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Central Scotland
Central Scotland
	; electoral region; for the Scottish Parliament;
	; Central Scotland shown within Scotland; ;
Current electoral region;
Created	; 1999;
MSPs	; Scottish National Party 9; Labour 4; Conservative 3
Council areas	; Falkirk; North Lanarkshire; South Lanarkshire (part)
Constituencies	; Airdrie and Shotts; Coatbridge and Chryston; Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; East Kilbride; Falkirk East; Falkirk West; Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse; Motherwell and Wishaw; Uddingston and Bellshill;

Central Scotland (Meadhan-Alba in Gaelic) 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 (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.

5 Election results
- 5.1 2016 Scottish Parliament election
  - 5.1.1 Constituency results
  - 5.1.2 Additional Member results
- 5.2 2011 Scottish Parliament election
  - 5.2.1 Constituency results
  - 5.2.2 Additional Member results
- 5.3 2007 Scottish Parliament election
  - 5.3.1 Constituency results
  - 5.3.2 Additional member results
- 5.4 2003 Scottish Parliament election
  - 5.4.1 Constituency results
  - 5.4.2 Additional member results
- 5.5 1999 Scottish Parliament election
  - 5.5.1 Constituency results
  - 5.5.2 Additional member results

6 Footnotes

Constituencies and council areas 2011–

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.

Region	Constituencies
		Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Falkirk East Falkirk West East Kilbride Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill

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.^[1] They cover all of two council areas,^[2] 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.

Region	Constituencies
		Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton South Kilmarnock and Loudoun Motherwell and Wishaw

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

Term	Election	Airdrie and Shotts		Coatbridge and Chryston		Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		East Kilbride		Falkirk East		Falkirk West		Hamilton North and Bellshill		Hamilton South		Motherwell and Wishaw		Kilmarnock and Loudoun
1st	1999		Karen Whitefield (Labour)		Elaine Smith (Labour)		Cathy Craigie (Labour)		Andy Kerr (Labour)		Cathy Peattie (Labour)		Dennis Canavan (Independent)		Michael McMahon (Labour)		Tom McCabe (Labour)		Jack McConnell (Labour)		Margaret Jamieson (Labour)
2nd	2003												Dennis Canavan (Independent)								Margaret Jamieson (Labour)
3rd	2007												Michael Matheson (SNP)								Willie Coffey (SNP)
Term	Election	Airdrie and Shotts		Coatbridge and Chryston		Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		East Kilbride		Falkirk East		Falkirk West		Uddingston and Bellshill		Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse		Motherwell and Wishaw		9 MSPs, 2011– (area covered by former constituency moved to the South Scotland region)
4th	2011		Alex Neil (SNP)		Elaine Smith (Labour)		Jamie Hepburn (SNP)		Linda Fabiani (SNP)		Angus MacDonald (SNP)		Michael Matheson (SNP)		Michael McMahon (Labour)		Christina McKelvie (SNP)		John Pentland (Labour)
5th	2016		Alex Neil (SNP)		Fulton MacGregor (SNP)		Jamie Hepburn (SNP)		Linda Fabiani (SNP)		Angus MacDonald (SNP)		Michael Matheson (SNP)		Richard Lyle (SNP)		Christina McKelvie (SNP)		Clare Adamson (SNP)

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Parliament	Year
1st	1999	Donald Gorrie (Liberal Democrat)	Andrew Wilson (SNP)	Alex Neil (SNP)	Linda Fabiani (SNP)	Michael Matheson (SNP)	Gil Paterson (SNP)	Lyndsay McIntosh (Conservative)
2nd	2003	Donald Gorrie (Liberal Democrat)	Carolyn Leckie (SSP)			Michael Matheson (SNP)	John Swinburne (SSCUP)	Margaret Mitchell (Conservative)
3rd	2007	Hugh O'Donnell (Liberal Democrat) (later Independent)	Jamie Hepburn (SNP)			Christina McKelvie (SNP)	John Wilson (SNP) (later Independent)
4th	2011	Mark Griffin (Labour)	Siobhan McMahon (Labour)	Margaret McCulloch (Labour)	Richard Lyle (SNP)	Clare Adamson (SNP)
4th	2014		Siobhan McMahon (Labour)	Margaret McCulloch (Labour)	Richard Lyle (SNP)	Clare Adamson (SNP)
5th	2016		Richard Leonard (Labour)	Monica Lennon (Labour)	Elaine Smith (Labour)	Graham Simpson (Conservative)	Alison Harris (Conservative)

Election results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

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

9 Scottish National Party MSPs (constituency members)

4 Labour MSPs (additional members)

3 Conservative MSPs (additional members)

Constituency results

Scottish Parliament general election, 2016: Central Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Airdrie and Shotts	Alex Neil	SNP hold
	Coatbridge and Chryston	Fulton MacGregor	SNP gain from Labour
	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Jamie Hepburn	SNP hold
	East Kilbride	Linda Fabiani	SNP hold
	Falkirk East	Angus MacDonald	SNP hold
	Falkirk West	Michael Matheson	SNP hold
	Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	Christina McKelvie	SNP hold
	Motherwell and Wishaw	Clare Adamson	SNP gain from Labour
	Uddingston and Bellshill	Richard Lyle	SNP gain from Labour

Additional Member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Central Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	SNP		0	-3	129,082	47.7%	+1.3%
	Labour	Richard Leonard Monica Lennon Mark Griffin Elaine Smith	4	+1	67,103	24.8%	-10.5%
	Conservative	Margaret Mitchell Graham Simpson Alison Harris	3	+2	43,602	16.1%	+9.7%
	Scottish Green		0	0	12,722	4.7%	+2.3%
	UKIP		0	0	6,088	2.2%	+1.7%
	Liberal Democrats		0	0	5,015	1.9%	+0.4%
	Solidarity		0	0	2,684	1.0%	+0.8%
	Scottish Christian		0	0	2,314	0.9%	-0.5%
	RISE		0	0	1,636	0.6%	+0.6%
	Independent		0	0	460	0.2%	+0.2%

2011 Scottish Parliament election

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

9 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and three additional members)

6 Labour MSPs (three constituency members and three additional members)

1 Conservative MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: Central Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Airdrie and Shotts	Alex Neil	SNP gain from Labour
	Coatbridge and Chryston	Elaine Smith	Labour hold
	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Jamie Hepburn	SNP gain from Labour
	East Kilbride	Linda Fabiani	SNP gain from Labour
	Falkirk East	Angus MacDonald	SNP gain from Labour
	Falkirk West	Michael Matheson	SNP hold
	Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	Christina McKelvie	SNP gain from Labour
	Motherwell and Wishaw	John Pentland	Labour hold
	Uddingston and Bellshill	Michael McMahon	Labour hold

Additional Member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Central Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	SNP	Richard Lyle John Wilson Clare Adamson	3	-2	108,261	46.4%	+15.5%
	Labour	Siobhan McMahon Mark Griffin Margaret McCulloch	3	+3	82,459	35.3%	-4.6%
	Conservative	Margaret Mitchell	1	±0	14,870	6.4%	-1.0%
	All Scotland Pensioners Party		0	0	5,793	2.5%	-0.1%
	Scottish Green		0	0	5,634	2.4%	-0.1%
	Liberal Democrats		0	-1	3,318	1.4%	-3.8%
	Scottish Christian		0	0	3,173	1.4%	-0.7%
	Socialist Labour		0	0	2,483	1.1%	+0.3%
	BNP		0	0	2,214	0.9%	-0.5%
	Scottish Unionist		0	0	1,545	0.7%	+0.1%
	UKIP		0	0	1,263	0.5%	+0.3%
	Independent		0	0	821	0.4%	n/a
	Scottish Socialist		0	0	820	0.4%	-0.6%
	Solidarity (Scotland)		0	0	559	0.2%	-1.5%
	Scottish Homeland Party		0	0	337	0.1%	n/a

2007 Scottish Parliament election

Party		Member of the Scottish Parliament				Total Members	+/–
Party		Constituency	+/–	Regional	+/–	Total Members	+/–
	Labour	8	−1	0	±0	8	−1
	SNP	2	+2	5	+2	7	+4
	Conservative	0	±0	1	±0	1	±0
	Liberal Democrats	0	±0	1	±0	1	±0

Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Central Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Airdrie and Shotts	Karen Whitefield	Labour hold
	Coatbridge and Chryston	Elaine Smith	Labour hold
	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Cathie Craigie	Labour hold
	East Kilbride	Andy Kerr	Labour hold
	Falkirk East	Cathy Peattie	Labour hold
	Falkirk West	Michael Matheson	SNP gain from Independent
	Hamilton North and Bellshill	Michael McMahon	Labour hold
	Hamilton South	Tom McCabe	Labour hold
	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Willie Coffey	SNP gain from Labour
	Motherwell and Wishaw	Jack McConnell	Labour hold

Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2007: Central Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	0	112,596	39.6%	-0.8%
	SNP	Alex Neil Linda Fabiani Jamie Hepburn Christina McKelvie John Wilson	5	+2	89,210	31.4%	+8.8%
	Conservative	Margaret Mitchell	1	±0	24,253	8.5%	-0.6%
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh O'Donnell	1	±0	14,648	5.2%	-0.7%
	Scottish Green		0	0	7,204	2.5%	-2.1%
	Scottish Senior Citizens		0	-1	7,060	2.5%	-4.0%
	Scottish Christian		0	0	5,575	2.0%	N/A
	Solidarity		0	0	5,012	1.8%	N/A
	Christian Peoples		0	0	4,617	1.6%	N/A
	BNP		0	0	4,125	1.4%	N/A
	Socialist Labour		0	0	2,303	0.8%	-0.7%
	Scottish Socialist		0	-1	2,188	0.8%	-6.5%
	Scottish Voice		0	0	1,955	0.7%	N/A
	Scottish Unionist		0	0	1,544	0.5%	-0.3%
	Publican Party		0	0	1,500	0.5%	N/A
	UKIP		0	0	722	0.2%	-0.1%

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

9 Labour MSPs (nine constituency members)

3 Scottish National Party MSPs (three additional members)

1 Independent MSP (one constituency member)

1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)

1 Liberal Democrat MSP (one additional member)

1 Scottish Senior Citizens MSP (one additional member)

1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (one additional member)

Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Central Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Airdrie and Shotts	Karen Whitefield	Labour hold
	Coatbridge and Chryston	Elaine Smith	Labour hold
	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Cathie Craigie	Labour hold
	East Kilbride	Andy Kerr	Labour hold
	Falkirk East	Cathy Peattie	Labour hold
	Falkirk West	Dennis Canavan	Independent hold
	Hamilton North and Bellshill	Michael McMahon	Labour hold
	Hamilton South	Tom McCabe	Labour hold
	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Margaret Jamieson	Labour hold
	Motherwell and Wishaw	Jack McConnell	Labour hold

Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 2003: Central Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	0	106,318	40.41%	+1.13%
	SNP	Alex Neil Michael Matheson Linda Fabiani	3	−2	59,274	22.53%	-5.25%
	Conservative	Margaret Mitchell	1	±0	24,121	9.17%	+0.02%
	Scottish Socialist	Carolyn Leckie	1	+1	19,016	7.23%	+5.49%
	Scottish Senior Citizens	John Swinburne	1	+1	17,146	6.52%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Gorrie	1	±0	15,494	5.89%	-0.31%
	Scottish Green		0	0	12,248	4.66%	+2.87
	Socialist Labour		0	0	3,855	1.47%	-1.85%
	Scottish Unionist		0	0	2,147	0.82%	-0.05%
	Independent		0	0	1,265	0.48%	N/A
	Scottish People's		0	0	1,192	0.45%	N/A
	UKIP		0	0	1,009	0.38%	N/A

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

9 Labour MSPs (nine constituency members)

5 Scottish National Party MSPs (five additional members)

1 Independent (one constituency member)

1 Conservative MSP (one additional member)

1 Liberal Democrat MSPs (one additional member)

Constituency results

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Central Scotland
Constituency		Elected member	Result
	Airdrie and Shotts	Karen Whitefield	Labour win (new seat)
	Coatbridge and Chryston	Elaine Smith	Labour win (new seat)
	Cumbernauld and Kilsyth	Cathie Craigie	Labour win (new seat)
	East Kilbride	Andy Kerr	Labour win (new seat)
	Falkirk East	Cathy Peattie	Labour win (new seat)
	Falkirk West	Dennis Canavan	Independent win (new seat)
	Hamilton North and Bellshill	Michael McMahon	Labour win (new seat)
	Hamilton South	Tom McCabe	Labour win (new seat)
	Kilmarnock and Loudoun	Margaret Jamieson	Labour win (new seat)
	Motherwell and Wishaw	Jack McConnell	Labour win (new seat)

Additional member results

Scottish Parliament election, 1999: Central Scotland
Party		Elected candidates	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−%
	Labour		0	N/A	129,822	39.28%	N/A
	SNP	Alex Neil Andrew Wilson Michael Matheson Gil Paterson Linda Fabiani	5	N/A	91,802	27.78%	N/A
	Conservative	Lyndsay McIntosh	1	N/A	30,243	9.15%	N/A
	Independent		0	N/A	27,700	8.38%	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Donald Gorrie	1	N/A	20,505	6.20%	N/A
	Socialist Labour		0	N/A	10,956	3.32%	N/A
	Scottish Green		0	N/A	5,926	3.32%	N/A
	Scottish Socialist		0	N/A	5,739	1.74%	N/A
	Scottish Unionist		0	N/A	2,888	0.87%	N/A
	ProLife Alliance		0	N/A	2,567	0.78%	N/A
	Scottish Families and Pensioners Party		0	N/A	1,373	0.42%	N/A
	Natural Law		0	N/A	1,373	0.42%	N/A
	Independent Progressive		0	N/A	248	0.08%	N/A

Footnotes

^ Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine..

^ Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.

[1] Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine..

[2] Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.

v t e Electoral regions and constituencies of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2011 » 2011– »
Central Scotland	Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton North and Bellshill Hamilton South Kilmarnock and Loudoun Motherwell and Wishaw
Glasgow	Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Govan Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Rutherglen Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Springburn
Highlands and Islands	Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber Moray Orkney Ross, Skye and Inverness West Shetland Western Isles
Lothians	Edinburgh Central Edinburgh East and Musselburgh Edinburgh North and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh South Edinburgh West Linlithgow Livingston Midlothian
Mid Scotland and Fife	Central Fife Dunfermline East Dunfermline West Kirkcaldy North East Fife North Tayside Ochil Perth Stirling
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Central Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Angus Banff and Buchan Dundee East Dundee West Gordon West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
South of Scotland	Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Cunninghame South Dumfries East Lothian Galloway and Upper Nithsdale Roxburgh and Berwickshire Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
West of Scotland	Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley North Paisley South Strathkelvin and Bearsden West Renfrewshire

v t e « 1999–2011 « Electoral regions and constituencies of the Scottish Parliament 2011–
Central Scotland	Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill
Glasgow	Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside Rutherglen
Highlands and Islands	Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Inverness and Nairn Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney Shetland Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Lothian	Almond Valley Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh Western Linlithgow Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Mid Scotland and Fife	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes North East Fife Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Donside Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West
South Scotland	Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Dumfriesshire East Lothian Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Galloway and West Dumfries Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Midlothian South, Tweeddale, and Lauderdale
West Scotland	Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire South Strathkelvin and Bearsden

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Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

Contents

Constituencies and council areas 2011–

Constituencies and council areas 1999–2011

Boundary changes

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

Election results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

Additional Member results

2011 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

Additional Member results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election

Constituency results

Additional member results

Footnotes

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Central Scotland
electoral region for the Scottish Parliament
Central Scotland shown within Scotland
Current electoral region
Created	1999
MSPs	Scottish National Party 9 Labour 4 Conservative 3
Council areas	Falkirk North Lanarkshire South Lanarkshire (part)
Constituencies	Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill