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Political representation in Scotland
Explore council administrations, MPs, constituency MSPs and the composition of Scotland’s eight parliamentary regions.
Affiliations and administrations are a dated snapshot, checked 2026-10-05. Council colours describe governing administrations, including minority administrations. Constituency colours describe the member’s party. Each region’s composition covers only its seven regional-list MSPs; constituency MSPs are excluded. Ties and joint administrations are identified separately.
Local councils (32)
- Aberdeen City
- Aberdeenshire
- Angus
- Argyll and Bute
- City of Edinburgh
- Clackmannanshire
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dundee City
- East Ayrshire
- East Dunbartonshire
- East Lothian
- East Renfrewshire
- Falkirk
- Fife
- Glasgow City
- Highland
- Inverclyde
- Midlothian
- Moray
- Na h-Eileanan Siar
- North Ayrshire
- North Lanarkshire
- Orkney Islands
- Perth and Kinross
- Renfrewshire
- Scottish Borders
- Shetland Islands
- South Ayrshire
- South Lanarkshire
- Stirling
- West Dunbartonshire
- West Lothian
Scottish Parliament constituencies (73)
- Aberdeen Central
- Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
- Aberdeen Donside
- Aberdeenshire East
- Aberdeenshire West
- Airdrie
- Almond Valley
- Angus North and Mearns
- Angus South
- Argyll and Bute
- Ayr
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast
- Bathgate
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
- Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
- Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
- Clydebank and Milngavie
- Clydesdale
- Coatbridge and Chryston
- Cowdenbeath
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
- Cunninghame North
- Cunninghame South
- Dumbarton
- Dumfriesshire
- Dundee City East
- Dundee City West
- Dunfermline
- East Kilbride
- East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs
- Eastwood
- Edinburgh Central
- Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent
- Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith
- Edinburgh North Western
- Edinburgh Northern
- Edinburgh South Western
- Edinburgh Southern
- Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
- Falkirk East and Linlithgow
- Falkirk West
- Fife North East
- Galloway and West Dumfries
- Glasgow Anniesland
- Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston
- Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok
- Glasgow Central
- Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn
- Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill
- Glasgow Southside
- Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
- Inverclyde
- Inverness and Nairn
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
- Kirkcaldy
- Mid Fife and Glenrothes
- Midlothian North
- Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
- Moray
- Motherwell and Wishaw
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- Orkney Islands
- Paisley
- Perthshire North
- Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
- Renfrewshire North and Cardonald
- Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley
- Rutherglen and Cambuslang
- Shetland Islands
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- Stirling
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden
- Uddingston and Bellshill
UK Parliament constituencies (57)
- Aberdeen North
- Aberdeen South
- Aberdeenshire North and Moray East
- Airdrie and Shotts
- Alloa and Grangemouth
- Angus and Perthshire Glens
- Arbroath and Broughty Ferry
- Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
- Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock
- Bathgate and Linlithgow
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Central Ayrshire
- Coatbridge and Bellshill
- Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
- Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch
- Dumfries and Galloway
- Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale
- Dundee Central
- Dunfermline and Dollar
- East Kilbride and Strathaven
- East Renfrewshire
- Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
- Edinburgh North and Leith
- Edinburgh South
- Edinburgh South West
- Edinburgh West
- Falkirk
- Glasgow East
- Glasgow North
- Glasgow North East
- Glasgow South
- Glasgow South West
- Glasgow West
- Glenrothes and Mid Fife
- Gordon and Buchan
- Hamilton and Clyde Valley
- Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West
- Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire
- Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Livingston
- Lothian East
- Mid Dunbartonshire
- Midlothian
- Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey
- Motherwell, Wishaw and Carluke
- Na h-Eileanan an Iar
- North Ayrshire and Arran
- North East Fife
- Orkney and Shetland
- Paisley and Renfrewshire North
- Paisley and Renfrewshire South
- Perth and Kinross-shire
- Rutherglen
- Stirling and Strathallan
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
- West Dunbartonshire
Scottish Parliament regions (8)
- Central Scotland and Lothians West
- Edinburgh and Lothians East
- Glasgow
- Highlands and Islands
- Mid Scotland and Fife
- North East Scotland
- South Scotland
- West Scotland
Updated 2026-10-22 · Website navigation and page presentation updated; dataset reference dates are shown beside the figures.