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The Lib Dem leader launched his party’s Scottish election campaign in North Queensferry. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
The Scottish Liberal Democrats (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba) [9] is a liberal, federalist political party in Scotland, part of UK Liberal Democrats. The party holds 4 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament 6 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons and 86 0f 1226 Local Councillors.
Swing to gain SNP place 2021 Result 1 Dumbarton: Labour: 1.93 2nd 2 Eastwood: Conservative: 2.60 2nd 3 Shetland: Liberal Democrats: 3.38 2nd 4 Galloway and West Dumfries: Conservative: 3.55 2nd 5 Edinburgh Southern: Labour: 4.43 2nd 6 Aberdeenshire West: Conservative: 4.81 2nd 7 Dumfriesshire: Conservative: 4.98 2nd
The Liberal Democrats also saw gains, increasing their Scottish representation in Parliament from four seats to six. The Scottish National Party, the dominant party in Scotland since 2007, saw a collapse of support in which they lost 39 seats, bringing their total from 48 seats won at the previous election to nine.
The SNP will now be looking towards a coalition in the capital as they won 19 seats.
Seat held (Notional gain) North East Hampshire: Alex Brewer: Defeated incumbent, Ranil Jayawardena: North Norfolk: Steffan Aquarone: Defeated incumbent, Duncan Baker: North Shropshire: Helen Morgan: Held by-election gain Orkney and Shetland: Alistair Carmichael: Seat held Oxford West and Abingdon: Layla Moran: Seat held Richmond Park: Sarah ...
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.
4 October: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3-member ward), Argyll and Bute, 1 member elected by single transferable vote: Lib Dem gain from Ind (result May 2007: 1 Con, 1 Ind, 1 Lib Dem; after by election: 2 Lib Dem, 1 Con)