6th Scottish Parliament

The 6th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election. It was opened with the Escort to the Crown of Scotland Parade and Speech from the Throne on 2 October 2021.

Composition Party May 2021 election At dissolution • Scottish National Party 64 60 Scottish Conservatives 31 28 Scottish Labour 22 20 Scottish Greens 8 7 Scottish Liberal Democrats 4 5 Reform UK Scotland 0 1Independent 0 7 Presiding Officer 0 1 Total 129 Government majority 0 – 8Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

Leadership

Presiding Officer: Alison Johnstone (Independent) Deputy Presiding Officers: Annabelle Ewing (SNP), Liam McArthur (Lib Dems)

Government

First Minister: Nicola Sturgeon (SNP) (until 28 March 2023) Humza Yousaf (SNP) (29 March 2023 – 7 May 2024) John Swinney (SNP) (8 May 2024 – 8 April 2026) Deputy First Minister: John Swinney (SNP) (until 28 March 2023) Shona Robison (SNP) (29 March 2023 – 8 May 2024) Kate Forbes (SNP) (8 May 2024 – 8 April 2026) Minister for Parliamentary Business: George Adam (SNP) (May 2021 – May 2024) Jamie Hepburn (SNP) (May 2024 – September 2025) Graeme Dey (SNP) (September 2025 – April 2026)

Opposition parties

Conservative leader: Russell Findlay Labour leader: Michael Marra Greens leaders: Ross Greer & Gillian Mackay Liberal Democrats leader: Alex Cole-Hamilton

List of MSPs This is a list of MSPs so far elected. The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2021 election.

There are eight MSPs who have been constant members since the inauguration of the Parliament in 1999 (ten other founding members retired prior to the 2021 election): Jackie Baillie, Fergus Ewing and John Swinney have been elected six times under the same constituency (Swinney's was renamed with different boundaries in 2011); Christine Grahame, Fiona Hyslop, Michael Matheson, Shona Robison and Nicola Sturgeon were returned as a list member then a constituency member. A ninth MSP Richard Lochhead has served almost the same term, resigning his list seat in 2006 to successfully contest a by-election a few weeks later for a constituency seat, which he has defended since then.In numbers: Scottish Parliament celebrates 20th anniversary, Shropshire Star, 29 April 2019

Name Image Member for TypePartyPaisleyConstituencyScottish National PartyBanffshire and Buchan CoastConstituencyScottish National PartyMotherwell and WishawConstituencyScottish National PartyNa h-Eileanan an IarConstituencyScottish National PartyRenfrewshire SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyDumbartonConstituencyLabourMid Scotland and FifeRegionalLabour Co-opLothianRegionalIndependentMidlothian North and MusselburghConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opLothianRegionalLabour Co-opLothianRegionalConservativesClackmannanshire and DunblaneConstituencyScottish National PartyAyrConstituencyScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalGreensAberdeenshire WestConstituencyConservativesUddingston and BellshillConstituencyScottish National PartyEastwoodConstituencyConservativesGalloway and West DumfriesConstituencyConservativesNorth East ScotlandRegionalGreensLothianRegionalIndependentWest ScotlandRegionalLabourKilmarnock and Irvine ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh WesternConstituencyLiberal DemocratsAlmond ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartyAngus SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyRenfrewshire North and WestConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow Maryhill and SpringburnConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow CathcartConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalConservativesAberdeen DonsideConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalIndependentHighlands and Islands(since 12/02/24)RegionalConservativesCowdenbeathConstituencyScottish National PartyInverness and NairnConstituencyIndependentPerthshire South and Kinross-shireConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalConservativesDundee City WestConstituencyScottish National PartySkye, Lochaber and BadenochConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativesCentral ScotlandRegionalConservativesCunninghame NorthConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Fife and GlenrothesConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativesWest ScotlandRegionalConservativesAngus North and MearnsConstituencyScottish National PartyMidlothian South, Tweeddale and LauderdaleConstituencyScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalLabour Co-opAirdrie and ShottsConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalLiberal DemocratsWest ScotlandRegionalGreensCentral ScotlandRegionalLabourGlasgowRegionalConservativesHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativesEttrick, Roxburgh and BerwickshireConstituencyConservativesSouth ScotlandRegionalScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalGreensRutherglenConstituencyScottish National PartyCumbernauld and KilsythConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalConservativesLinlithgowConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh SouthernConstituencyLabour Co-opLothianRegionalPresiding OfficerNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativesCentral ScotlandRegionalConservativesGlasgow AnnieslandConstituencyScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opCentral ScotlandRegionalLabourMorayConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativesEdinburgh PentlandsConstituencyScottish National PartyCoatbridge and ChrystonConstituencyScottish National PartyCentral ScotlandRegionalGreensStrathkelvin and BearsdenConstituencyScottish National PartyEdinburgh Northern and LeithConstituencyScottish National PartyCunninghame SouthConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourAberdeenshire EastConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow ShettlestonConstituencyIndependentFalkirk WestConstituencyScottish National PartyClydesdaleConstituencyScottish National PartyOrkneyConstituencyLiberal DemocratsMid Scotland and Fife(since 20/09/22)RegionalConservativesGlasgow ProvanConstituencyScottish National PartyEast LothianConstituencyScottish National PartyGreenock and InverclydeConstituencyScottish National PartyClydebank and MilngavieConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-opArgyll and ButeConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalLabourHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativesDumfriesshireConstituencyConservativesAberdeen South and North KincardineConstituencyScottish National PartyWest ScotlandRegionalLabour Co-opEdinburgh EasternConstituencyIndependentNorth East FifeConstituencyLiberal DemocratsEdinburgh CentralConstituencyScottish National PartyDundee City EastConstituencyScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalScottish National PartyHighlands and IslandsRegionalConservativesMid Scotland and FifeRegionalLabourMid Scotland and FifeRegionalGreensHamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse(since 06/06/25)ConstituencyLabour GlasgowRegionalLabour Co-op Central ScotlandRegionalReform UKLothianRegionalGreensMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativesSouth ScotlandRegionalIndependentDunfermlineConstituencyScottish National PartyEast KilbrideConstituencyScottish National PartyMid Scotland and FifeRegionalConservativesGlasgow KelvinConstituencyScottish National PartyAberdeen CentralConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgow SouthsideConstituencyScottish National PartyGlasgowRegionalLabour Co-opPerthshire NorthConstituencyScottish National PartyFalkirk EastConstituencyScottish National PartyCaithness, Sutherland and RossConstituencyScottish National PartyKirkcaldyConstituencyScottish National PartyStirlingConstituencyScottish National PartyNorth East ScotlandRegionalLabourLothianRegionalConservativesGlasgowRegionalConservativesNorth East ScotlandRegionalConservativesSouth ScotlandRegionalLabourCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyConstituencyScottish National PartySouth ScotlandRegionalConservativesShetlandConstituencyLiberal DemocratsGlasgow PollokConstituencyScottish National Party

Former MSPs

Name Image Member for Type Party NotesMid Scotland and FifeRegionalScottish ConservativesResigned 5 September 2022Highlands and IslandsRegionalScottish ConservativesResigned 9 February 2024Hamilton, Larkhall and StonehouseConstituencyScottish National PartyDied 27 March 2025

Changes

References

External links Scottish Parliament website Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), on the Scottish Parliament website