List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026)

The Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first past the post) system of election, and eight additional members regions, each electing seven additional MSPs using the D'Hondt method of allocating from party lists to produce a form of proportional representation. The total number of parliamentary seats is 129. For links to lists of MSPs, see Member of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions.

The Scotland Act 1998 as amended by the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020 requires Boundaries Scotland to regularly review boundaries of all constituencies; the Second Periodic Review of constituency and regional boundaries began in September 2022 and was completed by May 2025. The proposals were formally approved in October 2025, establishing the new constituencies and regions that will be first contested at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

Constituencies

Constituency Council area or areas Additional members region Electorate (1 September 2022)Aberdeen Central BCAberdeen CityNorth East Scotland55,994Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine CCAberdeen City, AberdeenshireNorth East Scotland61,544Aberdeen Donside BCAberdeen CityNorth East Scotland62,531Aberdeenshire East CCAberdeenshireNorth East Scotland61,078Aberdeenshire West CCAberdeenshireNorth East Scotland59,983Airdrie CCNorth LanarkshireCentral Scotland and Lothians West54,205Almond Valley CCWest LothianCentral Scotland and Lothians West68,871Angus North and Mearns CCAberdeenshire, AngusNorth East Scotland55,006Angus South CCAngusNorth East Scotland58,622Argyll and Bute CCArgyll and ButeHighlands and Islands49,535Ayr BCSouth AyrshireSouth Scotland62,566Banffshire and Buchan Coast CCAberdeenshire, MorayNorth East Scotland61,591Bathgate CCWest LothianCentral Scotland and Lothians West66,803Caithness, Sutherland and Ross CCHighlandHighlands and Islands56,532Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley CCEast Ayrshire, South AyrshireSouth Scotland59,218Clackmannanshire and Dunblane CCClackmannanshire, StirlingMid Scotland and Fife56,732Clydebank and Milngavie BCEast Dunbartonshire, West DunbartonshireWest Scotland55,112Clydesdale CCSouth LanarkshireSouth Scotland61,011Coatbridge and Chryston BCNorth LanarkshireCentral Scotland and Lothians West56,877Cowdenbeath CCFifeMid Scotland and Fife56,363Cumbernauld and Kilsyth BCNorth LanarkshireCentral Scotland and Lothians West51,210Cunninghame North CCNorth AyrshireWest Scotland56,604Cunninghame South CCNorth Ayrshire, East AyrshireWest Scotland59,525Dumbarton CCArgyll and Bute, West DunbartonshireWest Scotland56,129Dumfriesshire CCDumfries and GallowaySouth Scotland61,848Dundee City East BCDundee CityNorth East Scotland56,030Dundee City West BCDundee CityNorth East Scotland56,705Dunfermline CCFifeMid Scotland and Fife62,615East Kilbride BCSouth LanarkshireSouth Scotland60,763East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs CCEast LothianEdinburgh and Lothians East57,511Eastwood CCEast RenfrewshireWest Scotland56,258Edinburgh Central BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East64,114Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent BCCity of Edinburgh, East LothianEdinburgh and Lothians East57,320Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East64,322Edinburgh North Western BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East60,717Edinburgh Northern BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East63,281Edinburgh South Western BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East59,967Edinburgh Southern BCCity of EdinburghEdinburgh and Lothians East62,177Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire CCScottish BordersSouth Scotland55,131Falkirk East and Linlithgow CCFalkirk, West LothianCentral Scotland and Lothians West67,341Falkirk West BCFalkirkCentral Scotland and Lothians West68,831Fife North East CCFifeMid Scotland and Fife56,669Galloway and West Dumfries CCDumfries and GallowaySouth Scotland57,094Glasgow Anniesland BCGlasgow CityGlasgow60,545Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston BCGlasgow CityGlasgow58,936Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok BCGlasgow CityGlasgow66,213Glasgow Central BCGlasgow CityGlasgow61,723Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn BCGlasgow CityGlasgow59,829Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill BCGlasgow CityGlasgow64,836Glasgow Southside BCGlasgow CityGlasgow65,486Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse BCSouth LanarkshireSouth Scotland59,596Inverclyde CCInverclydeWest Scotland60,794Inverness and Nairn CCHighlandHighlands and Islands65,464Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley CCEast AyrshireSouth Scotland57,515Kirkcaldy BCFifeMid Scotland and Fife60,642Mid Fife and Glenrothes CCFifeMid Scotland and Fife54,098Midlothian North CCMidlothianEdinburgh and Lothians East53,996Midlothian South, Tweeddale and LauderdaleMidlothian, Scottish BordersSouth Scotland60,183MorayMorayHighlands and Islands63,123Motherwell and Wishaw BCNorth LanarkshireCentral Scotland and Lothians West57,740Na h-Eileanan an Iar CCNa h-Eileanan SiarHighlands and Islands21,769Orkney Islands CCOrkney IslandsHighlands and Islands17,696Paisley BCRenfrewshireWest Scotland58,570Perthshire North CCPerth and KinrossMid Scotland and Fife59,944Perthshire South and Kinross-shire CCPerth and KinrossMid Scotland and Fife60,095Renfrewshire North and Cardonald BCRenfrewshire, Glasgow CityWest Scotland63,745Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley CCEast Renfrewshire, RenfrewshireWest Scotland60,982Rutherglen and Cambuslang BCSouth LanarkshireGlasgow62,888Shetland Islands CCShetland IslandsHighlands and Islands17,965Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch CCHighlandHighlands and Islands67,222Stirling CCStirlingMid Scotland and Fife54,302Strathkelvin and Bearsden CCEast DunbartonshireWest Scotland63,895Uddingston and Bellshill BCNorth Lanarkshire, South LanarkshireCentral Scotland and Lothians West58,839

Electoral regions The Boundary Commission also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect list members of the Scottish Parliament. The regions from 2026 onwards are:

Region Constituencies Map Central Scotland and Lothians West(2022 electorate: 550,717) Airdrie Almond Valley Bathgate Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Falkirk East and Linlithgow Falkirk West Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill Edinburgh and Lothians East(2022 electorate: 543,001) East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Edinburgh North Western Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh South Western Edinburgh Southern Midlothian North Glasgow(2022 electorate: 500,456) Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Glasgow Central Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Glasgow Southside Rutherglen and Cambuslang Highlands and Islands(2022 electorate: 359,306) Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Inverness and Nairn Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney Islands Shetland Islands Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Mid Scotland and Fife(2022 electorate: 521,460)Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Fife North East Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling North East Scotland(2022 electorate: 589,084) Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Aberdeen Donside Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West South Scotland(2022 electorate: 594,925) Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Dumfriesshire East Kilbride Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Galloway and West Dumfries Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale West Scotland(2022 electorate: 591,614) Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Strathkelvin and Bearsden

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