This is a list of members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) who were returned to the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament. Of the 129 MSPs returned at the 2016 general election, 73 were returned from first past the post constituencies with a further 56 members returned from eight regions, each electing seven MSPs as a form of mixed member proportional representation.

Parliament reconvened on 12 May 2016 with the swearing-in of MSPs and the election of the presiding officer and two deputy presiding officers. Queen Elizabeth II formally opened the fifth session on 2 July 2016.

Composition

Party May 2016 election May 2021 dissolution • Scottish National Party 63 61 Scottish Conservatives 31 30 Scottish Labour 24 23 Scottish Greens 6 5 Scottish Liberal Democrats 5 5 Reform UK 0 1 Independent 0 3 Presiding Officer 0 1 Total 129 Government majority −3 −6 Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

Graphical representation These are graphical representations of the Scottish Parliament showing a comparison of party strengths as it was directly after the 2016 general election and its composition at dissolution:

Note this is not the official seating plan of the Scottish Parliament.

List of MSPs This is a list of MSPs. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2016 election.

Name Image Member for TypePartyPaisleyConstituencyScottish National PartyMotherwell and WishawConstituencyScottish National PartyNa h-Eileanan an IarConstituencyScottish National PartyRenfrewshire SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyDumbartonConstituencyLabourMid Scotland and FifeRegionalLabour Co-opLothianRegionalConservativeSouth Scotland(since 23/05/17)RegionalReform UKSouth ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opMidlothian North and MusselburghConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opNorth East Scotland(since 21/12/16)RegionalConservativeLothianRegionalLabour PartyLothianRegionalConservativeClackmannanshire and DunblaneConstituencyScottish National PartyAberdeenshire WestConstituencyConservativeHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativeClydesdaleConstituencyScottish National PartyEastwoodConstituencyConservativeGalloway and West DumfriesConstituencyConservativeNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativeKilmarnock and Irvine ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh WesternConstituencyLiberal DemocratsAlmond ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalConservativeStirlingConstituencyScottish National PartyPerthshire South and Kinross-shireConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh CentralConstituencyConservativeEdinburgh EasternConstituencyScottish National PartyAngus SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow CathcartConstituencyScottish National PartyCowdenbeathConstituencyScottish National PartyInverness and NairnConstituencyScottish National PartyEast KilbrideConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalLabour LothianRegionalLabourHighlands and IslandsRegionalGreenDundee City WestConstituencyScottish National PartySkye, Lochaber and BadenochConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativeCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartyCunninghame NorthConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Fife and GlenrothesConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalConservativeMairi Gougeon (elected as Mairi Evans)Angus North and MearnsConstituencyScottish National PartyMidlothian South, Tweeddale and LauderdaleConstituencyScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalLabour Co-opEast LothianConstituencyLabourWest ScotlandRegionalConservativeWest ScotlandRegionalGreenCentral ScotlandRegionalLabourHighlands and Islands(since 20/06/17)RegionalConservativeEttrick, Roxburgh and BerwickshireConstituencyConservativeSouth ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalConservativeGlasgowRegionalGreenRutherglenConstituencyScottish National PartyCumbernauld and KilsythConstituencyScottish National PartyLinlithgowConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh SouthernConstituencyLabour Co-opLothianRegionalGreenGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-opNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativeGlasgow AnnieslandConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-op Central ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opCentral ScotlandRegionalLabour LothianRegionalConservativeMorayConstituencyScottish National Party Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativeUddingston and BellshillConstituencyScottish National PartyFalkirk EastConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh PentlandsConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourCoatbridge and ChrystonConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalPresiding OfficerRenfrewshire North and WestConstituencyIndependentStrathkelvin and BearsdenConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh North and LeithConstituencyScottish National PartyCunninghame SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourAberdeenshire EastConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow ShettlestonConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East Scotland(since 20/06/17)RegionalConservativeFalkirk WestConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyOrkneyConstituencyLiberal DemocratsAberdeen DonsideConstituencyIndependentGlasgow ProvanConstituencyScottish National PartyHamilton, Larkhall and StonehouseConstituencyScottish National PartyGreenock and InverclydeConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-opCentral ScotlandRegionalConservativeHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativeDumfriesshireConstituencyConservativeAirdrie and ShottsConstituencyScottish National PartyClydebank and MilngavieConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East FifeConstituencyLiberal DemocratsDundee City EastConstituencyScottish National PartyCaithness, Sutherland and RossConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Scotland and FifeRegionalLabourNorth East ScotlandRegionalLiberal DemocratsMid Scotland and FifeRegionalGreenArgyll and ButeConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-opAyrConstituencyConservative Central ScotlandRegionalConservativeCentral ScotlandRegionalLabour Mid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservative South ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opDunfermlineConstituencyScottish National PartyBanffshire and Buchan CoastConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativeHighlands and IslandsRegionalLabour Co-opAberdeen CentralConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow SouthsideConstituencyScottish National PartyPerthshire NorthConstituencyScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalConservativeKirkcaldyConstituencyScottish National PartyAberdeen South and North KincardineConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalConservativeSouth ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyGlasgow KelvinConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalConservativeLothianRegionalIndependent ShetlandConstituencyLiberal DemocratsGlasgow PollokConstituencyScottish National Party

Former MSPs

Name Image Member for Type Party NotesLothianRegionalLabour Co-opResigned 15 July 2019 North East Scotland Regional Conservative Died 7 December 2016Ettrick, Roxburgh and BerwickshireConstituencyConservative Resigned 27 April 2017Highlands and IslandsRegionalConservative Resigned 11 June 2017Tavish ScottShetlandConstituencyLiberal DemocratsResigned 15 July 2019North East ScotlandRegionalConservative Resigned 12 June 2017

Changes

Notes

References

External links Scottish Parliament website Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website