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West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
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West of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions
of the Scottish Parliament
which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies
are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
. Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The West of Scotland region shares boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster
constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.
In terms of local government areas the region covers:
the region elected MSPs as follows:
the region elected MSPs as follows:
the region elected MSPs as follows:
Changes:
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
of the Scottish Parliament
Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland, located in the Holyrood area of the capital, Edinburgh. The Parliament, informally referred to as "Holyrood", is a democratically elected body comprising 129 members known as Members of the Scottish Parliament...
which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions were first used in 1999, in the first general election of the Scottish Parliament , created by the Scotland Act 1998....
are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Member of the Scottish Parliament is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected to serve in the Scottish Parliament.-Methods of Election:MSPs are elected in one of two ways:...
. Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The West of Scotland region shares boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Constituencies and local government areas
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The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster
Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.
In terms of local government areas the region covers:
- West DunbartonshireWest DunbartonshireWest Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. Bordering onto the west of the City of Glasgow, containing many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages as well as the city's suburbs, West Dunbartonshire also borders onto Argyll and Bute, Stirling, East...
- East RenfrewshireEast RenfrewshireEast Renfrewshire is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. Until 1975 it formed part of the county of Renfrewshire for local government purposes along with the modern council areas of Renfrewshire and Inverclyde...
- InverclydeInverclydeInverclyde is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Together with the Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire council areas, Inverclyde forms part of the historic county of Renfrewshire - which current exists as a registration county and lieutenancy area - located in the west...
- Most of RenfrewshireRenfrewshireRenfrewshire is one of 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland. Located in the west central Lowlands, it is one of three council areas contained within the boundaries of the historic county of Renfrewshire, the others being Inverclyde to the west and East Renfrewshire to the east...
(otherwise within the Glasgow region) - Most of East DunbartonshireEast DunbartonshireThis article is about the East Dunbartonshire council area of Scotland. See also East Dunbartonshire .East Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders onto the north-west of the City of Glasgow. It contains many of the suburbs of Glasgow as well as containing many of...
(otherwise within the Central Scotland region) - Part of Argyll and ButeArgyll and ButeArgyll and Bute is both one of 32 unitary council areas; and a Lieutenancy area in Scotland. The administrative centre for the council area is located in Lochgilphead.Argyll and Bute covers the second largest administrative area of any Scottish council...
(otherwise within the Highlands and Islands region) - Part of North AyrshireNorth AyrshireNorth Ayrshire is one of 32 council areas in Scotland with a population of roughly 136,000 people. It is located in the south-west region of Scotland, and borders the areas of Inverclyde to the north, Renfrewshire to the north-east and East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire to the East and South...
(otherwise within the South of Scotland region)
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission have recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region, as it will be known, will consist of the newly formed constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Strthkelvin and Bearsden.2010 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2010 Scottish Parliament election the following MSPs were elected on the regional list:- LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
: 3- Mary FeeMary FeeMary Fee is a Scottish Labour Party Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region.-References:...
- Neil BibbyNeil BibbyNeil Bibby is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region. Bibby was elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011 to represent the West of Scotland region, as the Labour Party returned three members from the list.Born in Paisley, Bibby grew up in Renfrewshire...
- Margaret McDougallMargaret McDougallMargaret McDougall is a Labour Member of the Scottish Parliament, representing the West of Scotland region.She previously represented the Kilwinning South ward on North Ayrshire Council and stood for election to the Scottish Parliament on the Labour list for the South of Scotland region in the 2007...
- Mary Fee
- Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
: 2- Stewart MaxwellStewart MaxwellStewart Maxwell was the Minister for Communities and Sport from 2007–2009 and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland, being elected as a Scottish National Party , Additional Members System member at the 2003 election. Maxwell attended before graduating from Glasgow College of...
- Stuart McMillanStuart McMillanStuart McMillan is a Scottish National Party politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for West of Scotland region.He was elected during the 2007 election for the West of Scotland region, and re-elected in the 2011 election, where he also contested the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency,...
- Stewart Maxwell
- Conservative: 2
- Annabel GoldieAnnabel GoldieAnnabel MacNicoll Goldie is a Scottish Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament for the West of Scotland Region. She was the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party in the Scottish Parliament from 2005 until 2011....
- Jackson CarlawJackson CarlawJackson Carlaw is a Conservative politician and a Member of the Scottish Parliament. He was defeated as a candidate for Eastwood in the 2003, 2007, and 2011 Scottish Parliament elections...
- Annabel Goldie
2007 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the third general election to the devolved Scottish Parliament since it was created in 1999...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 8 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (all constituency members) - 5 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (one constituency member, 4 additional members) - 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 Liberal DemocratScottish Liberal DemocratsThe Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
MSPs (additional member)
Constituency results
Additional member results
2003 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 2003
The Scottish Parliament election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. It was held on 1 May 2003 and it brought no change in terms of control of the Scottish Executive...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 8 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (all constituency members) - 3 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (all additional members) - 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 IndependentIndependent (politician)In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
MSP (constituency member) - 1 Liberal DemocratScottish Liberal DemocratsThe Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
MSPs (additional member) - 1 Scottish Socialist PartyScottish Socialist PartyThe Scottish Socialist Party is a left-wing Scottish political party. Positioning itself significantly to the left of Scotland's centre-left parties, the SSP campaigns on a socialist economic platform and for Scottish independence....
MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
Additional member results
1999 Scottish Parliament election
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament electionScottish Parliament election, 1999
The Scottish Parliament election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on 6 May 1999 to elect 129 members...
the region elected MSPs as follows:
- 9 LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
MSPs (all constituency members) - 4 Scottish National PartyScottish National PartyThe Scottish National Party is a social-democratic political party in Scotland which campaigns for Scottish independence from the United Kingdom....
MSPs (all additional members) - 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)
- 1 Liberal DemocratScottish Liberal DemocratsThe Scottish Liberal Democrats are one of the three state parties within the federal Liberal Democrats; the others being the Welsh Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Democrats in England...
MSP (additional member)
Constituency results
Changes:
- On the 20 March 2001 Sam Galbraith announced his resignation from the parliament, citing health reasons. At the subsequent Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-electionStrathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001The Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 was a by-election held for the Scottish Parliament constituency of Strathkelvin and Bearsden on 7 June 2001, the same day as the UK general election and also a Scottish Parliament by-election in Banff and Buchan...
held 7 June 2001, Brian FitzpatrickBrian Fitzpatrick (Scottish politician)Brian Fitzpatrick is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He attended St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic school in Glasgow before studying law at Glasgow University...
held the seat for LabourScottish Labour PartyThe Scottish Labour Party is the section of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland....
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