2011 Scottish Parliament election

none June 2013 September 2020 2011 Scottish Parliament election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Scottish Parliament election 2007 3rd Scottish Parliament 2011 05 05 y 4th Scottish Parliament 2016 Scottish Parliament election 2016 All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament 65 Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election 3,950,626 Constituency - 50.5% 3.4pp Regional - 50.5% 3.5pp First Minister First Minister after election Alex Salmond Scottish National Party Alex Salmond Scottish National Party Regional vote % and swing % and swing 876,421 44.0% 13.0% 45.4% 12.5% Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Alex Salmond Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire EastRepresented Gordon prior to dissolution. Aberdeenshire East was one of two successors seat under new constituency boundaries. 3 September 2004 47 seats 46 69 23* Constituency vote 902,915 IainGrayMSP20110510.JPG 140 120 160 0 0 Iain Gray Scottish Labour East Lothian 13 September 2008 46Includes 14 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. seats 44 37Includes 11 MSPs sponsored by the Co-operative Party, who are designated Labour and Co-operative. 7* 523,469 26.3% 2.9% 630,461 31.7% 0.5% AnnabelGoldieMSP20110510.JPG 150 120 160 0 10 Annabel Goldie Scottish Conservatives West ScotlandRepresented West of Scotland region prior to dissolution. West Scotland was the direct successor region under new boundaries. 8 November 2005 17 seats 17 15 2* 245,967 12.4% 1.5% 276,652 13.9% 2.7% TavishScottMSP20110510.JPG 140 120 160 0 0 Tavish Scott Scottish Liberal Democrats Shetland 26 August 2008 16 seats 17 5 12* 103,472 5.2% 6.1% 157,714 7.9% 8.2% Scottish Green Leadership 2011.jpg 125 120 160 0 0 Patrick Harvie /Eleanor Scott Scottish Greens Glasgow /Ran in Highlandsand Islands (lost) 22 September 2008 2 seats 1 2 1* Did not contest Did not contest 86,939 4.4% 0.3% MargoMacDonaldMSP20111121 (3x4 crop).jpg 125 120 160 0 0 Margo MacDonald Independent politician LothianRepresented Lothians region prior to dissolution. Lothian was the direct successor region under new boundaries. 28 January 2003 1 seat 1 1 * Did not contest Did not contest 18,732 0.9% Scottish Parliament election, 2011.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. * Indicates boundary change - so this is a nominal figure An election for the Scottish Parliament was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the additional-member system used to elect MSPs was allegedly originally implemented to prevent any party achieving an overall parliamentary majority.http://www.channel4.com/news/alex-salmonds-snp-wins-majority-in-scottish-elections SNP wins majority in Scottish elections Newman Cathy 6 May 2011 channel4.com 12 July 2011 12 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110712205311/http://www.channel4.com/news/alex-salmonds-snp-wins-majority-in-scottish-elections live The Scottish National Party (SNP) won a landslide of 69 seats, the most the party has ever held at either a Holyrood or Westminster election, allowing leader Alex Salmond to remain as First Minister of Scotland for a second term. The SNP gained 32 constituencies, twenty two from Scottish Labour, nine from the Scottish Liberal Democrats and one from the Scottish Conservatives. Such was the scale of their gains that, of the 73 constituencies in Scotland, only 20 came to be represented by MSPs of other political parties. Scottish Labour lost seven seats and suffered their worst election defeat in Scotland since 1931, with huge losses in their traditional Central Belt constituencies and for the first time having to rely on the regional lists to elect members within these areas. They did, however, remain the largest opposition party. Party leader Iain Gray announced his resignation following his party's disappointing result. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were soundly defeated; their popular vote share was cut in half and their seat total reduced from 16 to 5. Tavish Scott announced his resignation as party leader shortly after the election.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726 BBC News Scots Lib Dem leader Tavish Scott quits post 7 May 2011 20 June 2018 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520031343/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726 live For Scottish Conservatives, the election proved disappointing as their popular vote dropped slightly and their number of seats fell by 2, with party leader Annabel Goldie also announcing her resignation.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13340641 BBC News - Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie announces resignation BBC 24 April 2009 9 May 2011 10 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110510034306/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13340641 live During the campaign, the four main party leaders engaged in a series of televised debates, as they had in every previous general election. These key debates were held on 29 March (STV), 1 May (BBC), and 3 May (STV). The results of the election were broadcast live on BBC Scotland and STV, on the night of the election. It was the fourth general election since the devolved parliament was established in 1999 and was held on the same day as elections to the National Assembly for Wales and the Northern Ireland Assembly, as well as English local elections and the UK-wide referendum on the alternative vote. Date Under the Scotland Act 1998, an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament was held on the first Thursday in May four years after the 2007 election.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 Because of the problems of voter confusion and a high number of spoilt ballots in 2007 due to holding Scottish parliamentary and local elections simultaneously and under different voting systems, the next Scottish local elections were held in 2012 instead of 2011. This policy decision was contradicted, however, by the staging of the Alternative Vote referendum on 5 May 2011 as well. Labour MP Ian Davidson expressed opposition to the referendum being staged on the same date as other elections. Scottish Secretary Michael Moore stated that having the referendum on another date would cost an additional £17 million.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11444206 Scots politicians oppose AV referendum date BBC BBC News 30 September 2010 6 May 2011 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520074710/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11444206 live British, Irish, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in Scotland who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline to register to vote in the election was midnight on Friday 15 April 2011, though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector had until midnight on Tuesday 26 April 2011 to register.The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day). It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 local councils, the Northern Irish Assembly and Welsh Assembly elections, a number of local elections in England and the United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum. Boundary Review First periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries240px|thumb|The notional results of the 2007 election, based on the new boundaries The table below shows the notional figures for seats won by each party at the last election. The Conservatives have been the biggest gainers as a result of the boundary changes, winning an extra three seats, while Labour has lost the most seats, losing two overall. Party Constituencyseats Regionalseats Totalseats Seatchange SNP 21 25 46 –1 Labour 35 9 44 –2 Conservative 6 14 20 +3 Liberal Democrat 11 6 17 +1 Scottish Green 0 1 1 –1 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 constituencies and electoral 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 seven additional member MSPs using an additional member system. A modified D'Hondt method, using the constituency results, is used to calculate which additional member MSPs the regions elect.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm Electoral system: How it works BBC News Online 2 April 2003 6 May 2011 4 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070904172645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm live http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm D'Hondt system BBC News 28 September 2009 4 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111113015416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm 13 November 2011 The Scottish Parliament constituencies have not been coterminous with Scottish Westminster constituencies since the 2005 general election, when the 72 former Westminster constituencies were replaced with a new set of 59, generally larger, constituencies (see Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004). For details of the Revised proposals for constituencies at the Next Scottish Parliament election - Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions from 2011 The Boundary Commission have also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The recommendationshttp://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 can be summarised below; Glasgow was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9. Glasgow Govan was largely replaced by Glasgow Southside. The seats of Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Baillieston were abolished and their territory was divided between the newly created Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn and Glasgow Provan, as well as the existing Glasgow Shettleston seat which was moved eastwards. Highlands and Islands retained 8 constituency seats. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was replaced with the larger Caithness, Sutherland and Ross seat. Ross, Skye and Inverness West and Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber were abolished with most of their area being divided between Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch and Inverness and Nairn. West of Scotland was renamed West Scotland. It was increased from 9 constituency seats to 10, as Cunninghame South was transferred from the South Scotland region. The seats of Paisley North, Paisley South and West Renfrewshire were abolished and their area was divided between the new seats of Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West and Renfrewshire South Central Scotland was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9, as the territory of Kilmarnock and Loudoun was transferred to South Scotland. Some territory to the south was also transferred to South Scotland, reducing the land area of East Kilbride. Hamilton North and Bellshill was largely replaced by Uddingston and Bellshill. Hamilton South was largely replaced by Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. Lothians was renamed Lothian and retained 9 constituency seats. The seat of Midlothian was split, with its southern areas transferred to South Scotland. Its northern parts merged with Musselburgh to form Midlothian North and Musselburgh. Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, thus with Musselburgh removed, was replaced by Edinburgh Eastern. The seats of Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West were respectively renamed Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western while redrawn. In West Lothian, Livingston was replaced by Almond Valley, which traded territory with the retained Linlithgow seat. Mid Scotland and Fife retained 9 constituencies. North Tayside was mostly replaced by Perthshire North, with some of the former's territory being transferred to North East Scotland. Ochil was split, with its eastern parts merging with the former seat of Perth to form Perthshire South and Kinross-shire. Clackmannanshire and Dunblane was created, consisting mostly of the more populous western part of Ochil. In Fife, Dunfermline West, Dunfermline East and Fife Central were respectively largely replaced by Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath and Mid Fife and Glenrothes. North East Scotland was increased from 9 to 10 constituency seats. The seat of Angus was split between two new seats: Angus South, which included territory transferred from Mid Scotland and Fife, and Angus North and Mearns. Both West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Gordon were split. The former was divided between the new seat of Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns and an enlarged Aberdeen South, which under new boundaries was named Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. A redrawn Aberdeen North was renamed Aberdeen Donside. Gordon was split between Aberdeenshire West and another new seat: Aberdeenshire East. Some territory was also traded with Banff and Buchan, which was largely replaced by Banffshire and Buchan Coast. The two Dundee seats were redrawn and renamed from Dundee West and Dundee East to Dundee City West and Dundee City East. South of Scotland was renamed South Scotland. It retained 9 constituencies, losing Cunninghame South to West Scotland but gaining the new Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency, which replaced the previous constituency of Kilmarnock and Loudoun. Some territory was transferred from Galloway and Upper Nithsdale to Dumfries; the redrawn seats were then renamed Galloway and West Dumfries and Dumfriesshire. Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale lost territory to Roxburgh and Berwickshire but gained some from the Lothian area to the north. These seats were redrawn and renamed Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale and Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire. Retiring MSPs At the dissolution of Parliament on 22 March 2011, twenty MSPs were not seeking re-election.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12761271 Scottish election: MSPs bidding farewell to Holyrood Andrew Black BBC News 22 March 2011 20 June 2018 22 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181022174345/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12761271 live Constituency/Region Departing MSPParty Mid Scotland and Fife Christopher Harvie SNP Argyll and Bute Jim Mather Lothians Ian McKee South of Scotland Alasdair Morgan Angus Andrew Welsh Paisley North Wendy Alexander Scottish Labour Midlothian Rhona Brankin Glasgow Baillieston Margaret Curran Lothians George Foulkes North East Scotland Marlyn Glen West Renfrewshire Trish Godman Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Cathy Jamieson Motherwell and Wishaw Jack McConnell Highlands and Islands Peter Peacock Ross, Skye and Inverness West John Farquhar Munro Liberal Democrats Aberdeen South Nicol Stephen Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross Jamie Stone Glasgow Bill Aitken Conservative Mid Scotland and Fife Ted Brocklebank Lothians Robin Harper Green Campaign The parliament was dissolved on 22 March 2011 and the campaign began thereafter. The Conservatives saw 3 of their candidates drop out of the election during the period 25–28 March: Malcolm McAskill from the Glasgow regional ballot, Iain Whyte from the Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn constituency ballot and David Meikle from the Glasgow regional ballot. The Liberal Democrat regional candidate for the Central Scotland region Hugh O'Donnell also withdrew on 27 March, citing discontent with the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition at Westminster.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12874085 BBC News - Scottish elections: Lib Dem candidate quits party BBC 27 March 2011 6 May 2011 23 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110423214732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12874085 live Another Liberal Democrat, John Farquhar Munro, came out in support of Alex Salmond for First Minister, even though he also claimed not to support the SNP.Andrew Black https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961012 BBC News - Scottish election: John Farquhar Munro backs Salmond BBC 4 April 2011 6 May 2011 5 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110505004927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961012 live In the Clydesdale constituency, the Liberal Democrat candidate John Paton-Day failed to lodge his papers in time for the nomination deadline, leaving the constituency as the only one in Scotland with no Liberal Democrat candidate.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 BBC News - Scottish election: Lib Dem fails to lodge papers BBC 4 April 2011 6 May 2011 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520081517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 live On 17 April, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott described himself as 'uncomfortable' with his Scottish party being 'related' to the Conservatives due to the coalition at Westminster. A televised debate between the four main party leaders was shown on STV on 29 March, with SNP leader Alex Salmond and Conservative leader Annabel Goldie identified as the strongest performers.http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/239926-who-won-the-first-scottish-leaders-debate/ Who won the first Scottish leaders' debate? | Election 2011 | STV News News.stv.tv 30 March 2011 6 May 2011 19 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110519000629/http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/239926-who-won-the-first-scottish-leaders-debate/ live The Scottish Sun newspaper came out in support of the SNP's campaign to win a second term, even though the newspaper does not back independence. Whilst campaigning in Glasgow Central station, the Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray was ambushed by a group of anti-cuts protestors who chased him into a nearby fast-food outlet.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12998918 BBC News - Scottish election: Iain Gray targeted by protesters BBC 7 April 2011 6 May 2011 14 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514010512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12998918 live The same protesters had already targeted Conservative leader Annabel Goldie a month earlier. On 27 April, Iain Gray and SNP leader Alex Salmond were both present simultaneously in an Ardrossan branch of the Asda supermarket chain; both parties alleged that the other party's leader 'ran away' from the possibility of an encounter with the other.https://stv.tv/news/scotland/245397-asdagate-alex-salmond-and-iain-gray-accused-of-hiding-from-each-other-during-supermarket-visit/ Asdagate: Alex Salmond and Iain Gray accused of 'hiding' from each other during supermarket visit STV News 27 April 2011 2 January 2016 3 January 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003205/https://stv.tv/news/scotland/245397-asdagate-alex-salmond-and-iain-gray-accused-of-hiding-from-each-other-during-supermarket-visit/ live Policy platforms The main parties contesting the election all outlined the following main aims:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12637577 BBC News - Scotland election: Issues guide BBC 20 April 2011 6 May 2011 6 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110506075540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12637577 live Scottish National Party Legislate to give Scotland a referendum on independence. Maintain the council tax freeze throughout the next parliament. Attempt to generate 100% of Scotland's electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Continue offering free university tuition to Scottish students. Maintain high police numbers. Labour Introduce Scottish Living Wage of £7.15 an hour, starting in the public sector. Abolish youth unemployment and aim to create 250,000 jobs by 2020. Compulsory six-month jail sentences for people convicted of knife-carrying. Initiate two-year council tax freeze. Re-instate the proposed rail link between Glasgow Central station and Glasgow International Airport, which was cancelled in 2009. Continue free University tuition fees for all Scottish students. Conservatives A council tax freeze during the period 2012–2013. Re-introduce prescription charges (which had been abolished earlier that year) at the 2009 rate of £5 for a single item and £48 for a prepayment certificate. Consider building new nuclear power stations, but not on new sites. Bring in Variable University Graduate Fee, with no more than £4,000 being paid annually per student. Replace community service with short prison sentences. Centralising the Scottish police forces into a single police force. Liberal Democrats Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students. Aim to create 100,000 new jobs through selling off Scottish Water which would free £1.5 billion for investment purposes. Oppose moves to create a centralised Scottish police force. Maintain the Scottish bus pass, but progressively bring the qualifying age up to 65. Reform the council tax. Greens Bring in large-scale ecosystem restoration projects. Replace council tax with land value tax. Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students. Focus on bringing restorative justice within Scotland's justice system. Abolish the Forth Replacement Crossing. Parties contesting the election Contesting constituency and regional ballot Only the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish Conservative Party contested all constituencies.Scottish Parliament Election 2011 http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/ STV News 26 April 2011 16 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110416135932/http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/ live Scottish Election 2011 http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/election-2011 The Herald 26 April 2011 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507133324/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/election-2011 live Scottish National Party (SNP) Scottish Labour Scottish Conservatives Scottish Liberal Democrats – Contesting all constituencies except Clydesdalehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 Lib Dem fails to lodge papers BBC News 4 April 2011 26 April 2011 7 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110407113138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 live All Scotland Pensioner's Party/Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party – Contesting Mid Fife & Glenrothes and Motherwell & Wishaw Scottish Christian Party – Contesting Inverness & Nairn and Motherwell & Wishaw Liberal Party – Contesting Argyll & Bute National Front – Contesting Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South & North Kincardine, Almond Valley, Linlithgow and only the North East Scotland region UK Independence Party (UKIP) – Contesting Inverness & Nairn, Moray and North East Fife Contesting regional ballot only Scottish Greens Solidarity – all regions except Glasgow Respect Party 'Coalition Against Cuts' – Glasgow only George Galloway http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/ 26 April 2011 15 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110415135311/http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/ live Scottish Socialist Party British National Party (BNP) Socialist Labour Party Scottish Homeland PartyScottish Homeland Party http://www.scottish-homeland-party.org.uk/ 26 April 2011 6 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141634/http://www.scottish-homeland-party.org.uk/ live – contesting Glasgow and Central regions Pirate Party Scottish Unionist Party Christian Peoples Alliance Ban Bankers BonusesBan Bankers Bonuses http://www.banbankersbonuses.com/BBB%20Party%20Manifesto%202011.pdf 5 May 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141721/http://www.banbankersbonuses.com/BBB%20Party%20Manifesto%202011.pdf 6 May 2011 – contesting the Highlands and Islands and West of Scotland regional lists. Contesting constituency ballot only Communist Party of Britain – Contesting Glasgow Anniesland Land Party – Contesting Cowdenbeath Opinion polls Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election In March 2011, two months before the election, Labour held a double-digit lead over the SNP in the opinion polls, 44% to 29%.http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/holyrood-voting-intentions-poll-7th-march-2011_1299492491.pdf HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTIONS POLL 7 March 2011 TNS/bmrb https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102359/http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/holyrood-voting-intentions-poll-7th-march-2011_1299492491.pdf 2 April 2015 The SNP's support subsequently rallied, with the two parties level in April polling. In the final poll on the eve of the election, the SNP were eleven points clear of Labour.http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics/Holyrood-Elections-A-shared-goal.6763342.jp Holyrood Elections: A shared goal but there could only be one winner 6 May 2011 Scott Macnab The Scotsman Edinburgh https://web.archive.org/web/20110925185156/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics/Holyrood-Elections-A-shared-goal.6763342.jp 25 September 2011http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/may-2011-voting-intentions-poll_1304440562.pdf HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTIONS POLL TNS/bmrb 3 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140912230656/http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/may-2011-voting-intentions-poll_1304440562.pdf 12 September 2014 The chart shows the relative state of the parties since polling began from 2009, 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 2011 Scottish Parliament election. Results from 30 January 2009 to 4 May 2011 Result thumb|Election result with constituency names labeled|500px The election produced a majority SNP government, making this the first time in the Scottish Parliament where a party had commanded a parliamentary majority. The SNP took 16 seats from Labour, many of whose key figures failed to be returned to parliament, although Labour leader Iain Gray retained East Lothian by 151 votes. The SNP took a further eight seats from the Liberal Democrats and one seat from the Conservatives. The SNP overall majority meant that there was sufficient support in the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. Labour's defeat was attributed to several factors: the party focused too heavily on criticising the Conservative-led coalition at Westminster, and assumed that former Lib Dem voters would automatically switch their vote to Labour, when in fact they appeared to have haemorrhaged support to the SNP.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13307761 Scottish Election: Campaign successes and stinkers Andrew Black BBC News 6 May 2011 7 May 2011 6 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110506204314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13307761 live Jackie Baillie compared the result to Labour's performance in the 1983 UK general election.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305522 Scottish election: SNP wins election BBC News 6 May 2011 7 May 2011 12 January 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180112151350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305522 live Iain Gray conceded defeat to Alex Salmond and announced his intention to resign as leader of the Labour group of MSPs that autumn. The election saw a rout of the Liberal Democrats, with no victories in mainland constituencieshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13318151 Scottish election: SNP wins election BBC News 6 May 2011 7 May 2011 7 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110507055011/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13318151 live and 25 lost deposits (candidates gaining less than five per cent of the vote). Leader Tavish Scott said their performance was due to the Liberal Democrats' involvement in the Westminster Government, which had been unpopular with many former LibDem supporters. Scott resigned as leader two days after the election.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13321478 Scottish election: SNP press Cameron on Scotland Bill BBC News 7 May 2011 7 May 2011 20 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110520031347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13321478 live For the Conservatives, the main disappointment was the loss of Edinburgh Pentlands, the seat of former party leader David McLetchie, to the SNP. McLetchie was elected on the Lothian regional list and the Conservatives only made a net loss of five seats, with leader Annabel Goldie claiming that their support had held firm. Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated the SNP on the result, but vowed to campaign for the Union in any independence referendum. The Scottish Greens won two seats, including their co-convenor Patrick Harvie. Margo MacDonald again won election as an independent on the Lothian regional list. George Galloway, under a Unionist anti-cuts banner, failed to receive enough votes to be elected to the Glasgow regional list. The SNP's overall majority assured Salmond of another term as First Minister, and he was reelected unopposed on 18 May.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3s_wyP7Hpw Holyrood Roundup, Election of First Minister Scottish Parliament YouTube 18 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20200216074850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3s_wyP7Hpw&gl=US&hl=en 16 February 2020 File:Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011.svg Constituency Regional Scottish National Party 902915 +12.45 53 876421 +13.00 16 69 +22 Labour 630461 –0.46 15 523469 –2.86 22 37 –9 Conservatives 276652 –2.69 3 245967 –1.55 12 15 –2 Liberal Democrats 157714 –8.25 2 103472 –6.09 3 5 –11 Greens 86939 +0.33 2 2 0 Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party 1618 +0.00 0 33253 –0.24 0 0 0 UK Independence Party 2508 +0.13 0 18138 +0.51 0 0 0 Scottish Christian Party 1193 –0.17 0 16466 –0.47 0 0 0 Socialist Labour Party 16847 +0.16 0 0 0 British National Party 15580 –0.42 0 0 0 Scottish Socialist Party 8272 –0.22 0 0 0 Respect Party 6972 New 0 0 New Scottish Unionist Party 3002 –0.07 0 0 0 Ban Bankers Bonuses 2968 New 0 0 New Solidarity 2837 –1.38 0 0 0 Liberal Party 436 New 0 2393 New 0 0 New National Front 1515 New 0 640 New 0 0 New Angus Independents Representatives 1321 New 0 471 New 0 0 New Pirate Party UK 1431 New 0 0 New Christian Peoples Alliance 1191 –0.66 0 0 0 Scotland Homeland Party 616 New 0 0 New Land Party 276 New 0 0 New Communist Party of Britain 256 New 0 0 New Independents 12411 –0.61 0 23491 +0.10 1 1 0 6363 5987 3950626 3950626 0 Scottish Parliamenthttps://www.parliament.scot/msps/29398.aspx 2011 Scottish Parliament election: Results analysis Scottish Parliament 12 April 2020 6 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201106214350/https://www.parliament.scot/msps/29398.aspx dead Votes summary Popular Vote (Constituency) #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 45.39 Labour Scottish Labour Party 31.69 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 13.91 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 7.93 Other #777777 1.08 Popular Vote (Regional) #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 44.04 Labour Scottish Labour Party 26.31 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 12.36 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 5.20 Green Scottish Green Party 4.38 Other #777777 7.71 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px SNP Scottish National Party darkgray 53.49 Labour Scottish Labour Party 28.68 Conservative Scottish Conservative Party 11.63 Liberal Democrats Scottish Liberal Democrats 3.88 Green Scottish Green Party 1.55 Other #777777 0.78 Constituency and regional summary Central Scotland Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: 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 Scottish Labour Party Coatbridge and Chryston Elaine Smith Scottish Labour Party Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Jamie Hepburn Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party East Kilbride Linda Fabiani Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Falkirk East Angus MacDonald Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Falkirk West Michael Matheson Scottish National Party Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Christina McKelvie Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Motherwell and Wishaw John Pentland Scottish Labour Party Uddingston and Bellshill Michael McMahon Scottish Labour Party Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: 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 108,261 46.4 +15.5 3 −2 Richard Lyle John Wilson Clare Adamson Scottish Labour Party 82,459 35.3 −4.6 3 +3 Siobhan McMahon Mark Griffin Margaret McCulloch Scottish Conservative Party 14,870 6.4 −1.9 1 ±0 Margaret Mitchell Scottish Liberal Democrats 3,318 1.4 −3.8 0 −1 Glasgow Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: Glasgow |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Glasgow Anniesland Bill Kidd Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Cathcart James Dornan Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Kelvin Sandra White Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Patricia Ferguson Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Pollok Johann Lamont Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Provan Paul Martin Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Shettleston John Mason Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Glasgow Southside Nicola Sturgeon Scottish National Party Rutherglen James Kelly Scottish Labour Party Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: 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 83,109 39.8 +12.8 2 −2 Humza Yousaf Bob Doris Scottish Labour Party 73,031 35.0 −3.3 3 +3 Hanzala Malik Drew Smith Anne McTaggart Scottish Conservative Party 12,749 6.1 −0.6 1 ±0 Ruth Davidson Scottish Green Party 12,454 6.0 +0.6 1 ±0 Patrick Harvie Scottish Liberal Democrats 5,312 2.5 −4.6 0 −1 Highlands and Islands Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: Highlands and Islands |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Argyll & Bute Michael Russell Scottish National Party Caithness, Sutherland & Ross Rob Gibson Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Inverness & 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 & Badenoch Dave Thompson Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: 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 85,028 47.5 +13.1 3 +1 John Finnie Jean Urquhart Mike MacKenzie Scottish Labour Party 25,884 14.5 −3.2 2 −1 Rhoda Grant David Stewart Scottish Liberal Democrats 21,729 12.1 −8.0 0 ±0 Scottish Conservative Party 20,843 11.6 −0.8 2 ±0 Jamie McGrigor Mary Scanlon Lothian Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: 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 Marco Biagi Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Edinburgh Eastern Kenny MacAskill Scottish National Party Edinburgh Northern and Leith Malcolm Chisholm Scottish Labour Party Edinburgh Pentlands Gordon MacDonald Scottish National Party Scottish Conservative Party Edinburgh Southern Jim Eadie Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Edinburgh Western Colin Keir Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Linlithgow Fiona Hyslop Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Midlothian North & Musselburgh Colin Beattie Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: 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 110,953 39.2 +12.9 0 −3 Scottish Labour Party 70,544 24.9 −1.3 3 +2 Sarah Boyack Kezia Dugdale Neil Findlay Scottish Conservative Party 33,019 11.7 −1.5 2 +1 David McLetchie Gavin Brown Scottish Green Party 21,505 7.6 +0.5 1 ±0 Alison Johnstone Independent (politician) Independent 18,732 6.6 0.0 1 ±0 Margo MacDonald Scottish Liberal Democrats 15,588 5.5 −7.3 0 =0 Mid Scotland and Fife Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: Mid Scotland and Fife |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Clackmannanshire & Dunblane Keith Brown Scottish National Party Cowdenbeath Helen Eadie Scottish Labour Party Dunfermline Bill Walker Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Fife North East Roderick Campbell Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Kirkcaldy David Torrance Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Mid Fife & Glenrothes Tricia Marwick Scottish National Party Perthshire North John Swinney Scottish National Party Perthshire South & Kinross-shire Roseanna Cunningham Scottish National Party Stirling Bruce Crawford Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish Parliament election, 2011: 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 116,691 45.2 +12.7 1 ±0 Annabelle Ewing Scottish Labour Party 64,623 25.0 −2.1 3 0 John ParkClaire Brennan-BakerRichard Simpson Scottish Conservative Party 36,458 14.1 −1.5 2 −1 Murdo Fraser Liz Smith Scottish Liberal Democrats 15,103 5.9 −7.7 1 +1 Willie Rennie North East Scotland Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: 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 Scottish Labour Party Aberdeen Donside Brian Adam Scottish National Party Aberdeen South & North Kincardine Maureen Watt Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Aberdeenshire East Alex Salmond Scottish National Party Aberdeenshire West Dennis Robertson Scottish National Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Angus North & Mearns Nigel Don 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, 2011: 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 140,749 52.7 +12.2 1 ±0 Mark McDonald Scottish Labour Party 43,893 16.4 −3.2 3 ±0 Richard Baker Jenny Marra Lewis MacDonald Scottish Conservative Party 37,681 14.1 −1.1 2 ±0 Alex Johnstone Nanette Milne Scottish Liberal Democrats 18,178 6.8 −8.4 1 ±0 Alison McInnes South Scotland Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: 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 Adam Ingram Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Clydesdale Aileen Campbell Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Dumfriesshire Elaine Murray Scottish Labour Party East Lothian Iain Gray Scottish Labour Party Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire John Lamont Scottish Conservative Party Galloway and West Dumfries Alex Fergusson Scottish Conservative Party Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Willie Coffey Scottish National Party Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Christine Grahame Scottish National Party Scottish Parliament election, 2011: 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 114,270 40.96 +12.4 4 −1 Joan McAlpine Aileen McLeod Paul Wheelhouse Chic Brodie Scottish Labour Party 70,596 25.3 −3.5 2 +2 Claudia Beamish Graeme Pearson Scottish Conservative Party 54,352 19.48 −2.8 0 −1 Scottish Liberal Democrats 15,096 5.41 −4.5 1 ±0 Jim Hume West Scotland Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: West Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result Clydebank & Milngavie Gil Paterson Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Cunninghame North Kenneth Gibson Scottish National Party Cunninghame South Margaret Burgess Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Dumbarton Jackie Baillie Scottish Labour Party Eastwood Ken Macintosh Scottish Labour Party Greenock & Inverclyde Duncan McNeil Scottish Labour Party Paisley George Adam Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Renfrewshire North & West Derek Mackay Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Renfrewshire South Hugh Henry Scottish Labour Party Strathkelvin & Bearsden Fiona McLeod Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish Parliament election, 2011: 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 117,306 41.5 +13.0 2 −2 Stewart Maxwell Stuart McMillan Scottish Labour Party 92,530 32.8 −1.8 3 +3 Mary Fee Neil Bibby Margaret McDougall Scottish Conservative Party 35,995 12.7 −2.0 2 ±0 Annabel Goldie Jackson Carlaw Scottish Liberal Democrats 9,148 3.2 −4.9 0 −1 Top target seats of the main parties Below are listed all the constituencies which required a swing of less than 5% from the 2007 result to change hands. Because the election was fought under new boundaries, the figures are based on notional results from 2007.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011 8 September 2010 BBC News online 30 November 2010 23 July 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170723191736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf live SNP targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainSNP's place 2007Result1Glasgow Southside Scottish Labour0.072ndSNP gain2Linlithgow Scottish Labour0.452ndSNP gain3Stirling Scottish Labour0.612ndSNP gain4Edinburgh Eastern Scottish Labour0.802ndSNP gain5Airdrie and Shotts Scottish Labour1.322ndSNP gain6Clydesdale Scottish Labour1.852ndSNP gain7Glasgow Kelvin Scottish Labour2.232ndSNP gain8Midlothian North & Musselburgh Scottish Labour2.592ndSNP gain9Dumbarton Scottish Labour2.642ndLabour hold10Falkirk East Scottish Labour3.052ndSNP gain11East Lothian Scottish Labour3.762ndLabour hold12East Kilbride Scottish Labour3.782ndSNP gain13Glasgow Cathcart Scottish Labour3.502ndSNP gain14Edinburgh Northern & Leith Scottish Labour3.632ndLabour hold15Aberdeen South & North Kincardine Scottish Liberal Democrats3.662ndSNP gain16Galloway & West Dumfries Scottish Conservatives3.842ndCon hold17Cumbernauld & Kilsyth Scottish Labour3.942ndSNP gain18Edinburgh Central Scottish Liberal Democrats4.053rdSNP gain19Caithness, Sutherland & Ross Scottish Liberal Democrats4.282ndSNP gain20Edinburgh Pentlands Scottish Conservatives4.493rdSNP gain21Dunfermline Scottish Liberal Democrats4.553rdSNP gain22Cunninghame South Scottish Labour4.612ndSNP gain Conservative targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainCon place 2007Result1Perthshire South & Kinross-shire Scottish National Party2.232ndSNP hold Labour targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainLabour's place 2007Result1Almond Valley Scottish National Party0.0072ndSNP hold2Cunninghame North Scottish National Party0.072ndSNP hold3Dunfermline Scottish Liberal Democrats0.142ndSNP gain4Aberdeen Central Scottish National Party0.692ndSNP hold5Dumfriesshire Scottish Conservatives1.052ndLabour gain6Edinburgh Central Scottish Liberal Democrats1.282ndSNP gain7Falkirk West Scottish National Party1.282ndSNP hold8Clackmannanshire & Dunblane Scottish National Party1.392ndSNP hold9Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley Scottish National Party2.012ndSNP hold10Na h-Eileanan an Iar Scottish National Party2.522ndSNP hold11Dundee City West Scottish National Party4.222ndSNP hold12Edinburgh Pentlands Scottish Conservatives4.312ndSNP gain13Mid Fife & Glenrothes Scottish National Party4.532ndSNP hold Liberal Democrat targets RankConstituencyWinning party 2007Swing to gainLD's place 2007Result1Argyll & Bute Scottish National Party1.412ndSNP hold2Aberdeen Central Scottish National Party1.703rdSNP hold3Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale Scottish National Party1.662ndSNP hold4Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire Scottish Conservatives2.612ndCon hold5Edinburgh Northern and Leith Scottish Labour4.163rdLabour hold Incumbents defeated Constituency/Region MSPParty MSP Since Office previously held Airdrie and Shotts Karen Whitefield Scottish Labour 1999 Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Cathie Craigie Scottish Labour 1999 East Kilbride Andy Kerr Scottish Labour 1999Minister for Finance and Public Services Falkirk East Cathy Peattie Scottish Labour 1999 Glasgow Anniesland Bill Butler Scottish Labour 2000 Glasgow Cathcart Charlie Gordon Scottish Labour 2005 Glasgow Kelvin Pauline McNeill Scottish Labour 1999 Glasgow Shettleston Frank McAveety Scottish Labour 1999 Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport Kirkcaldy Marilyn Livingstone Scottish Labour 1999 Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Tom McCabe Scottish Labour 1999 Clydesdale Karen Gillon Scottish Labour 1999 Clydebank and Milngavie Des McNulty Scottish Labour 1999Deputy Minister for Communities Cunninghame South Irene Oldfather Scottish Labour 1999 Strathkelvin and Bearsden David Whitton Scottish Labour 2007 Edinburgh South Mike Pringle Scottish Liberal Democrats 2003 North East Fife Iain Smith Scottish Liberal Democrats 1999 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Mike Rumbles Scottish Liberal Democrats 1999 Glasgow Robert Brown Scottish Liberal Democrats 1999 West of Scotland Ross Finnie Scottish Liberal Democrats 1999 Minister for the Environment and Rural Development Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale Jeremy Purvis Scottish Liberal Democrats 2003 Edinburgh West Margaret Smith Scottish Liberal Democrats 1999 Dunfermline West Jim Tolson Scottish Liberal Democrats 2007 Central Scotland Hugh O'Donnell Scottish Liberal Democrats 2007 South of Scotland Derek Brownlee Scottish Conservatives 2005 Glasgow Anne McLaughlin Scottish National Party 2009 Lothian Shirley-Anne Somerville Scottish National Party 2007 Lothian (was previously member in West of Scotland) Bill Wilson Scottish National Party 2007 See also Arbuthnott Commission 2011 National Assembly for Wales election 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election Murphy and Boyack review of the Labour Party in Scotland 2011 Scottish Labour leadership election 2011 Scottish Conservatives leadership election 2011 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election Notes References External links Election 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003744/http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_11-29.pdf 3 January 2017 , a Briefing by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre Scottish Election Study Party manifestos British National Party Manifesto Communist Party of Britain Manifesto Pirate Party UK Scottish Manifesto Respect Party 'Coalition Against Cuts' Manifesto https://web.archive.org/web/20110509044846/http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/2011/04/vote-george-galloway-coalition-against.html 9 May 2011 Scottish Christian Party Manifesto Scottish Conservative Party Manifesto Scottish Green Party Manifesto Scottish Homeland Party Manifesto Scottish Labour Party Manifesto Scottish Liberal Democrats Manifesto Scottish National Party Manifesto Scottish Socialist Party Manifesto UK Independence Party Manifesto Party election broadcasts Scottish National Party Scottish Labour Party Scottish Conservative Party Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Green Party British National Party UK Independence Party Scottish Christian Party Scottish Socialist Party All Scotland Pensioner's Party Socialist Labour Party collapsed 2011 Scottish Parliament election, 2011 Scottish Parliament election, 2011 Category:2010s elections in Scotland Category:May 2011 in the United Kingdom