West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)


West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament. Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.

Constituencies and local government areas

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
MapConstituency

  1. Clydebank and Milngavie
covers the eastern portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a western portion of the East Dunbartonshire council area.
  1. Cunninghame North
covers a north-western portion of the Ayrshire North council area.
  1. Dumbarton
covers a western portion of the West Dunbartonshire council area and a south-eastern portion of the Argyll and Bute council area.
  1. Eastwood
covers the East Renfrewshire council area.
  1. Greenock and Inverclyde
covers a western portion of the Inverclyde council area.
  1. Paisley North
covers an eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area.
  1. Paisley South
covers a south eastern portion of the Renfrewshire council area.
  1. Strathkelvin and Bearsden
covers the majority of the East Dunbartonshire council area.
  1. West Renfrewshire
covers a western portion of the Renfrewshire council area and an eastern portion of the Inverclyde council area.

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 covered:
The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region consists of the constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Starthkelvin and Bearsden. These were newly formed constituencies.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

Additional member results

2003 Scottish Parliament election

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

Additional member results

1999 Scottish Parliament election

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

Footnotes