Abolished 2011 | Founded 1999 | |
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Council areas Argyll and Bute (part)East Dunbartonshire (part)East RenfrewshireInverclydeNorth Ayrshire (part)Renfrewshire (part)West Dunbartonshire Constituencies Clydebank and MilngavieCunninghame NorthDumbartonEastwoodGreenock and InverclydePaisley NorthPaisley SouthStrathkelvin and BearsdenWest Renfrewshire Created Scottish Parliament election, 1999 | ||
West of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament that were created in 1999. Nine of the Parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs.
Contents
- Constituencies and local government areas
- Boundary changes
- Regional List MSPs
- 2007 Scottish Parliament election
- 2003 Scottish Parliament election
- 1999 Scottish Parliament election
- Constituency results
- References
The West of Scotland region shared boundaries with the Central Scotland, Glasgow, Highlands and Islands, and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Following the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries it was eventually replaced by the West Scotland region.
Constituencies and local government areas
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005.
In terms of local government areas the region covered:
Boundary changes
The Boundary Commission recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The "West Scotland" region consists of the constituencies of Clydebank and Milngavie; Cunninghame North; Cunninghame South; Dumbarton; Eastwood; Greenock and Inverclyde; Paisley; Renfrewshire North and West; Renfrewshire South; and Starthkelvin and Bearsden. These were newly formed constituencies.
Regional List MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
2007 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
2003 Scottish Parliament election
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
1999 Scottish Parliament election
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
Constituency results
Changes: