This page details the results for the South Scotland region, and the constituencies it contains, in the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.
List Seat Allocation Process
2026 List Candidates
Region History
Minor Party Results Summary
South Scotland Region Overview
Region Map
South Scotland Summary Chart
South Scotland Constituency Seat Winners 2026
Ayr: SNP: Siobhian Brown
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley: SNP: Katie Hagman
Clydesdale: SNP: Máiri McAllan
Dumfriesshire: Conservative: Craig Hoy
East Kilbride: SNP: Collette Stevenson
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire: Conservative: Rachael Hamilton
Galloway and West Dumfries: Conservative: Finlay Carson
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse: SNP: Alex Kerr
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley: SNP: Alan Brown
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale: SNP: Calum Kerr
South Scotland Regional List Seat Winners 2026
1: ➡️Reform UK: Jamie Langan
2: Labour: Carol Mochan
3: Green: Laura Moodie
4: ➡️Reform UK: David Kirkwood
5: Labour: Joe Fagan
6: ➡️Reform UK: Senga Beresford
7: Lib Dem: Duncan Dunlop
South Scotland Constituency Vote 2026
South Scotland Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
South Scotland Regional List Vote 2026
South Scotland Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Note: Swing figures and 2021 winners are based on Ballot Box Scotland’s own calculations for the notional results of that election on the new boundaries. These may differ slightly from the notional results used by other sources. You can find the full BBS Notionals here.
Ayr
Constituency Map
Ayr Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Conservative
Winner versus 2021: SNP HOLD
Majority: 4400 (12.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 108
List Vote Leader: SNP over
Conservative
Lead: 2008 (5.7%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 95
Electorate: 63001
Turnout: 56.2%
Ayr Candidates 2026
SNP: Siobhian Brown (*C), L4
Conservative: Sharon Dowey (*L), L4
Labour: Brian McGinley, L9
Lib Dem: Desmond Buchanan
➡️Reform UK: Andrew Russell, L8Common Party: Muhammad Tufail, L2
Independent: Denise Sommerville, L1
Ayr Constituency Vote 2026
Ayr Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Ayr Regional List Vote 2026
Ayr Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
Constituency Map
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Winner versus 2021: SNP HOLD
Majority: 2622 (9.1%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 63
List Vote Leader: SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Spoilt Votes (Region): 49
Lead: 676 (2.3%)
Electorate: 59417
Turnout: 48.8%
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Candidates 2026
SNP: Katie Hagman, L5
Conservative: Tracey Clark, L9
Labour: Carol Mochan (*L), L1
Lib Dem: Jack Clark
➡️Reform UK: Andrew Scott, L9Independent: Sean Davis, L1
Independent: Alison Hewett
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Vote 2026
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Regional List Vote 2026
Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Clydesdale
Constituency Map
Clydesdale Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Labour
Winner versus 2021: SNP HOLD
Majority: 4388 (12.2%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 161
List Vote Leader: SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Spoilt Votes (Region): 93
Lead: 1488 (4.1%)
Electorate: 63343
Turnout: 56.8%
Clydesdale Candidates 2026
SNP: Máiri McAllan (*C), L1
Conservative: Julie Pirone, L7
Labour: Lynsey Hamilton, L5
Lib Dem: Richard Brodie, L4
➡️Reform UK: Daniel Clarke, L6
Clydesdale Constituency Vote 2026
Clydesdale Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Clydesdale Regional List Vote 2026
Clydesdale Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Dumfriesshire
Constituency Map
Dumfriesshire Key Information
Constituency Winner: Conservative over
SNP
Winner versus 2021: Conservative HOLD
Majority: 1108 (3.4%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 107
List Vote Leader: Conservative over
SNP
Lead: 2038 (6.2%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 76
Electorate: 63310
Turnout (Constituency): 51.7%
Dumfriesshire Candidates 2026
SNP: Stephen Thompson, L8
Conservative: Craig Hoy (*L), L2
Labour: Linda Dorward, L3
Lib Dem: Ian McDonald
➡️Reform UK: David Kirkwood, L2Common Party: Paul Adkins, L1
Dumfriesshire Constituency Vote 2026
Dumfriesshire Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Dumfriesshire Regional List Vote 2026
Dumfriesshire Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
East Kilbride
Constituency Map
East Kilbride Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Labour
Winner versus 2021: SNP HOLD
Majority: 4944 (14.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 135
List Vote Leader: SNP over
Labour
Lead: 2924 (8.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 87
Electorate: 61028
Turnout: 55.6%
East Kilbride Candidates 2026
SNP: Collette Stevenson (*C), L5
Conservative: Brian Whittle (*L), L5
Labour: Joe Fagan, L2
Lib Dem: Leigh Butler
➡️Reform UK: Tim Kelly, L4Independent: Kristofer Keane
East Kilbride Constituency Vote 2026
East Kilbride Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
East Kilbride Regional List Vote 2026
East Kilbride Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire
Constituency Map
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Key Information
Constituency Winner: Conservative over
SNP
Winner versus 2021: Conservative HOLD
Majority: 5277 (17.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 109
List Vote Leader: Conservative over
SNP
Lead: 5002 (16.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 120
Electorate: 57044
Turnout (Constituency): 53.0%
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Candidates 2026
SNP: John Redpath, L6
Conservative: Rachael Hamilton (*C), L1
Labour: Kaymarie Hughes, L7
Lib Dem: Ray Georgeson, L2
➡️Reform UK: Jamie Langan, L1Alliance to Liberate Scotland: Terry Howson, L1
Independent: James Anderson
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Vote 2026
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Regional List Vote 2026
Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Galloway and West Dumfries
Constituency Map
Galloway and West Dumfries Key Information
Constituency Winner: Conservative over
SNP
Winner versus 2021: Conservative HOLD
Majority: 1599 (5.3%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 93
List Vote Leader: Conservative over
SNP
Lead: 1970 (6.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 60
Electorate: 58051
Turnout (Constituency): 51.8%
Galloway and West Dumfries Candidates 2026
SNP: Emma Harper (*L), L3
Conservative: Finlay Carson (*C), L3
Labour: Jack McConnel (not that one), L10
Lib Dem: Tracey Warman, L7
➡️Reform UK: Senga Beresford, L3
Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency Vote 2026
Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Galloway and West Dumfries Regional List Vote 2026
Galloway and West Dumfries Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse
Constituency Map
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Labour
Winner versus 2021: SNP HOLD
Majority: 2705 (8.7%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 132
List Vote Leader: SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Lead: 1389 (4.4%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 88
Electorate: 62297
Turnout: 50.4%
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Candidates 2026
SNP: Alex Kerr, L9
Conservative: Alexandra Herdman
Labour: Davy Russell (*C), L8
Lib Dem: Michael Weatherhead
➡️Reform UK: John McNamee, L7Alliance for Democracy and Freedom: David Ballantine, L1
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency Vote 2026
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Regional List Vote 2026
Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley
Constituency Map
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Labour
Winner versus 2021 Notional: SNP HOLD
Majority: 4461 (15.3%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 106
List Vote Leader: SNP over
Labour
Lead: 2556 (8.7%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 79
Electorate: 57945
Turnout: 50.5%
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Candidates 2026
SNP: Alan Brown
Conservative: James Adams, L8
Labour: Ewan McPhee, L4
Lib Dem: Michael Gregori, L6
➡️Reform UK: Anne Millar, L10Alliance to Liberate Scotland: Garry McClay, L2
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency Vote 2026
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Regional List Vote 2026
Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale
Constituency Map
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Key Information
Constituency Winner: SNP over
Conservative
Winner versus 2021 Notional: SNP HOLD
Majority: 7161 (20.8%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 127
List Vote Leader: SNP over
Conservative
Lead: 3100 (9.0%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 118
Electorate: 62464
Turnout: 55.4%
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Candidates 2026
SNP: Calum Kerr
Conservative: Keith Cockburn, L6
Labour: Daniel Coleman, L6
Lib Dem: Duncan Dunlop, L1
➡️Reform UK: Carolyn Grant, L5
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency Vote 2026
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Regional List Vote 2026
Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021
List Seat Allocation Process
To allocate list seats using the D’Hondt method, each party’s share of the vote is divided by one more than the number of seats they’ve won so far in the process. This is an important part of how the list seats then more fairly represent the diversity of views amongst voters. List votes cast for a party that has won lots of constituency seats are not “wasted”, they just aren’t needed to give their voters fair representation.
Starting Point
When allocating the first list seat, this starts with the number of constituencies won by each party:
- The SNP won 7 constituencies, so their vote is divided by 8.
- The Conservatives won 3 constituencies, so their vote is divided by 4.
- No one else won any constituencies, so their votes aren’t divided.
Seat 1
Since Reform have the highest total here, they receive the first regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.
Seat 2
Since Labour have the highest total here, they receive the second regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.
Seat 3
Since the Greens have the highest total here, they receive the third regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.
Seat 4
Since Reform have the highest total here, they receive the fourth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 2 seats overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 3.
Seat 5
Since Labour have the highest total here, they receive the fifth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 2 seats overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 3.
Seat 6
Since Reform have the highest total here, they receive the sixth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 3 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 4.
Seat 7
Since the Lib Dems have the highest total here, they receive the seventh and final regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall. This completes the list seat allocation process.
South Scotland: 2026 Regional List Candidates
The six parties that won seats in the Scottish Parliament in 2026 are listed in order of national support on the list vote. Remaining parties are in alphabetical order, and Independents listed last. Candidates that contested both the List and Constituency ballot have their constituency noted after their name on the list.
- Máiri McAllan (*C, Clydesdale)
- Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
- Emma Harper (*L, Galloway and West Dumfries)
- Siobhian Brown (*C, Ayr)
- Katie Hagman (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
- John Redpath (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- Collette Stevenson (*C, East Kilbride)
- Stephen Thompson (Dumfriesshire)
- Alex Kerr (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)
- Allan Dorans
- Kirsty Campbell
- Ross Clark
- Jamie Langan (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- David Kirkwood (Dumfriesshire)
- Senga Beresford (Galloway and West Dumfries)
- Tim Kelly (East Kilbride)
- Carolyn Grant (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)
- Daniel Clarke (Clydesdale)
- John McNamee (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)
- Andrew Russell (Ayr)
- Andrew Scott (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
- Anne Millar (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
Note: The Reform candidate for this seat, Tim Kelly, quit the party a few days before the election. As this was well after the close of nominations, he remains on the ballot paper as a Reform candidate.
- Carol Mochan (*L, Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
- Joe Fagan (East Kilbride)
- Linda Dorward (Dumfriesshire)
- Ewan McPhee (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
- Lynsey Hamilton (Clydesdale)
- Daniel Coleman (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)
- Kaymarie Hughes (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- Davy Russell (*C, Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)
- Brian McGinlay (Ayr)
- Jack McConnel (Galloway and West Dumfries)
- Laura Moodie
- Ann McGuinness
- Dominic Ashmole
- Neil MacKinnon
- Barbra Harvie
- Cameron Garrett
- Tim Clancey
- Tom Kerr
- Korin Matthew Vallance
- Rachael Hamilton (*C, Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- Craig Hoy (*L, Dumfriesshire)
- Finlay Carson (*C, Galloway and West Dumfries)
- Sharon Dowey (*L, Ayr)
- Brian Whittle (*L, East Kilbride)
- Keith Cockburn (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)
- Julie Pirone (Clydesdale)
- James Adams (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
- Tracey Clark (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
- Duncan Dunlop (Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale)
- Ray Georgeson (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- Aisha Mir
- Richard Brodie (Clydesdale)
- Charlotte Olcay
- Michael Gregori (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
- Tracey Warman (Galloway and West Dumfries)
- David Ballantine (Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse)
- Glen Maney
- Terry Howson (Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire)
- Garry McClay (Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley)
- Yvonne Lazenbury
- Maureen Johnston
- Marjorie Thompson
- Paul Adkins (Dumfriesshire)
- Muhammad Tufail (Ayr)
- Gareth Kirk
- Hamish Goldie-Scot
- Laura Shell
- Josh-Lee Witherspoon
- David Griffiths
- Gisele Skinner
- Elspeth Griffiths
- Charles McEwan
- Maxwell Dunbar
Note: Independent Green Voice are a front group for a bunch of Glasgow bampots, led by someone who was expelled from UKIP for alleged Holocaust denial. They are standing purely as a spoiler party in this election, targeting the legitimate Scottish Green Party, and their simple one candidate per region slate is further evidence of this dodgy dealing.
- Daniel Fraser
- Mark Sands
- Zoe Greenan
- Alex Creel
- Janice MacKay
- Laurie Steele
- Robert Bilcliff
- Gail Bilcliff
- Colin Sullivan
- Sean Davis (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley)
- Denise Sommervile (Ayr)
Region History
1999 to 2011 Boundaries
Elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007 for the South of Scotland were fought on really very sloppy boundaries. The only council areas included in full were Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders, and South Ayrshire. It also included most of East Lothian (excluding central and western Musselburgh), large parts of East Ayrshire (the Cumnock and Doon Valley sections) and North Ayrshire (Irvine, Kilwinning and Stevenston), and smaller portions of South Lanarkshire (much of Clydesdale and Larkhall) and Midlothian (Penicuik).
The first election saw the SNP win the Galloway seat, the Lib Dems the Borders, and Labour everything else. That then meant the list seats went three to the SNP and four to the Conservatives, equalising their totals. However this would be short lived, as the first by-election in Holyrood’s history was held within a year, leading to the Conservatives gaining the Ayr seat.
In 2003’s “Rainbow Parliament”, the Conservatives held onto their by-election gain in Ayr and relieved the SNP of the Galloway seat, but all other constituencies remained with their 1999 winners. The SNP were thus reduced to three MSPs, all on the list, and the first and only time they placed behind the Conservatives in any region. South offered a solid contribution to the rainbow, with both a Green and SSP MSP elected.
Conservative constituency gains continued into 2007 when they won the Roxburgh and Berwickshire seat from the Lib Dems. They did however slip back behind the SNP in votes and seats, who through their five list MSPs tied with Labour for the first time. This was also the only region where the SNP failed to win a constituency this election. The Lib Dems didn’t suffer for the loss of one of theirs though, as they made the seat back up on the list.
2011 to 2026 Boundaries
Elections in 2011, 2016 and 2021 for South Scotland were fought on boundaries that covered the whole of Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire and East Ayrshire, most of East Lothian (excluding Musselburgh), and large parts of South Lanarkshire (Clydesdale and Strathaven) and Midlothian (Penicuik, Gorebridge and Newtongrange).
South was the region that proved most resistant to the SNP’s 2011 landslide. Although they ended up with half of the seats overall, as those were split evenly between the list and their four constituencies (Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley; Clydesdale; Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley; and Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale), this was the only region they didn’t win a majority of constituency seats. The Conservatives held all three of their constituencies but missed out on a list seat, leaving Labour with just Dumfriesshire and East Lothian and two list seats, and the Lib Dems on just one seat.
Surging Conservatives in 2016 gained Dumfriesshire and two list seats, though the SNP would remain ahead with their three on the list. Labour were reduced to only East Lothian plus the two remaining list seats, as the Lib Dems crashed out and Greens failed to pick up a seat.
At the last election the SNP finally picked up some more constituencies, but in the place where that mattered the least. Snatching Ayr from the Conservatives and East Lothian from Labour simply led to trading places on the list, preserving the same 7:6:3 pattern as the prior election. The Greens meanwhile would have every right to be aggrieved with far right cosplayers “Independent Green Voice” confusing enough of their voters; if just one in fourteen such votes had gone Green, they’d have pipped Labour for the final list seat.
Minor Party Results Summary
Due to the number of minor parties and candidates contesting the election, and the small number of votes each received, it would not be feasible to display them as part of the main entry for each constituency. Instead, they are listed here by total regional vote. Full figures per constituency are available in the published results spreadsheet.
- Alliance to Liberate Scotland: 2766 (0.9%)
- “Independent Green Voice”: 2908 (0.9%); 9.3% the size of the genuine Green vote
- Scottish Common Party: 370 (0.1%)
- Scottish Family Party: 2400 (0.7%)
- Scottish Heritage Party: 471 (0.1%)
- Scottish Libertarian Party: 278 (0.1%)
- Scottish Socialist Party: 928 (0.3%)
- UKIP: 468 (0.1%)
- Sean Davis: 603 (0.2%)
- Denise Sommerville: 904 (0.3%)
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