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Scottish Parliamentary election 2026

Publication date
24 February 2026

Results of Scottish Parliamentary election 2026

The counting of votes took place at Braehead Arena on Friday 8 May 2026.

Paisley Constituency

Electorate - 61,393
Total votes cast - 31,013
Total votes cast for West Scotland Region - 30,976
Turnout - 50.5%

Candidate Party Votes
George Adam Scottish National Party (SNP) 13,164
Neil Bibby Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party 10,136
Sinead Daly Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 297
Satbir Gill Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 940
James Kenyon Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,073
Alec Leishman Reform UK 4,620
Mark Turnbull Freedom Alliance 212
William Wallace Independent 458
  Ballot papers rejected 113

George Adam, Scottish National Party (SNP) has been elected as MSP for the Paisley Constituency.

Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Constituency

Electorate - 65,390
Total votes cast - 35,150
Total votes cast for West Scotland Region - 35,142
Turnout - 53.8%

Candidate Party Votes
Michelle Simone Campbell Scottish National Party (SNP) 14,300
Jim Halfpenny Scottish Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 610
Jack Hall Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1,929
Mike McKirdy Scottish Labour Party 9,424
Moira Ramage Reform UK 7,083
Grant Robert Toghill Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,642
  Ballot papers rejected 162

Michelle Simone Campbell, Scottish National Party (SNP) has been elected as MSP for the Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Constituency.

Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Constituency

Electorate - 63,548
Total votes cast - 34,393
Total votes cast for West Scotland Region - 34,397
Turnout - 54.1%

Candidate Party Votes
Tom Arthur Scottish National Party (SNP) 13,819
Farooq Choudhry Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,016
James McGuire Reform UK 5,844
Paul O'Kane Scottish Labour Party and Co-operative Party 10,548
Ross Stalker Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,610
Ken Thomson Scottish Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 374
  Ballot papers rejected 182

Tom Arthur, Scottish National Party (SNP) has been elected as MSP for the Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Constituency.

 

West Scotland Region

Candidate Registered Party Elected at
Malcolm Offord Reform UK Stage 1
Ross John Greer Scottish Green Party Stage 2
Neil Bibby Scottish Labour Party Stage 3
Russell Findlay Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Stage 4
David Smith Reform UK Stage 5
Katy Clark Scottish Labour Party Stage 6
Cara McKee Scottish Green Party Stage 7

Total votes cast in the West Scotland Region ballot

Registered party Number of votes
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 804
Alliance to Liberate Scotland 2,490
Independence for Scotland Party 1,634
Independent Green Voice 2,721
Reform UK 58,332
Scottish Common Party 542
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 31,867
Scottish Family Party 2,668
Scottish Green Party 41,372
Scottish Labour Party 68,045
Scottish Liberal Democrats 24,852
Scottish Libertarian Party 263
Scottish National Party (SNP) 91,257
Scottish Socialist Party 1,444
Socialist Labour Party 2,260
The Scottish Liberal Party 1,748
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 356
Paul Mack 308
Paddy McCarthy 290
William Wallace 890
Total votes cast 335,123
Turnout 55.7%
Rejected ballot papers 980

West Scotland Region ballot - Paisley

Registered party Number of votes
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 72
Alliance to Liberate Scotland 266
Independence for Scotland Party 161
Independent Green Voice 343
Reform UK 5,082
Scottish Common Party 35
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1,504
Scottish Family Party 265
Scottish Green Party 4,604
Scottish Labour Party 7,399
Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,144
Scottish Libertarian Party 15
Scottish National Party (SNP) 9,094
Scottish Socialist Party 137
Socialist Labour Party 256
The Scottish Liberal Party 103
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 30
Paul Mack 176
Paddy McCarthy 12
William Wallace 188
Total votes cast 30,976
Rejected ballot papers 90

West Scotland Region ballot - Renfrewshire North and Cardonald

Registered party Number of votes
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 87
Alliance to Liberate Scotland 379
Independence for Scotland Party 191
Independent Green Voice 372
Reform UK 7,204
Scottish Common Party 32
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,309
Scottish Family Party 320
Scottish Green Party 4,460
Scottish Labour Party 7,501
Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,401
Scottish Libertarian Party 29
Scottish National Party (SNP) 9,936
Scottish Socialist Party 174
Socialist Labour Party 299
The Scottish Liberal Party 160
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 44
Paul Mack 15
Paddy McCarthy 33
William Wallace 87
Total votes cast 35,142
Rejected ballot papers 109

West Scotland Region ballot - Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley

Registered party Number of votes
Alliance for Democracy and Freedom 146
Alliance to Liberate Scotland 279
Independence for Scotland Party 172
Independent Green Voice 300
Reform UK 6,113
Scottish Common Party 24
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2,778
Scottish Family Party 238
Scottish Green Party 4,224
Scottish Labour Party 7,959
Scottish Liberal Democrats 1,452
Scottish Libertarian Party 16
Scottish National Party (SNP) 9,786
Scottish Socialist Party 110
Socialist Labour Party 276
The Scottish Liberal Party 177
UK Independence Party (UKIP) 37
Paul Mack 48
Paddy McCarthy 34
William Wallace 110
Total votes cast 34,397
Rejected ballot papers 118

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