Overall Central Scotland Regional list result:
| Party | 2nd Votes | % | +/-% | Regional Seats | +/- | Constituencies | +/- | Total Seats | +/ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | 108,261 | 46.4% | +15.5% | 3 | -2 | 6 | +4 | 9 | +2 |
| Labour | 82,459 | 35.3% | -4.6% | 3 | +3 | 3 | -4 | 6 | -1 |
| Conservative | 14,870 | 6.4% | -1.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All Scotland Pensioners Party | 5,793 | 2.5% | -0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Green Party | 5,634 | 2.4% | -0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrats | 3,318 | 1.4% | -3.8% | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Scottish Christian Party | 3,173 | 1.4% | -0.7% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Socialist Labour Party | 2,483 | 1.1% | +0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| BNP | 2,214 | 0.9% | -0.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Unionist Party | 1,545 | 0.7% | +0.1% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| UKIP | 1,263 | 0.5% | +0.3% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hugh O’Donnell (Independent) | 821 | 0.4% | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Socialist Party | 820 | 0.4% | -0.6% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solidarity | 559 | 0.2% | -1.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scottish Homeland Party | 337 | 0.1% | n/a | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Worth noting:
The SNP polled more votes than Labour, Conservatives, Scottish Greens and Liberal Democrats combined.
The Scottish Greens polled well ahead of the Liberal Democrats, who lost every single constituency deposit in this region. The Liberal Democrats’ regional MSP, Hugh O’Donnell, resigned from the party at dissolution and stood as an independent.
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Regional seats as elected:
| SNP | Labour | Conservative | Pensioners | Green | Lib Dem | |
| 2ND VOTES | 108,260 | 82,459 | 14,870 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 1st divisor | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st allocation | 15,466 | 20,615 | 14,870 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 2ND DIVISOR | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2ND ALLOCATION | 15,466 | 16,492 | 14,870 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 3rd divisor | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd allocation | 15,466 | 13,743 | 14,870 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 4TH DIVISOR | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4TH ALLOCATION | 13,533 | 13,743 | 14,870 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 5th divisor | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5th allocation | 13,533 | 13,743 | 7,435 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 6TH DIVISOR | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 6TH ALLOCATION | 13,533 | 11,780 | 7,435 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 7th divisor | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 7th allocation | 12,029 | 11,780 | 7,435 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
| 8TH DIVISOR | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 8TH ALLOCATION (Hypothetical) | 10,826 | 11,780 | 7,435 | 5,793 | 5,634 | 3,318 |
Central Scotland Regional MSPs in order elected above:
1. Siobhan McMahon (Labour)
2. Mark Griffin (Labour)
3. Richard Lyle (SNP)
4. Margaret Mitchell (Conservative)
5 .Margaret McCulloch (Labour)
6. John Wilson (SNP)
7. Claire Adamson (SNP)
Siobhan McMahon is the daughter of Michael McMahon MSP, forming Holyrood’s first father/daughter combo (and following Winnie & Fergus Ewing in 1999 as the second parent/child combo). Mark Griffin and Margaret McCulloch were beneficiaries of Labour’s huge constituency losses – Griffin is a recently elected councillor, while McCulloch has a housing background. Richard Lyle and Clare Adamson are first time SNP MSPs while John Wilson returns, having first been elected in 2007. Conservative MSP Margaret Mitchell also returns to Holyrood.
After the unsuccessful independence referendum in 2014, John Wilson resigned from the SNP to sit as an independent.
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