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- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Central Scotland
Scottish Parliament regionResults
| Party | Elected | Seats | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | ElectedRichard LeonardMonica LennonMark GriffinElaine Smith | Seats4 | Votes67,103 | 24.8% | Net percentage change in seats−10.5 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | ElectedMargaret MitchellGraham SimpsonAlison Harris | Seats3 | Votes43,602 | 16.1% | Net percentage change in seats+9.7 |
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes129,082 | 47.7% | Net percentage change in seats+1.3 |
| Party GRN Scottish Green Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes12,722 | 4.7% | Net percentage change in seats+2.3 |
| Party UKIP UKIP | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes6,088 | 2.2% | Net percentage change in seats+1.7 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes5,015 | 1.9% | Net percentage change in seats+0.4 |
| Party SOL Solidarity | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes2,684 | 1.0% | Net percentage change in seats+0.8 |
| Party SCHP Scottish Christian Party | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes2,314 | 0.9% | Net percentage change in seats−0.5 |
| Party RISE RISE | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes1,636 | 0.6% | Net percentage change in seats+0.6 |
| Party IND (Beaumont) Independent - Beaumont | Elected- | Seats0 | Votes460 | 0.2% | Net percentage change in seats+0.2 |
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Turnout
Turnout
52.9%Constituencies within Central Scotland
Region Profile
The Central Scotland region has nine constituencies - Airdrie and Shotts; Coatbridge and Chryston; Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; East Kilbride; Falkirk East; Falkirk West; Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse; Motherwell and Wishaw and Uddingston and Bellshill.
The Central Scotland region features Falkirk West which is home to popular tourist attraction the Falkirk Wheel which opened in 2002.
At the 2011 Holyrood election three seats were won by the SNP, three were taken by Labour and one went to the Conservatives.