Central Scotland Regional List Result 2007

'Lanarkshire, the old saying went, used to weigh its Labour votes rather than count them. Not on Thursday night. The SNP hewed away majorities in the solid red of Labour's heartlands, despite failing to win its No 1 target - Cumbernauld and Kilsyth.' David Leask in the Herald, 5 th May 2007.

Central Scotland Region

1999
	Central Scotland Region MSPs: 5 Scottish National Party 1 Conservative 1 Liberal Democrat
2003
	Central Scotland Region MSPs: 3 Scottish National Party 1 Conservative 1 Scottish Socialist Party 1 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 1 Liberal Democrat
2007
	Central Scotland Region MSPs: 5 Scottish National Party 1 Liberal Democrat 1 Conservative

Central Scotland region includes the constituencies of:

MSPs elected in Central Region in 2007

Logo	Party	Constituency MSPs	Regional MSPs	Total MSPs
	Labour	8	0	8
	Scottish National Party	2	5	7
	Conservative & Unionist	0	1	1
	Liberal Democrat	0	1	1

Members elected from Regional lists in 2007

	Rank	1
	Alex Neil MSP (Also stood in Hamilton North & Bellshill constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	2
	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Also stood in Hamilton South constituency)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Rank	3
	Linda Fabiani MSP (Also stood in East Kilbride constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	4
	Jamie Hepburn (Also stood in Cumbernauld & Kilsyth constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	5
	Christina McKelvie (Also stood in Hamilton South constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	6
	Hugh O'Donnell (Also stood in Cumbernauld & Kilsyth constituency)
	Liberal Democrat
	Rank	7
	John Wilson (Also stood in Hamilton South constituency)
	Scottish National Party

3 rd May 2007 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	112,596	39.58 %	- 0.83 %
	Scottish National Party	89,210	31.36 %	+ 8.83 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,253	8.52 %	- 0.65 %
	Liberal Democrats	14,648	5.15 %	- 0.74 %
	Scottish Green Party	7,204	2.53 %	- 2.13 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	7,060	2.48 %	- 4.04 %
	Scottish Christian Party	5.575	1.96 %	(+ 1.96 %)
	Solidarity	5,012	1.76 %	(+1.76 %)
	Christian Peoples Alliance	4,617	1.62 %	(+ 1.62 %)
	British National Party	4,125	1.45 %	(+ 1.45 %)
	Socialist Labour Party	2,303	0.81 %	- 0.66 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	2,188	0.77 %	- 6.46 %
	Scottish Voice	1,955	0.69 %	(+ 0.69 %)
	Scottish Unionist Party	1,544	0.54 %	- 0.28 %
	Publican Party	1,500	0.53 %	(+ 0.53 %)
	UK Independence Party	722	0.25 %	- 0.13 %
	Labour majority	23,386	8.22 %	- 9.66 %

MSPs elected in Central Region in 2003

Logo	Party	Constituency MSPs	Regional MSPs	Total MSPs
	Labour	9	0	9
	Dennis Canavan	1	0	0
	Scottish National Party	0	3	3
	Conservative & Unionist	0	1	1
	Scottish Socialist Party	0	1	1
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	0	1	1
	Liberal Democrat	0	1	1

Members elected from Regional lists in 2003

	Rank	1
	Alex Neil MSP (Also stood in Hamilton North & Bellshill constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	2
	Michael Matheson MSP (Also stood in Falkirk West constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	3
	Margaret Mitchell MSP (Also stood in Hamilton South constituency)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Rank	4
	Linda Fabiani MSP (Also stood in East Kilbride constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	5
	Carolyn Leckie (Also stood in East Kilbride constituency)
	Scottish Socialist Party
	Rank	6
	John Swinburne (Also stood in Motherwell & Wishaw constituency)
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
	Rank	7
	Donald Gorrie MSP (Did not stand in a constituency)
	Liberal Democrat

1 st May 2003 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%	% change
	Labour	106,318	40.41 %	+ 1.13 %
	Scottish National Party	59,274	22.53 %	- 5.25 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	24,121	9.17 %	- 0.02 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	19,016	7.23 %	+ 5.49 %
	Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party	17,146	6.52 %	(+ 6.52 %)
	Liberal Democrats	15,494	5.89 %	- 0.31 %
	Scottish Green Party	12,248	4.66 %	+ 2.87 %
	Socialist Labour Party	3,855	1.47 %	- 1.85 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	2,147	0.82 %	- 0.05 %
	Mary Anderson	1,265	0.48 %	(+ 0.48 %)
	Scottish Peoples Alliance	1,192	0.45 %	(+ 0.45 %)
	UK Independence Party	1,009	0.38 %	(+ 0.38 %)
	Labour majority	47,044	17.88 %	+ 6.38 %

MSPs elected in Central Region in 1999

Logo	Party	Constituency MSPs	Regional MSPs	Total MSPs
	Labour	9	0	9
	Dennis Canavan	1	0	0
	Scottish National Party	0	5	5
	Conservative & Unionist	0	1	1
	Liberal Democrat	0	1	1

Members elected from Regional lists in 1999

	Rank	1
	Alex Neil (Also stood in Kilmarnock & Loudoun constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	2
	Andrew Wilson (Also stood in Cumbernauld & Kilsyth constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	3
	Michael Matheson (Also stood in Falkirk West constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	4
	Lyndsay McIntosh MSP (Also stood in Kilmarnock & Loudoun constituency)
	Conservative & Unionist
	Rank	5
	Gil Paterson (Also stood in Airdrie & Shotts constituency)
	Scottish National Party
	Rank	6
	Donald Gorrie MSP (Did not stand in a constituency)
	Liberal Democrat
	Rank	7
	Linda Fabiani MSP (Also stood in East Kilbride constituency)
	Scottish National Party

6 th May 1999 Holyrood Election - Regional list result

Logo	Party	Votes	%
	Labour	129,822	39.28 %
	Scottish National Party	91,802	27.78 %
	Conservative & Unionist Party	30,243	9.15 %
	Member of Parliament for Falkirk West	27,700	8.38 %
	Liberal Democrats	20,505	6.20 %
	Socialist Labour Party	10,956	3.32 %
	Scottish Green Party	5,926	1.79 %
	Scottish Socialist Party	5,739	1.74 %
	Scottish Unionist Party	2,886	0.87 %
	ProLife Alliance	2,567	0.78 %
	Scottish Families & Pensioners Party	1,373	0.42 %
	Natural Law Party	719	0.22 %
	Independent Progressive	248	0.08 %
	Labour majority	38,020	11.50 %