Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

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Central Scotland
Scottish Parliament electoral region
The Central Scotland region
shown within Scotland
Created
1999
Current representation
Labour Party 8 MSPs
Scottish National Party 7 MSPs
Conservative 1 MSP
Liberal Democrats 1 MSP
Constituencies
Airdrie and Shotts
Coatbridge and Chryston
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
East Kilbride
Falkirk East
Falkirk West
Hamilton North and Bellshill
Hamilton South
Motherwell and Wishaw
Kilmarnock and Loudoun
Council areas
East Ayrshire (part)
East Dunbartonshire (part)
Falkirk
North Lanarkshire
South Lanarkshire (part)

Central Scotland (Meadhan-Alba in Gaelic) is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.

The Central Scotland region shares boundaries with the Lothians, South of Scotland, West of Scotland, Glasgow and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

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[edit] Constituencies and council areas

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time[1]. They cover all of two council areas[2], the Falkirk council area and the North Lanarkshire council area, and parts of three others, the South Lanarkshire council area, the East Ayrshire council area and the East Dumbartonshire council area.

The rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is within the Glasgow and South of Scotland regions, the rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the South of Scotland region, and the rest of the East Dunbartonshire council area is within the West of Scotland region.

Constituency Map
  1. Airdrie and Shotts
  2. Coatbridge and Chryston
  3. Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
  4. East Kilbride
  5. Falkirk East
  6. Falkirk West
  7. Hamilton North and Bellshill
  8. Hamilton South
  9. Kilmarnock and Loudoun
  10. Motherwell and Wishaw

[edit] Election results

[edit] 2007 Scottish Parliament election

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

[edit] Constituency results

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

[edit] Additional member results

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

[edit] 2003 Scottish Parliament election

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

[edit] Constituency results

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

[edit] Additional member results

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

[edit] 1999 Scottish Parliament election

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

[edit] Constituency results

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

[edit] Additional member results

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

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland.
  2. ^ Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.
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