2016 Scottish Parliament election

none December 2022 June 2013 2016 Scottish Parliament election Scotland parliamentary no 2011 Scottish Parliament election 2011 4th Scottish Parliament 5th Scottish Parliament 2021 Scottish Parliament election 2021 All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament 65 Opinion polling in the 2016 Scottish Parliament election 2016 05 05 y Regional vote % and swing Constituency vote % and swing 4,099,907 Constituency – 55.8% 5.3 pp Regional – 55.8% 5.3pp Nicola Sturgeon election infobox 3.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Nicola Sturgeon 14 November 2014 Scottish National Party Glasgow Southside 69 seats 64 63 6 953,587 41.7% 2.3% 1,059,898 46.5% 1.1% RuthDavidsonMSP.jpg 145 120 160 10 10 Ruth Davidson Scottish Conservatives Edinburgh CentralPreviously MSP for Glasgow region from 2011-2016, before being elected to Edinburgh Central at this election. 4 November 2011 15 seats 15 31 16 524,222 22.9% 10.6% 501,844 22.0% 8.1% Kezia Dugdale MSP - May 2016.JPG 155 120 160 20 16 Kezia Dugdale Scottish Labour Lothian 15 August 2015 37 seatsIncludes 11 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. 38Includes 10 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. 24Includes 13 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. 13 435,919 19.1% 7.2% 514,261 22.6% 9.2% Scottish Green Leadership 2016.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Patrick Harvie /Maggie Chapman Scottish Greens Glasgow /Ran in North East Scotland (lost) 2 seats 22 November 2008 / 25 November 2013 2 6 4 150,426 6.6% 2.2% 13,172 0.6% 0.6% Official Portrait of Willie Rennie MSP.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Willie Rennie Scottish Liberal Democrats North East FifePreviously MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife region from 2011-2016, before being elected to North East Fife at this election. 17 May 2011 5 seats 5 5 119,284 5.2% 178,238 7.8% 0.1% Scottish Parliament election, 2016.svg 450px The map shows the election results in single-member constituencies. The additional member MSPs in the 8 regions are shown around the map. First Minister First Minister after election Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party An election for the Scottish Parliament was held on Thursday, 5 May 2016http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/section/4/enacted Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, section 4 14 January 2012 1 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160501083810/http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2011/14/section/4/enacted live to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. It was the fifth general election held since the devolved parliament was established in 1999. It was the first parliamentary election in Scotland in which 16 and 17 year olds were eligible to vote, under the provisions of the Scottish Elections (Reduction of Voting Age) Act (the voting age had previously been 16 in the 2014 Independence Referendum).https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33173488 Cut in Scottish voting age passed unanimously BBC News 18 June 2015 27 April 2016 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407010142/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33173488 livehttp://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/register-to-vote/voting-age-in-scotland-lowered-to-16 Voting age in Scotland lowered to 16 About my vote 27 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160729032025/http://www.aboutmyvote.co.uk/register-to-vote/voting-age-in-scotland-lowered-to-16 29 July 2016 dead It was also the first time the three largest parties were led by women. Parliament went into dissolution on 24 March 2016, allowing the official period of campaigning to get underway. Five parties had MSPs in the previous parliament: Scottish National Party (SNP) led by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, Scottish Labour led by Kezia Dugdale, Scottish Conservatives led by Ruth Davidson, Scottish Liberal Democrats led by Willie Rennie, Scottish Greens, led by their co-conveners Patrick Harvie and Maggie Chapman. Of those five parties, four changed their leader since the 2011 election. During the campaign, a series of televised debates took place, including party leaders of the elected parties. BBC Scotland held the first leaders' debate on 24 March, STV broadcast the next on 29 March, and BBC Scotland hosted the final debate on 1 May. The election resulted in a hung parliament with the Scottish National Party winning a third term in government, but falling two seats short of securing a second consecutive overall majority.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-scotland-36243712 New MSPs to arrive at Holyrood for first day BBC News 9 May 2016 9 May 2016 9 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509101055/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-scotland-36243712 live https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36215186 Election 2016: Before-and-after and party strength maps BBC News 6 May 2016 9 May 2016 9 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160509104930/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-36215186 live The Conservatives saw a significant increase in support and replaced the Labour Party as the second-largest party and main opposition in the Scottish Parliament. This was the first time that Labour had finished in third place at a Scottish election in 98 years. The Scottish Greens won six seats on the regional list and overtook the Liberal Democrats, who remained on five seats. Although the SNP had lost their majority, it was still by far the largest single party in the Scottish Parliament, with more than double the seats of the Conservatives. Accordingly, Sturgeon announced she would form a minority SNP government. She was voted in for a second term as First Minister on 17 May.https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36300892 Sturgeon wins first minister vote BBC News 17 May 2016 10 June 2018 17 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160517211603/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-36300892 live Date Under the Scotland Act 1998, an ordinary election to the Scottish Parliament would normally have been held on the first Thursday in May four years after the 2011 election, i.e. in May 2015.http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#2 Scotland Act 1998 – Section 2 Ordinary General Elections Office of Public Sector Information 8 May 2007 19 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070519073825/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#2 live In May 2010, the new UK Government stated in its coalition agreement that the next general election would also be held in May 2015.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/12/fixed-five-year-parliamentary-term Fixed five-year parliamentary term will tie both leaders' hands The Guardian 13 May 2010 7 May 2011 Alan Travis 27 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131227113455/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2010/may/12/fixed-five-year-parliamentary-term live This proposal was criticised by the Scottish National Party and Labour, as it had been recommended after the 2007 election that elections with different voting systems should be held on separate days: a recommendation which all of the political parties had then accepted.http://www.snp.org/node/17079 https://web.archive.org/web/20100711071635/http://www.snp.org/node/17079 dead 11 July 2010 Scottish National Party 31 May 2010 7 May 2011 Coalition asked to respect Scottish elections In response to this criticism, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg offered the right to vary the date of the Scottish Parliament election by a year either way.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12497498 UK government offers Holyrood five-year terms BBC News 17 February 2011 7 May 2011 24 March 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110324050641/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12497498 live All the main political parties then stated their support for delaying the election by a year.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12507734 Salmond back Scotland 2015 election delay BBC News 18 February 2011 7 May 2011 21 February 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110221075227/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12507734 livehttp://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Holyrood-set-for-a-fiveyear.6720783.jp Holyrood set for a five-year term to avoid clash with general election The Scotsman 19 February 2011 7 May 2011 Scott McNab https://web.archive.org/web/20110222062419/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/news/Holyrood-set-for-a-fiveyear.6720783.jp 22 February 2011 dead The Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011, a statute of the UK Parliament, moved the date of the Scottish Parliament election to 5 May 2016. The date of the poll may be varied by up to one month either way by the monarch, on the proposal of the Presiding Officer. If Parliament itself resolves that it should be dissolved, with at least two-thirds of the Members (i.e. 86 Members) voting in favour, the Presiding Officer proposes a date for an extraordinary election and the Parliament is dissolved by the monarch by royal proclamation. It does not necessarily require a two-thirds majority to precipitate an extraordinary election, because under the Scotland Act Parliament is also dissolved if it fails to nominate one of its members to be First Minister within certain time limits, irrespective of whether at the beginning or in the middle of a parliamentary term. Therefore, if the First Minister resigned, Parliament would then have 28 days to elect a successor (s46(2)b and s46(3)a). If no new First Minister was elected then the Presiding Officer would ask for Parliament to be dissolved under s3(1)a. This process could also be triggered if the First Minister lost a vote of confidence by a simple majority (i.e. more than 50%), as they must then resign (Scotland Act 1998 s45(2)). To date the Parliament has never held a vote of no confidence in a First Minister. No extraordinary elections have been held to date. Any extraordinary elections would be in addition to ordinary elections, unless held less than six months before the due date of an ordinary election, in which case they supplant it. The subsequent ordinary election reverts to the first Thursday in May, a multiple of four years after 1999.http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#3 Scotland Act 1998 – Section 3 Extraordinary General Elections Office of Public Sector Information 8 May 2007 19 May 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070519073825/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#3 live It was envisaged that the election would still have taken place as scheduled if Scotland had voted in favour of independence in 2014.http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/01/1006/6 Your Scotland – Your Referendum – A Consultation Document Scottish Government 25 January 2012 30 October 2012 17 October 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017061455/http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2012/01/1006/6 live Retiring MSPs Constituency/Region Departing MSPParty Edinburgh Central Marco Biagihttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/msp-marco-biagi-announces-plan-to-quit-scottish-parliament-1-3781456 MSP Marco Biagi announces plan to quit Scottish Parliament Ian Swanson Edinburgh Evening News 23 May 2015 12 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614054118/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/msp-marco-biagi-announces-plan-to-quit-scottish-parliament-1-3781456 live Scottish National Party Cunninghame South Margaret Burgesshttp://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/margaret-burgess-resign-scottish-parliament-5802383 Irvine MSP set to resign ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections Ross Dunn 1 June 2015 12 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614175245/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/margaret-burgess-resign-scottish-parliament-5802383 live Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Rob Gibsonhttp://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Rob-Gibson-will-stand-down-next-year-25052015.htm Rob Gibson to stand down next year Northern Times 25 May 2015 12 June 2015 28 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032430/http://www.northern-times.co.uk/News/Rob-Gibson-will-stand-down-next-year-25052015.htm live Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Adam Ingramhttps://www.scotsman.com/read-this/welcome-scotsmancom-best-place-scottish-news-and-features-2539518 Welcome to scotsman.com the best place for Scottish news and features. scotsman.com 4 October 2021 4 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211004160452/https://www.scotsman.com/read-this/welcome-scotsmancom-best-place-scottish-news-and-features-2539518 live Edinburgh Eastern Kenny MacAskillhttp://www.thenational.scot/news/former-justice-secretary-macaskill-to-stand-down-as-msp-at-2016-holyrood-election.3790 Former Justice Secretary MacAskill to stand down as MSP at 2016 Holyrood election Kathleen Nutt The National Herald & Times Group 6 June 2015 6 June 2015 8 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150608163522/http://www.thenational.scot/news/former-justice-secretary-macaskill-to-stand-down-as-msp-at-2016-holyrood-election.3790 live Strathkelvin and Bearsden Fiona McLeodhttp://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/msp-fiona-mcleod-to-retire-1-3787474 MSP Fiona McLeod to retire Milngavie and Bearsden Herald 31 May 2015 6 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614053644/http://www.milngavieherald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/msp-fiona-mcleod-to-retire-1-3787474 live Aberdeenshire East Alex Salmondhttp://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-06-20/alex-salmond-wont-stand-again-for-scottish-parliament/ Alex Salmond won't stand again for Scottish Parliament itv.com 20 June 2015 21 June 2015 21 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150621091800/http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-06-20/alex-salmond-wont-stand-again-for-scottish-parliament/ live Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Dave Thompsonhttp://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Badenoch-MSP-to-stand-down-at-next-Holyrood-election-18052015.htm Badenoch MSP to stand down at next Holyrood election Strathspey and Badenoch Herald 18 May 2015 12 June 2015 15 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150615012341/http://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/News/Badenoch-MSP-to-stand-down-at-next-Holyrood-election-18052015.htm live North East Scotland Richard Bakerhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34217722 Richard Baker to stand down as MSP at the next Holyrood election BBC News 11 September 2015 11 September 2015 11 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150911175223/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34217722 live Scottish Labour Edinburgh Northern and Leith Malcolm Chisholmhttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26916299 Malcolm Chisholm to step down at next Holyrood election BBC News 6 April 2014 11 September 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924152842/http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-26916299 live Renfrewshire South Hugh Henryhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34370352 Labour MSP Hugh Henry to stand down for 2016 election BBC News 26 September 2015 27 September 2015 27 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150927054344/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-34370352 live West Scotland Margaret McDougallhttps://www.irvinetimes.com/news/13745591.irvines-msp-to-stand-down-next-year/ Irvine's MSP to stand down next year Irvine Times 5 August 2015 4 October 2021 4 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211004160454/https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/13745591.irvines-msp-to-stand-down-next-year/ live Greenock and Inverclyde Duncan McNeilhttps://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14020142.inverclyde-msp-mcneil-to-stand-down-at-may-election/ Inverclyde MSP McNeil to stand down at May election Greenock Telegraph 23 June 2015 4 October 2021 4 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211004160455/https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/14020142.inverclyde-msp-mcneil-to-stand-down-at-may-election/ live South Scotland Graeme PearsonPearson Graeme 12 June 2015 Scottish Parliamentary Elections 2016 http://www.graemepearsonmsp.com/?p=1821 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150703115430/http://www.graemepearsonmsp.com/?p=1821 2015-07-03 graemepearsonmsp.com en Mid Scotland and Fife Richard SimpsonDr Simpson MSP to stand down next May https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/13592039.dr-simpson-msp-to-stand-down-next-may/ 22 September 2019 Alloa Advertiser 8 July 2015 22 September 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190922152523/https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/13592039.dr-simpson-msp-to-stand-down-next-may/ live Glasgow Drew Smithhttp://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13882160.Labour_MSP_hailed_as__rising_star__to_quit_Holyrood/?ref=mr&lp=7 Labour MSP hailed as 'rising star' to quit Holyrood Daniel Sanderson The Herald Herald & Times Group 21 October 2015 21 October 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041442/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13882160.Labour_MSP_hailed_as__rising_star__to_quit_Holyrood/?ref=mr&lp=7 live Lothian Gavin Brownhttp://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scots-tory-gavin-brown-to-quit-as-msp-1-3799931 Scots Tory Gavin Brown to quit as MSP Andrew Whitaker The Scotsman 11 June 2015 12 June 2015 14 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150614044609/http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/scots-tory-gavin-brown-to-quit-as-msp-1-3799931 live Scottish Conservatives Cameron Buchananhttp://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2015/07/01/cameron-buchanan-to-stand-down-as-msp-in-2016/ Cameron Buchanan to stand down as MSP in 2016 Joe Stenson 1 July 2015 2 July 2015 2 July 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702202849/http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2015/07/01/cameron-buchanan-to-stand-down-as-msp-in-2016/ live Galloway and West Dumfries Alex Fergusson West Scotland Annabel Goldiehttp://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/scottish-politics/inspirational-goldie-to-step-down.130090665 'Inspirational' Goldie to step down The Herald Herald & Times Group 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 13 February 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220213072929/https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13414367.inspirational-goldie-step/ live Highlands and Islands Jamie McGrigorhttp://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/veteran-tory-msp-jamie-mcgrigor-to-stand-down-at-election-1.895693 Veteran Tory MSP Jamie McGrigor to stand down at election The Courier 20 August 2015 8 November 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20151014161504/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/politics/veteran-tory-msp-jamie-mcgrigor-to-stand-down-at-election-1.895693 14 October 2015 North East Scotland Nanette Milnehttp://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/1323016-conservative-msps-alex-fergusson-and-nanette-milne-to-stand-down/ Conservative MSPs Alex Fergusson and Nanette Milne to stand down STV News 16 June 2015 8 November 2015 2 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151002031752/http://news.stv.tv/scotland-decides/1323016-conservative-msps-alex-fergusson-and-nanette-milne-to-stand-down/ live Highlands and Islands Mary Scanlonhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33239932 Conservative MSP Mary Scanlon to stand down next May BBC News 23 June 2015 11 September 2015 27 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150627200348/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-33239932 live Mid Fife and Glenrothes Tricia Marwickhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32923901 Presiding Officer Tricia Marwick to step down as MSP BBC News 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 29 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150529003704/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32923901 live Presiding Officer Deselected MSPs Changes to the SNP's selection procedures the previous year in order to ensure gender balance of candidates meant that any incumbent constituency MSP who chose to retire would have their replacement selected from an all-woman shortlist. The only ways for a new male candidate to receive a constituency nomination would be to stand in a constituency currently held by an opposition MSP or to run a de-selection campaign against a sitting MSP. For that reason there were far more challenges than normal within the SNP, but only two were successful: Constituency Selected candidate Deselected MSPParty Retained position on regional list Angus North and Mearns Mairi Evans Nigel Donhttp://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/local-headlines/nigel-don-msp-de-selected-as-snp-candidate-for-scottish-parliament-election-1-3859582 Montrose Review Nigel Don MSP de-selected as SNP candidate for Scottish Parliament election 19 August 2015 2 September 2015 13 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150913153642/http://www.montrosereview.co.uk/news/local-headlines/nigel-don-msp-de-selected-as-snp-candidate-for-scottish-parliament-election-1-3859582 live Scottish National Party Yes (North East Scotland) Edinburgh Western Toni Giugliano Colin Keirhttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/snp-msp-colin-keir-deselected-for-2016-vote-1-3856982 Edinburgh Evening News SNP MSP Colin Keir deselected for 2016 vote 12 August 2015 2 September 2015 13 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150813140226/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/snp-msp-colin-keir-deselected-for-2016-vote-1-3856982 live No Election system, seats, and regions List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2011–2026) The total number of Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) elected to the Parliament is 129. The First Periodical Review of the Scottish Parliament's constituencies and regions by the Boundary Commission for Scotland, was announced on 3 July 2007. The Commission published its provisional proposals for the regional boundaries in 2009. The Scottish Parliament uses an Additional Members System, designed to produce approximate proportional representation for each region. There are 8 regions, each sub-divided into smaller constituencies. There are a total of 73 constituencies. Each constituency elects one MSP by the plurality (first past the post) system of election. Each region elects 7 additional MSPs using an additional member system. A modified D'Hondt method, using the constituency results, is used to elect these additional MSPs.https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm Electoral system: How it works, 02 April 2003 BBC News 2003-04-02 2011-05-06 4 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070904172645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm live https://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm D'Hondt system BBC News 28 September 2009 4 May 2011 13 November 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111113015416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm live The Scottish Parliament constituencies have not been coterminous with Scottish Westminster constituencies since the 2005 general election, when the 72 former UK Parliament constituencies were replaced with a new set of 59, generally larger, constituencies (see Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004). The boundaries used for the Scottish Parliament elections were then revised for the 2011 election. The Boundary Commission also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament,http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/1st_holyrood/rev_rec_regions/regions_revised_recommendations_map_A2.pdf Revised Recommendations Boundary Commission for Scotland 26 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110612043941/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/1st_holyrood/rev_rec_regions/regions_revised_recommendations_map_A2.pdf 12 June 2011 which were also implemented in 2011. Campaign On 29 February 2016, BBC Scotland's Scotland 2016 current affairs programme held a debate focusing on education featuring the Education Minister Angela Constance and three party leaders: Kezia Dugdale, Ruth Davidson and Willie Rennie.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0728wwc Scotland 2016: Debate BBC 26 March 2016 9 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160309061539/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0728wwc/scotland-2016-debate live On 24 March 2016, BBC Scotland held a debate in Glasgow which was televised that featured Dugdale, Davidson, Rennie, Nicola Sturgeon, Patrick Harvie and David Coburn.https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0756cfc The Scottish Leaders' Debate BBC 26 March 2016 26 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160326091211/http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0756cfc/the-scottish-leaders-debate live On 29 March 2016, STV hosted a televised leaders' debate, featuring the five leaders of the parties which held seats in the last Parliament.http://news.stv.tv/politics/1342627-stv-confirms-first-tv-leaders-debate-of-holyrood-election-campaign STV confirms first TV leaders' debate of Holyrood election campaign STV News 12 February 2016 12 February 2016 13 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160213092406/http://news.stv.tv/politics/1342627-stv-confirms-first-tv-leaders-debate-of-holyrood-election-campaign/ live From 5–26 April 2016, Scotland 2016 also held a series of weekly subject debates on Tuesday nights. The subjects were Tax, Health, Energy & Environment, and Housing.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35917545 BBC Scotland 2016: Be in the audience of the election debates BBC News 30 March 2016 16 April 2016 10 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160410102549/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35917545 live Of these, six parties (SNP, Labour, Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, the Scottish Greens and UKIP) were invited to the Tax debate.May 2016 Parties contesting the election The official nomination period closed on 1 April 2016, lists of candidates were then published by local councils once the applications had been processed.http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/help/92966.aspx FAQs: Elections and dissolution 3 February 2016 Scottish Parliament 1 April 2016 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407231318/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/help/92966.aspx live In March 2015, the Scottish Greens balloted their members to select candidates for their regional lists.https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/scottish-greens-regional-list-candidates Scottish Greens regional list candidates Holyrood 11 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20181002135636/https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/scottish-greens-regional-list-candidates 30 March 2021 2 October 2018 The SNP released their regional candidate list in October 2015.https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/snp-releases-candidate-lists-ahead-2016-election SNP releases candidate lists ahead of 2016 election Holyrood 12 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20190524033416/https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/snp-releases-candidate-lists-ahead-2016-election 30 March 2021 24 May 2019 The Conservative regional candidate list followed in December.https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/scottish-conservatives-2016-regional-list-candidates Scottish Conservatives 2016 regional list candidates Tom Freeman Holyrood 13 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20181002133002/https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/scottish-conservatives-2016-regional-list-candidates 30 March 2021 2 October 2018 In January 2016, RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance announced list candidates for all regions except the North East.https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/rise-list-candidates-mays-holyrood-election RISE list candidates for May's Holyrood election Holyrood 6 January 2016 27 March 2016 1 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160401182933/https://www.holyrood.com/articles/inside-politics/rise-list-candidates-mays-holyrood-election live Labour had announced a new selection process for regional candidates in November 2013,http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13132009.Labour_MSP_poll_plan_may_backfire/ Labour MSP poll plan may backfire Gerry Braiden The Herald 16 November 2013 26 March 2016 8 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160408103042/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13132009.Labour_MSP_poll_plan_may_backfire/ live then revealed their full list of regional candidates in February 2016.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35506730 Scottish Labour unveils candidates list BBC News 6 February 2016 26 March 2016 16 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160216150628/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35506730 live UKIP's regional candidates were picked by their executive committee, prompting one prospective candidate to resign his party membership.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35931100 UKIP in Scotland rejects claim of vote 'stitch-up' BBC News 30 March 2016 20 June 2018 22 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181122143844/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35931100 live Contesting constituency and regional ballot The SNP, the Scottish Labour, the Scottish Conservatives and the Scottish Liberal Democrats fielded candidates in all 73 constituencies.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35942439 Nominations close for Holyrood vote BBC News 1 April 2016 20 June 2018 19 November 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181119103135/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-35942439 live Scottish National Party darkgray Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Labour Party darkgray Scottish Labour Scottish Conservatives darkgray Scottish Conservatives Scottish Liberal Democrats darkgray Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Greens darkgray Scottish Greens – contesting all regions and Coatbridge and Chryston, Edinburgh Central and Glasgow Kelvin constituencies. Scottish Libertarian Party darkgray Scottish Libertarian Party − contesting West of Scotland,http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/media/1927/List-of-candidates-West-Scotland-Region/pdf/RegionalCandidates.pdf Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest. West Scotland Region. Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of poll Renfrewshire Council 1 April 2016 4 April 2016 25 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425221205/http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/media/1927/List-of-candidates-West-Scotland-Region/pdf/RegionalCandidates.pdf live Mid Scotland Fife, North East Scotland region onlyhttp://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_SPnominatedpersons010416.asp Close of nominations – candidates for Aberdeen seats Aberdeen City Council 1 April 2016 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160406070703/http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/CouncilNews/ci_cns/pr_SPnominatedpersons010416.asp 6 April 2016 dead and Edinburgh Central constituency Contesting regional ballot only Independent (politician) darkgray Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent – contesting South Scotlandhttp://www.scotborders.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10247/parties-notice_of_poll Scottish Parliamentary Election. South Scotland Region. Statement of Persons and Parties Nominated and Notice of Poll Scottish Borders Council 1 April 2016 4 April 2016 16 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160416154014/http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/10247/parties-notice_of_poll live Communist Party of Britain darkgray Communist Party – contesting North East Scotland National Front (UK) darkgray National Front – contesting North East Scotland only RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance darkgray RISE – Respect, Independence, Socialism and Environmentalism – contesting all regions Scottish Christian Party darkgray Scottish Christian Party "Proclaiming Christ’s Lordship" – contesting Highlands and Islandshttp://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/9391/highland_nominations_for_scottish_parliamentary_election_2016 Highland nominations for Scottish Parliamentary Election 2016 Highland Council 1 April 2016 4 April 2016 18 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160418200645/http://www.highland.gov.uk/news/article/9391/highland_nominations_for_scottish_parliamentary_election_2016 live and North East Solidarity (Scotland) darkgray Solidarity – Scotland's Socialist Movement – contesting all regionshttp://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14399232.UKIP_and_Solidarity_unveil_Holyrood_election_candidates/ UKIP and Solidarity unveil Holyrood election candidates The Herald 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 11 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160411022451/http://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/14399232.UKIP_and_Solidarity_unveil_Holyrood_election_candidates/ live UK Independence Party darkgray UK Independence Party – contesting all regionshttp://stv.tv/news/politics/1348534-ukip-to-stand-26-candidates-at-holyrood-election/ UKIP to stand 26 candidates at Holyrood election Aiden Kerr STV News 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 13 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160413032507/http://stv.tv/news/politics/1348534-ukip-to-stand-26-candidates-at-holyrood-election/ live Women's Equality Party darkgray Women's Equality Party – contesting Lothianhttp://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-s-parliament-election-candidates-named-1-4088458 Edinburgh's parliament election candidates named Edinburgh Evening News 1 April 2016 2 April 2016 4 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160404024548/http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/edinburgh-s-parliament-election-candidates-named-1-4088458 live and Glasgow Campaigns Women's Equality Party's Scottish manifesto out http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2016/04/womens-equality-partys-scottish-manifesto-out/ womensviewsonnews.org Women's Views on News 6 April 2016 23 April 2016 10 October 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171010052156/http://www.womensviewsonnews.org/2016/04/womens-equality-partys-scottish-manifesto-out/ live Contesting constituency ballot only Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition darkgray Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC): Glasgow Cathcart, Glasgow Pollok, Glasgow Shettleston, Renfrewshire North and West, Dundee City East and Dundee City Westhttp://www.tusc.org.uk/candidate TUSC candidates in May's elections Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC) 8 April 2016 9 April 2016 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407171004/http://www.tusc.org.uk/candidate live Independent (politician) darkgray Independent candidates Opinion polling Opinion polling for the 2016 Scottish Parliament election The chart shows the relative state of the parties since polling began from 2012, until the date of the election. The constituency vote is shown as semi-transparent lines, while the regional vote is shown in full lines. thumb|center|900px|Average 30 day trend line of poll results for the 2016 Scottish Parliament election. Results from 29 January 2012 to 4 May 2016 Result thumb|Election result with constituency names labeled|500px Constituency Regional File:Scottish Parliament elected members, 2016.svg Scottish National Party 1059898 +1.11 59 953587 –2.30 4 63 –6 Conservatives 501844 +8.11 7 524222 +10.58 24 31 +16 Labour 514261 –9.13 3 435919 –7.22 21 24 –13 Greens 13172 +0.58 0 150426 +2.21 6 6 +4 Liberal Democrats 178238 –0.11 4 119284 +0.02 1 5 0 UK Independence Party 46426 +1.12 0 0 0 Solidarity 14333 +0.49 0 0 0 Scottish Christian Party 1162 –0.01 0 11686 –0.32 0 0 0 RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance 10911 New 0 0 New Women's Equality Party 5968 New 0 0 New British Unionist Party 2453 New 0 0 New Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent 909 New 0 1485 New 0 0 New Animal Welfare Party 1819 New 0 0 New Scottish Libertarian Party 119 New 0 1686 New 0 0 New National Front 617 –0.01 0 0 0 Communist Party of Britain 510 New 0 0 0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 3540 New 0 0 New Independents 6011 –0.36 0 4420 –0.99 0 0 –1 9215 3812 4099907 4099907 0 Scottish Parliamenthttps://www.parliament.scot/msps/98259.aspx 2016 Scottish Parliament election: Results analysis Scottish Parliament 22 January 2021 21 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161021042415/https://www.parliament.scot/msps/98259.aspx live Votes summary Popular Vote (Constituency) #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 46.5 Labour Scottish Labour 22.6 Conservative Scottish Conservatives 22.0 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 7.8 Green Scottish Greens 0.6 Other #777777 0.5 Popular Vote (Regional) #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 41.7 Conservative Scottish Conservatives 22.9 Labour Scottish Labour 19.1 Green Scottish Greens 6.6 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 5.2 UKIP UKIP 2.0 Other #777777 2.5 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 48.8 Conservative Scottish Conservatives 24.0 Labour Scottish Labour 18.6 Green Scottish Greens 4.7 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 3.9 Central Scotland Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Central Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Airdrie and Shotts Alex Neil Scottish National Party Coatbridge and Chryston Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party East Kilbride Linda Fabiani Scottish National Party Falkirk East Angus MacDonald Scottish National Party Falkirk West Michael Matheson Scottish National Party Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Christina McKelvie Scottish National Party Motherwell and Wishaw Clare Adamson Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Uddingston and Bellshill Richard Lyle Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Scottish parliamentary election, 2016: Central Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 129,082 47.7 +1.3 0 -3 Scottish Labour 67,103 24.8 -10.5 4 +1 Richard Leonard Monica Lennon Mark Griffin Elaine Smith Scottish Conservatives 43,602 16.1 +9.7 3 +2 Margaret Mitchell Graham Simpson Alison Harris Scottish Greens 12,722 4.7 +2.3 0 0 Glasgow Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Glasgow |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd Scottish National Party Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan Scottish National Party Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White Scottish National Party Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Bob Doris Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Glasgow Pollok Humza Yousaf Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Glasgow Provan Ivan McKee Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Glasgow Shettleston John Mason Scottish National Party Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Rutherglen Clare Haughey Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Scottish parliamentary election, 2016: Glasgow |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 111,101 44.8 +4.9 0 -2 Scottish Labour 59,151 23.8 -11.1 4 +1 Anas Sarwar Johann Lamont James Kelly Pauline McNeill Scottish Conservatives 29,533 11.9 +5.8 2 +1 Adam Tomkins Annie Wells Scottish Greens 23,398 9.4 +3.5 1 ±0 Patrick Harvie Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Highlands and Islands |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Argyll and Bute Michael Russell Scottish National Party Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Gail Ross Scottish National Party Inverness and Nairn Fergus Ewing Scottish National Party Moray Richard Lochhead Scottish National Party Na h-Eileanan an Iar Alasdair Allan Scottish National Party Orkney Liam McArthur Scottish Liberal Democrats Shetland Tavish Scott Scottish Liberal Democrats Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Kate Forbes Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Highlands and Islands |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 81,600 39.7 -7.8 1 -2 Maree Todd Scottish Conservatives 44,693 21.8 +10.1 3 +1 Douglas RossEdward MountainDonald Cameron Scottish Liberal Democrats 27,223 13.3 +1.1 0 ±0 Scottish Labour 22,894 11.2 -3.3 2 ±0 Rhoda Grant David Stewart Scottish Green 14,781 7.2 +2.1 1 +1 John Finnie Lothian Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Lothian |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Almond Valley Angela Constance Scottish National Party Edinburgh Central Ruth Davidson Scottish Conservatives Scottish National Party Edinburgh Eastern Ash Denham Scottish National Party Edinburgh Northern and Leith Ben Macpherson Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Edinburgh Pentlands Gordon MacDonald Scottish National Party Edinburgh Southern Daniel Johnson Scottish Labour Scottish National Party Edinburgh Western Alex Cole-Hamilton Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Linlithgow Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party Midlothian North and Musselburgh Colin Beattie Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Lothian |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 118,546 36.2 -2.9 0 0 Scottish Conservatives 74,972 22.9 +11.3 3 +1 Miles BriggsGordon LindhurstJeremy Balfour Scottish Labour 67,991 20.8 -4.1 2 -1 Kezia DugdaleNeil Findlay Scottish Greens 34,551 10.6 +3.0 2 +1 Alison JohnstoneAndy Wightman Independent politician — — -6.6 0 -1 Margo MacDonald had been elected on the Lothian regional list in 2011, as an independent; she died in 2014. Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Mid Scotland and Fife |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Keith Brown Scottish National Party Cowdenbeath Annabelle Ewing Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Dunfermline Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party Kirkcaldy David Torrance Scottish National Party Mid Fife and Glenrothes Jenny Gilruth Scottish National Party North East Fife Willie Rennie Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party Perthshire North John Swinney Scottish National Party Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Roseanna Cunningham Scottish National Party Stirling Bruce Crawford Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: Mid Scotland and Fife |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 120,128 41.3 -3.9 0 -1 Scottish Conservative Party 73,293 25.2 +11.0 4 +2 Murdo FraserLiz SmithAlexander StewartDean Lockhart Scottish Labour 51,373 17.6 -7.4 2 -1 Claire Brennan-BakerAlex Rowley Scottish Liberal Democrats 20,401 7.0 +1.2 0 -1 Scottish Greens 17,860 6.1 +1.9 1 +1 Mark Ruskell North East Scotland Scottish Parliament election, 2016: North East Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Aberdeen Central Kevin Stewart Scottish National Party Aberdeen Donside Mark McDonald Scottish National Party Aberdeen South & North Kincardine Maureen Watt Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire East Gillian Martin Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire West Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservatives Scottish National Party Angus North & Mearns Mairi Evans Scottish National Party Angus South Graeme Dey Scottish National Party Banffshire & Buchan Coast Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party Dundee City East Shona Robison Scottish National Party Dundee City West Joe Fitzpatrick Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: North East Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 137,086 44.7 -8.1 0 -1 Scottish Conservatives 85,848 28.0 +13.9 4 +2 Alex JohnstoneRoss ThomsonPeter ChapmanLiam Kerr Scottish Labour 38,791 12.6 -3.8 2 -1 Jenny Marra Lewis MacDonald Scottish Liberal Democrats 18,444 6.0 -0.8 1 ±0 Mike Rumbles Scottish Greens 15,123 4.9 +1.0 0 ±0 South Scotland Scottish Parliament election, 2016: South Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Ayr John Scott Scottish Conservative Party Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Jeane Freeman Scottish National Party Clydesdale Aileen Campbell Scottish National Party Dumfriesshire Oliver Mundell Scottish Conservatives Scottish Labour East Lothian Iain Gray Scottish Labour Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire John Lamont Scottish Conservatives Galloway and West Dumfries Finlay Carson Scottish Conservatives Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Willie Coffey Scottish National Party Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Christine Grahame Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: South Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 120,217 38.3 -2.7 3 -1 Joan McAlpine Emma Harper Paul Wheelhouse Scottish Conservatives 100,753 32.1 +12.6 2 +2 Rachael Hamilton Brian Whittle Scottish Labour 56,072 17.8 -7.5 2 0 Claudia Beamish Colin Smyth Scottish Greens 14,773 4.7 +1.6 0 0 Scottish Liberal Democrats 11,775 3.7 -1.7 0 -1 West Scotland Scottish Parliament election, 2016: West Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Clydebank and Milngavie Gil Paterson Scottish National Party Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson Scottish National Party Cunninghame South Ruth Maguire Scottish National Party Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour Eastwood Jackson Carlaw Scottish Conservatives Scottish Labour Greenock and Inverclyde Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Paisley George Adam Scottish National Party Renfrewshire North and West Derek Mackay Scottish National Party Renfrewshire South Tom Arthur Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Strathkelvin and Bearsden Rona Mackay Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2016: West Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−% |- Scottish National Party 135,827 42.2 +0.6 0 -2 Scottish Labour 72,544 22.5 -10.2 3 ±0 Mary FeeNeil BibbyKen Macintosh Scottish Conservatives 71,528 22.2 +9.5 3 +1 Jamie GreeneMaurice GoldenMaurice Corry Scottish Greens 17,218 5.3 +2.4 1 +1 Ross Greer Target seats Below are listed all the constituencies which required a swing of less than 5% from the 2011 result to change hands. SNP targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2011Swing to gainSNP's place 2011Result1East Lothian Scottish Labour Party0.242ndLabour Hold2Greenock & Inverclyde Scottish Labour0.91SNP Gain3Edinburgh Northern & Leith Scottish Labour0.974Motherwell & Wishaw Scottish Labour1.215Uddingston & Bellshill Scottish Labour1.436Galloway & West Dumfries Scottish Conservatives1.44Conservative Hold7Ayr Scottish Conservatives1.678Glasgow Pollok Scottish Labour1.36SNP Gain9Cowdenbeath Scottish Labour2.4310Dumbarton Scottish Labour2.87Labour Hold11Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn Scottish Labour3.15SNP Gain12Rutherglen Scottish Labour3.2813Renfrewshire South Scottish Labour4.81 Labour targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2011Swing to gainLabour's place 2011Result1Glasgow Anniesland Scottish National Party0.022ndSNP Hold2Kirkcaldy Scottish National Party0.333Edinburgh Central Scottish National Party0.41Conservative Gain4Paisley Scottish National Party0.49SNP Hold5Edinburgh Southern Scottish National Party1.03Labour Gain6Aberdeen Central Scottish National Party1.23SNP Hold7Clydebank & Milngavie Scottish National Party1.268Glasgow Shettleston Scottish National Party1.399Glasgow Kelvin Scottish National Party1.8010Strathkelvin & Bearsden Scottish National Party2.6711Renfrewshire North & West Scottish National Party2.8512Glasgow Cathcart Scottish National Party3.0413East Kilbride Scottish National Party3.2614Edinburgh Eastern Scottish National Party3.6415Airdrie and Shotts Scottish National Party4.1916Hamilton, Larkhall & Stonehouse Scottish National Party4.3717Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley Scottish National Party4.50 Conservative targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2011Swing to gainCon place 2011Result1Edinburgh Pentlands Scottish National Party2.932ndSNP Hold2Eastwood Scottish Labour Party3.162ndConservative Gain3Dumfriesshire Scottish Labour Party4.972nd Liberal Democrat targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2011Swing to gainLD's place 2011Result1Edinburgh Southern Scottish National Party2.453rdLabour Gain2Edinburgh Western Scottish National Party4.022ndLib Dem Gain3North East Fife Scottish National Party4.372nd Incumbents defeated May 2016 Constituency/Region MSPParty MSP Since Office previously held Uddingston and Bellshill Michael McMahon Labour 1999 Shadow Minister for Community Central Scotland Siobhan McMahon 2011 Shadow Minister for Public Services and Wealth Creation Margaret McCulloch 2011 Motherwell, Wishaw and Hamilton John Pentland 2011 Shadow Minister for Opportunity Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Patricia Ferguson 1999 Glasgow Provan Paul Martin 1999 Glasgow Hanzala Malik 2011 Anne McTaggart 2011 Shadow Minister for Democracy Lothian Sarah Boyack 1999 Spokesperson for Environmental Justice Dunfermline Cara Hilton 2013 Shadow Minister for Opportunity Mid Scotland and Fife Jayne Baxter 2012 Shadow Minister for Community Dumfriesshire Elaine Murray 1999 Shadow Minister for Justice North East Scotland Lesley Brennan 2016 Highlands and Islands Mike MacKenzie Scottish National Party 2011 North East Fife Roderick Campbell 2011 Edinburgh Southern Jim Eadie 2011 Aberdeenshire West Dennis Robertson 2011 Angus North and Mearns (stood for North East Scotland) Nigel Don 2007 Convener of the Scottish Parliament Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee North East Scotland Christian Allard 2013 South Scotland Aileen McLeodhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-scotland-36233674 Holyrood 2016: Sturgeon seeks 'consensus' with opposition BBC News 7 May 2016 7 May 2016 Most of the SNP's big names were re-elected – with Aileen McLeod the only former government minister to lose her seat – and they will be joined by 16 new faces. 7 May 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160507061915/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2016-scotland-36233674 live 2011 Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Chic Brodie 2011 West Scotland Stewart Maxwell 2003 Convener of the Scottish Parliament Education and Culture Committee North East Scotland Alison McInnes Liberal Democrats 2007 South Scotland Jim Hume 2007 Central Scotland John Wilson Scottish Greens* 2007 Highlands and Islands Jean Urquhart RISE* 2011 * Formerly SNP See also Other elections in the UK being held on the same day 2016 London Assembly election 2016 London mayoral election 2016 National Assembly for Wales election 2016 Northern Ireland Assembly election 2016 United Kingdom local elections UK parliamentary by-elections 2016 Ogmore by-election 2016 Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough by-election Notes References External links McNeill and Stone's Guide to candidates report on 2016 election by Electoral Commission Party manifestos RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance: Another Scotland is possible Scottish Conservatives: A strong opposition – A stronger Scotland Scottish Green Party: A better Scotland needs a bolder Holyrood Scottish Liberal Democrats: Be the best again Scottish National Party: The next steps to a better Scotland UK Independence Party: Shake up Holyrood Women's Equality Party: Scotland Manifesto 2016 Scottish Parliament election, 2016 Scottish Parliament election, 2016 Category:2010s elections in Scotland Category:May 2016 in the United Kingdom