6th Scottish Parliament

6th Scottish Parliament

The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021.

Composition

6th Scottish Parliament

Party	May 2021 election	Currently
•	Scottish National Party	64	60
	Scottish Conservatives	31	28
	Scottish Labour	22	20
	Scottish Greens	8	7
	Scottish Liberal Democrats	4	5
	Reform UK	0	1
	Independent	0	7
	Presiding Officer	0	1
Total	129
Government majority	0	– 8

Leadership

6th Scottish Parliament

• Presiding Officer: Alison Johnstone (Independent) • Deputy Presiding Officers: Annabelle Ewing (SNP), Liam McArthur (Lib Dems)

Government

• First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) (until 28 March 2023) Humza Yousaf (SNP) (29 March 2023 – 7 May 2024) John Swinney (SNP) (starting 8 May 2024) • Deputy First Minister: John Swinney (SNP) (until 28 March 2023) Shona Robison (SNP) (29 March 2023 – 8 May 2024) Kate Forbes (SNP) (starting 8 May 2024) • Minister for Parliamentary Business: George Adam (SNP) (May 2021 - May 2024) Jamie Hepburn (SNP) (May 2024 – September 2025) Graeme Dey (SNP) (September 2025 - present)

Opposition parties

• Conservative leader: Russell Findlay • Labour leader: Anas Sarwar • Greens leaders: Ross Greer & Gillian Mackay • Liberal Democrats leader: Alex Cole-Hamilton

List of MSPs

6th Scottish Parliament

This is a list of MSPs so far elected. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2021 election.

There are eight MSPs who have been constant members since the inauguration of the Parliament in 1999 (ten other founding members retired prior to the 2021 election): Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney have been elected six times under the same constituency (Swinney's was renamed with different boundaries in 2011); Christine Grahame, Fiona Hyslop, Michael Matheson, Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon were returned as a list member then a constituency member. A ninth MSP Richard Lochhead has served almost the same term, resigning his list seat in 2006 to successfully contest a by-election a few weeks later for a constituency seat, which he has defended since then.

<table><thead><tr><th>Name</th><th>Image</th><th>Member for</th><th>Type</th><th>Party</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td></td><td>George Adam</td><td></td><td>Paisley</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Karen Adam</td><td></td><td>Banffshire and Buchan Coast</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Clare Adamson</td><td></td><td>Motherwell and Wishaw</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alasdair Allan</td><td></td><td>Na h-Eileanan an Iar</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tom Arthur</td><td></td><td>Renfrewshire South</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jackie Baillie</td><td></td><td>Dumbarton</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Claire Baker</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jeremy Balfour</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Colin Beattie</td><td></td><td>Midlothian North and Musselburgh</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Neil Bibby</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sarah Boyack</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Miles Briggs</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Keith Brown</td><td></td><td>Clackmannanshire and Dunblane</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Siobhian Brown</td><td></td><td>Ayr</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ariane Burgess</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alexander Burnett</td><td></td><td>Aberdeenshire West</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Stephanie Callaghan</td><td></td><td>Uddingston and Bellshill</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jackson Carlaw</td><td></td><td>Eastwood</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Finlay Carson</td><td></td><td>Galloway and West Dumfries</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Maggie Chapman</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Foysol Choudhury</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Katy Clark</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Willie Coffey</td><td></td><td>Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alex Cole-Hamilton</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Western</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Angela Constance</td><td></td><td>Almond Valley</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Graeme Dey</td><td></td><td>Angus South</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Natalie Don</td><td></td><td>Renfrewshire North and West</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bob Doris</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>James Dornan</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Cathcart</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sharon Dowey</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jackie Dunbar</td><td></td><td>Aberdeen Donside</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pam Duncan-Glancy</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tim Eagle</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands (since 12/02/24)</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Annabelle Ewing</td><td></td><td>Cowdenbeath</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fergus Ewing</td><td></td><td>Inverness and Nairn</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jim Fairlie</td><td></td><td>Perthshire South and Kinross-shire</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Russell Findlay</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Joe FitzPatrick</td><td></td><td>Dundee City West</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kate Forbes</td><td></td><td>Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Murdo Fraser</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Meghan Gallacher</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kenneth Gibson</td><td></td><td>Cunninghame North</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jenny Gilruth</td><td></td><td>Mid Fife and Glenrothes</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Maurice Golden</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pam Gosal</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mairi Gougeon</td><td></td><td>Angus North and Mearns</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Christine Grahame</td><td></td><td>Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rhoda Grant</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Neil Gray</td><td></td><td>Airdrie and Shotts</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jamie Greene</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ross Greer</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mark Griffin</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sandesh Gulhane</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jamie Halcro Johnston</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rachael Hamilton</td><td></td><td>Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Emma Harper</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Patrick Harvie</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Clare Haughey</td><td></td><td>Rutherglen</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jamie Hepburn</td><td></td><td>Cumbernauld and Kilsyth</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Craig Hoy</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fiona Hyslop</td><td></td><td>Linlithgow</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Daniel Johnson</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Southern</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alison Johnstone</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Presiding Officer</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liam Kerr</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Stephen Kerr</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Bill Kidd</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Anniesland</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Monica Lennon</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Richard Leonard</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Richard Lochhead</td><td></td><td>Moray</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Douglas Lumsden</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gordon MacDonald</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Pentlands</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Fulton MacGregor</td><td></td><td>Coatbridge and Chryston</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gillian Mackay</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Rona Mackay</td><td></td><td>Strathkelvin and Bearsden</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ben Macpherson</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Northern and Leith</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ruth Maguire</td><td></td><td>Cunninghame South</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Michael Marra</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Gillian Martin</td><td></td><td>Aberdeenshire East</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>John Mason</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Shettleston</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Michael Matheson</td><td></td><td>Falkirk West</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Màiri McAllan</td><td></td><td>Clydesdale</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liam McArthur</td><td></td><td>Orkney</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Roz McCall</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife (since 20/09/22)</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ivan McKee</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Provan</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paul McLennan</td><td></td><td>East Lothian</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Stuart McMillan</td><td></td><td>Greenock and Inverclyde</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Marie McNair</td><td></td><td>Clydebank and Milngavie</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Pauline McNeill</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Jenni Minto</td><td></td><td>Argyll and Bute</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Carol Mochan</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sir Edward Mountain</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Oliver Mundell</td><td></td><td>Dumfriesshire</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Audrey Nicoll</td><td></td><td>Aberdeen South and North Kincardine</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paul O'Kane</td><td></td><td>West Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Ash Regan</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Eastern</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Willie Rennie</td><td></td><td>North East Fife</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Angus Robertson</td><td></td><td>Edinburgh Central</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shona Robison</td><td></td><td>Dundee City East</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Emma Roddick</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Douglas Ross</td><td></td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alex Rowley</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mark Ruskell</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Davy Russell</td><td></td><td>Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (since 06/06/25)</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Anas Sarwar</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Graham Simpson</td><td></td><td>Central Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Reform UK</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Lorna Slater</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Greens</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Liz Smith</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Colin Smyth</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Independent</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Shirley-Anne Somerville</td><td></td><td>Dunfermline</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Collette Stevenson</td><td></td><td>East Kilbride</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Alexander Stewart</td><td></td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kaukab Stewart</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Kelvin</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Kevin Stewart</td><td></td><td>Aberdeen Central</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Nicola Sturgeon</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Southside</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Paul Sweeney</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>John Swinney</td><td></td><td>Perthshire North</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Michelle Thomson</td><td></td><td>Falkirk East</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Maree Todd</td><td></td><td>Caithness, Sutherland and Ross</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>David Torrance</td><td></td><td>Kirkcaldy</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Evelyn Tweed</td><td></td><td>Stirling</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Mercedes Villalba</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Sue Webber</td><td></td><td>Lothian</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Annie Wells</td><td></td><td>Glasgow</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Tess White</td><td></td><td>North East Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Martin Whitfield</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Labour</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Elena Whitham</td><td></td><td>Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Brian Whittle</td><td></td><td>South Scotland</td><td>Regional</td><td>Scottish Conservatives</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Beatrice Wishart</td><td></td><td>Shetland</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish Liberal Democrats</td></tr><tr><td></td><td>Humza Yousaf</td><td></td><td>Glasgow Pollok</td><td>Constituency</td><td>Scottish National Party</td></tr></tbody></table>

Former MSPs

Name	Image	Member for	Type	Party	Notes
	Dean Lockhart		Mid Scotland and Fife	Regional	Scottish Conservatives	Resigned 5 September 2022
	Donald Cameron		Highlands and Islands	Regional	Scottish Conservatives	Resigned 9 February 2024
	Christina McKelvie		Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse	Constituency	Scottish National Party	Died 27 March 2025

Changes

6th Scottish Parliament

<table><thead><tr><th>Date</th><th>Constituency/region</th><th>Gain</th><th>Loss</th><th>Note</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>13 May 2021</td><td>Lothian</td><td></td><td>Presiding Officer</td><td></td><td>Green</td><td>Alison Johnstone was elected Presiding Officer and consequently had to renounce her party affiliation.</td></tr><tr><td>5 September 2022</td><td>Mid Scotland and Fife</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Dean Lockhart resigned his seat in the Scottish Parliament. He was succeeded by Roz McCall, who was sworn in on 20 September.</td></tr><tr><td>28 October 2023</td><td>Edinburgh Eastern</td><td></td><td>Alba</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>Ash Regan defected from the SNP to Alba, becoming the party's first MSP.</td></tr><tr><td>9 February 2024</td><td>Highlands and Islands</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Donald Cameron was appointed to the House of Lords in the 2024 Special Honours and was replaced by Tim Eagle.</td></tr><tr><td>17 August 2024</td><td>Glasgow Shettleston</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>John Mason had whip suspended over Gaza comments.</td></tr><tr><td>4 April 2025</td><td>West Scotland</td><td></td><td>Liberal Democrats</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jamie Greene left the Conservative Party due to his disagreement with it becoming "Trump-esque in both style and substance", and joined the Liberal Democrats the next day.</td></tr><tr><td>6 June 2025</td><td>Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>Davy Russell won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election following the death of SNP MSP Christina McKelvie.</td></tr><tr><td>20 June 2025</td><td>Inverness and Nairn</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>SNP</td><td>Fergus Ewing announced he would stand as an independent in the 2026 parliament election. Ewing said he had not quit the SNP, but a party source said his membership automatically ceased when he announced his independent run, a violation of the SNP's party constitution.</td></tr><tr><td>20 August 2025</td><td>South Scotland</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Colin Smyth was suspended from the Labour Party after being charged with possession of indecent images.</td></tr><tr><td>22 August 2025</td><td>Lothian</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Jeremy Balfour resigned from the Scottish Conservatives due to disagreements over policy and direction</td></tr><tr><td>27 August 2025</td><td>Central Scotland</td><td></td><td>Reform UK</td><td></td><td>Conservative</td><td>Graham Simpson resigned from the Scottish Conservatives and joined Reform UK</td></tr><tr><td>27 September 2025</td><td>Lothian</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Foysol Choudhury was suspended from the Labour Party over an allegation of inappropriate conduct pending an investigation.</td></tr><tr><td>10 October 2025</td><td>Edinburgh Eastern</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>Alba</td><td>Ash Regan resigned from the Alba Party to focus on the Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill.</td></tr><tr><td>10 February 2026</td><td>Glasgow</td><td></td><td>Independent</td><td></td><td>Labour</td><td>Pam Duncan-Glancy was suspended from the Labour Party over her friendship with former Labour councillor and convicted sex offender Sean Morton.</td></tr></tbody></table>