The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to Members of the 4th Scottish Parliament, elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament. The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional member system, Additional Member System used to elect Member of the Scottish Parliament, MSPs was allegedly originally implemented to prevent any party achieving an overall parliamentary majority. The Scottish National Party (SNP) won a landslide victory, landslide of 69 seats, the most the party has ever held at either a Holyrood or Westminster election, allowing leader Alex Salmond to remain as First Minister of Scotland for a second term. The SNP gained 32 constituencies, twenty two from Scottish Labour, nine from the Scottish Liberal Democrats and one from the Scottish Conservatives. Such was the scale of their gains that, of the 73 constituencies in Scotland, only 20 came to be represented by Member of the Scottish Parliament, MSPs of other political parties. Scottish Labour lost seven seats and suffered their worst election defeat in Scotland since 1931 United Kingdom general election, 1931, with huge losses in their traditional Central Belt constituencies and for the first time having to rely on the Additional member system, regional lists to elect members within these areas. They did, however, remain the largest opposition party. Party leader Iain Gray announced his resignation following his party's disappointing result. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were soundly defeated; their popular vote share was cut in half and their seat total reduced from 16 to 5. Tavish Scott announced his resignation as party leader shortly after the election. For Scottish Conservatives, the election proved disappointing as their popular vote dropped slightly and their number of seats fell by 2, with party leader Annabel Goldie also announcing her resignation. During the campaign, the four main party leaders engaged in a series of televised debates, as they had in every previous general election. These key debates were held on 29 March (STV (TV channel), STV), 1 May (BBC Scotland, BBC), and 3 May (STV). The results of the election were broadcast live on BBC Scotland and STV, on the night of the election. It was the fourth general election since the devolved parliament was established in 1999 and was held on the same day as elections to the 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, National Assembly for Wales and the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Northern Ireland Assembly, as well as 2011 United Kingdom local elections, English local elections and the UK-wide 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, referendum on the alternative vote.

Date

Under the Scotland Act 1998, an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament was held on the first Thursday in May four years after the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, 2007 election. Because of the problems of voter confusion and a 2007 Scottish Parliament election#Incidents, high number of spoilt ballots in 2007 due to holding Scottish parliamentary and local elections simultaneously and under different voting systems, the next Scottish local elections were held in 2012 Scottish local elections, 2012 instead of 2011. This policy decision was contradicted, however, by the staging of the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, Alternative Vote referendum on 5 May 2011 as well. Labour MP Ian Davidson (British politician), Ian Davidson expressed opposition to the referendum being staged on the same date as other elections. Secretary of State for Scotland, Scottish Secretary Michael Moore (British politician), Michael Moore stated that having the referendum on another date would cost an additional £17 million. British citizen, British, Irish citizen, Irish, Commonwealth citizen, Commonwealth and European Union citizens living in Scotland who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline to Elections in the United Kingdom#Registration procedure, register to vote in the election was midnight on Friday 15 April 2011, though anyone who qualified as an anonymous elector#United Kingdom, anonymous elector had until midnight on Tuesday 26 April 2011 to register. It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 Local government in Northern Ireland, local councils, the 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election, Northern Irish Assembly and 2011 National Assembly for Wales election, Welsh Assembly elections, a number of local elections in England and the 2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum, United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum.

Boundary Review

The table below shows the notional figures for seats won by each party at the last election. The Conservatives have been the biggest gainers as a result of the boundary changes, winning an extra three seats, while Labour has lost the most seats, losing two overall.

Election system, seats, and regions

The total number of Member of the Scottish Parliament, Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs) elected to the Parliament is 129. The First Periodical Review of the Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions by the Boundary commissions (United Kingdom), Boundary Commission for Scotland was announced on 3 July 2007. The Commission published its provisional proposals for the regional boundaries in 2009. The Scottish Parliament uses an Additional member system, Additional Members System, designed to produce approximate proportional representation for each region. There are 8 regions each sub-divided into smaller constituencies. There are a total of 73 Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions, constituencies. Each constituency elects one (MSP) by the Plurality voting, plurality (First-past-the-post voting, first past the post) system of election. Each region elects seven additional member MSPs using an Mixed-member proportional representation, additional member system. A modified D'Hondt method, using the constituency results, is used to calculate which additional member MSPs the regions elect. The Scottish Parliament constituencies have not been coterminous with Scottish Westminster constituencies since the 2005 United Kingdom general election, 2005 general election, when the 72 former Westminster constituencies were replaced with a new set of 59, generally larger, constituencies (see Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004). For details of the Revised proposals for constituencies at the Next Scottish Parliament election - Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions from 2011 The Boundary Commission have also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The recommendations can be summarised below; *Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9. Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Govan was largely replaced by Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Southside. The seats of Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Maryhill, Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Springburn and Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Baillieston were abolished and their territory was divided between the newly created Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn and Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Provan, as well as the existing Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Shettleston seat which was moved eastwards. *Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Highlands and Islands retained 8 constituency seats. Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency), Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross was replaced with the larger Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency), Caithness, Sutherland and Ross seat. Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Ross, Skye and Inverness West and Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency), Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber were abolished with most of their area being divided between Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency), Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch and Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Inverness and Nairn. *West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), West of Scotland was renamed West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), West Scotland. It was increased from 9 constituency seats to 10, as Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Cunninghame South was transferred from the South Scotland region. The seats of Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency), Paisley North, Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Paisley South and West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency), West Renfrewshire were abolished and their area was divided between the new seats of Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency), Paisley, Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Renfrewshire North and West and Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Renfrewshire South *Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Central Scotland was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9, as the territory of Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency), Kilmarnock and Loudoun was transferred to South Scotland. Some territory to the south was also transferred to South Scotland, reducing the land area of East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency), East Kilbride. Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency), Hamilton North and Bellshill was largely replaced by Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency), Uddingston and Bellshill. Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Hamilton South was largely replaced by Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency), Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. *Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Lothians was renamed Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Lothian and retained 9 constituency seats. The seat of Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency), Midlothian was split, with its southern areas transferred to South Scotland. Its northern parts merged with Musselburgh to form Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency), Midlothian North and Musselburgh. Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh East and Musselburgh, thus with Musselburgh removed, was replaced by Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh Eastern. The seats of Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh North and Leith, Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh South and Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh West were respectively renamed Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh Northern and Leith, Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh Southern and Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh Western while redrawn. In West Lothian, Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency), Livingston was replaced by Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency), Almond Valley, which traded territory with the retained Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency), Linlithgow seat. *Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Mid Scotland and Fife retained 9 constituencies. North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency), North Tayside was mostly replaced by Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency), Perthshire North, with some of the former's territory being transferred to North East Scotland. Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency), Ochil was split, with its eastern parts merging with the former seat of Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency), Perth to form Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency), Perthshire South and Kinross-shire. Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency), Clackmannanshire and Dunblane was created, consisting mostly of the more populous western part of Ochil. In Fife, Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dunfermline West, Dunfermline East (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dunfermline East and Fife Central (Scottish Parliament constituency), Fife Central were respectively largely replaced by Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dunfermline, Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency), Cowdenbeath and Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency), Mid Fife and Glenrothes. *North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), North East Scotland was increased from 9 to 10 constituency seats. The seat of Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency), Angus was split between two new seats: Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Angus South, which included territory transferred from Mid Scotland and Fife, and Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency), Angus North and Mearns. Both West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency), West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency), Gordon were split. The former was divided between the new seat of Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns and an enlarged Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen South, which under new boundaries was named Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. A redrawn Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen North was renamed Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen Donside. Gordon was split between Aberdeenshire West and another new seat: Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeenshire East. Some territory was also traded with Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency), Banff and Buchan, which was largely replaced by Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency), Banffshire and Buchan Coast. The two Dundee seats were redrawn and renamed from Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dundee West and Dundee East (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dundee East to Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dundee City West and Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dundee City East. *South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), South of Scotland was renamed South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), South Scotland. It retained 9 constituencies, losing Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency), Cunninghame South to West Scotland but gaining the new Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency), Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley constituency, which replaced the previous constituency of Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency), Kilmarnock and Loudoun. Some territory was transferred from Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Galloway and Upper Nithsdale to Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dumfries; the redrawn seats were then renamed Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency), Galloway and West Dumfries and Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency), Dumfriesshire. Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale lost territory to Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency), Roxburgh and Berwickshire but gained some from the Lothian area to the north. These seats were redrawn and renamed Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale and Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency), Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire.

Retiring MSPs

At the dissolution of Parliament on 22 March 2011, twenty MSPs were not seeking re-election.

Campaign

The parliament was dissolved on 22 March 2011 and the campaign began thereafter. The Scottish Conservative Party, Conservatives saw 3 of their candidates drop out of the election during the period 25–28 March: Malcolm McAskill from the Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow regional ballot, Iain Whyte from the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn constituency ballot and David Meikle from the Glasgow regional ballot. The Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrat regional candidate for the Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Central Scotland region Hugh O'Donnell (politician), Hugh O'Donnell also withdrew on 27 March, citing discontent with the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition at Westminster. Another Liberal Democrat, John Farquhar Munro, came out in support of Alex Salmond for First Minister, even though he also claimed not to support the SNP. In the Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Clydesdale constituency, the Liberal Democrat candidate John Paton-Day failed to lodge his papers in time for the nomination deadline, leaving the constituency as the only one in Scotland with no Liberal Democrat candidate. On 17 April, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Tavish Scott described himself as 'uncomfortable' with his Scottish party being 'related' to the Conservatives due to the coalition at Westminster. A televised debate between the four main party leaders was shown on STV on 29 March, with SNP leader Alex Salmond and Conservative leader Annabel Goldie identified as the strongest performers. The ''Scottish Sun'' newspaper came out in support of the SNP's campaign to win a second term, even though the newspaper does not back Scottish independence, independence. Whilst campaigning in Glasgow Central station, the Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray was ambushed by a group of anti-cuts protestors who chased him into a nearby Subway (restaurant), fast-food outlet. The same protesters had already targeted Conservative leader Annabel Goldie a month earlier. On 27 April, Iain Gray and SNP leader Alex Salmond were both present simultaneously in an Ardrossan branch of the Asda supermarket chain; both parties alleged that the other party's leader 'ran away' from the possibility of an encounter with the other.

Policy platforms

The main parties contesting the election all outlined the following main aims:

Scottish National Party

* Legislate to give Scotland a referendum on Scottish independence, independence. * Maintain the council tax freeze throughout the next parliament. * Attempt to generate 100% of Scotland's electricity from Renewable energy, renewable sources by 2020. * Continue offering free university tuition to Scottish students. * Maintain high police numbers.

Scottish Labour, Labour

* Introduce Scottish Living Wage of £7.15 an hour, starting in the public sector. * Abolish youth unemployment and aim to create 250,000 jobs by 2020. * Compulsory six-month jail sentences for people convicted of knife-carrying. * Initiate two-year council tax freeze. * Re-instate the proposed Glasgow Airport Rail Link, rail link between Glasgow Central station and Glasgow International Airport, which was cancelled in 2009. *Continue free University tuition fees for all Scottish students.

Scottish Conservatives, Conservatives

* A council tax freeze during the period 2012–2013. * Re-introduce prescription charges at 2009 standards (£5 for a single item). * Consider building new nuclear power stations, but not on new sites. * Bring in Variable University Graduate Fee, with no more than £4,000 being paid annually per student. * Replace community service with short prison sentences. * Centralising the Scottish police forces into a single police force.

Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats

* Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students. * Aim to create 100,000 new jobs through selling off Scottish Water which would free £1.5 billion for investment purposes. * Oppose moves to create a centralised Scottish police force. * Maintain the Scottish bus pass, but progressively bring the qualifying age up to 65. * Reform the council tax.

Scottish Greens, Greens

* Bring in large-scale ecosystem restoration projects. * Replace council tax with land value tax. * Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students. * Focus on bringing restorative justice within Scotland's justice system. * Abolish the Queensferry Crossing, Forth Replacement Crossing.

Parties contesting the election

Contesting constituency and regional ballot

Only the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish Conservative Party contested all constituencies. * Scottish National Party (SNP) * Scottish Labour * Scottish Conservatives * Scottish Liberal Democrats – Contesting all constituencies except Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency), Clydesdale * All Scotland Pensioner's Party/Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party – Contesting Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency), Mid Fife & Glenrothes and Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency), Motherwell & Wishaw * Christian Party (UK), Scottish Christian Party – Contesting Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Inverness & Nairn and Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency), Motherwell & Wishaw * Liberal Party (UK, 1989), Liberal Party – Contesting Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency), Argyll & Bute * National Front (United Kingdom), National Front – Contesting Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency), Aberdeen South & North Kincardine, Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency), Almond Valley, Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency), Linlithgow and only the North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), North East Scotland region * UK Independence Party (UKIP) – Contesting Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency), Inverness & Nairn, Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency), Moray and North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency), North East Fife

Contesting regional ballot only

* Scottish Greens * Solidarity (Scotland), Solidarity – all regions except Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow * Respect Party 'Coalition Against Cuts' – Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow only * Scottish Socialist Party * British National Party (BNP) * Socialist Labour Party (UK), Socialist Labour Party * Scottish Homeland Party – contesting Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow and Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Central regions * Pirate Party UK, Pirate Party * Scottish Unionist Party (1986), Scottish Unionist Party * Christian Peoples Alliance * Ban Bankers Bonuses – contesting the Highlands and Islands and West of Scotland regional lists.

Contesting constituency ballot only

* Communist Party of Britain – Contesting Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency), Glasgow Anniesland * Land Party – Contesting Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency), Cowdenbeath

Opinion polls

In March 2011, two months before the election, Labour held a double-digit lead over the SNP in the opinion polls, 44% to 29%. The SNP's support subsequently rallied, with the two parties level in April polling. In the final poll on the eve of the election, the SNP were eleven points clear of Labour. The chart shows the relative state of the parties since polling began from 2009, until the date of the election. The constituency vote is shown as semi-transparent lines, while the regional vote is shown in full lines. Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election

Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election

Result

The election produced a majority SNP government, making this the first time in the Scottish Parliament where a party had commanded a parliamentary majority. The SNP took 16 seats from Labour, many of whose key figures failed to be returned to parliament, although Labour leader Iain Gray retained East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency), East Lothian by 151 votes. The SNP took a further eight seats from the Liberal Democrats and one seat from the Conservatives. The SNP overall majority meant that there was sufficient support in the Scottish Parliament to hold a referendum on Scottish independence. Labour's defeat was attributed to several factors: the party focused too heavily on criticising the Conservative-led coalition at Westminster, and assumed that former Lib Dem voters would automatically switch their vote to Labour, when in fact they appeared to have haemorrhaged support to the SNP. Jackie Baillie compared the result to Labour's performance in the 1983 United Kingdom general election, 1983 UK general election. Iain Gray Concession (politics), conceded defeat to Alex Salmond and announced his intention to resign as leader of the Labour group of MSPs that autumn. The election saw a rout of the Liberal Democrats, with no victories in mainland constituencies and 25 lost deposits (candidates gaining less than five per cent of the vote). Leader Tavish Scott said their performance was due to the Liberal Democrats' involvement in the Cameron–Clegg coalition, Westminster Government, which had been unpopular with many former LibDem supporters. Scott resigned as leader two days after the election. For the Conservatives, the main disappointment was the loss of Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency), Edinburgh Pentlands, the seat of former party leader David McLetchie, to the SNP. McLetchie was elected on the Lothian regional list and the Conservatives only made a net loss of five seats, with leader Annabel Goldie claiming that their support had held firm. Prime Minister David Cameron congratulated the SNP on the result, but vowed to campaign for the Union in any independence referendum. The Scottish Green Party, Scottish Greens won two seats, including their co-convenor Patrick Harvie. Margo MacDonald again won election as an independent on the Lothian regional list. George Galloway, under a Unionist anti-cuts banner, failed to receive enough votes to be elected to the Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region), Glasgow regional list. The SNP's overall majority assured Salmond of another term as First Minister, and he was reelected unopposed on 18 May. , - , style="background-color:white" colspan=15 , Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011

Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011

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Votes summary

Constituency and regional summary

Central Scotland

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Glasgow

Highlands and Islands

Lothian

Mid Scotland and Fife

North East Scotland

South Scotland

West Scotland

Top target seats of the main parties

Below are listed all the constituencies which required a Swing (United Kingdom), swing of less than 5% from the 2007 result to change hands. Because the election was fought under new boundaries, the figures are based on notional results from 2007.

SNP targets

Conservative targets

Labour targets

Liberal Democrat targets

Incumbents defeated

References

External links

Election 2011
, a Briefing by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre
Scottish Election Study

Party manifestos

British National Party Manifesto

Communist Party of Britain Manifesto

Pirate Party UK Scottish Manifesto

Scottish Christian Party Manifesto

Scottish Conservative Party Manifesto

Scottish Green Party Manifesto

Scottish Labour Party Manifesto

Scottish Liberal Democrats Manifesto

Scottish National Party Manifesto

Scottish Socialist Party Manifesto

UK Independence Party Manifesto

Party election broadcasts

Scottish National Party

Scottish Labour Party

Scottish Conservative Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

Scottish Green Party

British National Party

UK Independence Party

Scottish Christian Party

Scottish Socialist Party

All Scotland Pensioner's Party

Socialist Labour Party
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