2026 Scottish Parliament election

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All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament 65 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Registered	4,320,981[1]
Turnout	53.0% 10.5pp[2]
First party Second party Third party   Leader John Swinney Anas Sarwar Malcolm Offord Party SNP Labour Reform Leader since 6 May 2024 27 February 2021 15 January 2026 Leader's seat Perthshire North Glasgow West Scotland[a] Last election 64 seats 22 seats 0 seats Seats before 60 20 1 Seats won 58 17 17 Seat change 6 5 17 Constituency vote 877,077 440,708 361,994 % and swing 38.2% 9.5pp 19.2% 2.4pp 15.8% 15.8pp Regional vote 625,949 368,785 383,425 % and swing 27.2% 13.1pp 16.0% 1.9pp 16.6% 16.4pp   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Ross Greer / Gillian Mackay Russell Findlay Alex Cole-Hamilton Party Green Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 29 August 2025 27 September 2024 20 August 2021 Leader's seat West Scotland / Central Scotland and Lothians West West Scotland Edinburgh North Western Last election 8 seats 31 seats 4 seats Seats before 7 28 5 Seats won 15 12 10 Seat change 7 19 6 Constituency vote 52,528 271,740 261,408 % and swing 2.3% 1.0pp 11.8% 10.1pp 11.4% 4.4pp Regional vote 321,964 271,550 216,224 % and swing 14.0% 5.9pp 11.8% 11.7pp 9.4% 4.3pp
Results by constituencies and regions
First Minister before election John Swinney SNP Elected First Minister TBD

An election for the Scottish Parliament was held on 7 May 2026 to elect the 129 members of the Scottish Parliament. It was the seventh general election since the devolved parliament was re-established in 1999. Six parties had 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. The election was held on the same day as local elections in England and elections to the Welsh Senedd.

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 Democrats' 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 is the first Scottish election since the 2024 United Kingdom general election, which Labour won nationwide, with a majority of seats in Scotland for the first time since 2010.^[3]

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.^{[citation needed]}

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 passed by the Scottish Parliament but 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.^[4]

Humza Yousaf won the subsequent turbulent 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.^[5]

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 promising 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Russell Findlay, who had been considered a frontrunner for the position, announced his candidacy for leader on 22 July.^[8] Facing fellow MSPs Murdo Fraser and Meghan Gallacher,^[9] Findlay received 52% of MSP endorsements and was elected leader with 61.7% of the first-preference vote among party members.^[10] On 27 September he become leader of the largest opposition party in the Scottish Parliament. He formed his Shadow Cabinet on 8 October.^[11]

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 (that is, Sarwar's) primary loyalty was to Scotland and that the Prime Minister's continued leadership was sabotaging the party's future.^[12]

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 child 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".^[3] 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.^[13]

In January 2026, the millionaire Easdale brothers "reportedly pledged a six-figure donation to Scottish Labour".^[14] Sarwar said that they did not make any policy demands of Scottish Labour but that they want the SNP out of power.^[14]

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.^[15] 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.^[16] 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.^[17][18][19]

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

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

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

Under the Scottish Elections (Reform) Act 2020, ordinary general elections to the Scottish Parliament are held on the first Thursday in May five years after the 2021 election, i.e. on 7 May 2026.^[20] This Act superseded the Scotland Act 1998, which had set elections in every fourth year.^[21] The close of nominations was 1 April.^[22][23] The count will start at 9am on 8 May.^[22][24] The reason given for this is to ensure staff welfare and to reduce the risks relating to accuracy of the count process.^[25]

Forty-two MSPs did not seek re-election,^[26][27][28] which was a record.^[29] Eight of those stepping down were first elected at the formation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999, 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, only three contested the 2026 election: Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney.^[26]

Members of Scottish Parliament not standing for re-election

MSP	Seat	First elected	Party		Date announced
John Mason	Glasgow Shettleston	2011		Independent (elected as SNP)	25 April 2023[30]
James Dornan	Glasgow Cathcart			SNP	10 August 2023[31]
Christine Grahame	Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale	1999			29 September 2024[32]
Ruth Maguire	Cunninghame South	2016			16 November 2024[33]
Elena Whitham	Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley	2021			25 November 2024[34]
Humza Yousaf	Glasgow Pollok	2011			17 December 2024[35]
Oliver Mundell	Dumfriesshire	2016		Conservative	9 January 2025[36]
Richard Lochhead	Moray	1999		SNP	26 January 2025[37]
Joe FitzPatrick	Dundee City West	2007			28 January 2025[38]
Michelle Thomson	Falkirk East	2021			29 January 2025[39]
Audrey Nicoll	Aberdeen South and North Kincardine				9 February 2025[40]
Evelyn Tweed	Stirling				12 February 2025[41]
Graeme Dey	Angus South	2011			19 February 2025[42]
Beatrice Wishart	Shetland	2019		Liberal Democrats	20 February 2025[43]
Liz Smith	Mid Scotland and Fife	2007		Conservative	25 February 2025[44]
Rona Mackay	Strathkelvin and Bearsden	2016		SNP	25 February 2025[45]
Edward Mountain	Highlands and Islands			Conservative	26 February 2025[46]
Gordon MacDonald	Edinburgh Pentlands	2011		SNP	28 February 2025[47]
Annabelle Ewing	Cowdenbeath				2 March 2025[48]
Richard Leonard	Central Scotland	2016		Labour	4 March 2025[49]
Shona Robison	Dundee City East	1999		SNP	5 March 2025[50]
Fiona Hyslop	Linlithgow				5 March 2025[50]
Alex Rowley	Mid Scotland and Fife	2014		Labour	6 March 2025[51]
Bill Kidd	Glasgow Anniesland	2007		SNP	12 March 2025[52]
Nicola Sturgeon	Glasgow Southside	1999			12 March 2025[53]
Natalie Don-Innes	Renfrewshire North and West	2021			13 March 2025[54]
Mairi Gougeon	Angus North and Mearns	2016			14 March 2025[55]
Michael Matheson	Falkirk West	1999			16 March 2025[56]
Willie Coffey	Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley	2007			17 March 2025[57]
Stephanie Callaghan	Uddingston and Bellshill	2021		SNP	22 March 2025[58]
Douglas Ross	Highlands and Islands	2016		Conservative	25 March 2025[59]
Maurice Golden	North East Scotland				7 April 2025[60]
Rhoda Grant	Highlands and Islands	1999		Labour	15 May 2025[61]
Sarah Boyack	Lothian	1999		Labour	16 June 2025[62]
Alison Johnstone	Lothian	2011		Presiding Officer[b]	20 June 2025[63]
Kate Forbes	Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch	2016		SNP	4 August 2025[64]
Mercedes Villalba	North East Scotland	2021		Labour	2 September 2025[65]
Tess White	North East Scotland	2021		Conservative	2 September 2025[66]
Kevin Stewart	Aberdeen Central	2011		SNP	8 September 2025[67]
Pam Duncan-Glancy	Glasgow	2021		Independent (elected as Labour)	21 December 2025[68]
Foysol Choudhury	Lothian	2021		Independent (elected as Labour)	9 April 2026[69]
Colin Smyth	South Scotland	2016		Independent (elected as Labour)	9 April 2026

MSP	Constituency/Region	First elected	Party
Angus Robertson	Edinburgh Central	2021		SNP
Kaukab Stewart	Glasgow Kelvin (contested Glasgow Southside)	2021
Emma Harper	South Scotland	2016
Alasdair Allan	Na h-Eileanan an Iar	2007
Monica Lennon	Central Scotland (contested Rutherglen and Cambuslang)	2016		Labour
Martin Whitfield	South Scotland (contested East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs)	2021
Sue Webber	Lothian	2021		Conservative
Annie Wells	Glasgow	2016
Sandesh Gulhane	Glasgow	2021
Jamie Halcro Johnston	Highlands and Islands	2017
Roz McCall	Mid Scotland and Fife	2022
Alexander Stewart	Mid Scotland and Fife	2016
Sharon Dowey	South Scotland	2021
Brian Whittle	South Scotland	2016
Jackson Carlaw	Eastwood	2007
Pam Gosal	West Scotland	2021
Jamie Greene	West Scotland	2016		Liberal Democrats
Ash Regan	Edinburgh Eastern	2016		Independent
Fergus Ewing	Inverness and Nairn	1999
Jeremy Balfour	Lothian	2016

Parties		Regions	Constituencies	Seats at dissolution
	Scottish National Party Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba	8	73	60 / 129 (47%)
	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba	8	73	28 / 129 (22%)
	Scottish Labour Pàrtaidh Làbarach na h-Alba	8	73	20 / 129 (16%)
	Scottish Greens Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba	8	6	7 / 129 (5%)
	Scottish Liberal Democrats Pàrtaidh Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba	8	73	5 / 129 (4%)
	Reform UK Scotland Pàrtaidh Ath-leasachaidh Alba	8	73	1 / 129 (0.8%)
	Independents	6	21	8 / 129 (6%)[c]
	Alliance to Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty[70]	8	14	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Common Party	3	7	0 / 129 (0%)
	Independence for Scotland Party Pàrtaidh Neo-eisimeileachd do dh'Alba	7	3	0 / 129 (0%)
	Workers Party of Great Britain	5	4	0 / 129 (0%)
	Advance UK	5	3	0 / 129 (0%)
	Independent Green Voice	8	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Socialist Party Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba	8	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Family Party	8	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Libertarian Party Pàrtaidh Libeirtèireach na h-Alba	6	1	0 / 129 (0%)
	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition[71]	0	6	0 / 129 (0%)
	UK Independence Party	4	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom[72]	1	3	0 / 129 (0%)
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party	1	2	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Christian Party	2	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Edinburgh and East Lothian People	1	1	0 / 129 (0%)
	Freedom Alliance	0	1	0 / 129 (0%)
	Heritage Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Animal Welfare Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Rural Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Scottish Liberal Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Communist Party of Britain	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Equality Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
	Socialist Labour Party	1	0	0 / 129 (0%)
Source: BBC

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.^[73] 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.^[74] On 8 March 2026, MacAskill announced that the party would deregister and therefore would be unable to stand in the election.^[75]

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".^[76]

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.^[77][78][79]

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,^[80] 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.^[81][82] The proposals were formally approved in October 2025, establishing the constituencies and regions that will form the basis for the 2026 election.^[83]

According to Professor John Curtice, main campaign issues included the economy, cost of living, health and social care services and immigration.^[84] Other issues include energy, housing and Scottish independence.^[85] Another issue is Starmer's leadership after Sarwar called for him to resign.^[86] On 10 March 2026, BBC Scotland's podcast Scotcast started airing leader interviews with the party leaders in the run-up to the election.^[87]

On 19 March, Malcolm Offord and Nigel Farage launched Reform UK's manifesto in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, positioning itself as a challenger to the established parties with a platform centred on tax cuts, immigration control and economic deregulation. A key proposal is to reduce Scottish income tax to levels below those in the rest of the UK, alongside broader commitments to cut public spending and roll back green policies in order to lower energy costs. The party has also emphasised stricter law and order measures, opposition to what it describes as “net zero ideology”, and support for domestic energy production and business growth through reduced regulation.^[88] They also unveiled their constituency candidates.^[89] The following day, Stuart Niven, the candidate for Dundee City West, was suspended following revelations that he was disqualified as a company director.^[90] In the days that followed, four more candidates stood down from standing for Reform UK.^[91]

On 21 March, the Scottish Greens announced a commitment to raising the minimum wage for care workers to £15 per hour.^[92] 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.^[93]

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 however the Conservatives and Labour declined to appear,^[94] and on 6 April, the day before the hustings, Thomas Kerr, the Reform representative pulled out, criticising The National and accusing them of spreading misinformation on his party's stance on corporal punishment in schools.^[95] The Holyrood Sources podcast announced that they would host a hustings event with the party leaders on 1 April.^[96]

On 31 March, Guy Ingerson was replaced by Maggie Chapman as top candidate in North East Scotland.^[97] On 1 April, Scottish Labour candidate for Glasgow Southside Mohammed Ameen was replaced by Rashid Hussain following criminal charges.^[98] SNP candidate and leader of the SNP group on North Lanarkshire Council, Tracy Carragher was suspended from the party and dropped as an election candidate.^[99]

On 4 April, the Scottish Greens announced a commitment to end all NHS dental charges, ensuring free dental care for all in Scotland.^[100] The party also stated that it would expand the role of dental therapists in order to speed up waiting times.^[100]

Russell Findlay launched the Scottish Conservatives manifesto in Edinburgh on 7 April with a strong emphasis on the cost of living, positioning the election as a choice between continued public spending under the SNP and lower-tax, “common sense” economic policies. Key proposals included cutting income tax, supporting North Sea oil and gas development, and reducing what the party describes as wasteful government spending. The party has also focused on improving public services such as healthcare and education, alongside a broader agenda centred on economic growth, law and order, and opposition to further tax rises.^[101][102]

On 12 April, UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated on LBC that the UK Government would never grant the Scottish Parliament the powers to hold a second independence referendum. These comments were criticised by the SNP and Scottish Greens. LBC journalist Gina Davidson stated that Streeting’s comments might have just made the election catch fire and result in SNP supporters to go and turnout to vote.^[103] The subject was brought up in the leader’s debate hosted in Paisley that evening where Anas Sarwar was challenged and refused to answer on what mechanism would need to be in place for a second referendum to be granted.

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar launched his party’s manifesto in Edinburgh on 13 April, presenting the election as an opportunity to “fix” public services after nearly two decades of SNP government, appealing to the public to give him “five years to fix the SNP’s mess”. The manifesto outlined a programme focused on economic reform and public service investment, including plans to build over 50,000 affordable homes, recruit additional teachers, and reduce business rates. It also proposed tax changes aimed at easing pressure on middle-income earners, reforms to public bodies, and support for sectors such as the arts, alongside a more centrist economic approach that includes openness to new nuclear energy projects.^[104][105] On 14 April, the internal pro-LGBT group Scottish Labour Against Bigotry attacked the manifesto as "explicitly transphobic" due to its stated commitment to "single-[biological] sex spaces, in NHS wards, schools, sport and everyday life", and urged the electorate not to vote for the party.^[106]

On 14 April, the Scottish Greens launched their manifesto in Glasgow, presenting promises such as taking bus services into public ownership, introducing a universal basic income, and widening access to funded childcare.^[107][108]

The SNP launched their manifesto on 16 April in Glasgow with key pledges including capping the price of essential food items, introducing a £2 nationwide bus fare cap, and supporting business through a new “major projects office” and high-growth unit. The party has committed to no income tax increases for most earners while proposing targeted taxes on large corporations, alongside increased investment in healthcare and education. Additional policies include banning smartphones in classrooms and a £10,000 deposit support scheme for first-time buyers, with Scottish independence remaining a central objective.^[109]

The Liberal Democrats launched their manifesto on 17 April.

Claims and speculation surrounding a potential alliance between Scottish Labour and Reform UK became a significant point of contention during the campaign period, particularly in exchanges between party leaders and during televised debates.

During the SNP’s campaign launch on 26 March, First Minister John Swinney argued that the absence of an SNP majority could lead to what he described as a “grubby deal” between Anas Sarwar and Reform UK. Swinney framed the prospect as a risk of Labour seeking power through informal arrangements with parties on the right, positioning the SNP as the only safeguard against such an outcome, citing issues within Fife Council as a recent example. Sarwar rejected the claim, stating that Scottish Labour would not enter into any agreements or cooperation with Reform UK, and reiterated that his party’s focus was on winning a mandate to govern in its own right.^[110][111]

The issue gained further prominence on 30 March, when 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.^[112] 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.^[113][114] Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay refused to rule out that his party would vote to make Sarwar the First Minister in this scenario.^[115]

During the Channel 4 News leaders’ debate on 14 April, Malcolm Offord claimed that Anas Sarwar had suggested cooperation between Scottish Labour and Reform UK to prevent the SNP from remaining in power. Offord alleged that the conversation took place following the recording of Question Time at Paisley Town Hall in December 2025.^[116][117] Sarwar rejected the claim following the debate, describing it as untrue and reiterating that Scottish Labour would not enter into any deals or arrangements with Reform UK.^[118]

The dispute continued after the broadcast, with Offord standing by his remarks in subsequent media appearances, while Sarwar described the allegation as a “desperate lie” and repeated that there would be “no deals” or “backroom stitch-ups”.^[119] The row was amplified by other parties during the campaign, with the SNP citing the exchange as evidence of a potential post-election alignment, while Labour and other parties dismissed the claims as speculative and politically motivated.^[120] Reform UK councillor and candidate Thomas Kerr stated that Sarwar had made similar remarks to him in November 2025, claiming that Labour MP Maureen Burke was present during the exchange, while Offord said an aide had also witnessed his alleged conversation. Reform sources further suggested that comparable discussions had taken place in Holyrood in recent months.^[121]

On 20 April, the dispute widened further following additional claims and counterclaims involving Graham Simpson and Kerr. Sarwar alleged that Simpson had privately criticised senior Reform figures, claims which Simpson rejected as “completely ridiculous”. Simpson in turn asserted that Sarwar had approached him on three occasions in Holyrood to discuss working together to remove the SNP from power, echoing similar claims made by Offord and Kerr in the preceding days. Sarwar denied these allegations, maintaining that no such discussions had taken place.

2026 Scottish Parliament election debates and hustings

Date	Organisers	Moderator(s)	P  Present[d]    S  Surrogate[e]    NI  Not invited   A  Absent invitee  INV Invited
			SNP	Conservatives	Labour	Greens	Lib Dems	Reform	Venue	Ref.
31 March	The Scotsman[f]	Alistair Grant	S McAllan[g]	S Fraser[h]	S Whitfield[i]	S Harvie[j]	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh	[122]
1 April	Holyrood Sources	Calum Macdonald[k]	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Greer	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Easter Road Stadium, Edinburgh	[96]
2 April	Prosper	Gina Davidson	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Greer	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Royal Bank of Scotland, Edinburgh	[123]
7 April	The National	Assa Samake-Roman	S Middleton[l]	A[m]	A[n]	S Bruce[o]	S Jardine[p]	A Kerr	Virtual	[125]
12 April	BBC Scotland (Debate Night Leader's Special)	Stephen Jardine	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Greer	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Paisley Town Hall, Paisley	[126]
14 April	Channel 4 News	Krishnan Guru-Murthy	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Mackay	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Merchant City, Glasgow	[127]
23 April	BBC (Question Time Election Special)	Fiona Bruce	S McAllan[q]	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Mackay	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen	[128]
28 April	STV News	Colin Mackay	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Greer	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	Signet Library, Edinburgh	[129]
29 April	BBC Scotland (Debate Night Young Voters Special)	Stephen Jardine	S Middleton[r]	S Gallacher[s]	S Baillie[t]	P Mackay	S Greene[u]	S McGuire[v]	Pacific Quay, Glasgow	[130]
3 May	The Courier	Sean O'Neil	P Swinney	P Findlay	P Sarwar	P Mackay	P Cole-Hamilton	P Offord	DC Thomson HQ, Dundee	[131]

Key

  SNP – Scottish National Party
  Conservative – Scottish Conservatives
  Labour – Scottish Labour
  Lib Dem – Scottish Liberal Democrats
  Green – Scottish Greens
  Alba – Alba Party
  Reform – Reform Party Scotland

Parties that won 0 seats are ordered by their total number of votes (i.e. their constituency votes plus their regional votes).

Party		Constituency			Regional			Total seats	+/–
		Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats
	Scottish National Party	877,077	38.18	57	625,949	27.37	1	58	−6
	Labour	440,708	19.18	3	368,785	16.13	14	17	−5
	Reform UK	361,994	15.76	0	383,425	16.77	17	17	+17
	Conservative	271,740	11.83	4	271,550	11.88	8	12	−19
	Liberal Democrats	261,408	11.38	7	216,224	9.46	3	10	+6
	Greens	52,528	2.29	2	321,964	14.08	13	15	+7
	Alliance to Liberate Scotland/Sovereignty	4,768	0.21	0	19,318	0.84	0	0	New
	Independent Green Voice				19,975	0.87	0	0	0
	Independents	17,923	0.78	0				0	0
	Scottish Family Party				17,136	0.75	0	0	0
	Independence for Scotland Party				10,246	0.45	0	0	New
	Scottish Socialist Party				8,326	0.36	0	0	New
	Workers Party	1,321	0.06	0	3,402	0.15	0	0	New
	Scottish Common Party	2,031	0.09	0	1,557	0.07	0	0	New
	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	2,740	0.12	0				0	0
	Advance UK	328	0.01	0	2,145	0.09	0	0	New
	Alliance for Democracy and Freedom	1,133	0.05	0	1,252	0.05	0	0	New
	Socialist Labour Party				2,260	0.10	0	0	New
	Animal Welfare Party				2,032	0.09	0	0	0
	Scottish Libertarian Party	56	0.00	0	1,909	0.08	0	0	0
	Scottish Christian Party				1,907	0.08	0	0	New
	Liberal Party				1,748	0.08	0	0	0
	Edinburgh and East Lothian People	524	0.02	0	1,073	0.05	0	0	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament	441	0.02	0	1,015	0.04	0	0	0
	UKIP				1,244	0.05	0	0	0
	Scottish Rural Party				772	0.03	0	0	New
	Communist Party of Britain				672	0.03	0	0	0
	Heritage Party				471	0.02	0	0	New
	Freedom Alliance	439	0.02	0				0	0
	Equality Party				276	0.01	0	0	New
Total		2,297,159	100.00	73	2,286,633	100.00	56	129	–
Source: Sky News BBC

Seat	SNP		Labour		Conservative		Greens		Lib Dem		Reform UK		Other
Aberdeen Central		Jack Middleton 11,974		Jenny Laing 5,002		Stewart Whyte 3,688				Yi-pei Chou Turvey 2,563		James Wyllie 3,936
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine		Stephen Flynn 11,788		Matthew Lee 2,805		Liam Kerr 10,544				Mel Sullivan 2,880		Duncan Massey 6,113		Iris Alexandra Leask (Ind., 431)
Aberdeen Donside		Jackie Dunbar 11,760		Lynn Thomson 3,907		Hannah Powell 4,496				Michael Turvey 2,823		Claudia Leith 7,029		Stephen Bowie (AtLS/Sovereignty, 481)
Aberdeenshire East		Gillian Martin 11,624		Janine Langler 1,487		Douglas Lumsden 10,681				David Evans 3,999		John Crawley 7,008
Aberdeenshire West		Fatima Joji 10,113		Kate Blake 1,569		Alexander Burnett 15,897				Jeff Goodhall 3,995		Jo Hart 5,467
Airdrie		Neil Gray 10,711		Suzanne Macleod 6,201		Euan Blockley 1,145				Ed Thornley 660		Graham Simpson 5,821		Brendan O’Donnell (Ind., 505) John Jo Leckie (ASP, 441)
Almond Valley		Angela Constance 16,944		Jordan Stokoe 8,035		Damian Doran-Timson 2,501				Caron Lindsay 2,307		Malcolm Jones 6,831
Angus North and Mearns		Dawn Black 11,308		Simon Watson 1,676		Tracey Smith 8,058				Martyn Knights 2,647		Laurie Carnie 4,844		David Allen Neil (Ind., 468)
Angus South		Lloyd Melville 13,289		Heather Doran 3,344		Angus MacMillan Douglas 6,681				Isobel Knights 2,488		Bill Reid 5,583
Argyll and Bute		Jenni Minto 11,019		Callum George 1,740		Peter Wallace 1,703				Alan Reid 8,468		Amanda Hampsey 3,678		Tommy Macpherson (Ind., 769) Mick Rice (Ind., 179)
Ayr		Siobhian Brown 12,848		Brian McGinley 6,394		Sharon Dowey 8,448				Desmond Buchanan 1,427		Andrew Russell 5,355		Denise Sommerville (Ind., 742) Muhammad Tufail (Scottish Common, 78)
Banffshire and Buchan Coast		Karen Adam 10,374		Brooke Ritchie 1,049		James Adams 6,348				Leslie Tarr 1,162		Conrad Ritchie 10,010		N. D. R. McLennan (Ind., 555)
Bathgate		Pauline Stafford 13,594		Jenny Young 8,007		Peter Heggie 2,091				Stephen Harte 1,937		David McLennan 7,511		Gus Ferguson (BUP, 227)
Caithness, Sutherland and Ross		Maree Todd 9,574		Eva Kestner 894		Donald MacKenzie 1,117				David Green 14,666		Steven Welsh 3,900		Andrew MacDonald (AtLS/Sovereignty, 264) Matt Sheppard (Advance UK, 112)
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley		Katie Hagmann 9,610		Carol Mochan 6,671		Tracey Clark 3,680				Karen Utting 1,187		Andrew Scott 6,988		Sean Davis (independent, 412) Alison Hewett (independent, 413)
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane		Keith Brown 12,222		Suzanne Grahame 7,958		Alexander Stewart 3,592				Sally Pattle 1,841		Mike Collier 5,181		Eva Comrie (AtLS, 1,228) Luca Scacchi (independent, 345)
Clydebank and Milngavie		Marie McNair 12,126		Callum McNally 7,929		Alix Mathieson 1,820				Ben Langmead 4,419		Andy White 4,510		Claire Gallagher (Scottish Common, 647)
Clydesdale		Máiri McAllan 13,006		Lynsey Hamilton 8,618		Julie Pirone 4,344				Richard Brodie 1,957		Daniel Clarke 7,898
Coatbridge and Chryston		Fulton MacGregor 14,458		Kieron Higgins 7,682		Andy Bruce 1,109				Daniel Mancini 1,048		Mandy Lindsay 5,145
Cowdenbeath		David Barratt 11,994		Fiona Sword 6,307		Darren Watt 2,201				James Calder 1,547		Mark Davies 4,708		Laurie Moffat (AtLS/Sovereignty, 304)
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth		Jamie Hepburn 13,787		James McPhilemy 6,472		Keith Allan 1,129				William Brian Howieson 949		Steve Grant 4,580		Alan McManus (AtLS/Sovereignty, 226)
Cunninghame North		Kenneth Gibson 11,814		Matthew McGowan 6,022		Ronnie Stalker 4,904				Christine Murdoch 1,592		Mike Mann 5,404		Ian Gibson (ADF, 411)
Cunninghame South		Patricia Gibson 11,375		Katy Clark 7,208		Maurice Corry 2,222				Emma Farthing-Sykes 1,442		Matthew McLean 7,049
Dumbarton		Sophie Traynor 10,961		Jackie Baillie 12,747		Gary Mulvaney 1,368				Elaine Ford 1,196		David Smith 5,040		Andrew Muir (independent, 355) Lynda Hannah McEwan (TUSC, 356)
Dumfriesshire		Stephen Thompson 10,262		Linda Dorward 3,364		Craig Hoy 11,370				Iain McDonald 1,660		David Kirkwood 5,783		Paul Adkins (Common, 200)
Dundee City East		Stephen Gethins 12,969		Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank 4,792		Jack Cruickshanks 1,999				Tanvir Ahmad 2,086		Mark Simpson 4,135		Peter Ashby (Workers Party, 209) Donald McLeod (TUSC, 361)
Dundee City West		Heather Anderson 12,722		Michael Marra 6,365		Abigail Brooks 881				Daniel Coleman 1,980		Arthur Keith 3,315[w]		Jim McFarlane (TUSC, 649)
Dunfermline		Shirley-Anne Somerville 14,206		Joe Long 8,769		Thomas Heald 2,209				Lauren Buchanan-Quigley 3,849		Otto Inglis 5,093
East Kilbride		Collette Stevenson 14,339		Joe Fagan 9,395		Brian Whittle 2,251				Leigh Butler 1,424		Tim Kelly 5,683		Kristofer Keane (Independent, 716)
East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs		Paul McLennan 11,677		Martin Whitfield 11,259		Miles Briggs 4,719				Tim McKay 2,802		Nigel Douglas 4,611		Morgwn Carter Davies (Independent, 597)
Eastwood		Kirsten Oswald 12,722		Kayleigh Quinn 8,368		Jackson Carlaw 11,990				Euan Davidson 1,748		John Mooney 3,453
Edinburgh Central		Angus Robertson 7,702		James Dalgleish 8,098		Jo Mowat 2,262		Lorna Slater 12,680		Charles Dundas 2,168		Gary Neill 1,876		Tam Laird (Libertarian, 56) Craig John Murray (AtLS, 150) Bonnie Prince Bob (Independent, 176) Chris Creighton (Independent, 32) Robert Neil Pownall (Independent, 41)
Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent		Kate Campbell 14,083		Katherine Sangster 9,097		Tim Jones 1,819				Alan Grant 2,057		Angela Ross 4,120		Joe Smith (AtLS, 305) Barrheadboy (18 March 2026). "Midweek Prism, ATLS Candidate's Podcast". BarrheadBoy. Retrieved 18 March 2026.</ref>
Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith		Ben Macpherson 13,630		Oliver Thomas 7,894		Haris Young 1,297		Kate Nevens 10,559		Liss Owen 1,895		David Lees 2,746
Edinburgh North Western		Lyn Jardine 9,943		Irshad Ahmed 1,879		Rachel Cairns 1,749				Alex Cole-Hamilton 22,959		Davie Thomson 3,342		David Henry (Worker's Party, 268)
Edinburgh Northern		Euan Hyslop 10,479		Eleanor Ryan-Saha 3,744		Christopher Cowdy 1,900		Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill 5,289		Sanne Dijkstra-Downie 12,972		Andrew McLaughlin 2,867		Abu Meron (Socialist Workers, 258)
Edinburgh South Western		Simita Kumar 11,727		Catriona Munro 8,438		Sue Webber 4,636				Andy Williamson 3,672		Cameron Rose 3,936
Edinburgh Southern		Deidre Brock 12,000		Daniel Johnson 16,963		Marie-Clair Munro 3,421				Jane Alliston Pickard 3,334		Charles Turner 3,317		Mar Wilkinson (Edinburgh & East Lothian People, 524)
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire		John Redpath 8,206		Kaymarie Hughes 1,577		Rachael Hamilton 13,483				Ray Georgeson 2,358		Jamie Langan 3,569		Terry Howson (AtLS, 165) James Anderson (Independent, 740)
Falkirk East and Linlithgow		Martyn Day 14,465		Siobhan Paterson 9,030		Lewis Stein 2,861				Paul McGarry 2,501		Amanda Bland 7,906		Ian Wallace El-Paget (Independent, 759)
Falkirk West		Gary Bouse 14,896		Paul Godzik 7,859		Neil Benny 2,297				Lucy Smith 2,037		Richard Fairley 8,160		Stuart James McArthur (Indpendent, 865)
Fife North East		John Beare 7,876		Elizabeth Carr-Ellis 818		Edward Sheasby 936				Willie Rennie 21,350		William Docherty 2,524
Galloway and West Dumfries		Emma Harper		Jack McConnel		Finlay Carson				Tracey Warman		Senga Beresford
Glasgow Anniesland		Colm Merrick		Eunis Jassemi		Sandesh Gulhane				James Speirs		Sean O'Hagan
Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston		David Linden		Pauline McNeill		John Murray				Amy Carman		Thomas Kerr
Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok		Zen Ghani		Anas Sarwar		Kyle Park				Peter McLaughlin		Kim Schmullian		Yvonne Ridley (WPGB) Adnan Zafar Rafiq (Scottish Common)
Glasgow Central		Alison Thewliss		Vonnie Sandlan		Naveed Asghar				Paul Kennedy		Paul Bennie		Paul Steele (ISP)
Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn		Ivan McKee		Paul Sweeney		Josephine Macleod				Nicholas Moohan		Audrey Dempsey		Kenneth Nwosu (Scottish Common)
Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill		Bob Doris		James Adams		Danny Bowman		Iris Duane		Daniel Khan-O'Malley		Aimee Alexander		Thomas Adkins (Scottish Common)
Glasgow Southside		Kaukab Stewart 10,947		Rashid Hussain 7,300		Ross Hutton 1,383		Holly Bruce 14,048		Rachel Park 1,143		Gordon Millar 3,019		Kamran Butt (Scottish Common, 512 ) Abdullah Aroo Waqqar (Independent, 147)
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse		Alex Kerr		Davy Russell		Alexandra Herdman				Michael Weatherhead		John McNamee		John Forbes (ISP) David Ballantine (ADF)
Inverclyde		Stuart McMillan		Francesca Brennan		Ted Runciman				Jamie Greene		Malcolm Offord
Inverness and Nairn		Emma Roddick		Shaun Fraser		Ruraidh Stewart				Neil Alexander		Fred Campbell		Fergus Ewing (independent) Steve Skerrett (Advance UK)
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley		Alan Brown 11,919		Ewan McPhee 7,458		James Adams 2,780				Michael Gregori 1,169		Anne Millar 5,441		Garry McClay (Liberate Scotland, 407)
Kirkcaldy		David Torrance		Claire Baker		Heather Greig				Fraser Graham		Julie MacDougall
Mid Fife and Glenrothes		Jenny Gilruth		Afifa Khanam		Niamh Heald				Ed Scotcher		Sacha Haworth
Midlothian North		Colin Beattie		Caitlin Stott		Phil Doggart				Jenny Butler		Pal Chidambaram
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale		Calum Kerr		Daniel Coleman		Keith Cockburn				Duncan Dunlop		Carolyn Grant
Moray		Laura Mitchell		David Blair		Tim Eagle				Morven-May MacCallum		Max Bannerman		Allan Duffy (AtLS)
Motherwell and Wishaw		Clare Adamson		Ayeshah Khan		Bob Burgess				Jenni Lang		Duncan Macmillan		Dominic James Alderson (Independent) Greig Duncan McArthur (AtLS)
Na h-Eileanan an Iar		Alasdair Allan		Donald MacKinnon		George MacPherson				Jamie Dobson		Malcolm McTaggart		Kenneth McKenzie (AtLS/Sovereignty)
Orkney Islands		Robert Leslie 1,661		Mike Macleod 199		Jamie Halcro Johnston 358				Liam McArthur 7,221		John Coupland 844
Paisley		George Adam		Neil Bibby		Satbir Gill				James Kenyon		Alec Leishman		Mark Turnbull (Freedom Alliance) Sinead Daly (TUSC) William Wallace (Independent)
Perthshire North		John Swinney		Angela Bailey		Murdo Fraser				Claire McLaren		Kenneth Morton
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire		Jim Fairlie		Luke Thomson		Roz McCall				Amanda Clark		Helen McDade
Renfrewshire North and Cardonald		Michelle Campbell		Mike McKirdy		Jack Hall				Grant Toghill		Moira Ramage		Jim Halfpenny (TUSC)
Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley		Tom Arthur		Paul O'Kane		Farooq Choudhry				Ross Stalker		Jamie McGuire		Ken Thomson (ADF)
Rutherglen and Cambuslang		Clare Haughey		Monica Lennon		Annie Wells				Patrick Logue		Allan Lyons		Chris Sermanni (TUSC)
Shetland Islands		Hannah Goodlad 5,453		John Erskine 169		Douglas Barnett 137		Alex Armitage 949		Emma Macdonald 3,936		Vic Currie 725		Brian Nugent (AtLS/Sovereignty, 65) Peter Tait (Independent, 50)
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch		Eilidh Munro		Isla McCay		Helen Crawford				Andrew Baxter		Jon Whitton		Laùra Hänsler (AtLS)
Stirling		Alyn Smith		Kainde Manji		Stephen Kerr				Jill Reilly		Rachael Wright		Matthew Riley (independent)
Strathkelvin and Bearsden		Denis Johnston		Colette McDiarmid		Pam Gosal				Adam Harley		Faten Hameed
Uddingston and Bellshill		Steven Bonnar		Mark Griffin		Meghan Gallacher				Ben Munnoch		George Hobbins

Seat	SNP	Labour	Conservative	Greens	Lib Dems	Reform UK	Other	Total
Central Scotland and Lothians West	86,809	57,103	19,450	34,415	12,830	58,334	13,814	282,755
Edinburgh and Lothians East	69,655	58,696	29,223	67,877	42,937	33,341	17,855	319,594
Glasgow	68,669	47,795	10,621	58,881	9,826	38,341	15,330	249,463
Highlands and Islands	54,011	14,632	20,334	21,935	47,437	28,276	14,512	201,137
Mid Scotland and Fife	81,018	41,056	37,155	36,286	34,363	45,632	10,508	286,018
North East Scotland	88,084	29,144	62,174	30,028	25,980	59,823	12,616	307,849
South Scotland	86,446	52,314	60,726	31,170	17,999	61,346	12,561	322,562
West Scotland	91,257	68,045	31,867	41,372	24,852	58,332	18,418	334,143

  = elected in constituency vote

Seat	No.	SNP	Labour[133]	Conservative	Greens	Lib Dems[134]	Reform UK[135]	Liberate Scotland[136][137]	Scottish Family	SSP	Other
Central Scotland and Lothians West[138]
	1	Pauline Stafford	Mark Griffin	Meghan Gallacher	Gillian Mackay	Paul McGarry	Graham Simpson	Greig McArthur	David Richardson	Collette Bradley	Abolish (John Jo Leckie) Advance UK (Mark Tunnicliff) ISP (Julie McAnulty) IGV (James Stewart) Libertarian (Lukasz Furmaniak) UKIP (Neil Wilson, Stephen Hollis, Margaret Garbutt) WPB (Abdul Dean)
	2	Neil Gray	Jenny Young	Lewis Stein	Claire Williams	Lucy Smith	Mandy Lindsay	Alan McManus	Leo Lanahan	Lewis Clark
	3	Toni Giugliano	Keiron Higgins	Neil Benny	Cameron Glasgow	Caron Lindsay	Amanda Bland	David Baird	Norma McLachlan Diffin	Conor Gilbey
	4	Clare Adamson	Siobhan Paterson	Keith Allan	Anne McCrossan	Stephen Harte	Richard Fairley	Graham Fraser	Ailish Lanahan
	5	Callum Cox	James McPhilemy	Andrew Bruce		Brian Howieson	David McLennan	Steve Arnott
	6	Steven Bonnar	Suzanne Macleod	Peter Heggie		Daniel Mancini	Duncan MacMillan
	7	Stacey Devine	Ayeshah Khan	Damian Doran-Timson		Jenni Lang	Steven Grant
	8		Jordan Stockoe	Bob Burgess			Malcolm Jones
	9			Euan Blockley			George Hobbins
Edinburgh and Lothians East[139]
	1	Tommy Sheppard	Irshad Ahmad	Miles Briggs	Lorna Slater	Sanne Dijkstra-Downie	Angela Ross	Craig Murray	Philip Holden	Colin Fox	Advance UK (Sean Moffat) AWP (Mark Scott, Lee Christopher Williscroft-Ferris, Vivienne Margret Moir, Jane Catherine Smith) Communist (Chris Cullen) EELP (Marc Richard Wilkinson, David Sisson) Equality (David Renton, Laura MacKintosh, Caitlin Dykes-Johnstone) ISP (John Hannah) IGV (Megan Burns) Libertarian (Tam Laird, Gary Finlayson Smith) WPB (David Henry, Abu Meron) Jeremy Balfour (Independent) Bonnie Prince Bob (Independent) Morgwn Carter Davies (Independent) Ash Regan (Independent)
	2	Deidre Brock	Katherine Sangster	Sue Webber	Kate Nevens	Jane Pickard	Pal Chidambaram	Joe Smith	Neil Deepnarain	Natalie Reid
	3	Simita Kumar	Daniel Johnson	Marie-Clair Munro	Q Manivannan	Charles Dundas	Nigel Douglas	Hugh Kerr	Mairi Lucas	Ally Maxwell
	4	Angus Robertson	Catriona Munro	Christopher Cowdy	Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill	Lewis Younie	David Lees	Jim Daly	Helen Maceachen
	5	Paul McLennan	Martin Whitfield	Jo Mowat	Chas Booth	Jenny Butler	Charles Turner	Anna Carro	Peter James Cox
	6	Colin Beattie	Caitlin Stott	Tim Jones	Adam Al-Khateb	Liss Owen	Andrew McLaughlin
	7	Kelly Parry	James Dalgleish	Rachel Cairns	Jo Phillips	Alan Grant	Gary Neill
	8	Lyn Jardine	Eleanor Ryan-Saha	Haris Young	Mridul Wadhwa		David Thomson
	9		Oliver Thomas		Dan Heap		Cameron Rose
	10				Astri JS Kvassnes
	11				Alex Staniforth
	12				Mariusz Cebulski
Glasgow[140]
	1	Alison Thewliss	Anas Sarwar	Annie Wells	Patrick Harvie	Daniel Khan-O'Malley	Thomas Kerr	Tommy Sheridan	Andrew John Bradie	Liam McLaughlan	ISP (Paul Steele) IGV (Alisdair McConnachie) Christian (John Cormak) Common (Kamran Butt, Adnan Zafar Rafiq, Thomas Adkins, Kenneth Ifeanyu Nwosu) UKIP (Donald Mackay, Ian Garbutt, Lynda Davis, Laurence Keeley) WPB (Yvonne Ridley, George Galloway, Catherine McKerman, Laura Jones) Craig Houston (Independent) Elspeth Lynn Kerr (Independent)
	2	Ivan McKee	Pauline McNeill	Sandesh Gulhane	Holly Bruce	Paul Kennedy	Kim Schmulian	Dhruva Kumar	John Paul McArthur	Olivia Murphy
	3	Kaukab Stewart	Paul Sweeney	Ross Hutton	Iris Duane	James Spiers	Audrey Dempsey	Gail Sheridan	Michael James O'Hara	Bill Bonnar
	4	David Linden	Monica Lennon	Kyle Park	Rana Moro Hamed	Rachel Park	Allan Lyons	Hilda McMahon	Agnes Gallagher
	5	Graham Campbell	James Adams	John Murray	Kit Renard	Peter McLaughlin	Paul Bennie
	6	Colm Merrick	Vonnie Sandlan	Josephine MacLeod	Isabele Ruffell	Amy Carman	Aimee Alexander
	7	Declan Blench	Eunis Jassemi	Daniel Bowman		Verity Woolley	Sean O'Hagan
	8	Zen Ghani					Gordon Millar
	9	Annette Christie
	10	Abdul Bostani
	11	Adekemi Giwa
	12	Qasim Hanif
Highlands and Islands[141]
	1	Maree Todd	Isla McCay	Tim Eagle	Ariane Burgess	Morven-May MacCallum	Vic Currie	Brian Nugent	Kenny Stone	Willie Hamilton	Advance UK (Matt Sheppard, Steve Skerrett) ISP (Fiona Nelson) IGV (Nicola Siddall) Christian (David MacLeod Boyd) Libertarian (Nathan Lumb) Rural (Alasdair Fletcher, Ruraidh Ormston) WPB (Syed Hussain) Duncan MacPherson (Independent) Mick Rice (Independent)
	2	Robert Leslie	Donald MacKinnon	Jamie Halcro Johnston	Kristopher Leask	Alan Reid	Max Bannerman	Andrew McDonald	Allan Maceachen	Brenda Nicholson
	3	Emma Roddick	Eva Kestner	Helen Crawford	Kate Willis	Declan Gallacher	Amanda Hampsey	Kenneth MacKenzie	Rachel Michelle Gibson
	4	Hannah Goodlad	John Erskine	Ruairidh Stewart	Draeyk Van der Horn	Angela MacLean	Fred Campbell	Laùra Hänsler	Eva Morrice
	5	Eilidh Munro	Mike MacLeod	George Macpherson	Alex Armitage	Denis Rixson	Malcolm McTaggart	Allan Duffy	Harriet Woolmore
	6	Jérémie Fernandes	Callum George	Peter Wallace	Anne Thomas	Guy Grieve	Jon Whitton	Flora Badger
	7		Shaun Fraser	Donald MacKenzie	Julie Christie	Fiona Bennett	John Coupland
	8		David Blair	Douglas Barnett
Mid Scotland and Fife[142]
	1	John Swinney	Claire Baker	Murdo Fraser	Mark Ruskell	Claire McLaren	Helen McDade	Eva Comrie	Richard Crewe Lucas	Paolo Caserta	Advance UK (Hilary Newton Wheater, Reece Craig Lauder) ISP (John Snowden Forbes) IGV (Alexandra Rose Hardie) Libertarian (Calum Paul)
	2	Shirley-Anne Somerville	Joe Long	Stephen Kerr	Mags Hall	Sally Patile	Julie MacDougall	Laurie Moffat	Daniel Gerard Smith	Jack Reekie
	3	Fiona Law	Fiona Sword	Roz McCall	Caitlin Ripley	Edward Scotcher	Rachael Wright	Jock Penman	Alan Henry Brown
	4	Alyn Smith	Kainde Manji	Alexander Stewart	Ryan Blackadder	Amanda Clark	Mark Davies	Donal Hurley	Marc Surtees
	5	Jim Fairlie	Suzanne Graham	Edward Sheasby	Marie Stadlter	Lauren Buchanan-Quigley	Mike Collier	Frank Armstrong
	6	David Torrance	Angela Bailey	Thomas Heald	Clare Andrews	Jane Ann Liston	Kenneth Morton
	7	Susan McGill	Elizabeth Carr-Ellis	Darren Watt	Andrew Adam	Fraser Graham	Otto Inglis
	8	John Beare	Afifa Khanam	Heather Greig	Paul Vallot
	9	David Mitchell	Luke Thomson	Niamh Heald
North East Scotland[143]
	1	Stephen Flynn	Michael Marra	Liam Kerr	Maggie Chapman	Yi-pei Chou Turvey	Duncan Massey	Stephen Bowie	Euan Morrice	Ross Kenny	Advance UK (Sarah Hashim) ISP (Allan Angus Petrie) IGV (Richard Tallach) WPB (Peter Richard Ashby, Tariq Imtiaz) Marie Boulton (Independent) Iris Leask (Independent)
	2	Gillian Martin	Heather Doran	Douglas Lumsden	Esme Houston	Michael Turvey	Mark Simpson	Konrad Rekas	Susan Ettle	Brian Stewart
	3	Fatima Joji	Lynn Thomson	Alexander Burnett	William Linegar	Tanvir Ahmed	Claudia Leith	Brett Morrison	Dave Bestwick
	4	Christian Allard	Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank	James Adams	Sylvia Hardie	Jeff Goodhall	Jo Hart	Ronald Hardie	Joana Moore
	5	Dawn Black	Simon Watson	Stewart Whyte	Charlotte Horne	Mel Sullivan	Conrad Ritchie	Mark David Mair
	6	Miranda Radley	Kate Blake	Hannah Powell	Remi Salvan	Martyn Knights	John Crawley
	7	Michael Hutchison	Matthew Lee	Tracey Smith	Fahd Asif	David Evans	Laurie Carnie
	8		Janine Langler	Jack Cruickshanks	Gordon Miller		Arthur Keith
	9		Brooke Ritchie	Abi Brooks			William Reid
South Scotland[144]
	1	Màiri McAllan	Carol Mochan	Rachael Hamilton	Laura Moodie	Duncan Dunlop	Jamie Langan	Terry Howson	Gareth Kirk	Mark Sands	IGV (Maxwell Dunbar) ADF (David Ballantine, Glen Maney) Common (Paul Adkins, Muhammad Tufail) Heritage (David Griffiths, Gisele Skinner, Elspeth Griffiths, Charles McEwan) Libertarian (Daniel Fraser) UKIP (Janice Mackay, Laurie Steele, Robert Bilcliff, Gail Bilcliff, Colin Sullivan) Sean Davis (Independent) Denise Sommerville (Independent)
	2	Alan Brown	Joe Fagan	Craig Hoy	Ann McGuinness	Roy Georgeson	David Kirkwood	Garry McClay	Hamish Goldie-Scot	Zoe Greenan
	3	Emma Harper	Linda Dorward	Finlay Carson	Dominic Ashmole	Aisha Mir	Senga Beresford	Yvonne Lazenbury	Laura Shell	Alex Creel
	4	Siobhian Brown	Ewan MacPhee	Sharon Dowey	Neil MacKinnon	Richard Brodie	Tim Kelly	Maureen Johnstone	Josh‑Lee Witherspoon
	5	Katie Hagmann	Lynsey Hamilton	Brian Whittle	Barbara Harvie	Charlotte Olcay	Carolyn Grant	Marjorie Thomson
	6	John Redpath	Daniel Coleman	Keith Cockburn	Cameron Garrett	Michael Gregori	Daniel Clarke
	7	Collette Stevenson	Kaymarie Hughes	Julie Pirone	Tim Clancey	Tracey Warman	John Mcnamee
	8	Stephen Thompson	Davy Russell	James Adams	Tom Kerr		Andrew Russell
	9	Alex Kerr	Brian McGinley	Tracey Clark	Korin Vallance		Andrew Scott
	10	Allan Dorans	Jack McConnel				Anne Millar
	11	Kirsty Campbell
	12	Ross Clark
West Scotland[145]
	1	Stuart McMillan	Jackie Baillie	Russell Findlay	Ross Greer	Adam Harley	Malcolm Offord	Gordon Ross	Liam McKechnie	Veronica Edgely	ADF (Ken Thomson, Ian Gibson) ISP (Colette Walker) IGV (Ian Inkster) Common (Claire Gallagher) Libertarian (Alan William Findlay, Cameron Alexander Milne) SLP (James McDaid, Louise McDaid, Bobby Cochrane, Bryan McLardy, David Jacobsen) Liberal (Allan Steele, Andrew MacGregor) UKIP (Ben Walker, Mike Pursglove, Gillian Ammoun) Paul Mack (Independent) Paddy McCarthy (Independent) William Wallace (Independent)
	2	Kirsten Oswald	Neil Bibby	Jackson Carlaw	Cara McKee	Jamie Greene	David Smith	Simon McLean	Luke Reid	Jonathan Judge
	3	Michelle Campbell	Katy Clark	Pam Gosal	Karen Sharkey	Christine Murdoch	Moira Ramage	Ken McNeil	Matt Lynch	Colin Edgely
	4	Patricia Gibson	Paul O'Kane	Alix Mathieson	Paula Baker	Grant Toghill	Mike Mann	Ian Vallance	Paul Gallacher
	5	Kenneth Gibson	Francesca Brennan	Gary Mulvaney	Ross Collins	Emma Farthing-Sykes	Matthew McLean	Eammon Gallagher
	6	Tom Arthur	Kayleigh Quinn	Maurice Corry		Ross Stalker	Andrew White
	7	Sophie Traynor	Mike McKirdy	Jack Hall		Elaine Ford
	8	Denis Johnston	Colette McDiarmid	Ronnie Stalker
	9	Michael Gibbons	Matthew McGowan	Farooq Choudhry
	10	Andrew Steel		Ted Runciman

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