McLeod (SNP)		Gil Paterson (SNP)		Jackie Baillie (Labour)		Ken Macintosh (Labour)		Hugh Henry (Labour)		George Adam (SNP)		Derek Mackay (SNP)		Duncan McNeil (Labour)		Kenneth Gibson (SNP)		Margaret Burgess (SNP)
5th	2016		Rona Mackay (SNP)		Gil Paterson (SNP)				Jackson Carlaw (Conservative)		Tom Arthur (SNP)				Derek Mackay (SNP)		Stuart McMillan (SNP)				Ruth Maguire (SNP)
6th	2021		Rona Mackay (SNP)		Marie McNair (SNP)				Jackson Carlaw (Conservative)		Tom Arthur (SNP)				Natalie Don (SNP)		Stuart McMillan (SNP)				Ruth Maguire (SNP)

Regional list MSPs[edit]

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

as West of Scotland
Parliament	MSP		MSP		MSP		MSP		MSP		MSP		MSP
1st (1999–2003)		Colin Campbell (SNP)		Kay Ullrich (SNP)		Lloyd Quinan (SNP)		Fiona McLeod (SNP)		Ross Finnie (Lib Dem)		Annabel Goldie (Conservative)		John Young (Conservative)
2nd (2003–07)		Stewart Maxwell (SNP)		Campbell Martin (SNP)		Bruce McFee (SNP)		Frances Curran (Socialist)						Murray Tosh (Conservative)
3rd (2007–11)		Stewart Maxwell (SNP)		Stuart McMillan (SNP)		Bill Wilson (SNP)		Gil Paterson (SNP)						Jackson Carlaw (Conservative)
as West Scotland
4th (2011–16)		Stewart Maxwell (SNP)		Stuart McMillan (SNP)		Mary Fee (Labour)		Neil Bibby (Labour)		Margaret McDougall (Labour)		Annabel Goldie (Conservative)		Jackson Carlaw (Conservative)
5th (2016–21)		Ross Greer (Green)		Ken Macintosh (Labour)		Mary Fee (Labour)				Jamie Greene (Conservative)		Maurice Golden (Conservative)		Maurice Corry (Conservative)
6th (2021–)		Ross Greer (Green)		Katy Clark (Labour)		Paul O'Kane (Labour)				Jamie Greene (Conservative)		Russell Findlay (Conservative)		Pam Gosal (Conservative)

Election results[edit]

2021 Scottish Parliament election[edit]

In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Constituency results[edit]

2021 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Clydebank and Milngavie	Marie McNair	SNP hold
	Cunninghame North	Kenneth Gibson	SNP hold
	Cunninghame South	Ruth Maguire	SNP hold
	Dumbarton	Jackie Baillie	Labour hold
	Eastwood	Jackson Carlaw	Conservative hold
	Greenock and Inverclyde	Stuart McMillan	SNP hold
	Paisley	George Adam	SNP hold
	Renfrewshire North and West	Natalie Don	SNP hold
	Renfrewshire South	Tom Arthur	SNP hold
	Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Rona Mackay	SNP hold

Additional member results[edit]

2021 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland^[3]^[4]^[5]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	SNP	Michelle Campbell, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, Rona Mackay, Colm Merrick, Lorna Douglas, Annette Ireland, Debra Torrance, Gavin Lundy, Jonathan McColl, Daniel Kennedy	152,671	40.4	1.8
	Labour	Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Paul O'Kane, Johanna Baxter, Matt Kerr, Francesca Brennan, Douglas McAllister, Katie Pragnell, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Ed Grady, Nairn McDonald	83,782	22.2	0.3
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw, Russell Findlay, Jamie Greene, Pam Gosal, Julie Pirone, Andrew Polson, Derek Stillie, Maurice Corry, Caroline Hollins-Martin, David Rocks	82,640	21.9	0.3
	Scottish Green	Ross Greer, Carolynn Scrimgeour, Scott Bevan, Erin Crawley, Ross Collins, Emma Sheppard, Charley O'Hear	26,632	7.1	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon, Jacci Stoyle, Susan Murray, Ross Stalker, Rod Ackland, Eileen McCartin, Ruby Kirkwood	13,570	3.6	0.2
	Alba	Christopher McEleny, Caroline McAllister, Ellen McMaster, Delia Henry	6,133	1.6	1.6
	All for Unity	David Griffiths, Catherine McCall, Paul McLafferty, Senol Jason Ali, Calum Robertson, Rhona Cameron, Robert Aikman	3,372	0.9	0.9
	Scottish Family Party	Liam McKechnie, Martin Bell, Matthew Lynch, Mary Toal, Cecilia Tortolano	2,345	0.6	0.6
	Independent Green Voice	Iain Inkster	1,983	0.5	0.5
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament	Robert Watson	916	0.2	0.2
	Freedom Alliance	Jill McGowan, Maria Smith, Grant Stirling, Mark Turnbull	766	0.2	0.2
	Reform UK	John McCallum, Wayne Darnell, Peter Sievwright, Martyn Greene	600	0.2	0.2
	Libertarian	Jonathan Rainey	499	0.1	0.1
	TUSC	Jim Halfpenny, Lynda McEwan, Ian Kerr	479	0.1	0.1
	UKIP	Janice Mackay, Eunice Normansell, Robert Hill, Sharon Boyle, Ian Emery	463	0.1	1.7
	Scotia Future	Andy Doig	257	0.1	0.1
	Independent	James Morrison	248	0.1	0.1
	Independent	Maurice Campbell	234	0.1	0.1
	Renew	Peter Morton	97	0.0	0.0

2016 Scottish Parliament election[edit]

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

8 Scottish National Party MSPs (all constituency members)
4 Labour MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
4 Conservative MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
1 Scottish Greens MSP (a regional member)

Constituency results[edit]

2016 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Clydebank and Milngavie	Gil Paterson	SNP hold
	Cunninghame North	Kenneth Gibson	SNP hold
	Cunninghame South	Ruth Maguire	SNP hold
	Dumbarton	Jackie Baillie	Labour hold
	Eastwood	Jackson Carlaw	Conservative gain from Labour
	Greenock and Inverclyde	Stuart McMillan	SNP gain from Labour
	Paisley	George Adam	SNP hold
	Renfrewshire North and West	Derek Mackay	SNP hold
	Renfrewshire South	Tom Arthur	SNP gain from Labour
	Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Rona Mackay	SNP hold

Additional member results[edit]

Elected regional list MSPs are shown in bold; elected constituency MSPs, who stood on a party list, are shown in italics.

2016 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland^[6]
List		Candidates	Votes	%	±
	SNP	Derek Mackay, Stewart Maxwell, Kenneth Gibson, Stuart McMillan, Rona Mackay, Ian McDougall, Gil Paterson, Gail Robertson, Ruth Maguire, Qasim Hanif, Nighet Riaz	135,827	42.2	+0.6
	Labour	Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Mary Fee, Ken Macintosh, Johanna Baxter, Joe Cullinane, Siobhan McCready, Martin McCluskey, Moira Ramage, Paul Sweeney, Gail Casey, Ben Procter	72,544	22.5	-10.2
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw, Jamie Greene, Maurice Golden, Maurice Corry, Andrew Polson, David Wilson, Paul Masterton, Graeme Brooks, Billy McClure, Ann Le Blond	71,528	22.2	+9.5
	Scottish Green	Ross Greer, Veronika Tudhope, Ciaran Roarty, Yvonne McLellan, Joshua McCormick, Fiona Clark, Ryan Paul Morrison, Sarah Anderson	17,218	5.3	+2.4
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon, Ashay Ghai, Aileen Morton, Ruby Kirkwood, John Mandby Watson, John William Duncan, Charity Elizabeth Pierce, Tristan Philip Pierre Gray	12,097	3.8	+0.5
	UKIP	Sharon Marie McGonigal, Michael Burrows, Robert Malyn	5,856	1.8	+1.1
	Solidarity	Gail Sheridan, Garry MacLachlan, Patricia Donald, Archibald Muir Thomson, Susan Thomson	2,609	0.8	+0.7
	Scottish Christian	Brian Lally	2,391	0.7	-0.1
	RISE	Colin Turbett, Sandra Webster, Kieran McCallum, Lindsay Brown	1,522	0.5	N/A
	Libertarian	Alan Findlay	484	0.2	N/A

2011 Scottish Parliament election[edit]

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

8 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members)
7 Labour MSPs (four constituency members and three additional members)
2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)

Constituency results[edit]

2011 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Clydebank and Milngavie	Gil Paterson	SNP gain from Labour
	Cunninghame North	Kenneth Gibson	SNP hold
	Cunninghame South	Margaret Burgess	SNP gain from Labour
	Dumbarton	Jackie Baillie	Labour hold
	Eastwood	Ken Macintosh	Labour hold
	Greenock and Inverclyde	Duncan McNeil	Labour hold
	Paisley	George Adam	SNP gain from Labour
	Renfrewshire North and West	Derek Mackay	SNP gain from Labour
	Renfrewshire South	Hugh Henry	Labour hold
	Strathkelvin and Bearsden	Fiona McLeod	SNP gain from Labour

Additional member results[edit]

2011 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	SNP	Stewart Maxwell Stuart McMillan	2	-2	117,306	41.5	+13
	Labour	Mary Fee Neil Bibby Margaret McDougall	3	+3	92,530	32.8	-1.8
	Conservative	Annabel Goldie Jackson Carlaw	2	±0	35,995	12.7	-2
	Liberal Democrats		0	-1	9,148	3.2	-4.9
	Scottish Green		0	0	8,414	3.0	±0
	Scottish Senior Citizens		0	0	4,771	1.7	-0.3
	Socialist Labour		0	0	2,865	1.0	+0.4
	Scottish Christian		0	0	2,468	0.9	-0.5
	BNP		0	0	2,162	0.8	-0.5
	UKIP		0	0	2,000	0.7	+0.4
	Scottish Socialist		0	0	1,752	0.6	±0
	Ban Bankers Bonuses		0	0	1,204	0.4	±0
	Pirate		0	0	850	0.3	±0
	Independent		0	0	460	0.2	±0
	Solidarity		0	0	446	0.2	-1.8

Footnotes[edit]

^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
^ "Boundary Commission for Scotland - First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries".
^ Sandra, Black. "Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest West Scotland Region Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of poll" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
^ "Elections 2021: West of Scotland [region] [sic]". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
^ 2021 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results, Renfrewshire Council; retrieved 9 May 2021
^ "2016 Scottish Parliamentary Elections". Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

Preceded by Mid Fife and Glenrothes	Constituency or Region represented by the Presiding Officer 2016–2021	Succeeded by Lothian

[1] Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)

[2] "Boundary Commission for Scotland - First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries".

[sp2021-nominations-west-scotland-3] Sandra, Black. "Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest West Scotland Region Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of poll" (PDF). Renfrewshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

[bbc-eln2021|-west-scotland-4] "Elections 2021: West of Scotland [region] [sic]". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[5] 2021 - Scottish Parliamentary Election - Results, Renfrewshire Council; retrieved 9 May 2021

[6] "2016 Scottish Parliamentary Elections". Inverclyde Council. Retrieved 22 February 2020.

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