Region: West Scotland
Election date: Thursday 7th May 2026
Total MSPs: 7 (regional list)
Constituencies covered: Clydebank & Milngavie, Cunninghame North, Cunninghame South, Dumbarton, Eastwood, Inverclyde, Paisley, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley, and Strathkelvin & Bearsden
Electorate (2026): 595,728
Postal votes applied for: 111,220 (as of 9th March 2026)
How the regional list works
The West Scotland region elects seven MSPs to the Scottish Parliament. Voters cast a separate regional vote for a political party or an independent candidate. Seats are allocated using a formula which takes account of the number of constituency seats already won in the region.
Candidates
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
- Ken Thomson
- Ian Gibson
Alliance to Liberate Scotland
- Gordon James Ross
- Simon McLean
- Kenneth Steven McNeil
- Ian Vallance
- Eamonn John Gallagher
Independence for Scotland Party
- Colette Walker
Independent Green Voice
- Ian Inskster
Reform UK
- Malcolm Offord
- David Smith
- Moira Ramage
- Mike Mann
- Matt McLean
- Andy White
Scottish Common Party
- Claire Gallagher
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Russell Findlay
- Jackson Carlaw
- Pam Gosal
- Alix Mathieson
- Gary Mulvaney
- Maurice Corry
- Jack Hall
- Ronnie Stalker
- Farooq Choudhry
- Ted Runciman
Scottish Family Party
- Liam McKechnie
- Luke Reid
- Matt Lynch
- Paul Gallacher
Scottish Green Party
- Ross John Greer
- Cara McKee
- Karen Frances Sharkey
- Paula Baker
- Ross Collin
Scottish Labour Party
- Jackie Baillie
- Neil Bibby
- Katy Clark
- Paul O’Kane
- Francesca Brennan
- Kayleigh Quinn
- Mike McKirdy
- Colette McDiarmid
- Matthew McGowan
Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Adam Alexander Harley
- Jamie Gillan Greene
- Christine Margaret Murdoch
- Grant Robert Toghill
- Emma Florence Farthing
- Ross Stalker
- Elaine Ruth Ford
Scottish Libertarian Party
- Alan William Findlay
- Cameron Alexander Milne
Scottish National Party (SNP)
- Stuart McMillan
- Kirsten Oswald
- Michelle Campbell
- Patricia Gibson
- Kenneth Gibson
- Tom Arthur
- Sophie Traynor
- Denis Johnston
- Michael Gibbons
- Andrew Steel
Scottish Socialist Party
- Veronica Edgely
- Jonathan Judge
- Colin Edgely
Socialist Labour Party
- James McDaid
- Louise Anne Margaret McDaid
- Bobby Cochrane
- Bryan McLardy
- David Don Jacobsen
The Scottish Liberal Party
- Allan Richard Morison Steele
- Andrew Keir MacGregor
UK Independence Party (UKIP)
- Ben Walker
- Mike Pursglove
- Gillian Ammoun
- Paul Mack
Independent candidates
- Paddy McCarthy – Independent
- William Wallace – Independent
Previous result (2021)
| Party / candidate | Votes |
|---|---|
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament Party | 916 |
| Alba Party | 6,133 |
| All for Unity | 3,372 |
| Freedom Alliance – Integrity, Society, Economy | 766 |
| Independent Green Voice | 1,983 |
| Reform UK | 600 |
| Scotia Future | 257 |
| Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party | 82,640 |
| Scottish Family Party | 2,345 |
| Scottish Green Party | 26,632 |
| Scottish Labour Party | 83,782 |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 13,570 |
| Scottish Libertarian Party | 499 |
| Scottish National Party (SNP) | 152,671 |
| Scottish Renew | 97 |
| Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 479 |
| UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 463 |
| Maurice Campbell – Independent | 234 |
| James Morrison – Independent | 248 |
Total votes cast (2021): 378,389
Turnout (2021): 67.2%
Rejected ballot papers (2021): 702
Elected MSPs in 2021
- Neil Bibby – Scottish Labour Party
- Russell Findlay – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Katy Clark – Scottish Labour Party
- Jamie Greene – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Ross Greer – Scottish Green Party
- Paul O’Kane – Scottish Labour Party
- Pam Gosal – Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Count information
The West Scotland regional list count will take place at Braehead Arena on Friday 8th May 2026. The regional list votes for Paisley, Renfrewshire North and Cardonald, and Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley will be declared there before being combined with the results from the rest of the region.
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About this election
The 2026 Scottish Parliament election will take place on Thursday 7th May 2026, electing 129 MSPs across Scotland.
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