South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

South of Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.

The region has boundaries with the West of Scotland, Central Scotland and Lothians regions.

=Constituencies and council areas=

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time [Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005. See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ "The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland] ".] . They cover all of three council areas [Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the next Scottish Parliament election.] , the Scottish Borders council area, the Dumfries and Galloway council area and the South Ayrshire council area, and parts of five others, the East Ayrshire council area, the East Lothian council area, the Midlothian council area, the North Ayrshire council area and the South Lanarkshire council area:

The rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the Central Scotland electoral region, the rest of the East Lothian and Midlothian council areas are within the Lothians region, the rest of the North Ayrshire council area is within the West of Scotland region and the rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is divided between the Central Scotland and Glasgow regions.

=Election results=

=2007 Scottish Parliament election= In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:
* 5 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 5 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
* 4 Conservative MSP (three constituency members and one additional member)
* 2 Liberal Democrat MSP (one constituency member and one additional member)

Constituency results

Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Ayr
MSP = John Scott
winner = Scottish Conservative Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
MSP = Cathy Jamieson
winner = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Clydesdale
MSP = Karen Gillon
winner = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Cunninghame South
MSP = Irene Oldfather
winner = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Dumfries
MSP = Elaine Murray
winner = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = East Lothian
MSP = Iain Gray
winner = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
MSP = Alex Fergusson
winner = Scottish Conservative Party Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
constituency = Roxburgh and Berwickshire
MSP = John Lamont
winner = Scottish Conservative Party
loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
constituency = Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
MSP = Jeremy Purvis
winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box end

Additional member results

Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
votes = 79,762
percentage = 28.8%
change = -1.2%
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish National Party
votes = 77,053
percentage = 27.8%
change = +9.4%
number = 5
numberchange= +2
elected = Christine Grahame
Michael Russell
Adam Ingram
Alasdair Morgan
Aileen CampbellElection box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
votes = 62,475
percentage = 22.6%
change = -1.7%
number = 1
numberchange= -1
elected = Derek Brownlee Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
votes = 28,040
percentage = 10.1%
change = -0.1%
number = 1
numberchange= +1
elected = Jim Hume Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
votes = 9,254
percentage = 3.3%
change = -2.4%
number = 0
numberchange= -1
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
votes = 5,335
percentage = 1.9%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Solidarity (Scotland)
votes = 3,433
percentage = 1.2%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region
party = British National Party
votes = 3,212
percentage = 1.2%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Christian Party
votes = 2,353
percentage = 0.8%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
votes = 1,633
percentage = 0.6%
change = -0.6%
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
votes = 1,429
percentage = 0.5%
change = -0.2%
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
votes = 1,114
percentage = 0.4%
change = -5.0%
number = 0
numberchange= -1
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Christian Peoples Alliance
votes = 839
percentage = 0.3%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Voice
votes = 490
percentage = 0.2%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Independent (politician)
votes = 488
percentage = 0.2%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange= 0
elected = Election box end

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

* 5 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 4 Conservative MSP (two constituency members and two additional members)
* 3 Scottish National Party MSPs (all additional members)
* 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency members)
* 1 Scottish Green Party MSP (additional member)
* 1 Scottish Socialist Party MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Ayr
MSP = John Scott
party = Scottish Conservative Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
MSP = Cathy Jamieson
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Clydesdale
MSP = Karen Gillon
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Cunninghame South
MSP = Irene Oldfather
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Dumfries
MSP = Elaine Murray
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = East Lothian
MSP = John Home Robertson
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
MSP = Alex Fergusson
party = Scottish Conservative Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Roxburgh and Berwickshire
MSP = Euan Robson
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
MSP = Jeremy Purvis
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box end

Additional member results

Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
votes = 78,955
percentage = 30.0%
change = -1.0%
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
votes = 63,827
percentage = 24.2%
change = +2.6%
number = 2
numberchange=−1
elected = Phil Gallie
David Mundell Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish National Party
votes = 48,371
percentage = 18.4%
change = -6.7%
number = 3
numberchange=±0
elected = Christine Grahame
Adam Ingram
Alasdair Morgan Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
votes = 27,026
percentage = 10.3%
change = -1.7%
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
votes = 15,062
percentage = 5.7%
change = +2.7%
number = 1
numberchange=+1
elected = Chris Ballance Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
votes = 14,228
percentage = 5.4%
change = +4.4%
number = 1
numberchange=+1
elected = Rosemary Byrne Election box scottish candidate electoral region
party = Scottish Pensioners Party
votes = 9,082
percentage = 3.4%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
votes = 3,054
percentage = 1.2%
change = -3.2%
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
votes = 1,889
percentage = 0.7%
change = +0.2%
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish People's Alliance
votes = 1,436
percentage = 0.5%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region
party = Rural Party
votes = 355
percentage = 0.1%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=0
elected =

Changes
* Derek Brownlee replaced David Mundell. Mundell resigned as an MSP in June 2005 following his election to Westminster in the 2005 general election. Brownlee was next on the Conservative list.

*Rosemary Byrne resigned from the Scottish Socialist Party in September 2006 and now sits as a member of Solidarity.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

* 6 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)
* 4 Scottish National Party MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members)
* 4 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)
* 2 Liberal Democrat MSPs (both constituency members)

Constituency results

Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Ayr
MSP = Ian Welsh
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
MSP = Cathy Jamieson
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Clydesdale
MSP = Karen Turnbull
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Cunninghame South
MSP = Irene Oldfather
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Dumfries
MSP = Elaine Murray
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = East Lothian
MSP = John Home Robertson
party = Scottish Labour Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
MSP = Alasdair Morgan
party = Scottish National Party Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Roxburgh and Berwickshire
MSP = Euan Robson
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box constituency electoral region with party link
constituency = Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale
MSP = Ian Jenkins
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats Election box end

Changes:
* On the 21 December 1999 Ian Welsh announced his resignation from the parliament, citing family reasons. At 230 days after election he was the first MSP to resign from the job, and as of 2005 remains the shortest serving. At the subsequent Ayr by-election in 2000, John Scott won the seat for the Conservatives, gaining the party their first constituency seat.

Additional member results

Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
votes = 98,836
percentage = 31.0%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish National Party
votes = 80,059
percentage = 25.1%
change = N/A
number = 3
numberchange=N/A
elected = Michael Russell
Adam Ingram
Christine Creech Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
votes = 68,904
percentage = 21.6%
change = N/A
number = 4
numberchange=N/A
elected = Phil Gallie
Alex Fergusson
Murray Tosh
David Mundell Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
votes = 38,157
percentage = 12.0%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
votes = 13,887
percentage = 4.4%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Green Party
votes = 9,467
percentage = 3.0%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Liberal Party (UK)
votes = 3,478
percentage = 1.1%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
votes = 3,304
percentage = 1.0%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
votes = 1,502
percentage = 0.5%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected = Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link
party = Natural Law Party
votes = 755
percentage = 0.2%
change = N/A
number = 0
numberchange=N/A
elected =

Notes and references