Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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South Scotland
Scottish Parliament regionResults
Party | Elected | Seats | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Elected Joan McAlpine Emma Harper Paul Wheelhouse | Seats 3 | Votes 120,217 | 38.3% | Net percentage change in seats −2.7 |
Party
CON Scottish Conservatives |
Elected Rachael Hamilton Brian Whittle | Seats 2 | Votes 100,753 | 32.1% | Net percentage change in seats +12.6 |
Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Elected Claudia Beamish Colin Smyth | Seats 2 | Votes 56,072 | 17.8% | Net percentage change in seats −7.5 |
Party
GRN Scottish Green Party |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 14,773 | 4.7% | Net percentage change in seats +1.6 |
Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 11,775 | 3.7% | Net percentage change in seats −1.7 |
Party
UKIP UKIP |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 6,726 | 2.1% | Net percentage change in seats +1.0 |
Party
CSSI Clydesdale and South Scotland Independent |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 1,485 | 0.5% | Net percentage change in seats +0.5 |
Party
SOL Solidarity |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 1,294 | 0.4% | Net percentage change in seats +0.1 |
Party
RISE RISE |
Elected - | Seats 0 | Votes 1,097 | 0.3% | Net percentage change in seats +0.3 |
Change compared with 2011 |
Turnout
Turnout
58.9%Constituencies within South Scotland
Region Profile
The South of Scotland has nine - Ayr; Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Clydesdale; Dumfriesshire; East Lothian; Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire; Galloway and West Dumfries; Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale.
The region is home to Prestwick Airport and the nuclear power station at Torness. Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns was born in this region, which is well known for tourism, engineering, fishing and agriculture.
In 2011, the election resulted in four seats being allocated to the SNP; two being won by Labour and one for the Liberal Democrats.