Election 2026 | Scottish Parliament

Election 2026

Author: Andrew Aiton, Andrew Feeney-Seale, Kayleigh Finnigan, Sarah McKay, Iain McIver

PDF Published: Tuesday 12 May 2026 (SB 26-26)

This chart shows the election result; the SNP gained 58 seats, Reform and Labour gained 17 each, the Greens gained 15, and Conservatives 12 and the Liberal Democrats 10.

Image: Figure 1: 2026 election result

Across constituencies, the SNP gained 57 of the 73 available seats. The Liberal Democrats gained 7, the Conservatives 4, Labour 3 and the Greens 2.

Image: Figure 2: Constituency results in 2026

Reform gained 17 regional seats, Labour 14, the Greens 13, the Conservatives 8, the Liberal Democrats 3 and the SNP 1.

Image: Figure 3: Regional results 2026

Reform gained the most seats compared to the 2021 election, up 17. The Greens gained 7, and the Liberal Democrats 6. The Conservatives lost 19 seats, the SNP 6 and Labour 5.

Image: Figure 4: Change in seats, 2021 to 2026

Turnout fell compared to the 2021 Scottish parliament election, but was comparable to previous elections to the Scottish Parliament.

Image: Figure 5: Historic turnouts

The SNP secured its lowest number of seats since the 2007 election, while Labour and the Conservatives secured their lowest number of seats in a Scottish parliament election.

Image: Figure 6: Historic share of seats, 1999-2026

This chart shows the election result; the SNP gained 58 seats, Reform and Labour gained 17 each, the Greens gained 15, and Conservatives 12 and the Liberal Democrats 10.

Image: Figure 7: 2026 election result

The SNP and the Conservatives both saw the largest reductions in their shares of the vote, both in constituencies and on the regional vote. Reform gained the most vote share compared to 2021, while the Greens and Liberal Democrats both also gained vote share.

Image: Figure 8: Change in share of the vote, by political party

This chart shows the share of the constituency and regional vote in every Scottish general election since 1999.

Image: Figure 9: Historic share of the vote, 1999-2026

Of the 64 new members, 27 are in the SNP, 16 in Reform, 8 in the Greens, 7 in the Liberal Democrats and 6 in Labour.

Image: Figure 10: New Members by political party

43.4% of MSPs elected in 2026 are female. 66.7% of Greens are female MSPs, 46.6% of SNP MSPs, and 41.2% of Labour and Reform. 30% of the Liberal Democrat MSPs are female, and 16.7% of Conservatives.

Image: Figure 11: Female Members by political party

Last Updated: 12/5 12:28pm

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