Current MSP: Willie Coffey (Labour) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Willie Coffey * | 16964 | +2669 | 53.2 | +10.5 | |
| Labour | Matt McLaughlin | 10971 | -1982 | 34.4 | -4.3 | |
| Conservative | Grant Fergusson | 3309 | -814 | 10.4 | -1.9 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robbie Simpson # | 614 | -1442 | 1.9 | -4.2 | |
| Majority | 5993 | Turnout | 31858 | Swing | +7.4% | SNP hold |
Willie Coffey won the equivalent Kilmarnock and Loudon constituency for the SNP in 2007, defeating Labour’s Margaret Jamieson who had held it since 1999. He was returned in 2011 with an increased majority. Matt McLaughlin, the Labour challenger, was a former national organiser for Unison. The Liberal Democrats convincingly lost their deposit.
Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.
Symbols used:
* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
| National | Central Scotland | Glasgow | Highlands & Islands | Lothian | Mid-Scotland & Fife | North East Scotland | South Scotland | West Scotland |
| Ayr | Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley | Clydesdale | Dumfriesshire | East Lothian | Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire | Galloway & West Dumfries | Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley | Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale |