Current MSP: Derek Mackay (SNP) [MSP website]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | +/– | % | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Derek Mackay | 11510 | +3274 | 41.9 | +12.3 | |
| Labour | Stuart Clark | 9946 | -1395 | 36.2 | -4.5 | |
| Conservative | Annabel Goldie ^ | 5489 | -931 | 20.0 | -3.1 | |
| Liberal Democrat | Andrew Page # | 550 | -926 | 2.0 | -3.3 | |
| Majority | 1564 | Turnout | 27495 | Swing | +8.4% | SNP gain |
The retirement of Labour MSP, Trish Godman, allowed the SNP’s Derek Mackay, leader of Renfrewshire council, to benefit with a large swing. The Conservatives’ Annabel Goldie, their Holyrood leader during the election, dropped from second to third place but was re-elected on the West of Scotland regional list before resigning her leadership.
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 |
| Clydebank & Milngavie | Cunning-hame North | Cunning-hame South | Dumbarton | Eastwood | Greenock & Inverclyde | Paisley | Renfrew-shire North & West | Renfrew-shire South | Strathkelvin & Bearsden |