Elections in Scotland

Charles III William, Duke of Rothesay Swinney government The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP The Rt Hon John Swinney MSP Kate Forbes MSP Sixth session Alison Johnstone MSP Angela Constance MSP Dorothy Bain KC The Rt Hon Lord Carloway KC PC United Kingdom Parliament elections European Parliament elections Local elections Referendums Starmer ministry The Rt Hon Keir Starmer MP The Rt Hon Ian Murray MP Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, local councils and community councils.

It was too late for him to be replaced and he still read as the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party candidate on the ballot paper.

Between 1975 and 1992, elections were held every two years for either district or regional council, which sat for four-year terms.

This returned eight MEPs under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation system.

For full details of results please referee to related articles; To date eight referendums have been held in Scotland, covering a wide range of issues.

Scottish Parliament election results
A map showing the constituency winners of the Election by their party colours.
A map showing the constituency winners of the Election by their party colours.
Scotland election results by percentage of popular vote, 1900–2019. Conservative total includes Liberal Unionists 1900–1910 and Liberal Nationals 1931–1964. Liberal total incorporates Liberal Party (1900–1979), Alliance (1983–1987) and Liberal Democrats (since 1992).
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