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Scotland has elections to several bodies: the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and community councils.

Contents 1 Scottish Parliament 1.1 General elections 1.1.1 Most recent election 1.1.2 Previous election 1.1.3 Past elections 1.2 By-elections 2 UK Parliament 2.1 General elections 2.1.1 2005 2.1.2 2001 2.2 By-elections 2.2.1 2000s 2.2.2 1990s 2.2.3 1980s 2.2.4 1970s 2.2.5 1960s 2.2.6 1950s 2.2.7 1940s 2.2.8 1930s 2.2.9 1920s 2.2.10 1910s 3 European Parliament 3.1 General elections 3.1.1 2004 and 1999 3.1.2 1994 3.1.3 1989 3.1.4 1984 3.1.5 1979 3.2 By-elections 4 Local councils 4.1 General elections 4.1.1 2003 4.2 By-elections 4.2.1 2007 4.2.2 2006 4.2.3 2005 5 Community councils 6 Other elections 6.1 Referendums 6.2 Church of Scotland 7 References

Only political parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.

Main article: Scottish Parliament election, 2007

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Scottish Parliament election, 2007

Parties		Additional member system										Total seats
		Constituency					Region
		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Total	+/−	%
	Scottish National Party	664,227	32.9	+9.1	21	+12	633,401	31.0	+10.2	26	+8	47	+20	37.0
	Labour	648,374	32.2	-2.5	37	−9	595,415	29.2	-0.1	9	+5	46	−4	36.2
	Conservative	334,743	16.6	0	4	+1	284,005	13.9	-1.6	13	−2	17	−1	13.4
	Liberal Democrat	326,232	16.2	+0.9	11	−2	230,671	11.3	-0.5	5	+1	16	−1	12.6
	Scottish Green	2,971	0.2	+0.2	0	-	82,584	4.0	-2.8	2	−5	2	−5	1.6
	Scottish Senior Citizens	1,702	0.1	+0	0	-	38,743	1.9	+0.4	0	−1	0	−1	0
	Solidarity	-	-	-	-	-	31,066	1.5	+1.5	0	0	0	0	0
	Scottish Christian	4,586	0.2	+0.2	0	0	26,575	1.3	+1.3	0	0	0	0	0
	British National Party	-	-	-	-	-	24,616	1.2	+1.1	0	0	0	0	0
	Christian Peoples	-	-	-	-	-	14,745	0.7	+0.7	0	0	0	0	0
	Socialist Labour	-	-	-	-	-	14,244	0.7	-0.4	0	0	0	0	0
	Scottish Socialist	525	0.0	-6.2	0	-	12,731	0.6	-6.1	0	−6	0	−6	0
	UK Independence	-	-	-	-	-	8,197	0.4	−0.2	0	0	0	0	0
	Others	33,618	1.7	-1.2	0	−2	45,116	2.2	-0.7	1	1	1	−2	0.8
	Total	2,016,978[1]	100	+2.5	73		2,042,089	100		56		129		100.0

Overall turnout - 51.8%^[1]

Main article: Scottish Parliament election, 2003

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Scottish Parliament election, 2003

Parties		Additional member system										Total seats
		Constituency					Region
		Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Votes	%	+/−	Seats	+/−	Total	+/−	%
	Labour	659,879	34.6	–4.21	46	–7	561,379	29.3	–4.34	4	+1	50	–6	38.8
	Scottish National Party	449,476	23.8	–4.96	9	+2	399,659	20.9	–6.36	18	–10	27	–8	20.9
	Conservative	312,598	16.6	+1.04	3	+3	296,929	15.5	+0.15	15	–3	18	±0	14.0
	Liberal Democrat	286,150	15.3	+1.15	13	+1	225,774	11.8	–0.63	4	–1	17	±0	13.2
	Scottish Green	—	—	—	—	—	132,138	6.9	+4.9	7	+6	7	+6	5.4
	Scottish Socialist	117,709	6.2	+5.19	0	±0	128,026	6.7	+3.1	6	+5	6	+5	4.7
	Others	65,523	3.4	+2.5	2	+1	171,951	8.9	+2.2	2	+2	4	+3	3.1
	Total	1,891,335	100.0		73		1,915,856	100.0		56		129		100.0

v • d • e Scottish Parliament elections
1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011
Scottish referendums
1979 | 1997

Main article: List of Scottish parliamentary by-elections

• Moray by-election, 2006 SNP hold
• Cathcart by-election, 2005 Lab hold
• Banff and Buchan by-election, 2001 SNP hold
• Strathkelvin and Bearsden by-election, 2001 Lab hold
• Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000 Lab hold
• Ayr by-election, 2000 Con gain from Lab

Only parties with more than 1% of the total vote are shown.

UK Parliament election 2005: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	40 (-5)	922,397	38.9	-4.4
	Liberal Democrat	11 (+2)	528,076	22.6	+6.3
	Scottish National Party	6 (+2)	412,267	17.7	-2.4
	Conservative	1 (+1)	369,388	15.8	+0.2
	Scottish Socialist	None	43,514	1.9	-1.2
	Scottish Green	None	25,760	1.1	+0.9

UK Parliament election 2001: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	55 (-1)	1,001,173	43.3	-2.3
	Scottish National Party	5 (-1)	464,314	20.1	-2.0
	Liberal Democrat	10 (no change)	378,034	16.3	+3.4
	Conservative	1 (+1)	360,658	15.6	-1.9
	Scottish Socialist	None	72,516	3.1	+2.8

• Dunfermline and West Fife by-election, 2006, Lib Dem gain from Lab
• Livingston by-election, 2005, Lab hold
• Falkirk West by-election, 2000, Lab hold
• Glasgow Anniesland by-election, 2000, Lab hold

• Hamilton South by-election, 1999, Lab hold
• Paisley South by-election, 1997, Lab hold
• Perth and Kinross by-election, 1995, SNP gain from Con
• Monklands East by-election, 1994, Lab hold
• Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991, Lib Dem gain from Con
• Paisley South by-election, 1990, Lab hold
• Paisley North by-election, 1990, Lab hold

• Glasgow Central by-election, 1989, Lab hold
• Glasgow Govan by-election, 1988, SNP gain from Lab
• Glasgow Queens Park by-election, 1982, Lab hold
• Coatbridge and Airdrie by-election, 1982, Lab hold
• Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1982, SDP gain from Con
• Glasgow Central by-election, 1980, Lab hold

• Berwick and East Lothian by-election, 1978, Lab hold
• Hamilton by-election, 1978, Lab hold
• Glasgow Garscadden by-election, 1978, Lab hold
• Glasgow Govan by-election, 1973, SNP gain from Lab
• Edinburgh North by-election, 1973, Con hold
• Dundee East by-election, 1973, Lab hold
• Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1971, Lab hold
• South Ayrshire by-election, 1970, Lab hold

• Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1969, Lab hold
• Hamilton by-election, 1967, SNP gain from Lab
• Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1967, Con gain from Lab
• Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles by-election, 1965, Lib gain from Con
• Rutherglen by-election, 1964, Lab gain from Unionist
• Dumfriesshire by-election, 1963, Unionist hold
• Dundee West by-election, 1963, Lab hold
• Kinross and West Perthshire by-election, 1963, Unionist hold
• Glasgow Woodside by-election, 1962, Lab gain from Unionist
• West Lothian by-election, 1962, Lab hold
• Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1961, Lab hold
• East Fife by-election, 1961, Unionist hold
• Paisley by-election, 1961, Lab hold
• Edinburgh North by-election, 1960, Unionist hold

• Galloway by-election, 1959, Unionist hold
• East Aberdeenshire by-election, 1958, Unionist hold
• Argyll by-election, 1958, Unionist hold
• Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1958, Lab gain from Unionist
• Edinburgh South by-election, 1957, Unionist hold
• Greenock by-election, 1955, Lab hold
• Edinburgh North by-election, 1955, Unionist hold
• Inverness by-election, 1955, Unionist hold
• Motherwell by-election, 1954, Lab hold
• Edinburgh East by-election, 1954, Lab hold
• Dundee East by-election, 1952, Lab hold
• Glasgow Scotstoun by-election, 1950, Unionist hold
• Dunbartonshire West by-election, 1950, Lab hold

• Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1948, Unionist hold
• Stirling and Falkirk by-election, 1948, Lab hold
• Glasgow Gorbals by-election, 1948, Lab hold
• Paisley by-election, 1948, Lab hold
• Glasgow Camlachie by-election, 1948, Unionist gain from Lab
• Edinburgh East by-election, 1947, Lab hold
• Kilmarnock by-election, 1946, Lab hold
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1946, Unionist gain from Ind
• Aberdeen South by-election, 1946, Unionist hold
• Glasgow Bridgeton by-election, 1946, ILP hold
• Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1946, Unionist hold
• South Ayrshire by-election, 1946, Lab hold
• Edinburgh East by-election, 1945, Lab hold
• Motherwell by-election, 1945, SNP gain from Lab
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1945, Ind gain from National Liberal
• Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1944, Lab hold
• Midlothian and Peeblesshire by-election, 1943, Unionist hold
• Hamilton by-election, 1943, Lab hold
• Glasgow Cathcart by-election, 1942, Unionist hold
• Edinburgh Central by-election, 1941, Unionist hold
• Edinburgh West by-election, 1941, Unionist hold
• Greenock by-election, 1941, Lab hold
• Dunbartonshire by-election, 1941, Lab hold
• Montrose Burghs by-election, 1940, National Liberal hold
• East Renfrewshire by-election, 1940, Unionist hold
• Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1940, Unionist hold
• Argyll by-election, 1940, Unionist hold

• Clackmannanshire and East Stirlingshire by-election, 1939, Lab hold
• South Ayrshire by-election, 1939, Lab hold
• Kincardineshire and West Aberdeenshire by-election, 1939, Unionist hold
• Kinross-shire and Perthshire by-election, 1938, Unionist hold
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1938, National Liberal gain from National Labour
• Glasgow Springburn by-election, 1937, Lab hold
• Glasgow Hillhead by-election, 1937, Unionist hold
• Greenock by-election, 1936, Lab gain from National Liberal
• Dunbartonshire by-election, 1936, Lab gain from Unionist
• Ross and Cromarty by-election, 1936, National Labour gain from National Liberal
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1936, National Labour gain from Unionist
• Dumfriesshire by-election, 1935, National Liberal hold
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
• Aberdeen South by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
• Edinburgh West by-election, 1935, Unionist hold
• Perth by-election, 1935, National Liberal hold
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1934, Liberal hold
• Kilmarnock by-election, 1933, National Labour hold
• East Fife by-election, 1933, National Liberal hold
• Montrose by-election, 1933, National Liberal hold
• Dunbartonshire by-election, 1932, Unionist hold
• Rutherglen by-election, 1931, Labour hold
• Glasgow St Rollox by-election, 1931, Labour hold
• East Renfrewshire by-election, 1930, Unionist hold
• Glasgow Shettleston by-election, 1930, Labour hold

• Kilmarnock by-election, 1929, Labour hold
• North Lanarkshire by-election, 1929, Labour gain from Unionist
• Midlothian and Peeblesshire Northern by-election, 1929, Labour gain from Unionist
• Aberdeen North by-election, 1928, Labour hold
• Linlithgowshire by-election, 1928, Labour gain gain from Unionist
• Combined Scottish Universities by-election, 1927, Unionist hold
• Leith by-election, 1927, Liberal hold
• East Renfrewshire by-election, 1926, Unionist hold
• Dunbartonshire by-election, 1926, Unionist hold
• Galloway by-election, 1925, Unionist hold
• Ayr Burghs by-election, 1925, Unionist hold
• Dundee by-election, 1924, Labour hold
• Glasgow Kelvingrove by-election, 1924, Unionist hold
• Moray and Nairn by-election, 1922, Coalition Liberal hold
• Inverness by-election, 1922, Coalition Liberal hold
• Orkney and Shetland by-election, 1921, Coalition Liberal hold
• Glasgow Pollok by-election, 1921, Coalition Unionist hold
• Kirkcaldy Burghs by-election, 1921, Labour gain from Coalition Liberal
• Edinburgh North by-election, 1920, Coalition Unionist hold
• Edinburgh South by-election, 1920, Coalition Unionist hold
• Argyll by-election, 1920, Coalition Liberal hold
• Paisley by-election, 1920, Liberal hold

• Bothwell by-election, 1919, Labour gain from Coalition Unionist
• Elgin Burghs by-election, 1918, Liberal hold
• Ross by-election, 1918, Unionist hold
• Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election, 1917, Unionist hold
• Dundee by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
• Edinburgh South by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
• Aberdeen South by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
• West Perthshire by-election, 1917, Unionist hold
• Inverness-shire by-election, 1917, Liberal hold
• Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities by-election, 1916, Unionist hold
• North Ayrshire by-election, 1916, Unionist hold
• Berwickshire by-election, 1916, Liberal hold
• Glasgow Central by-election, 1915, Unionist hold
• Kilmarnock District by-election, 1915, Liberal hold
• Wigtownshire by-election, 1915, Unionist hold
• East Fife by-election, 1914, Liberal hold
• Leith Burghs by-election, 1914, Unionist gain
• South Lanarkshire by-election, 1913, Unionist gain
• Wick District by-election, 1913, Liberal hold
• Linlithgowshire by-election, 1913, Liberal hold
• Edinburghshire by-election, 1912, Unionist gain
• Glasgow St Rollox by-election, 1912, Liberal hold
• Edinburgh East by-election, 1912, Liberal hold
• Govan by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• North Ayrshire by-election, 1911, Liberal gain
• Kilmarnock District by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• Glasgow Tradeston by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• Ross and Cromarty by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• Haddingtonshire by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• North East Lanarkshire by-election, 1911, Liberal hold
• Edinburgh South by-election, 1910, Liberal hold
• Govan by-election, 1910, Liberal hold

Contested under the d'Hondt method of party-list proportional representation, see:

• Scotland (European Parliament constituency)

The Scotland-wide constituency replaced 8 first-past-the-post constituencies, which were used in the elections between 1979 and 1994:

• Glasgow
• Highlands and Islands
• Lothians
• Mid Scotland and Fife
• North East Scotland
• South of Scotland
• Strathclyde East
• Strathclyde West

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1994: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Hugh McMahon Bill Miller Alex Smith	635,955	42.5	+0.6
	Scottish National Party	Winnie Ewing Allan Macartney	487,239	32.6	+7.0
	Conservative	None	216,669	14.5	-6.4
	Liberal Democrat	None	107,811	7.2	+2.9
	Scottish Green	None	23,304	1.6	-5.6

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1989: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Henry McCubbin Hugh McMahon Alex Smith	664,263	41.9	+1.2
	Scottish National Party	Winnie Ewing	406,686	25.6	+7.7
	Conservative	None	331,495	20.9	-4.9
	Green	None	115,028	7.2	+7.0
	Liberal Democrat	None	68,056	4.3	-11.3

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system (only parties with more than 1% of total vote shown):

European Election 1984: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins Alexander Falconer David Martin Hugh McMahon	526,056	40.7	+7.7
	Conservative	Alasdair Hutton James Provan	332,771	25.8	-7.9
	Scottish National Party	Winnie Ewing	230,590	17.9	-1.5
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	None	201,782	15.6	+1.7

Contested under the first-past-the-post voting system:

European Election 1979: Scotland
List		Elected	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Ian Dalziel Adam Fergusson Alasdair Hutton James Provan John Purvis	430,772	33.7	N/A
	Labour	Janey Buchan Kenneth Collins	421,968	33.0	N/A
	Scottish National Party	Winnie Ewing	247,836	19.4	N/A
	Liberal	None	178,433	13.9	N/A

• North East Scotland by-election, 1998, SNP gain from Lab

The next election is on the 3rd May 2007 (jointly with the election for the Scottish Parliament). See Scottish council elections, 2007 for further information.

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Summary of the 1 May 2003 Scottish council election results

Parties		Votes	Votes %	+/-	Wards	Net Gain/Loss
	Labour	611,843	32.6	-3.7%	509	-42
	Scottish National Party	451,660	24.1	-4.6%	181	-23
	Conservative	282,895	15.1	+1.6%	122	+14
	Liberal Democrat	272,057	14.5	+1.9%	175	+18
	Independent	189,749	10.1	+3.0%	230	+39
	Other	67,533	3.6	+2.0%	4	-6
Total		1,875,737			1,222

• 22 November: Lochee (4-member ward), Dundee, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP hold (result May 2007: 2 SNP, 2 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 2 Lab)
• 4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)
• 16 August: Midstocket/Rosemount (3-member ward), Aberdeen, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: SNP gain from Con (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 SNP, 1 Lab; after by election: 2 SNP, 1 Lab)

• 8 December: Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Lab hold (16% swing Lab to SNP)
• 28 September: Markinch and Woodside East, Fife, SNP gain from Lab
• 10 August: Lochardil, Highland, Lib Dem gain from Ind
• 15 June: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire, SNP gain from Lab
• 18 May: Altonhill Hillhead and Longpark, East Ayrshire, SNP hold
• 11 May: Biggar, Symington and Black Mount, South Lanarkshire, Con gain from SNP
• 30 March: Avondale South, South Lanarkshire, Con hold
• 30 March: Borestone, Stirling, SNP gain from Lab
• 30 March: King's Park, Glasgow, Lib Dem gain from Lab
• 16 February: Milton, Glasgow, SNP gain from Lab
• 2 February: North Carrick and Maybole East, South Ayrshire, Ind gain from Lab

• 8 December: Kirkshaws, North Lanarkshire, Lab hold
• 10 November: Knightswood Park, Glasgow, Lab hold
• 10 November: Loanhead, Midlothian, SNP gain from Ind
• 10 November: Murrayfield, Edinburgh, Con hold
• 13 October: Lochside, Dumfries and Galloway, Lab gain from Ind
• 29 September: Auchtertool and Burntisland East, Fife, SNP gain from Ind
• 11 August: Herbertshire, Falkirk, SNP gain from Lab
• 16 June: Kildrum and Park, North Lanarkshire, SNP gain from Ind
• 9 June: Huntly East, Aberdeenshire, Con hold
• 9 June: Kilnknowe and Clovenfords, Borders, SNP gain from Ind
• 17 March: Dalkeith/Woodburn, Midlothian, Lib Dem gain from Lab
• 17 March: Dumbarton West, West Dunbartonshire, Lab hold

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