West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

West Scotland
electoral region for the Scottish Parliament
West Scotland shown within Scotland
Population	709,716 (2019)[1]
Current electoral region
Created	2011
MSPs	Scottish National Party 8 Labour 4 Conservative 4 Scottish Green 1
Council areas	Argyll and Bute (part) East Dunbartonshire East Renfrewshire Inverclyde North Ayrshire Renfrewshire West Dunbartonshire
Constituencies	Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire South Strathkelvin and Bearsden

West Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament. 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 17 MSPs.

The West Scotland electoral region was created as a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries and largely replaced the West of Scotland region.^[2]

Map of boundaries from 2011

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covers:

Region	Constituencies
		Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire South Renfrewshire North and West Strathkelvin and Bearsden

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

In the 2021 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

2021 Scottish Parliament election: West Scotland[3][4][5]
List		Candidates	Votes	Of total (%)	± from prev.
	SNP	Michelle Campbell, Stuart McMillan, Kenneth Gibson, Rona Mackay, Colm Merrick, Lorna Douglas, Annette Ireland, Debra Torrance, Gavin Lundy, Jonathan McColl, Daniel Kennedy	152,671	40.4	1.8
	Labour	Jackie Baillie, Neil Bibby, Katy Clark, Paul O'Kane, Johanna Baxter, Matt Kerr, Francesca Brennan, Douglas McAllister, Katie Pragnell, Gurpreet Singh Johal, Ed Grady, Nairn McDonald	83,782	22.2	0.3
	Conservative	Jackson Carlaw, Russell Findlay, Jamie Greene, Pam Gosal, Julie Pirone, Andrew Polson, Derek Stillie, Maurice Corry, Caroline Hollins-Martin, David Rocks	82,640	21.9	0.3
	Scottish Green	Ross Greer, Carolynn Scrimgeour, Scott Bevan, Erin Crawley, Ross Collins, Emma Sheppard, Charley O'Hear	26,632	7.1	1.8
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon, Jacci Stoyle, Susan Murray, Ross Stalker, Rod Ackland, Eileen McCartin, Ruby Kirkwood	13,570	3.6	0.2
	Alba	Christopher McEleny, Caroline McAllister, Ellen McMaster, Delia Henry	6,133	1.6	1.6
	All for Unity	David Griffiths, Catherine McCall, Paul McLafferty, Senol Jason Ali, Calum Robertson, Rhona Cameron, Robert Aikman	3,372	0.9	0.9
	Scottish Family Party	Liam McKechnie, Martin Bell, Matthew Lynch, Mary Toal, Cecilia Tortolano	2,345	0.6	0.6
	Independent Green Voice	Iain Inkster	1,983	0.5	0.5
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament	Robert Watson	916	0.2	0.2
	Freedom Alliance	Jill McGowan, Maria Smith, Grant Stirling, Mark Turnbull	766	0.2	0.2
	Reform UK	John McCallum, Wayne Darnell, Peter Sievwright, Martyn Greene	600	0.2	0.2
	Scottish Libertarian	Jonathan Rainey	499	0.1	0.1
	TUSC	Jim Halfpenny, Lynda McEwan, Ian Kerr	479	0.1	0.1
	UKIP	Janice Mackay, Eunice Normansell, Robert Hill, Sharon Boyle, Ian Emery	463	0.1	1.7
	Scotia Future	Andy Doig	257	0.1	0.1
	Independent	James Morrison	248	0.1	0.1
	Independent	Maurice Campbell	234	0.1	0.1
	Renew	Peter Morton	97	0.0	0.0

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 8 Scottish National Party MSPs (all constituency members)
• 4 Labour MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
• 4 Conservative MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
• 1 Scottish Greens MSP (a regional member)

Elected regional list MSPs are shown in bold; elected constituency MSPs, who stood on a party list, are shown in italics.

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

• 8 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members)
• 7 Labour MSPs (four constituency members and three additional members)
• 2 Conservative MSPs (both additional members)