The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999.

The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first-past-the-post) system of voting, and eight additional member 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 lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Boundaries of Holyrood and House of Commons (Westminster) constituencies are subject to review by the Boundaries Scotland, and prior to the Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 reviews of Scottish Westminster constituencies would have been also reviews of Holyrood constituencies. The Arbuthnott Commission, in its final report, January 2006, recommended that council area boundaries and Holyrood and Scottish Westminster constituency boundaries should all be reviewed together. This recommendation has not been implemented.

Boundaries 1999–2011

Until the 2005 general election the first-past-the-post constituencies were the same as for the House of Commons (United Kingdom Parliament, Westminster), except for Orkney and Shetland, which were separate constituencies at Holyrood, but not at Westminster. The Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004 enabled a new set of House of Commons constituencies to be formed in Scotland in 2005,See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland reducing their number and, therefore, the number of Scottish Members of Parliament (MPs) to 59, without change to the Holyrood constituencies and the number of MSPs.

1999 boundaries were used also for the 2003 and 2007 elections.

2011–2026

The first periodical review of boundaries of Scottish Parliament constituencies was announced on 3 July 2007, and the commission's final recommendations were implemented for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

Total numbers of constituencies, regions, and MSPs remain at, respectively, 73, 8, and 129.

from 2026

New constituencies and regions were created by the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries.

Historical representation by party

Central Scotland (1999–2026) / Central Scotland and Lothians West (2026–)

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–199920032007201114201620212026Airdrie and ShottsAirdrieAlmond Valley in Lothian regionBathgate in Lothian region (Linlithgow)Coatbridge and ChrystonCumbernauld and KilsythFalkirk EastFalkirk East and LinlithgowFalkirk WestMotherwell and WishawHamilton North and BellshillUddingston and BellshillEast Kilbride in South Scotland regionHamilton SouthHamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in South Scotland regionKilmarnock and Loudoun in South Scotland regionCentral Scotland (list seats) Central Scotland and Lothians West

Glasgow

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–19990002200305062007092011201620212026Glasgow AnnieslandGlasgow CathcartGlasgow Cathcart and PollokGlasgow Govan Glasgow Southside Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Central Glasgow RutherglenRutherglenRutherglen and CambuslangGlasgow Shettleston Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Glasgow MaryhillGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnGlasgow Kelvin and MaryhillGlasgow SpringburnGlasgow ProvanGlasgow Easterhouse and SpringburnGlasgow Pollok abolishedGlasgow Baillieston abolishedGlasgow (list seats)

Highlands and Islands

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–199920030620072011122016171920212026Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Easter RossCaithness, Sutherland and RossInverness East, Nairn and LochaberInverness and Nairn MorayRoss, Skye and Inverness WestSkye, Lochaber and Badenoch Western Isles Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney IslandsShetland IslandsHighlands and Islands (list seats)

Lothians (1999–2011) / Lothian (2011–2026) / Edinburgh and Lothians East (2026–)

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–19992003May 2007Aug 072011131420161920212026East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs in South Scotland regionEdinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and TranentEdinburgh CentralEdinburgh Northern new constituency for 2026 Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Western Edinburgh South Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh West Edinburgh Western Edinburgh North Western Midlothian Midlothian North and Musselburgh Midlothian North Livingston Almond Valley in Central Scotland and Lothians West region Linlithgow Lothians (list seats) Lothian (list seats) Edinburgh and Lothians East (list seats) vacant

Mid Scotland and Fife

Constituency Members1999–20112011–20262026–199920030520072011121314201620212026Dunfermline East Cowdenbeath Dunfermline West Dunfermline Ochil Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Fife Central Mid Fife and GlenrothesKirkcaldy North East Fife Fife North East North Tayside Perthshire NorthPerth Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling Mid Scotland and Fife

North East Scotland

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–1999012003062007201113Jan 16May 2016Dec 16172021202626 Aberdeen Central Aberdeen NorthAberdeen Donside Aberdeen South Aberdeen South and North KincardineAberdeen Deeside and North KincardineGordon Aberdeenshire EastWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineAberdeenshire West Angus Angus SouthAngus North and Mearns new constituency for 2011Banff and Buchan Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee East Dundee City East Dundee West Dundee City West North East Scotland (list seats)

South of Scotland (1999–2011) / South Scotland (2011–)

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–1999002003050620072011201617202120212026AyrCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyClydesdaleDumfries DumfriesshireEast Kilbride in Central Scotland regionRoxburgh and Berwickshire Ettrick, Roxburgh and BerwickshireGalloway and Upper NithsdaleGalloway and West DumfriesHamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse in Central Scotland regionKilmarnock and Irvine Valley in Central Scotland regionTweeddale, Ettrick & LauderdaleMidlothian South, Tweeddale and LauderdaleEast Lothian in Edinburgh and Lothians East regionCunninghame South in West Scotland region South of Scotland (list seats) South Scotland (list seats)

West of Scotland (1999–2011) / West Scotland (2011–)

ConstituencyMembers1999–20112011–20262026–1999012003200720112016202021252026Strathkelvin and BearsdenClydebank and MilngavieDumbartonEastwoodPaisley SouthRenfrewshire SouthRenfrewshire West and Levern ValleyPaisley North PaisleyWest Renfrewshire Renfrewshire North and WestRenfrewshire North and CardonaldGreenock and InverclydeInverclydeCunninghame NorthCunninghame Southin South of Scotland regionWest of Scotland (list seats) West Scotland (list seats)

See also Scottish Westminster constituencies Senedd constituencies Northern Ireland Assembly constituencies

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