Scottish Parliament Election 2016 Results

Here are the results of the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

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65 seats needed for a majority

Parliament

PartySeats
SNP63
Conservative31
Labour24
Green6
Liberal Democrat5
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Constituency Summary

PartySeatsVotesVotes (%)
SNP591,059,89846.50%
Labour3514,26122.56%
Conservative7501,84422.02%
Liberal Democrat4178,2387.82%
Green013,1720.58%
Minor09,5090.42%
Others02,2320.10%
Turnout2,279,15455.61%
Electorate4,098,462

Region Summary

PartySeatsVotesVotes (%)
SNP4953,58741.72%
Conservative24524,22022.93%
Labour21435,91919.07%
Green6150,4266.58%
Liberal Democrat1119,2845.22%
UKIP046,4262.03%
Minor021,0780.92%
Others034,8101.52%
Turnout2,285,75055.77%
Electorate4,098,462

Constituency Results

SNP

» Central ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Airdrie and Shotts6,19223.30%26,57349.29%53,912
Coatbridge and Chryston3,77913.34%28,33453.27%53,192
Cumbernauld and Kilsyth9,47833.48%28,30856.64%49,981
East Kilbride10,97931.70%34,62956.63%61,149
Falkirk East8,31225.56%32,52453.96%60,271
Falkirk West11,28035.16%32,08353.64%59,812
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse5,43718.82%28,88550.09%57,662
Motherwell and Wishaw6,22321.38%29,11151.02%57,062
Uddingston and Bellshill4,80916.28%29,54351.32%57,565
» GlasgowMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Glasgow Anniesland6,15321.21%29,01650.13%57,884
Glasgow Cathcart9,39030.65%30,63750.33%60,871
Glasgow Kelvin4,04814.23%28,44245.72%62,203
Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn5,60223.73%23,61244.01%53,647
Glasgow Pollok6,48223.20%27,94345.55%61,350
Glasgow Provan4,78319.87%24,07742.87%56,169
Glasgow Shettleston7,32328.86%25,37543.73%58,021
Glasgow Southside9,59338.52%24,90347.76%52,141
Rutherglen3,74311.36%32,95254.28%60,707
» Highlands and IslandsMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Argyll and Bute5,97820.28%29,47660.74%48,526
Caithness Sutherland and Ross3,91312.15%32,20758.37%55,176
Inverness and Nairn10,85728.33%38,31757.52%66,619
Moray2,8758.60%33,42153.93%61,969
Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Western Isles)3,49626.47%13,20660.87%21,695
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch9,04324.77%36,50561.31%59,537
» LothianMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Almond Valley8,39324.07%34,87253.73%64,901
Edinburgh Eastern5,08714.37%35,39756.35%62,817
Edinburgh Northern and Leith6,74618.18%37,10255.15%67,273
Edinburgh Pentlands2,4567.36%33,35360.38%55,241
Linlithgow9,33524.31%38,40753.77%71,434
Midlothian North and Musselburgh7,03520.28%34,68554.74%63,360
» Mid Scotland and FifeMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane6,72122.59%29,74658.84%50,557
Cowdenbeath3,04110.23%29,73454.46%54,596
Dunfermline4,55813.85%32,90957.00%57,740
Kirkcaldy7,39523.77%31,10852.25%59,533
Mid Fife and Glenrothes8,27628.99%28,54753.62%53,241
Perthshire North3,3369.80%34,02562.75%54,225
Perthshire South and Kinross-shire1,4223.93%36,14960.89%59,364
Stirling6,71819.65%34,18961.29%55,785
» North East ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Aberdeen Central4,34916.29%26,70446.69%57,195
Aberdeen Donside11,63037.54%30,98150.62%61,200
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine2,7558.52%32,34054.16%59,710
Aberdeenshire East5,83716.80%34,75355.30%62,844
Angus North and Mearns2,4728.41%29,37954.05%54,355
Angus South4,30413.48%31,92956.59%56,418
Banffshire and Buchan Coast6,58322.95%28,68348.49%59,155
Dundee City East10,89838.32%28,43751.45%55,266
Dundee City West8,82831.77%27,78851.61%53,838
» South ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley6,00618.96%31,68054.11%58,547
Clydesdale5,97917.73%33,71957.66%58,483
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley11,19432.55%34,38554.91%62,620
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale5,86816.49%35,58159.10%60,203
» West ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Clydebank and Milngavie8,43225.68%32,83859.96%54,769
Cunninghame North8,72427.29%31,96557.44%55,645
Cunninghame South5,69322.16%25,69551.17%50,214
Greenock and Inverclyde8,23025.94%31,72557.50%55,172
Paisley5,19917.65%29,46457.02%51,673
Renfrewshire North and West7,37323.93%30,80760.94%50,555
Renfrewshire South4,40814.85%29,68160.06%49,422
Strathkelvin and Bearsden8,10020.67%39,18862.59%62,607

Conservative

» LothianMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Edinburgh Central6101.79%34,16957.35%59,581
» North East ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Aberdeenshire West9002.56%35,19859.08%59,576
» South ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Ayr7501.99%37,61561.10%61,567
Dumfriesshire1,2303.39%36,26059.74%60,698
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire7,73623.38%33,09560.71%54,517
Galloway and West Dumfries1,5144.54%33,36359.24%56,321
» West ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Eastwood1,6104.44%36,25668.30%53,085

Labour

» LothianMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Edinburgh Southern1,1232.94%38,25964.21%59,587
» South ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
East Lothian1,1272.97%37,91362.31%60,848
» West ScotlandMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Dumbarton1090.32%33,59860.97%55,104

Liberal Democrat

» Highlands and IslandsMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Orkney4,53443.04%10,53461.98%16,997
Shetland4,89544.33%11,04162.08%17,784
» LothianMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
Edinburgh Western2,9607.44%39,76664.49%61,666
» Mid Scotland and FifeMajorityMajority (%)TurnoutTurnout (%)Electorate
North East Fife3,46510.17%34,06363.02%54,052
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