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The number of constituences in Scotland reduced from 59 to 57 at this election. The Labour Party's vote went up by 16.7% and their number of MPs increased from 1 to 37, mainly in Scotland's Central Belt. This was at the expense of the Scottish National Party (SNP), whose vote share dropped by 15% and their number of MPs reducing to single figures.
Colours on map indicate the party allegiance of each constituency's MP. This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies at the 2019 United Kingdom general election for the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2019–2024).
The Scottish Labour Party gained the majority of seats in Scotland for the first time since 2010, regaining most of the seats lost to the SNP in 2015. Labour gained every seat in Glasgow , all but one seat in Edinburgh , and all but one seat in the Central Belt (both of these exceptions being seats won by the Scottish Liberal Democrats ).
In November 2024, Flynn announced that he intended to stand as the SNP candidate for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine for the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, whilst remaining as the MP for Aberdeen South in Westminster.
Served as a Labour MP for Airdrie and Shotts from 2010 to 2015 when she was defeated by the Scottish National Party. Dave Nellist: Coventry East: 1983–1992: TUSC: Served as a Labour MP for Coventry South East from 1983 to 1992 when he was defeated by Labour after being expelled from the party. Dan Norris: North East Somerset and Hanham: 1997 ...
Electoral Management Board for Scotland. 9 May 2021 "Scottish Parliament election 2021 - National results". BBC News "Scottish Parliament election 2021 - Constituencies". BBC News; Results by region Central Scotland; Glasgow; Highlands and Islands; Lothian; Mid Scotland and Fife; North East Scotland
The Scottish Parliament (), created by the Scotland Act 1998, has used a system of constituencies and electoral regions since the first general election in 1999.. The parliament has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the plurality (first-past-the-post) system of voting, and eight additional member regions, each electing seven additional MSPs.
Members of Scottish Parliament not standing for re-election MSP Seat First elected Party Date announced John Mason: Glasgow Shettleston: 2011: Independent (elected as SNP) 25 April 2023 [9] James Dornan: Glasgow Cathcart: 2011: SNP: 10 August 2023 [10] Christine Grahame: Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale: 1999: SNP: September 2024 [11 ...