2026 Scottish Parliament election

Scotland is gearing up for its seventh parliamentary election since the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, a pivotal moment set to shape the nation's future direction. This election comes after a remarkably turbulent period, marked by significant leadership changes, shifting political alliances, and a crucial UK general election. As voters prepare to cast their ballots, they face complex choices about independence, public services, and who will lead Scotland into its next chapter. The 2026 election follows unprecedented leadership turnover across major Scottish parties, dramatically reshaping the political landscape since 2021. The Scottish Parliament employs a unique Additional Member System, combining constituency victories with regional proportional representation, which influences party strategies. Key campaign issues, including the economy, public services, and the enduring debate over Scottish independence, are fueling a highly dynamic and closely watched contest.

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Scotland is gearing up for its seventh parliamentary election since the re-establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, a pivotal moment set to shape the nation's future direction. This election comes after a remarkably turbulent period, marked by significant leadership changes, shifting political alliances, and a crucial UK general election. As voters prepare to cast their ballots, they face complex choices about independence, public services, and who will lead Scotland into its next chapter.

The Road to Holyrood 2026

On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Scotland will head to the polls for its seventh general election to the Scottish Parliament, often known as Holyrood. This election will determine the 129 individuals who will represent Scotland's diverse communities for the next five years, making crucial decisions that impact daily life across the nation.

A Parliament Transformed

Since the last election in 2021, the political landscape of Scotland has undergone a profound transformation. Four of the five main parties have seen changes at their leadership helms, and a series of defections and by-elections have altered the parliament's composition, creating a far more fragmented and unpredictable chamber.

For instance, Reform UK gained its first MSP through a defection, and the Liberal Democrats saw their seat count increase. Several members now sit as independents after leaving or being suspended from their original parties, reflecting deeper shifts in party loyalties and internal dynamics.

The 2021 Election: A Foundation Shaken

The 2021 Scottish Parliament election saw the Scottish National Party (SNP) secure 64 seats, just one short of an overall majority. To form a stable, pro-independence government, then-First Minister Nicola Sturgeon forged a historic Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens, bringing Green MSPs into government for the very first time.

SNP Leadership in Flux: From Sturgeon to Swinney

Nicola Sturgeon's final term was dominated by a renewed, albeit ultimately blocked, push for a second independence referendum and contentious legislation like the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. Citing the immense personal toll of the office, she unexpectedly resigned in February 2023, paving the way for a new era.

Humza Yousaf succeeded her, becoming Scotland’s first ethnic minority First Minister. However, his tenure was short-lived and turbulent, marked by economic challenges and an ongoing police investigation into SNP finances. A year later, his unilateral decision to end the Bute House Agreement led to the Greens withdrawing support, forcing his resignation after just thirteen months.

John Swinney, a veteran politician and former Deputy First Minister, was then elected unopposed. He now leads a minority government, aiming to stabilize the party after a challenging period and a significant loss of Westminster seats to Labour in the 2024 UK general election. Swinney has pledged to deliver independence if re-elected, keeping the constitutional debate at the forefront.

Conservative Leadership Succession

The Scottish Conservatives also experienced a change at the top following the 2024 UK general election. Douglas Ross announced his resignation as Scottish Conservative leader, prompting a leadership contest.

Russell Findlay emerged victorious from a three-way contest, becoming the leader of the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament. His task is to rally the party and challenge the SNP government, particularly in the wake of Labour's resurgence in the wider UK political landscape.

Labour's Internal Quake: Sarwar vs. Starmer

In a dramatic turn just months before the election, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar publicly called for UK Labour leader and Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. Sarwar cited a series of 'mistakes' undermining Labour’s electoral prospects, emphasizing his primary loyalty to Scotland.

The catalyst for this extraordinary intervention was the controversy surrounding a high-profile ambassadorial appointment linked to past scandals. While some within Scottish Labour backed Sarwar’s bold move, senior UK Cabinet members and other Scottish politicians condemned it as opportunistic, highlighting deep divisions within the party.

The Alba Party's Demise

Another significant development has been the complete collapse of the Alba Party. Founded by former First Minister Alex Salmond in 2021, the party entered a severe financial and organizational crisis in early 2026.

Facing allegations of fraud, declining income, and an inability to meet debts, party leader Kenny MacAskill announced Alba would be wound down and would not contest the election. This marks the end of a relatively new player on the Scottish political scene, further consolidating the field.

Current Parliamentary Landscape

The shifts and defections since 2021 have significantly altered the balance of power within Holyrood, leading to a parliament with no overall government majority and a larger number of independent MSPs. This dynamic makes securing legislative support more challenging for the ruling party.

Affiliation	Elected in 2021	Current	Difference
SNP	64	60	-4
Conservative	31	28	-3
Labour	22	20	-2
Green	8	7	-1
Liberal Democrats	4	5	+1
Reform UK	0	1	+1
Independent	0	7	+7
Presiding Officer	0	1	+1
Total MSPs	129	129	
Government majority	-1	-9	+8

How MSPs Are Elected: Scotland's Hybrid System

The Scottish Parliament uses a distinctive Additional Member System (AMS) to elect its 129 MSPs. This hybrid approach aims to combine local accountability with overall proportional representation across the country's eight electoral regions.

Voters cast two ballots: one for a constituency MSP (elected by 'first past the post') and another for a regional list. The regional list uses a modified D'Hondt method, taking into account constituency results to allocate an additional seven MSPs per region, ensuring a fairer reflection of party support.

A Wave of Retirements

A record 39 MSPs have announced they will not seek re-election in 2026, marking a significant generational shift in Scottish politics. This includes several long-serving members, some of whom were first elected at the Parliament's inception in 1999.

Among the few remaining 'original' MSPs from 1999 with unbroken service, only Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing, and current First Minister John Swinney are contesting the 2026 election. This turnover brings both new faces and a wealth of lost institutional experience to Holyrood.

Key Campaign Issues

As the campaign heats up, several issues are dominating public discourse. Professor John Curtice, a leading expert on elections, highlights the economy, the cost of living crisis, and the state of health and social care as paramount concerns for voters. Immigration, energy, and housing also feature prominently.

The enduring question of Scottish independence continues to be a central, if complicated, issue. Additionally, the recent internal strife within the Labour Party, stemming from Anas Sarwar's call for Keir Starmer's resignation, has added an unexpected layer of complexity to the campaign narrative.

The Campaign Trail Unfolds

Parties are actively launching their manifestos and deploying candidates across the country. The Scottish Greens, for example, have committed to raising the minimum wage for care workers to £15 per hour, expanding funded childcare, and introducing higher taxes on the wealthy and large corporations.

However, campaigns are not without their challenges. Reform UK faced early setbacks with candidate disqualifications and withdrawals. Meanwhile, debates and hustings are being organized by major media outlets, offering platforms for leaders to present their visions directly to the Scottish public.

Interestingly, Scottish Labour’s campaign strategy has sparked debate, with some reports suggesting they are exploring a path to power reliant on a fragmented parliament and potential gains by Reform UK. This intricate scenario has, however, been met with skepticism by polling experts, who suggest it would require an unprecedented shift in voter support.

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2026 Scottish Parliament election

The 2026 Scottish Parliament election is due to be held on Thursday 7 May 2026, and will elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It will be the seventh general election since the devolved parliament was re-established in 1999. Six parties have MSPs in the sixth parliament, although only five won seats at the last Scottish Parliament election in 2021: the Scottish National Party (SNP) led by First Minister John Swinney, the Scottish Conservatives led by Russell Findlay, Scottish Labour led by Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Greens, led by co-leaders Gillian Mackay and Ross Greer, and the Scottish Liberal Democrats, led by Alex Cole-Hamilton.

Of the main five parties, four have changed their leaders since the 2021 election. Reform UK and the Liberal Democrats have each received one MSP following a defection from the Conservatives, giving Reform UK an MSP after failing to elect any at the 2021 election, and increasing the Liberal Democrat's number of seats to 5. Seven members sit as independents after leaving or being suspended or expelled from their respective parties (three from the SNP, three from Labour, and one from the Conservatives). Additionally, Labour received an additional MSP when they won the 2025 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election following the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie. It will be the first Scottish election since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, in which Labour won a landslide victory.

Background

2021 Scottish Parliament election

Since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election, Scottish politics has undergone a period of significant leadership transitions and shifting governing arrangements. In that election, the Scottish National Party (SNP) won 64 seats, falling one short of an overall majority. This led Nicola Sturgeon to negotiate the Bute House Agreement with the Scottish Greens, which brought Green MSPs into the government for the first time to secure a pro-independence majority in the chamber.

SNP leadership changes

Sturgeon’s final term as First Minister was marked by a renewed push for a second independence referendum, though this was checked by a UK Supreme Court ruling in 2022 stating Holyrood could not legislate for a vote without Westminster's consent. Her government also faced intense debate over the Gender Recognition Reform Bill, which was ultimately blocked by the UK government. In February 2023, Sturgeon unexpectedly announced her resignation, citing the personal toll of the office and a desire to make way for new leadership.

Humza Yousaf won the subsequent leadership contest, becoming Scotland’s first ethnic minority First Minister. His tenure was characterised by the ongoing Operation Branchform police investigation into SNP finances and a difficult economic climate. In April 2024, Yousaf unilaterally terminated the Bute House Agreement with the Greens. This move backfired when the Greens withdrew their support for his leadership, and facing an imminent vote of no confidence, Yousaf resigned after thirteen months in office.

John Swinney, a former Deputy First Minister and the former SNP leader while the party was in opposition, was elected unopposed to succeed Yousaf and currently leads a minority government. His leadership has focused on party stabilisation following the 2024 UK general election, which saw Labour win a landslide victory and Scottish Labour replacing the SNP as the largest party in Scotland by Westminster seat count. However, the SNP have since recovered in the polls amid the unpopularity of both Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Scottish Labour Leader Anas Sarwar, with Swinney leading his party into the 2026 elections and has promised to deliver independence if re-elected. While the constitutional debate around independence has remained central to Scottish discourse during Swinney's premiership, the immediate path to a second referendum remains stalled by legal and political obstacles.

Conservative leadership changes

In May 2024, the Conservative prime minister Rishi Sunak called the 2024 United Kingdom general election to be held on 4 July, which was won by the Labour Party, with Keir Starmer succeeding Sunak as prime minister the following day. Amid the national election, Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross announced his intention to resign as leader of the Scottish Conservatives upon the election of his successor.

Russell Findlay, who had been considered a frontrunner for the position, announced his candidacy for leader on 22 July. Facing fellow MSPs Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher, Findlay received 52% of MSP endorsements and was elected leader with 61.7% of the first-preference vote among party members. He assumed leadership, becoming leader of the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament on 27 September. He formed his Shadow Cabinet on 8 October.

Anas Sarwar's call for Keir Starmer's resignation

On 9 February 2026, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar held a press conference in Glasgow to publicly call for Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign. Sarwar stated that "the distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change," citing a series of "mistakes" that he believed were undermining Labour's prospects in the upcoming elections. Sarwar described Starmer as "a decent man" and "a friend", but argued that his primary loyalty was to Scotland and that the Prime Minister's continued leadership was sabotaging the party's future.

The primary catalyst for this intervention was the fallout from the appointment of Peter Mandelson as British Ambassador to the United States, which had come under intense scrutiny due to Mandelson's past ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Sarwar's move followed the resignations of Starmer’s chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, and director of communications, Tim Allan. Sarwar said he had spoken to Starmer earlier that day to inform him of his decision, stating that the two had "disagreed" on the necessity of his resignation.

In the immediate aftermath, senior Cabinet members including Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy and Chancellor Rachel Reeves rallied behind Starmer, emphasising his mandate and urging party unity. Within Scottish Labour, the move caused significant friction; while Monica Lennon supported Sarwar's "leadership", others such as former Scottish Secretary Ian Murray branded the call a threat to party stability. First Minister John Swinney and Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay characterised the situation as "opportunism" and a "meltdown". Addressing the Parliamentary Labour Party later that evening, Starmer remained defiant, stating he had "won every fight I've ever been in" and refused to walk away.

Easdales donation offer to Scottish Labour

In January 2026, the millionaire Easdale brothers "reportedly pledged a six-figure donation to Scottish Labour". Sarwar said that they did not make any policy demands of Scottish Labour but that they want the SNP out of power.

Alba Party financial and leadership crisis

In February 2026, the Alba Party entered a major financial and organisational crisis which ultimately led to the party being wound down ahead of the election. Party leader Kenny MacAskill warned members that Alba was unlikely to contest the election due to financial irregularities linked to alleged fraud and declining income, while discussions were ongoing with the Electoral Commission regarding compliance and the party’s future registration. The announcement triggered internal divisions within the party, with several National Executive Committee members and candidates disputing the leadership’s handling of the situation and calling for a membership ballot on whether Alba should stand in the election. The dispute escalated publicly in late February and early March, amid reports of resignations, candidate withdrawals and disagreements over access to party membership data. Party officials later stated that Alba was financially insolvent and unable to meet existing debts, while internal factions argued the party could continue if leadership changed and additional funds were raised.

On 8 March 2026, MacAskill announced that Alba would be wound down due to its financial position, effectively ending the party founded by Alex Salmond in 2021 and confirming it would not participate in the election.

Other elections

Two further elections affecting Scotland took place between the 2021 and 2026 Scottish Parliament elections:

• May 2022: Scottish local government elections. • July 2024: United Kingdom general election.

Current composition of the Scottish Parliament

<table><thead><tr><th>Affiliation</th><th>Members</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Elected in 2021</td><td>Current</td><td>Differ­ence</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>64</td><td>60</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>31</td><td>28</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Green</td><td>8</td><td>7</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Independent</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Presiding Officer</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Total MSPs</td><td>129</td><td>129</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Government majority</td><td>–1</td><td>–9</td><td>8</td></tr></tbody></table>

Date

2026 Scottish Parliament election

Under the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020, an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament would normally be held on the first Thursday in May five years after the 2021 election, i.e. on 7 May 2026. This Act superseded the Scotland Act 1998, which had set elections in every fourth year. The date of the poll may be varied by up to one month either way by the monarch, on the proposal of the Presiding Officer, making 4 June 2026 the latest possible date for this election, assuming the convention of holding elections on a Thursday stands.

If Parliament itself resolves that it should be dissolved, with at least two-thirds of the members (i.e. 86 Members) voting in favour, the Presiding Officer proposes a date for an extraordinary general election and the Parliament is dissolved by the monarch by royal proclamation. It does not necessarily require a two-thirds majority to precipitate an extraordinary general election, because under the Scotland Act Parliament is also dissolved if it fails to nominate one of its members to be First Minister within certain time limits, irrespective of whether at the beginning or in the middle of a parliamentary term. Therefore, if the First Minister resigned, Parliament would then have 28 days to elect a successor (s46(2)b and s46(3)a). If no new First Minister was elected then the Presiding Officer would ask for Parliament to be dissolved under s3(1)a. This process could also be triggered if the First Minister lost a vote of confidence by a simple majority (i.e. more than 50%), as they must then resign (Scotland Act 1998 s45(2)). No extraordinary general elections have been held to date. Any extraordinary general elections would be in addition to ordinary general elections, unless held less than six months before the due date of an ordinary general election, in which case they supplant it. The subsequent ordinary general election reverts to the first Thursday in May, five years after the previous ordinary election.

The close of nominations is 1 April. The count will start on 8 May.

Retiring MSPs

2026 Scottish Parliament election

A record number of MSPs are not seeking re-election, with 39 as of December 2025. Eight of those stepping down were first elected at the formation of the Scottish Parliament in (/wiki/1999ScottishParliamentelection), but only five have had unbroken service. Richard Lochhead briefly resigned his regional seat to contest a Moray by-election in 2006; Rhoda Grant lost her seat in 2003 and returned at the 2007 election; Sarah Boyack lost her seat in the 2016 election and returned in 2019. Of the original MSPs from 1999 with unbroken service, there are only three contesting the 2026 election: Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney.

<table><thead><tr><th>MSP</th><th>Seat</th><th>First elected</th><th>Party</th><th>Date announced</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>John Mason</td><td>Glasgow Shettleston</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>Independent (elected as SNP)</td><td>25 April 2023</td></tr><tr><td>James Dornan</td><td>Glasgow Cathcart</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>10 August 2023</td></tr><tr><td>Christine Grahame</td><td>Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>29 September 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Ruth Maguire</td><td>Cunninghame South</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>16 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Elena Whitham</td><td>Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>25 November 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Humza Yousaf</td><td>Glasgow Pollok</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>17 December 2024</td></tr><tr><td>Oliver Mundell</td><td>Dumfriesshire</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>9 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Lochhead</td><td>Moray</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>26 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Joe FitzPatrick</td><td>Dundee City West</td><td>2007</td><td></td><td>28 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Michelle Thomson</td><td>Falkirk East</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>29 January 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Audrey Nicoll</td><td>Aberdeen South and North Kincardine</td><td></td><td>9 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Evelyn Tweed</td><td>Stirling</td><td></td><td>12 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Graeme Dey</td><td>Angus South</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>19 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Beatrice Wishart</td><td>Shetland</td><td>2019</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td>20 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Liz Smith</td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>2007</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>25 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Rona Mackay</td><td>Strathkelvin and Bearsden</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>25 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Edward Mountain</td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>26 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Gordon MacDonald</td><td>Edinburgh Pentlands</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>28 February 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Annabelle Ewing</td><td>Cowdenbeath</td><td></td><td>2 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Richard Leonard</td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>4 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Shona Robison</td><td>Dundee City East</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>5 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Fiona Hyslop</td><td>Linlithgow</td><td></td><td>5 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Alex Rowley</td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>2014</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>6 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Bill Kidd</td><td>Glasgow Anniesland</td><td>2007</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>12 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Nicola Sturgeon</td><td>Glasgow Southside</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>12 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Natalie Don-Innes</td><td>Renfrewshire North and West</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>13 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Mairi Gougeon</td><td>Angus North and Mearns</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>14 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Michael Matheson</td><td>Falkirk West</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>16 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Willie Coffey</td><td>Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley</td><td>2007</td><td></td><td>17 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Douglas Ross</td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>25 March 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Maurice Golden</td><td>North East Scotland</td><td></td><td>7 April 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Rhoda Grant</td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>15 May 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Sarah Boyack</td><td>Lothian</td><td>1999</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>16 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Alison Johnstone</td><td>Lothian</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>Presiding Officer</td><td>20 June 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Kate Forbes</td><td>Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch</td><td>2016</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>4 August 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Mercedes Villalba</td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>2 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Tess White</td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>2 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Kevin Stewart</td><td>Aberdeen Central</td><td>2011</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>8 September 2025</td></tr><tr><td>Pam Duncan-Glancy</td><td>Glasgow</td><td>2021</td><td></td><td>Independent (elected as Labour)</td><td>21 December 2025</td></tr></tbody></table>

Parties

Contesting constituency and/or regional ballot

<table><thead><tr><th>Parties</th><th>Constituency/regional</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Scottish National Party (SNP)</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Labour</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Greens</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Reform UK</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Common</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Alliance to Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Workers Party of Great Britain (WPGB)</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Alliance for Democracy and Freedom (ADF)</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Independence for Scotland Party (ISP)</td><td>Both</td></tr><tr><td>Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition</td><td>Constituency only</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Socialist Party (SSP)</td><td>Regional only</td></tr><tr><td>Communist Party of Britain</td><td>Regional only</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Family Party</td><td>Regional only</td></tr><tr><td>Scottish Rural Party</td><td>Regional only</td></tr></tbody></table>

Other parties

On 21 February 2026, Alba Party leader Kenny MacAskill announced that the party was unlikely to be able to stand candidates due to an internal financial crisis. After this announcement Tommy Sheridan, Angus MacNeil, Christina Hendry and Suzanne Blackley issued a joint statement in which they offered to take over leadership of the Alba Party to ensure it can contest the election but this ultimately never materialised. On 8 March 2026, MacAskill announced that the party would deregister and therefore would be unable to stand in the election.

Your Party originally intended to stand candidates, but it was later reported that they would miss the deadline due to what Scottish representative Niall Christie called "inaction and decisions taken by Your Party at a UK level".

Election system, seats, and regions

2026 Scottish Parliament election

The total number of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) elected to the Parliament is 129. The Scottish Parliament uses an additional member system (AMS), designed to produce approximate proportional representation for each region. There are eight regions, each sub-divided into smaller constituencies. There are a total of 73 constituencies. Each constituency elects one MSP by the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Each region elects seven additional MSPs using an additional member system. A modified D'Hondt method, using the constituency results, is used to elect these additional MSPs.

The Scottish Parliament constituencies have not been coterminous with Scottish Westminster constituencies since the 2005 general election, when the 72 former UK Parliament constituencies were replaced with a new set of 59, generally larger, constituencies (see Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004). The boundaries used for the Scottish Parliament elections were then revised for the 2011 election. The Boundary Commission also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament, which were also implemented in 2011. 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 constituencies and regions that will form the basis for the 2026 election.

Campaign

2026 Scottish Parliament election

According to Professor John Curtice main campaign issues include the economy, cost of living, health and social care services and immigration. Other issues include energy, housing and Scottish independence. Another issue is Starmer's leadership after Sarwar called for him to resign. On 10 March 2026, BBC Scotland's podcast Scotcast started airing leader interviews with the party leaders in the run-up to the election.

On 19 March 2026, Reform UK launched their manifesto. They also unveiled their constituency candidates. The following day, Stuart Niven, the candidate for Dundee City West, was suspended following revelations that he was disqualified as a company director. In the days that followed, four more candidates stood down from standing for Reform UK.

On 21 March, the Scottish Greens announced a commitment to raising the minimum wage for care workers to £15 per hour. Other policies announced by the party include, expanding funded childcare, higher tax on the super rich, big businesses, big banks, as well as casinos and bookies, and a commitment to free bus travel for everyone in Scotland via a bus network under public control.

On 27 March, The National announced that they would be hosting a hustings which would feature representatives of the six main parties to be hosted on 7 April. The Holyrood Sources podcast announced that they would host a hustings event with the party leaders on 1 April.

On 30 March, debate emerged over Scottish Labour’s electoral strategy following its campaign launch, after reports suggested the party was exploring a pathway to power that could rely on a fragmented parliament and a strong performance by Reform UK on the regional list. Senior Labour figures indicated that gains in key central belt constituencies, combined with vote splitting among unionist parties, could potentially allow the party to form a minority government. However, polling experts including Professor John Curtice and academic Mark McGeoghegan expressed strong scepticism, noting that Labour remained significantly behind the SNP in most polls and that the rise of Reform UK was more likely to divide the anti-SNP vote than assist Labour. Analysts described the scenario as highly unlikely without a substantial and unprecedented shift in voter support. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay refused to rule out that his party would vote to make Sarwar the First Minister in this scenario.

On 31 March, Guy Ingerson was replaced by Maggie Chapman as top candidate in North East Scotland. On 1 April, Scottish Labour candidate for Glasgow Southside Mohammed Ameen was replaced by Rashid Hussain following criminal charges. SNP candidate for and leader of the SNP group on North Lanarkshire Council Tracy Carragher was suspended from the party and dropped as an election candidate.

Election debates and hustings

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Organisers</th><th>Moderator(s)</th><th> P  Present    S  Surrogate    NI  Not invited   A  Absent invitee  INV Invited </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SNP</td><td>Conservatives</td><td>Labour</td><td>Greens</td><td>Lib Dems</td><td>Reform</td><td>Venue</td><td>Ref.</td></tr><tr><td>31 March</td><td>The Scotsman</td><td>Alistair Grant</td><td>S McAllan</td><td>S Fraser</td><td>S Whitfield</td><td>S Harvie</td><td>P Cole-Hamilton</td><td>P Offord</td><td>Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1 April</td><td>Holyrood Sources</td><td>Calum Macdonald</td><td>INV Swinney</td><td>INV Findlay</td><td>INV Sarwar</td><td>INV Greer or Mackay</td><td>INV Cole-Hamilton</td><td>INV Offord</td><td>Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7 April</td><td>The National</td><td>Assa Samake-Roman</td><td>S Gethins</td><td>A TBA</td><td>A TBA</td><td>S Bruce</td><td>S Jardine</td><td>S Kerr</td><td>Virtual</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12 April</td><td>BBC Scotland</td><td>Stephen Jardine</td><td>INV Swinney</td><td>INV Findlay</td><td>INV Sarwar</td><td>INV Greer or Mackay</td><td>INV Cole-Hamilton</td><td>INV Offord</td><td>Paisley Town Hall, Paisley</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>28 April</td><td>STV News</td><td>Colin Mackay</td><td>INV Swinney</td><td>INV Findlay</td><td>INV Sarwar</td><td>INV Greer or Mackay</td><td>INV Cole-Hamilton</td><td>INV Offord</td><td>Signet Library, Edinburgh</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Candidates

Constituencies

<table><thead><tr><th>Seat</th><th>SNP</th><th>Labour</th><th>Conservative</th><th>Greens</th><th>Lib Dem</th><th>Reform UK</th><th>Other</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Aberdeen Central</td><td></td><td>Jack Middleton</td><td></td><td>Jenny Laing</td><td></td><td>Stewart Whyte</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Yi-pei Chou Turvey</td><td></td><td>James Wyllie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine</td><td></td><td>Stephen Flynn</td><td></td><td>Matthew Lee</td><td></td><td>Liam Kerr</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Mel Sullivan</td><td></td><td>Duncan Massey</td><td></td><td>Iris Alexandra Leask (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Aberdeen Donside</td><td></td><td>Jackie Dunbar</td><td></td><td>Lynn Thomson</td><td></td><td>Hannah Powell</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Michael Turvey</td><td></td><td>Claudia Leith</td><td></td><td>Kelly Wilson (Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty)</td></tr><tr><td>Aberdeenshire East</td><td></td><td>Gillian Martin</td><td></td><td>Janine Langler</td><td></td><td>Douglas Lumsden</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>David Evans</td><td></td><td>John Crawley</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Aberdeenshire West</td><td></td><td>Fatima Joji</td><td></td><td>Kate Blake</td><td></td><td>Alexander Burnett</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jeff Goodhall</td><td></td><td>Jo Hart</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Airdrie</td><td></td><td>Neil Gray</td><td></td><td>Suzanne Macleod</td><td></td><td>Euan Blockley</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ed Thornley</td><td></td><td>Graham Simpson</td><td></td><td>John Jo Leckie (BUP/ASP) Brendan O'Donnell (Indpendent)</td></tr><tr><td>Almond Valley</td><td></td><td>Angela Constance</td><td></td><td>Jordan Stokoe</td><td></td><td>Damian Doran-Timson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Caron Lindsay</td><td></td><td>Malcolm Jones</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Angus North and Mearns</td><td></td><td>Dawn Black</td><td></td><td>Simon Watson</td><td></td><td>Tracey Smith</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Martyn Knights</td><td></td><td>Laurie Carnie</td><td></td><td>David Allen Neil (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Angus South</td><td></td><td>Lloyd Melville</td><td></td><td>Heather Doran</td><td></td><td>Angus MacMillan Douglas</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Isobel Knights</td><td></td><td>Bill Reid</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Argyll and Bute</td><td></td><td>Jenni Minto</td><td></td><td>Callum George</td><td></td><td>Peter Wallace</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alan Reid</td><td></td><td>Amanda Hampsey</td><td></td><td>Fiona Nelson (ISP) Tommy MacPherson (Independent) Mick Rice (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Ayr</td><td></td><td>Siobhian Brown</td><td></td><td>Brian McGinley</td><td></td><td>Sharon Dowey</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Desmond Buchanan</td><td></td><td>Andrew Russell</td><td></td><td>Denise Sommerville (independent), Muhammad Tufail (Scottish Common)</td></tr><tr><td>Banffshire and Buchan Coast</td><td></td><td>Karen Adam</td><td></td><td>Brooke Ritchie</td><td></td><td>James Adams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Les Tarr</td><td></td><td>Conrad Ritchie</td><td></td><td>N D R McLennan (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Bathgate</td><td></td><td>Pauline Stafford</td><td></td><td>Jenny Young</td><td></td><td>Peter Heggie</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Stephen Harte</td><td></td><td>David McLennan</td><td></td><td>Gus Ferguson (BUP)</td></tr><tr><td>Caithness, Sutherland and Ross</td><td></td><td>Maree Todd</td><td></td><td>Eva Kestner</td><td></td><td>Donald MacKenzie</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>David Green</td><td></td><td>Steve Welsh</td><td></td><td>Andrew MacDonald (Liberate Scotland/ Sovereignty Matt Sheppard (Advance UK)</td></tr><tr><td>Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley</td><td></td><td>Katie Hagmann</td><td></td><td>Carol Mochan</td><td></td><td>Tracey Clark</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Karen Utting</td><td></td><td>Andrew Scott</td><td></td><td>Sean Davis (independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Clackmannanshire and Dunblane</td><td></td><td>Keith Brown</td><td></td><td>Suzanne Grahame</td><td></td><td>Alexander Stewart</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Sally Pattle</td><td></td><td>Mike Collier</td><td></td><td>Eva Comrie (Liberate Scotland), Luca Scacchi (independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Clydebank and Milngavie</td><td></td><td>Marie McNair</td><td></td><td>Callum McNally</td><td></td><td>Alix Mathieson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ben Langmead</td><td></td><td>Andy White</td><td></td><td>Claire Gallagher (Scottish Common)</td></tr><tr><td>Clydesdale</td><td></td><td>Máiri McAllan</td><td></td><td>Lynsey Hamilton</td><td></td><td>Julie Pirone</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Richard Brodie</td><td></td><td>Daniel Clarke</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Coatbridge and Chryston</td><td></td><td>Fulton MacGregor</td><td></td><td>Kieron Higgins</td><td></td><td>Andy Bruce</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Daniel Mancini</td><td></td><td>Mandy Lindsay</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Cowdenbeath</td><td></td><td>David Barratt</td><td></td><td>Fiona Sword</td><td></td><td>Darren Watt</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James Calder</td><td></td><td>Mark Davies</td><td></td><td>Laurie Moffat (Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty)</td></tr><tr><td>Cumbernauld and Kilsyth</td><td></td><td>Jamie Hepburn</td><td></td><td>James McPhilemy</td><td></td><td>Keith Allan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>William Brian Howieson</td><td></td><td>Steve Grant</td><td></td><td>Alan McManus (Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty)</td></tr><tr><td>Cunninghame North</td><td></td><td>Kenneth Gibson</td><td></td><td>Matthew McGowan</td><td></td><td>Ronnie Stalker</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Christine Murdoch</td><td></td><td>Mike Mann</td><td></td><td>Ian Gibson (ADF)</td></tr><tr><td>Cunninghame South</td><td></td><td>Patricia Gibson</td><td></td><td>Katy Clark</td><td></td><td>Maurice Corry</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Emma Farthing-Sykes</td><td></td><td>Matthew McLean</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dumbarton</td><td></td><td>Sophie Traynor</td><td></td><td>Jackie Baillie</td><td></td><td>Gary Mulvaney</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Elaine Ford</td><td></td><td>David Smith</td><td></td><td>Andrew Muir (independent) Lynda Hannah McEwan (TUSC)</td></tr><tr><td>Dumfriesshire</td><td></td><td>Stephen Thompson</td><td></td><td>Linda Dorward</td><td></td><td>Craig Hoy</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Iain McDonald</td><td></td><td>David Kirkwood</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dundee City East</td><td></td><td>Stephen Gethins</td><td></td><td>Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank</td><td></td><td>Jack Cruickshanks</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tanvir Ahmad</td><td></td><td>Mark Simpson</td><td></td><td>Allan Petrie (independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Dundee City West</td><td></td><td>Heather Anderson</td><td></td><td>Michael Marra</td><td></td><td>Abigail Brooks</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Daniel Coleman</td><td></td><td>–</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Dunfermline</td><td></td><td>Shirley-Anne Somerville</td><td></td><td>Joe Long</td><td></td><td>Thomas Heald</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lauren Buchanan-Quigley</td><td></td><td>Otto Inglis</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>East Kilbride</td><td></td><td>Collette Stevenson</td><td></td><td>Joe Fagan</td><td></td><td>Brian Whittle</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Leigh Butler</td><td></td><td>Tim Kelly</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs</td><td></td><td>Paul McLennan</td><td></td><td>Martin Whitfield</td><td></td><td>Miles Briggs</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tim McKay</td><td></td><td>Nigel Douglas</td><td></td><td>Morgwn Carter Davies (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Eastwood</td><td></td><td>Kirsten Oswald</td><td></td><td>Kayleigh Quinn</td><td></td><td>Jackson Carlaw</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Euan Davidson</td><td></td><td>John Mooney</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh Central</td><td></td><td>Angus Robertson</td><td></td><td>James Dalgleish</td><td></td><td>Jo Mowat</td><td></td><td>Lorna Slater</td><td></td><td>Charles Dundas</td><td></td><td>Gary Neill</td><td></td><td>Tam Laird (Libertarian) Craig John Murray (Alliance to Liberate Scotland) Bonnie Prince Bob (Independent) Chris Creighton (Independent) Robert Neil Pownall (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent</td><td></td><td>Kate Campbell</td><td></td><td>Katherine Sangster</td><td></td><td>Tim Jones</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alan Grant</td><td></td><td>Angela Ross</td><td></td><td>Joe Smith (Liberate Scotland)</td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith</td><td></td><td>Ben Macpherson</td><td></td><td>Oliver Thomas</td><td></td><td>Haris Young</td><td></td><td>Kate Nevens</td><td></td><td>Liss Owen</td><td></td><td>David Lees</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh North Western</td><td></td><td>Lyn Jardine</td><td></td><td>Irshad Ahmed</td><td></td><td>Rachel Cairns</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alex Cole-Hamilton</td><td></td><td>Davie Thomson</td><td></td><td>David Henry (Worker's Party)</td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh Northern</td><td></td><td>Euan Hyslop</td><td></td><td>Eleanor Ryan-Saha</td><td></td><td>Christopher Cowdy</td><td></td><td>Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill</td><td></td><td>Sanne Dijkstra-Downie</td><td></td><td>Andrew McLaughlin</td><td></td><td>Abu Meron (Socialist Workers)</td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh South Western</td><td></td><td>Simita Kumar</td><td></td><td>Catriona Munro</td><td></td><td>Sue Webber</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Andy Williamson</td><td></td><td>Cameron Rose</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh Southern</td><td></td><td>Deidre Brock</td><td></td><td>Daniel Johnson</td><td></td><td>Marie-Clair Munro</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jane Alliston Pickard</td><td></td><td>Charles Turner</td><td></td><td>Mar Wilkinson (Edinburgh & East Lothian People)</td></tr><tr><td>Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire</td><td></td><td>John Redpath</td><td></td><td>Kaymarie Hughes</td><td></td><td>Rachael Hamilton</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ray Georgeson</td><td></td><td>Jamie Langan</td><td></td><td>Terry Howson (Liberate Scotland), James Anderson (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Falkirk East and Linlithgow</td><td></td><td>Martyn Day</td><td></td><td>Siobhan Paterson</td><td></td><td>Lewis Stein</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Paul McGarry</td><td></td><td>Amanda Bland</td><td></td><td>Ian Wallace El-Paget (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Falkirk West</td><td></td><td>Gary Bouse</td><td></td><td>Paul Godzik</td><td></td><td>Neil Benny</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Lucy Smith</td><td></td><td>Richard Fairley</td><td></td><td>Stuart James McArthur (Indpendent)</td></tr><tr><td>Fife North East</td><td></td><td>John Beare</td><td></td><td>Elizabeth Carr-Ellis</td><td></td><td>Edward Sheasby</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Willie Rennie</td><td></td><td>William Docherty</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Galloway and West Dumfries</td><td></td><td>Emma Harper</td><td></td><td>Jack McConnel</td><td></td><td>Finlay Carson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Tracey Warman</td><td></td><td>Senga Beresford</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Anniesland</td><td></td><td>Colm Merrick</td><td></td><td>Eunis Jassemi</td><td></td><td>Sandesh Gulhane</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James Speirs</td><td></td><td>Sean O'Hagan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston</td><td></td><td>David Linden</td><td></td><td>Pauline McNeill</td><td></td><td>John Murray</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Amy Carman</td><td></td><td>Thomas Kerr</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok</td><td></td><td>Zen Ghani</td><td></td><td>Anas Sarwar</td><td></td><td>Kyle Park</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Peter McLaughlin</td><td></td><td>Kim Schmullian</td><td></td><td>Yvonne Ridley (WPGB), Adnan Zafar Rafiq (Scottish Common)</td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Central</td><td></td><td>Alison Thewliss</td><td></td><td>Vonnie Sandlan</td><td></td><td>Naveed Asghar</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Paul Kennedy</td><td></td><td>Paul Bennie</td><td></td><td>Paul Steele (ISP)</td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn</td><td></td><td>Ivan McKee</td><td></td><td>Paul Sweeney</td><td></td><td>Josephine Macleod</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Nicholas Moohan</td><td></td><td>Audrey Dempsey</td><td></td><td>Kenneth Nwosu (Scottish Common Party)</td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill</td><td></td><td>Bob Doris</td><td></td><td>James Adams</td><td></td><td>Danny Bowman</td><td></td><td>Iris Duane</td><td></td><td>Daniel Khan-O'Malley</td><td></td><td>Aimee Alexander</td><td></td><td>Thomas Adkins (Scottish Common Party)</td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow Southside</td><td></td><td>Kaukab Stewart</td><td></td><td>Rashid Hussain</td><td></td><td>Ross Hutton</td><td></td><td>Holly Bruce</td><td></td><td>Rachel Park</td><td></td><td>Gordon Millar</td><td></td><td>George Galloway (WPGB) Kamran Butt (Scottish Common) Abdullah Aroo Waqqar (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse</td><td></td><td>Alex Kerr</td><td></td><td>Davy Russell</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Michael Weatherhead</td><td></td><td>John McNamee</td><td></td><td>John Forbes (ISP), David Ballantine (ADF)</td></tr><tr><td>Inverclyde</td><td></td><td>Stuart McMillan</td><td></td><td>Francesca Brennan</td><td></td><td>Ted Runciman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jamie Greene</td><td></td><td>Malcolm Offord</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Inverness and Nairn</td><td></td><td>Emma Roddick</td><td></td><td>Shaun Fraser</td><td></td><td>Ruraidh Stewart</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Neil Alexander</td><td></td><td>Fred Campbell</td><td></td><td>Fergus Ewing (independent), Steve Skerrett (Advance UK)</td></tr><tr><td>Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley</td><td></td><td>Alan Brown</td><td></td><td>Ewan McPhee</td><td></td><td>James Adams</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Michael Gregori</td><td></td><td>Anne Millar</td><td></td><td>Garry McClay (Liberate Scotland)</td></tr><tr><td>Kirkcaldy</td><td></td><td>David Torrance</td><td></td><td>Claire Baker</td><td></td><td>Heather Greig</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Fraser Graham</td><td></td><td>Julie McDougall</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mid Fife and Glenrothes</td><td></td><td>Jenny Gilruth</td><td></td><td>Afifa Khanam</td><td></td><td>Niamh Heald</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ed Scotcher</td><td></td><td>Sacha Haworth</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Midlothian North</td><td></td><td>Colin Beattie</td><td></td><td>Caitlin Stott</td><td></td><td>Phil Doggart</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jenny Butler</td><td></td><td>Pal Chidambaram</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale</td><td></td><td>Calum Kerr</td><td></td><td>Daniel Coleman</td><td></td><td>Keith Cockburn</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Duncan Dunlop</td><td></td><td>Carolyn Grant</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Moray</td><td></td><td>Laura Mitchell</td><td></td><td>David Blair</td><td></td><td>Tim Eagle</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Morven-May McCallum</td><td></td><td>Max Bannerman</td><td></td><td>Allan Duffy (Alliance to Liberate Scotland)</td></tr><tr><td>Motherwell and Wishaw</td><td></td><td>Clare Adamson</td><td></td><td>Ayeshah Khan</td><td></td><td>Bob Burgess</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jenni Lang</td><td></td><td>Duncan Macmillan</td><td></td><td>Dominic James Alderson (Independent) Greig Duncan McArthur (Alliance to Liberate Scotland)</td></tr><tr><td>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</td><td></td><td>Alasdair Allan</td><td></td><td>Donald MacKinnon</td><td></td><td>George MacPherson</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jamie Dobson</td><td></td><td>Malcolm McTaggart</td><td></td><td>Kenneth McKenzie (Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty)</td></tr><tr><td>Orkney Islands</td><td></td><td>Robert Leslie</td><td></td><td>Mike Macleod</td><td></td><td>Jamie Halcro Johnston</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Liam McArthur</td><td></td><td>John Coupland</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Paisley</td><td></td><td>George Adam</td><td></td><td>Neil Bibby</td><td></td><td>Satbir Gill</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>James Kenyon</td><td></td><td>Alec Leishman</td><td></td><td>Mark Turnbull (Freedom Alliance) Sinead Daly (TUSC) William Wallace (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Perthshire North</td><td></td><td>John Swinney</td><td></td><td>Angela Bailey</td><td></td><td>Murdo Fraser</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Claire McLaren</td><td></td><td>Kenneth Morton</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Perthshire South and Kinross-shire</td><td></td><td>Jim Fairlie</td><td></td><td>Luke Thomson</td><td></td><td>Roz McCall</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Amanda Clark</td><td></td><td>Helen McDade</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Renfrewshire North and Cardonald</td><td></td><td>Michelle Campbell</td><td></td><td>Mike McKirdy</td><td></td><td>Jack Hall</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Grant Toghill</td><td></td><td>Moira Ramage</td><td></td><td>Jim Halfpenny (TUSC)</td></tr><tr><td>Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley</td><td></td><td>Tom Arthur</td><td></td><td>Paul O'Kane</td><td></td><td>Farooq Choudhry</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ross Stalker</td><td></td><td>Jamie McGuire</td><td></td><td>Ken Thomson (ADF)</td></tr><tr><td>Rutherglen and Cambuslang</td><td></td><td>Clare Haughey</td><td></td><td>Monica Lennon</td><td></td><td>Annie Wells</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Patrick Logue</td><td></td><td>Allan Lyons</td><td></td><td>Chris Sermanni (TUSC)</td></tr><tr><td>Shetland Islands</td><td></td><td>Hannah Mary Goodlad</td><td></td><td>John Erskine</td><td></td><td>Douglas Barnett</td><td></td><td>Alex Armitage</td><td></td><td>Emma Macdonald</td><td></td><td>Vic Currie</td><td></td><td>Brian Nugent (Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty) Peter Tait (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch</td><td></td><td>Eilidh Munro</td><td></td><td>Isla McCay</td><td></td><td>Helen Crawford</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Andrew Baxter</td><td></td><td>Jon Whitton</td><td></td><td>Laùra Hänsler (Liberate Scotland)</td></tr><tr><td>Stirling</td><td></td><td>Alyn Smith</td><td></td><td>Kainde Manji</td><td></td><td>Stephen Kerr</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Jill Reilly</td><td></td><td>Rachael Wright</td><td></td><td>Matthew Riley (independent)</td></tr><tr><td>Strathkelvin and Bearsden</td><td></td><td>Denis Johnston</td><td></td><td>Colette McDiarmid</td><td></td><td>Pam Gosal</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Adam Harley</td><td></td><td>Faten Hameed</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Uddingston and Bellshill</td><td></td><td>Steven Bonnar</td><td></td><td>Mark Griffin</td><td></td><td>Meghan Gallacher</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Ben Munnoch</td><td></td><td>George Hobbins</td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

Regions

<table><thead><tr><th>Seat</th><th>#</th><th>SNP</th><th>Labour</th><th>Conservative</th><th>Greens</th><th>Lib Dems</th><th>Reform UK</th><th>Liberate Scotland</th><th>Scottish Family</th><th>Other</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Central Scotland and Lothians West</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Pauline Stafford</td><td>Mark Griffin</td><td>Meghan Gallacher</td><td>Gillian Mackay</td><td>Paul McGarry</td><td>Graham Simpson</td><td>Greig McArthur</td><td></td><td>Scottish Common: Collette Bradley (SSP)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Neil Gray</td><td>Jenny Young</td><td>Lewis Stein</td><td>Claire Williams</td><td>Lucy Smith</td><td>Amanda Lindsay</td><td>Alan McManus</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Toni Giugliano</td><td>Keiron Higgins</td><td>Keith Allan</td><td>Cameron Glasgow</td><td>Caron Lindsay</td><td>Amanda Bland</td><td>David Baird</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Clare Adamson</td><td>Siobhan Paterson</td><td>Neil Benny</td><td></td><td>Stephen Harte</td><td>Richard Fairley</td><td>Graham Fraser</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Callum Cox</td><td>James McPhilemy</td><td>Andrew Bruce</td><td></td><td>Brian Howieson</td><td>David McLennan</td><td>Steve Arnott</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Steven Bonnar</td><td>Suzanne Macleod</td><td>Peter Heggie</td><td></td><td>Daniel Mancini</td><td>Duncan MacMillan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Stacey Devine</td><td>Ayeshah Khan</td><td>Damian Doran-Timson</td><td></td><td>Hayley Brooks</td><td>Steven Grant</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Jordan Stockoe</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Malcolm Jones</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>George Hobbins</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Edinburgh and Lothians East</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Tommy Sheppard</td><td>Irshad Ahmad</td><td>Miles Briggs</td><td>Lorna Slater</td><td>Sanne Dijkstra-Downie</td><td>Angela Ross</td><td>Craig Murray</td><td>Philip Holden</td><td>Sean Moffat (Advance UK) Animal Welfare Party: Chris Cullen (Communist) Edinburgh & East Lothian People: Equality Party: Libertarian: SSP: Socialist Workers: Jeremy Balfour (independent) Bonnie Prince Bob (Independent) Morgwn Carter Davies (Independent) Ash Regan (independent)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Deidre Brock</td><td>Katherine Sangster</td><td>Sue Webber</td><td>Kate Nevens</td><td>Jane Pickard</td><td>Pal Chidambaram</td><td>Joe Smith</td><td>Neil Deepnarain</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Simita Kumar</td><td>Daniel Johnson</td><td>Marie-Clair Munro</td><td>Q Manivannan</td><td>Charles Dundas</td><td>Nigel Douglas</td><td>Hugh Kerr</td><td>Mairi Lucas</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Angus Robertson</td><td>Catriona Munro</td><td>Christopher Cowdy</td><td>Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill</td><td>Lewis Younie</td><td>David Lees</td><td>Anna Carro</td><td>Helen Maceachen</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Paul McLennan</td><td>Martin Whitfield</td><td>Jo Mowat</td><td>Chas Booth</td><td>Jenny Butler</td><td>Charles Turner</td><td>Jim Daly</td><td>Peter James Cox</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Colin Beattie</td><td>Caitlin Stott</td><td>Tim Jones</td><td>Adam Al-Khateb</td><td>Liss Owen</td><td>Andrew McLaughlin</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Kelly Parry</td><td>James Dalgleish</td><td></td><td>Mridul Wadhwa</td><td>Alan Grant</td><td>Gary Neill</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Lyn Jardine</td><td>Eleanor Ryan-Saha</td><td></td><td>Jo Phillips</td><td></td><td>David Thomson</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td>Oliver Thomas</td><td></td><td>Dan Heap</td><td></td><td>Cameron Rose</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Astri JS Kvassnes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Alex Staniforth</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Connal Hughes</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Glasgow</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Alison Thewliss</td><td>Anas Sarwar</td><td>Annie Wells</td><td>Patrick Harvie</td><td>Daniel Khan-O'Malley</td><td>Thomas Kerr</td><td>Tommy Sheridan</td><td>Andrew John Bradie</td><td>Paul Steele (ISP) Alisdair McConnachie (IGV) John Cormak (Scottish Christian Party) Scottish Common: SSP: UKIP: WPGB: Craig Houston (Independent) Elspeth Lynn Kerr (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Ivan McKee</td><td>Pauline McNeill</td><td>Sandesh Gulhane</td><td>Holly Bruce</td><td>Paul Kennedy</td><td>Kim Schmulian</td><td>Dhruva Kumar</td><td>John Paul McArthur</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Kaukab Stewart</td><td>Paul Sweeney</td><td>Ross Hutton</td><td>Iris Duane</td><td>James Spiers</td><td>Audrey Dempsey</td><td>Gail Sheridan</td><td>Michael James O'Hara</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>David Linden</td><td>Monica Lennon</td><td>Kyle Park</td><td>Rana Moro Hamed</td><td>Rachel Park</td><td>Allan Lyons</td><td>Hilda McMahon</td><td>Agnes Gallagher</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Graham Campbell</td><td>James Adams</td><td>John Murray</td><td>Isabele Ruffell</td><td>Peter McLaughlin</td><td>Paul Bennie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Colm Merrick</td><td>Vonnie Sandlan</td><td>Josephine MacLeod</td><td>Kit Renard</td><td>Amy Carman</td><td>Aimee Alexander</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Declan Blench</td><td>Mo Ameen</td><td></td><td></td><td>Verity Woolley</td><td>Sean O'Hagan</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Zen Ghani</td><td>Eunis Jassemi</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Gordon Millar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Annette Christie</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Abdul Bostani</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Adekemi Giwa</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Qasim Hanif</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Maree Todd</td><td>Isla McCay</td><td>Tim Eagle</td><td>Ariane Burgess</td><td>Morven-May MacCallum</td><td>Vic Currie</td><td>Brian Nugent</td><td>Kenny Stone</td><td>Advance UK: Fiona Nelson (ISP) Nicola Siddall (IGV) David MacLeod Boyd (Scottish Christian Party) Nathan Lumb (Libertarian) Scottish Rural: SSP: Syed Hussain (Worker's Party) Duncan MacPherson (Independent) Mick Rice (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Robert Leslie</td><td>Donald MacKinnon</td><td>Jamie Halcro Johnston</td><td>Kristopher Leask</td><td>Alan Reid</td><td>Max Bannerman</td><td>Andrew McDonald</td><td>Allan Maceachen</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Emma Roddick</td><td>Eva Kestner</td><td>Helen Crawford</td><td>Kate Willis</td><td>Declan Gallacher</td><td>Amanda Hampsey</td><td>Kenneth MacKenzie</td><td>Rachel Michelle Gibson</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hannah Mary Goodlad</td><td>John Erskine</td><td>Ruairidh Stewart</td><td>Draeyk Van der Horn</td><td>Angela MacLean</td><td>Fred Campbell</td><td>Laùra Hänsler</td><td>Eva Morrice</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td></td><td>Mike MacLeod</td><td>George Macpherson</td><td>Alex Armitage</td><td>Denis Rixson</td><td>Malcolm McTaggart</td><td>Allan Duffy</td><td>Harriet Woolmore</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td></td><td>Callum George</td><td>Elaine Kirby</td><td>Anne Thomas</td><td>Guy Grieve</td><td>Jon Whitton</td><td>Flora Badger</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td></td><td>Shaun Fraser</td><td></td><td>Julie Christie</td><td>Fiona Bennett</td><td>John Coupland</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>David Blair</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>John Swinney</td><td>Claire Baker</td><td>Murdo Fraser</td><td>Mark Ruskell</td><td>Claire McLaren</td><td>Helen McDade</td><td>Eva Comrie</td><td>Richard Crewe Lucas</td><td>Advance UK: John Snowden Forbes (ISP) Alexandra Rose Hardie (IGV) Calum Paul (Libertarian) SSP:</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Shirley-Anne Somerville</td><td>Joe Long</td><td>Stephen Kerr</td><td>Mags Hall</td><td>Sally Patile</td><td>Julie MacDougall</td><td>Laurie Moffat</td><td>Daniel Gerard Smith</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Fiona Law</td><td>Fiona Sword</td><td>Roz McCall</td><td>Caitlin Ripley</td><td>Edward Scotcher</td><td>Rachael Wright</td><td>Jock Penman</td><td>Alan Henry Brown</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Alyn Smith</td><td>Kainde Manji</td><td>Alexander Stewart</td><td>Ryan Blackadder</td><td>Amanda Clark</td><td>Mark Davies</td><td>Donal Hurley</td><td>Marc Surtees</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Jim Fairlie</td><td>Suzanne Graham</td><td>Edward Sheasby</td><td>Marie Stadlter</td><td>Lauren Buchanan-Quigley</td><td>Mike Collier</td><td>Frank Armstrong</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>David Torrance</td><td>Angela Bailey</td><td>Thomas Heald</td><td>Clare Andrews</td><td>Jane Ann Liston</td><td>Kenneth Morton</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Susan McGill</td><td>Elizabeth Carr-Ellis</td><td>Darren Watt</td><td>Andrew Adam</td><td>Fraser Graham</td><td>Otto Inglis</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>John Beare</td><td>Afifa Khanam</td><td></td><td>Paul Vallot</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>David Mitchell</td><td>Luke Thomson</td><td></td><td>Elspeth Maclachlan</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>North East Scotland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Stephen Flynn</td><td>Michael Marra</td><td>Liam Kerr</td><td>Maggie Chapman</td><td>Yi-pei Chou Turvey</td><td>Duncan Massey</td><td>Stephen Bowie</td><td>Euan Morrice</td><td>Sarah Hashim (Advance UK) Allan Angus Petrie (ISP) Richard Tallach (IGV) SSP: Workers Party:</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Gillian Martin</td><td>Heather Doran</td><td>Douglas Lumsden</td><td>Esme Houston</td><td>Michael Turvey</td><td>Mark Simpson</td><td>Konrad Rekas</td><td>Susan Ettle</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Fatima Joji</td><td>Lynn Thomson</td><td>Alexander Burnett</td><td>William Linegar</td><td>Tanvir Ahmed</td><td>Claudia Leith</td><td>Brett Morrison</td><td>Dave Bestwick</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Christian Allard</td><td>Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank</td><td>James Adams</td><td>Sylvia Hardie</td><td>Jeff Goodhall</td><td>Jo Hart</td><td>Ronald Hardie</td><td>Joana Moore</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Dawn Black</td><td>Simon Watson</td><td>Stewart Whyte</td><td>Kathryn Vincent</td><td>Mel Sullivan</td><td>Conrad Ritchie</td><td>Mark David Mair</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Miranda Radley</td><td>Kate Blake</td><td>Hannah Powell</td><td>Charlotte Horne</td><td>Martyn Knights</td><td>John Crawley</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Michael Hutchison</td><td>Matthew Lee</td><td>Tracey Smith</td><td>Remi Salvan</td><td>David Evans</td><td>Laurie Carnie</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td></td><td>Janine Langler</td><td></td><td>Jack Cruickshanks</td><td>Fahd Asif</td><td>Arthur Keith</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td></td><td>Brooke Ritchie</td><td></td><td></td><td>Gordon Miller</td><td>William Reid</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>South Scotland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Màiri McAllan</td><td>Carol Mochan</td><td>Rachael Hamilton</td><td>Laura Moodie</td><td>Duncan Dunlop</td><td>Jamie Langan</td><td>Terry Howson</td><td>Gareth Kirk</td><td>David Ballantine (ADF) Muhammad Tufail (Scottish Common)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Alan Brown</td><td>Joe Fagan</td><td>Craig Hoy</td><td>Ann McGuinness</td><td>Roy Georgeson</td><td>David Kirkwood</td><td>Garry McClay</td><td>Hamish Goldie-Scot</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Emma Harper</td><td>Linda Dorward</td><td>Finlay Carson</td><td>Dominic Ashmole</td><td>Aisha Mir</td><td>Senga Beresford</td><td>Yvonne Lazenbury</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Siobhan Brown</td><td>Ewan MacPhee</td><td>Sharon Dowey</td><td>Neil MacKinnon</td><td>Richard Brodie</td><td>Tim Kelly</td><td>Maureen Johnstone</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Katie Hagmann</td><td>Lynsey Hamilton</td><td>Brian Whittle</td><td>Barbara Harvie</td><td>Charlotte Olcay</td><td>Carolyn Grant</td><td>Marjorie Thomson</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>John Redpath</td><td>Daniel Coleman</td><td>Keith Cockburn</td><td>Cameron Garrett</td><td>Tracey Warman</td><td>Daniel Clarke</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Collette Stevenson</td><td>Kaymarie Hughes</td><td>Julie Pirone</td><td>Tim Clancey</td><td>Michael Gregori</td><td>John Mcnamee</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Stephen Thompson</td><td>Davy Russell</td><td>James Adams</td><td>Tom Kerr</td><td></td><td>Andrew Russell</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Alex Kerr</td><td>Brian McGinley</td><td>Tracey Clark</td><td>Korin Vallance</td><td></td><td>Andrew Scott</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Allan Dorans</td><td>Jack McConnel</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>Anne Millar</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Kirsty Campbell</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>Ross Clark</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>Amjid Bashir</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>West Scotland</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Stuart McMillan</td><td>Jackie Baillie</td><td>Russell Findlay</td><td>Ross Greer</td><td>Adam Harley</td><td>Malcolm Offord</td><td>Gordon Ross</td><td>Liam McKechnie</td><td>ADF: Colette Walker (ISP) Ian Inkster (IGV) Claire Gallagher (Scottish Common Party) Libertarian SSP: The Scottish Liberal Party: UKIP: Paul Mack (Indepnedent) Paddy McCarthy (Indpendent) William Wallace (Independent)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Kirsten Oswald</td><td>Neil Bibby</td><td>Jackson Carlaw</td><td>Cara McKee</td><td>Jamie Greene</td><td>David Smith</td><td>Simon McLean</td><td>Luke Reid</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Michelle Campbell</td><td>Katy Clark</td><td>Pam Gosal</td><td>Karen Sharkey</td><td>Christine Murdoch</td><td>Moira Ramage</td><td>Ken McNeil</td><td>Matt Lynch</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Patricia Gibson</td><td>Paul O'Kane</td><td>Alix Mathieson</td><td>Paula Baker</td><td>Grant Toghill</td><td>Mike Mann</td><td>Ian Vallance</td><td>Paul Gallacher</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Kenneth Gibson</td><td>Francesca Brennan</td><td>Gary Mulvaney</td><td>Ross Collins</td><td>Emma Farthing-Sykes</td><td>Matthew McLean</td><td>Eammon Gallagher</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Tom Arthur</td><td>Kayleigh Quinn</td><td>Maurice Corry</td><td></td><td>Ross Stalker</td><td>Frank Wallis</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Sophie Traynor</td><td>Mike McKirdy</td><td>Jack Hall</td><td></td><td>Elaine Ford</td><td>Faten Hameed</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Denis Johnston</td><td>Colette McDiarmid</td><td>Ronnie Stalker</td><td></td><td></td><td>Andrew White</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Michael Gibbons</td><td>Matthew McGowan</td><td>Farooq Choudhry</td><td></td><td></td><td>Donald McNiven</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Andrew Steel</td><td></td><td>Ted Runciman</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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2026 Scottish Parliament election

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