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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2011 Scottish Parliament election
| country = Scotland
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2007 Scottish Parliament election
| previous_year = 2007
| outgoing_members = 3rd Scottish Parliament
| election_date = {{Start date|2011|05|05|df=y}} 
| elected_members = 4th Scottish Parliament
| next_election = 2016 Scottish Parliament election
| next_year = 2016
| seats_for_election = All 129 seats to the [[Scottish Parliament]]
| majority_seats = 65
| turnout = Constituency - 50.5% {{decrease}} 3.4[[percentage points|pp]] <br /> Regional - 50.5% {{decrease}} 3.5[[percentage points|pp]]

| title = First Minister
| posttitle = First Minister after election
| before_election = [[Alex Salmond]]
| before_party = Scottish National Party
| after_election = [[Alex Salmond]]
| after_party = Scottish National Party
| 3blank = Regional vote
| 2blank = % and swing
| 4blank = % and swing
| 3data1 = '''876,421'''
| 4data1 = '''44.0%''' {{increase}}13.0%
| 2data1 = '''45.4%''' {{increase}}12.5%

<!-- SNP-->
| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Alex Salmond, First Minister of Scotland (cropped).jpg|bSize = 120|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader1 = [[Alex Salmond]]
| party1 = Scottish National Party
| leaders_seat1 = [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]]
| last_election1 = 47 seats
| seats_before1   = 46
| seats1 = '''69'''
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}23*
| 1blank = Constituency&nbsp;vote
| 1data1 = '''902,915'''

<!-- Labour -->
| image2 ={{CSS image crop|Image =IainGrayMSP20110510.JPG|bSize = 140|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader2 = [[Iain Gray]]
| party2 = Scottish Labour
| leaders_seat2 = [[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]]
| last_election2 = 46 seats
| seats_before2   = 44
| seats2 = 37
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}7*
| 3data2 = 523,469
| 4data2 = 26.3% {{decrease}}2.9%
| 1data2 = 630,461
| 2data2 = 31.7% {{decrease}}0.5%

<!-- Conservatives -->
| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image =AnnabelGoldieMSP20110510.JPG|bSize = 150|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 10}}
| leader3 = {{nowrap|[[Annabel Goldie]]}}
| party3 = Scottish Conservatives
| leaders_seat3 = [[West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West Scotland]]
| last_election3 = 17 seats
| seats_before3   = 17
| seats3 = 15
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}}2*
|3data3 = 245,967
|4data3 = 12.4% {{decrease}}1.5%
|1data3 = 276,652
|2data3 = 13.9% {{decrease}}2.7%

<!-- Lib Dems-->
| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image =TavishScottMSP20110510.JPG|bSize = 140|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}
| leader4 = [[Tavish Scott]]
| party4 = Scottish Liberal Democrats
| leaders_seat4 = [[Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Shetland]]
| last_election4 = 16 seats
| seats_before4   = 17
| seats4 = 5
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}}12*
|3data4 = 103,472
|4data4 = 5.2% {{decrease}}6.1%
|1data4 = 157,714
|2data4 = 7.9% {{decrease}}8.2%

<!--Scottish Greens-->
| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image =Scottish Green Leadership 2011.jpg|bSize = 125|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}  
| leader5 = [[Patrick Harvie]] /<br />[[Eleanor Scott]]
| party5 = Scottish Greens
| leaders_seat5 = [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] /<br />''Contested [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands<br />and Islands]]''
| last_election5 = 2 seats
| seats_before5   = 1
| seats5 = 2
| seat_change5 = {{increase}}1*
| 1data5 = ''Did not contest''
| 2data5 = ''Did not contest''
| 3data5 = 86,939
| 4data5 =  4.4% {{increase}}0.3%

<!--Margo MacDonald-->
| image6 = {{CSS image crop|Image =MargoMacDonaldMSP20111121 (3x4 crop).jpg|bSize = 125|cWidth = 120|cHeight = 160|oTop = 0|oLeft = 0}}  
| leader6 = [[Margo MacDonald]]
| party6 = Independent politician
| leaders_seat6 = [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]]
| last_election6 = 1 seat
| seats_before6   = 1
| seats6 = 1
| seat_change6 = {{steady}}*
| 1data6 = ''Did not contest''
| 2data6 = ''Did not contest''
| 3data6 = 18,732
| 4data6 =  0.9% {{steady}}

| map_image = Scottish Parliament election, 2011.svg
| map_size = 450px
| map_caption = The map shows the election results in single-member constituencies. The additional member MSPs in the 8 regions are shown around the map.<br />
''* Indicates boundary change - so this is a nominal figure''
}}
{{PoliticsScotland}}
The '''2011 Scottish Parliament election''' was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to [[4th Scottish Parliament|elect 129 members]] to the [[Scottish Parliament]].

The election delivered the first [[majority government]] since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the [[Additional member system|Additional Member System]] used to elect [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSPs]] was allegedly originally implemented to prevent any party achieving an overall parliamentary majority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/news/alex-salmonds-snp-wins-majority-in-scottish-elections|title=SNP wins majority in Scottish elections|last=Newman|first=Cathy|date=6 May 2011|publisher=channel4.com|access-date=12 July 2011|archive-date=12 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712205311/http://www.channel4.com/news/alex-salmonds-snp-wins-majority-in-scottish-elections|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP) won a [[landslide victory|landslide]] of 69 seats, the most the party has ever held at either a Holyrood or Westminster election, allowing leader [[Alex Salmond]] to remain as [[First Minister of Scotland]] for a second term. The SNP gained 32 constituencies, twenty two from [[Scottish Labour]], nine from the [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]] and one from the [[Scottish Conservatives]]. Such was the scale of their gains that, of the 73 constituencies in Scotland, only 20 came to be represented by [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSPs]] of other political parties. Scottish Labour lost seven seats and suffered their worst election defeat in Scotland since [[1931 United Kingdom general election|1931]], with huge losses in their traditional [[Central Belt]] constituencies and for the first time having to rely on the [[Additional member system|regional lists]] to elect members within these areas. They did, however, remain the largest opposition party. Party leader [[Iain Gray]] announced his resignation following his party's disappointing result.  The [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]] were soundly defeated; their popular vote share was cut in half and their seat total reduced from 16 to 5. [[Tavish Scott]] announced his resignation as party leader shortly after the election.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726 | work=BBC News | title=Scots Lib Dem leader Tavish Scott quits post | date=7 May 2011 | access-date=20 June 2018 | archive-date=20 May 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520031343/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13321726 | url-status=live }}</ref> For [[Scottish Conservatives]], the election proved disappointing as their popular vote dropped slightly and their number of seats fell by 2, with party leader [[Annabel Goldie]] also announcing her resignation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13340641 |title=BBC News - Scots Tory leader Annabel Goldie announces resignation |publisher=BBC |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110510034306/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13340641 |url-status=live }}</ref>

During the campaign, the four main party leaders engaged in a series of televised debates, as they had in every previous general election. These key debates were held on 29 March ([[STV (TV channel)|STV]]), 1 May ([[BBC Scotland|BBC]]), and 3 May (STV). The results of the election were broadcast live on BBC Scotland and STV, on the night of the election.

It was the fourth [[general election]] since the devolved parliament was established in 1999 and was held on the same day as elections to the [[2011 National Assembly for Wales election|National Assembly for Wales]] and the [[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Ireland Assembly]], as well as [[2011 United Kingdom local elections|English local elections]] and the UK-wide [[2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum|referendum on the alternative vote]].

==Date==
Under the [[Scotland Act 1998]], an ordinary general election to the Scottish Parliament was held on the first Thursday in May four years after the [[2007 Scottish Parliament election|2007 election]].<ref name="ScotlandAct1">{{cite web |url=http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#2 |title=Scotland Act 1998 - Section 2 Ordinary General Elections |publisher=Office of Public Sector Information |access-date=8 May 2007 |archive-date=19 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519073825/http://www.opsi.gov.uk/ACTS/acts1998/80046--a.htm#2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Because of the problems of voter confusion and a [[2007 Scottish Parliament election#Incidents|high number of spoilt ballots in 2007]] due to holding Scottish parliamentary and local elections simultaneously and under different voting systems, the next Scottish local elections were held in [[2012 Scottish local elections|2012]] instead of 2011. This policy decision was contradicted, however, by the staging of the [[2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum|Alternative Vote referendum]] on 5 May 2011 as well.<ref name = "date"/> Labour MP [[Ian Davidson (Scottish politician)|Ian Davidson]] expressed opposition to the referendum being staged on the same date as other elections.<ref name = "date"/> [[Secretary of State for Scotland|Scottish Secretary]] [[Michael Moore (Scottish politician)|Michael Moore]] stated that having the referendum on another date would cost an additional £17 million.<ref name = "date">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11444206|title=Scots politicians oppose AV referendum date|publisher=BBC|work=BBC News|date=30 September 2010|access-date=6 May 2011|archive-date=20 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520074710/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-11444206|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[British citizen|British]], [[Irish citizen|Irish]], [[Commonwealth citizen|Commonwealth]] and [[European Union]] citizens living in Scotland who were aged 18 or over on election day were entitled to vote. The deadline to [[Elections in the United Kingdom#Registration procedure|register to vote]] in the election was midnight on Friday 15 April 2011, though anyone who qualified as an [[anonymous elector#United Kingdom|anonymous elector]] had until midnight on Tuesday 26 April 2011 to register.<ref>The deadline for the receipt and determination of anonymous electoral registration applications was the same as the publication date of the notice of alteration to the Electoral Register (i.e. the fifth working day before election day).</ref>

It was held on the same day as elections for Northern Ireland's 26 [[Local government in Northern Ireland|local councils]], the [[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election|Northern Irish Assembly]] and [[2011 National Assembly for Wales election|Welsh Assembly]] elections, a number of local elections in England and the [[2011 United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum|United Kingdom Alternative Vote referendum]].

==Boundary Review==
{{main|First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries}}[[File:2011 NOTIONAL.svg|240px|thumb|The notional results of the 2007 election, based on the new boundaries]]
The table below shows the notional figures for seats won by each party at the last election. The Conservatives have been the biggest gainers as a result of the boundary changes, winning an extra three seats, while Labour has lost the most seats, losing two overall.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! Party
! Constituency<br />seats
! Regional<br />seats
! Total<br />seats
! Seat<br />change
|-
| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] || 21 || 25 || 46 || –1
|-
| [[Scottish Labour|Labour]] || 35 || 9 || 44 || –2
|-
| [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]] || 6 || 14 || 20 || +3
|-
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] || 11 || 6 || 17 || +1
|-
| [[Scottish Greens|Scottish Green]] || 0 || 1 || 1 || –1
|}

==Election system, seats, and regions==
{{main|List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2011–present)}}The total number of [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|Members of the Scottish Parliament]] (MSPs) elected to the Parliament is 129.

The First Periodical Review of the [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions]] by the [[Boundary commissions (United Kingdom)|Boundary Commission for Scotland]] was announced on 3 July 2007. The Commission published its provisional proposals for the regional boundaries in 2009.

The Scottish Parliament uses an [[Additional member system|Additional Members System]], designed to produce approximate [[proportional representation]] for each region.
There are 8 regions each sub-divided into smaller constituencies.
There are a total of 73 [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituencies]].
Each constituency elects one (MSP) by the [[Plurality voting|plurality]] ([[First-past-the-post voting|first past the post]]) system of election.
Each region elects seven additional member MSPs using an [[Mixed-member proportional representation|additional member]] system.
A modified [[D'Hondt method]], using the constituency results, is used to calculate which additional member MSPs the regions elect.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm |title=Electoral system: How it works |work=[[BBC News Online]] |date=2 April 2003 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=4 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904172645/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/2840087.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm |title=D'Hondt system |website=[[BBC News]] |date=28 September 2009 |access-date=4 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113015416/http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/guides/newsid_8227000/8227617.stm |archive-date=13 November 2011}}</ref>

The Scottish Parliament constituencies have not been coterminous with [[Scottish Westminster constituencies]] since the [[2005 United Kingdom general election|2005 general election]], when the 72 former Westminster constituencies were replaced with a new set of 59, generally larger, constituencies (see [[Scottish Parliament (Constituencies) Act 2004]]).

For details of the Revised proposals for constituencies at the Next Scottish Parliament election - [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions from 2011]]

The Boundary Commission have also recommended changes to the electoral regions used to elect "list" members of the Scottish Parliament. The recommendations<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/1st_holyrood/rev_rec_regions/regions_revised_recommendations_map_A2.pdf |title=Revised Recommendations |publisher=Boundary Commission for Scotland |access-date=26 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612043941/http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/1st_holyrood/rev_rec_regions/regions_revised_recommendations_map_A2.pdf |archive-date=12 June 2011}}</ref> can be summarised below;

*[[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9. [[Glasgow Govan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Govan]] was largely replaced by [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]]. The seats of [[Glasgow Maryhill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill]], [[Glasgow Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Springburn]] and [[Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Baillieston]] were abolished and their territory was divided between the newly created [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn]] and [[Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Provan]], as well as the existing [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]] seat which was moved eastwards.
*[[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]] retained 8 constituency seats. [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]] was replaced with the larger [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Ross]] seat. [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]] and [[Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber]] were abolished with most of their area being divided between [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch]] and [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness and Nairn]].
*[[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]] was renamed [[West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West Scotland]]. It was increased from 9 constituency seats to 10, as [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]] was transferred from the South Scotland region. The seats of [[Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley North]], [[Paisley South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley South]] and [[West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Renfrewshire]] were abolished and their area was divided between the new seats of [[Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley]], [[Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire North and West]] and [[Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire South]]
*[[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]] was reduced from 10 constituency seats to 9, as the territory of [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]] was transferred to South Scotland. Some territory to the south was also transferred to South Scotland, reducing the land area of [[East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride]]. [[Hamilton North and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton North and Bellshill]] was largely replaced by [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]]. [[Hamilton South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton South]] was largely replaced by [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]].
*[[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]] was renamed [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]] and retained 9 constituency seats. The seat of [[Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian]] was split, with its southern areas transferred to South Scotland. Its northern parts merged with Musselburgh to form [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North and Musselburgh]]. [[Edinburgh East and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh East and Musselburgh]], thus with Musselburgh removed, was replaced by [[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]]. The seats of [[Edinburgh North and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh North and Leith]], [[Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]] and [[Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]] were respectively renamed [[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern and Leith]], [[Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Southern]] and [[Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Western]] while redrawn. In West Lothian, [[Livingston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Livingston]] was replaced by [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]], which traded territory with the retained [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]] seat.
*[[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]] retained 9 constituencies. [[North Tayside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North Tayside]] was mostly replaced by [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]], with some of the former's territory being transferred to North East Scotland. [[Ochil (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ochil]] was split, with its eastern parts merging with the former seat of [[Perth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perth]] to form [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South and Kinross-shire]]. [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire and Dunblane]] was created, consisting mostly of the more populous western part of Ochil. In Fife, [[Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline West]], [[Dunfermline East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline East]] and [[Fife Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Fife Central]] were respectively largely replaced by [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]], [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]] and [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife and Glenrothes]].
*[[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]] was increased from 9 to 10 constituency seats. The seat of [[Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus]] was split between two new seats: [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South]], which included territory transferred from Mid Scotland and Fife, and [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North and Mearns]]. Both [[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]] and [[Gordon (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Gordon]] were split. The former was divided between the new seat of [[Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire West]], Angus North and Mearns and an enlarged [[Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]], which under new boundaries was named [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South and North Kincardine]]. A redrawn [[Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen North]] was renamed [[Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Donside]]. Gordon was split between Aberdeenshire West and another new seat: [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]]. Some territory was also traded with [[Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banff and Buchan]], which was largely replaced by [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire and Buchan Coast]]. The two Dundee seats were redrawn and renamed from [[Dundee West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee West]] and [[Dundee East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee East]] to [[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]] and [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]].
*[[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]] was renamed [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]]. It retained 9 constituencies, losing [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]] to West Scotland but gaining the new [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]] constituency, which replaced the previous constituency of [[Kilmarnock and Loudoun (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Loudoun]]. Some territory was transferred from [[Galloway and Upper Nithsdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway and Upper Nithsdale]] to [[Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfries]]; the redrawn seats were then renamed [[Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway and West Dumfries]] and [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]. [[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale]] lost territory to [[Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Roxburgh and Berwickshire]] but gained some from the Lothian area to the north. These seats were redrawn and renamed [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]] and [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]].

==Retiring MSPs==
At the dissolution of Parliament on 22 March 2011, twenty MSPs were not seeking re-election.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12761271 |title=Scottish election: MSPs bidding farewell to Holyrood |first=Andrew |last=Black |work=BBC News |date=22 March 2011 |access-date=20 June 2018 |archive-date=22 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022174345/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12761271 |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency/Region
! Departing MSP
! colspan="2"|Party
|-
| [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]]
| [[Christopher Harvie]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|rowspan="5"| [[Scottish National Party|SNP]]
|-
| [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll and Bute]]
| [[Jim Mather]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|-
| [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]
| [[Ian McKee]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|-
| [[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]]
| [[Alasdair Morgan]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|-
| [[Angus (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus]]
| [[Andrew Welsh (politician)|Andrew Welsh]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
|-
| [[Paisley North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley North]]
| [[Wendy Alexander]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|rowspan="9"| [[Scottish Labour]]
|-
| [[Midlothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian]]
| [[Rhona Brankin]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Glasgow Baillieston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Baillieston]]
| [[Margaret Curran]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]
| [[George Foulkes, Baron Foulkes of Cumnock|George Foulkes]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]
| [[Marlyn Glen]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[West Renfrewshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Renfrewshire]]
| [[Trish Godman]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]]
| [[Cathy Jamieson]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]]
| [[Jack McConnell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]
| [[Peter Peacock]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour}}" |
|-
| [[Ross, Skye and Inverness West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Inverness West]]
| [[John Farquhar Munro]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
|rowspan="3"| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]
|-
| [[Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South]]
| [[Nicol Stephen]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
|-
| [[Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross]]
| [[Jamie Stone (politician)|Jamie Stone]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
|-
| [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
| [[Bill Aitken (politician)|Bill Aitken]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" |
|rowspan="2"| [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservative]]
|-
| [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]]
| [[Ted Brocklebank]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}" |
|-
| [[Lothians (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothians]]
| [[Robin Harper]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Greens}}" |
| [[Scottish Greens|Green]]
|}

==Campaign==

The parliament was dissolved on 22 March 2011 and the campaign began thereafter. The [[Scottish Conservatives|Conservatives]] saw 3 of their candidates drop out of the election during the period 25–28 March: Malcolm McAskill from the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow regional ballot]], Iain Whyte from the [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill & Springburn]] constituency ballot and David Meikle from the Glasgow regional ballot.

The [[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrat]] regional candidate for the [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]] region [[Hugh O'Donnell (politician)|Hugh O'Donnell]] also withdrew on 27 March, citing discontent with the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition at Westminster.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12874085 |title=BBC News - Scottish elections: Lib Dem candidate quits party |publisher=BBC |date=27 March 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=23 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423214732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12874085 |url-status=live }}</ref> Another Liberal Democrat, [[John Farquhar Munro]], came out in support of Alex Salmond for First Minister, even though he also claimed not to support the SNP.<ref>{{cite news |author=Andrew Black |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961012 |title=BBC News - Scottish election: John Farquhar Munro backs Salmond |publisher=BBC |date=4 April 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=5 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505004927/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In the [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]] constituency, the Liberal Democrat candidate John Paton-Day failed to lodge his papers in time for the nomination deadline, leaving the constituency as the only one in Scotland with no Liberal Democrat candidate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 |title=BBC News - Scottish election: Lib Dem fails to lodge papers |publisher=BBC |date=4 April 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=20 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520081517/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 17 April, the Scottish Liberal Democrat leader [[Tavish Scott]] described himself as 'uncomfortable' with his Scottish party being 'related' to the Conservatives due to the coalition at Westminster.

A televised debate between the four main party leaders was shown on STV on 29 March, with SNP leader [[Alex Salmond]] and Conservative leader [[Annabel Goldie]] identified as the strongest performers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/239926-who-won-the-first-scottish-leaders-debate/ |title=Who won the first Scottish leaders' debate? &#124; Election 2011 &#124; STV News |publisher=News.stv.tv |date=30 March 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=19 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110519000629/http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/239926-who-won-the-first-scottish-leaders-debate/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The ''Scottish Sun'' newspaper came out in support of the SNP's campaign to win a second term, even though the newspaper does not back [[Scottish independence|independence]].

Whilst campaigning in [[Glasgow Central railway station|Glasgow Central station]], the Scottish Labour leader [[Iain Gray]] was ambushed by a group of anti-cuts protestors who chased him into a nearby [[Subway (restaurant)|fast-food outlet.]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12998918 |title=BBC News - Scottish election: Iain Gray targeted by protesters |publisher=BBC |date=7 April 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=14 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514010512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12998918 |url-status=live }}</ref> The same protesters had already targeted Conservative leader [[Annabel Goldie]] a month earlier. On 27 April, [[Iain Gray]] and SNP leader [[Alex Salmond]] were both present simultaneously in an [[Ardrossan]] branch of the [[Asda]] supermarket chain; both parties alleged that the other party's leader 'ran away' from the possibility of an encounter with the other.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://stv.tv/news/scotland/245397-asdagate-alex-salmond-and-iain-gray-accused-of-hiding-from-each-other-during-supermarket-visit/ |title=Asdagate: Alex Salmond and Iain Gray accused of 'hiding' from each other during supermarket visit |work=STV News |date=27 April 2011 |access-date=2 January 2016 |archive-date=3 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003205/https://stv.tv/news/scotland/245397-asdagate-alex-salmond-and-iain-gray-accused-of-hiding-from-each-other-during-supermarket-visit/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Policy platforms==

The main parties contesting the election all outlined the following main aims:<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12637577 |title=BBC News - Scotland election: Issues guide |publisher=BBC |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=6 May 2011 |archive-date=6 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506075540/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12637577 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===[[Scottish National Party]]===

* Legislate to give Scotland a [[referendum]] on [[Scottish independence|independence]].
* Maintain the [[council tax]] freeze throughout the next parliament.
* Attempt to generate 100% of Scotland's electricity from [[Renewable energy|renewable sources]] by 2020.
* Continue offering free university tuition to Scottish students.
* Maintain high police numbers.

===[[Scottish Labour|Labour]]===

* Introduce Scottish Living Wage of £7.15 an hour, starting in the public sector.
* Abolish youth unemployment and aim to create 250,000 jobs by 2020.
* Compulsory six-month jail sentences for people convicted of knife-carrying.
* Initiate two-year council tax freeze.
* Re-instate the proposed [[Glasgow Airport Rail Link|rail link]] between [[Glasgow Central station]] and [[Glasgow International Airport]], which was cancelled in 2009.
*Continue free University tuition fees for all Scottish students.

===[[Scottish Conservatives|Conservatives]]===

* A council tax freeze during the period 2012–2013.
* Re-introduce prescription charges at 2009 standards (£5 for a single item).
* Consider building new nuclear power stations, but not on new sites.
* Bring in Variable University Graduate Fee, with no more than £4,000 being paid annually per student.
* Replace community service with short prison sentences.
* Centralising the Scottish police forces into a single police force.

===[[Scottish Liberal Democrats|Liberal Democrats]]===

* Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students.
* Aim to create 100,000 new jobs through selling off [[Scottish Water]] which would free £1.5 billion for investment purposes.
* Oppose moves to create a centralised Scottish police force.
* Maintain the Scottish bus pass, but progressively bring the qualifying age up to 65.
* Reform the council tax.

===[[Scottish Greens|Greens]]===

* Bring in large-scale ecosystem restoration projects.
* Replace council tax with [[land value tax]].
* Maintain free university tuition for Scottish students.
* Focus on bringing restorative justice within Scotland's justice system.
* Abolish the [[Queensferry Crossing|Forth Replacement Crossing]].

==Parties contesting the election==

===Contesting constituency and regional ballot===
Only the Scottish National Party, the Scottish Labour Party and the Scottish Conservative Party contested all constituencies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Parliament Election 2011 |url=http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/ |publisher=[[STV News]] |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-date=16 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110416135932/http://news.stv.tv/election-2011/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Election 2011 |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/election-2011 |work=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]] |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-date=7 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507133324/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/election-2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>

* [[Scottish National Party]] (SNP)
* [[Scottish Labour]]
* [[Scottish Conservatives]]
* [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]] – Contesting all constituencies except [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 |title=Lib Dem fails to lodge papers |work=BBC News |date=4 April 2011 |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-date=7 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407113138/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-12961657 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* All Scotland Pensioner's Party/[[Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party]] – Contesting [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife & Glenrothes]] and [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell & Wishaw]]
* [[Christian Party (UK)|Scottish Christian Party]] – Contesting [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness & Nairn]] and [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell & Wishaw]]
* [[Liberal Party (UK, 1989)|Liberal Party]] – Contesting [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll & Bute]]
* [[National Front (United Kingdom)|National Front]] – Contesting [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]], [[Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Donside]], [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South & North Kincardine]], [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]], [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]] and only the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]] region
* [[UK Independence Party]] (UKIP) – Contesting [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness & Nairn]], [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]] and [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]]

===Contesting regional ballot only===
* [[Scottish Greens]]
* [[Solidarity (Scotland)|Solidarity]] – all regions except [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
* [[Respect Party]] 'Coalition Against Cuts' – [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] only <ref>{{cite web |title=George Galloway |url=http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/ |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-date=15 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415135311/http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Scottish Socialist Party]]
* [[British National Party]] (BNP)
* [[Socialist Labour Party (UK)|Socialist Labour Party]]
* Scottish Homeland Party<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Homeland Party |url=http://www.scottish-homeland-party.org.uk/ |access-date=26 April 2011 |archive-date=6 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141634/http://www.scottish-homeland-party.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref> – contesting [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]] and [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central]] regions
* [[Pirate Party UK|Pirate Party]]
* [[Scottish Unionist Party (1986)|Scottish Unionist Party]]
* [[Christian Peoples Alliance]]
* Ban Bankers Bonuses<ref>{{cite web|title=Ban Bankers Bonuses|url=http://www.banbankersbonuses.com/BBB%20Party%20Manifesto%202011.pdf|access-date=5 May 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141721/http://www.banbankersbonuses.com/BBB%20Party%20Manifesto%202011.pdf|archive-date=6 May 2011}}</ref> – contesting the Highlands and Islands and West of Scotland regional lists.

===Contesting constituency ballot only===
* [[Communist Party of Britain]] – Contesting [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]]
* Land Party – Contesting [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]]

==Opinion polls==
{{Further|Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election}}
In March 2011, two months before the election, Labour held a double-digit lead over the SNP in the opinion polls,<ref name="scotsman1" /> 44% to 29%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/holyrood-voting-intentions-poll-7th-march-2011_1299492491.pdf |title=HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTIONS POLL |date=7 March 2011 |website=TNS/bmrb |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402102359/http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/holyrood-voting-intentions-poll-7th-march-2011_1299492491.pdf |archive-date=2 April 2015}} </ref> The SNP's support subsequently rallied, with the two parties level in April polling. In the final poll on the eve of the election, the SNP were eleven points clear of Labour.<ref name="scotsman1">{{cite news |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics/Holyrood-Elections-A-shared-goal.6763342.jp |title=Holyrood Elections: A shared goal but there could only be one winner |date=6 May 2011 |first=Scott |last=Macnab |newspaper=[[The Scotsman]] |location=Edinburgh |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925185156/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/politics/Holyrood-Elections-A-shared-goal.6763342.jp |archive-date=25 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |url=http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/may-2011-voting-intentions-poll_1304440562.pdf |title=HOLYROOD VOTING INTENTIONS POLL |publisher=TNS/bmrb |date=3 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912230656/http://www.tns-bmrb.co.uk/uploads/files/may-2011-voting-intentions-poll_1304440562.pdf |archive-date=12 September 2014}}</ref>

The chart shows the relative state of the parties since polling began from 2009, until the date of the election. The constituency vote is shown as semi-transparent lines, while the regional vote is shown in full lines.
[[File:Opinion polling for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.png|thumb|center|900px|Average 30-day trend line of poll results for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. Results from 30 January 2009 to 4 May 2011]]

==Result==

[[File:Scottish Parliament election map 2011.svg|thumb|Election result with constituency names labeled|500px]]

The election produced a majority SNP government, making this the first time in the Scottish Parliament where a party had commanded a parliamentary majority. The SNP took 16 seats from Labour, many of whose key figures failed to be returned to parliament, although Labour leader [[Iain Gray]] retained [[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]] by 151 votes. The SNP took a further eight seats from the Liberal Democrats and one seat from the Conservatives. The SNP overall majority meant that there was sufficient support in the [[Scottish Parliament]] to hold a referendum on [[Scottish independence]].<ref name = "snp win"/>

Labour's defeat was attributed to several factors: the party focused too heavily on criticising the Conservative-led coalition at Westminster, and assumed that former Lib Dem voters would automatically switch their vote to Labour, when in fact they appeared to have haemorrhaged support to the SNP.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13307761|title=Scottish Election: Campaign successes and stinkers|first=Andrew|last=Black|work=[[BBC News]]|date=6 May 2011|access-date=7 May 2011|archive-date=6 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110506204314/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-13307761|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Jackie Baillie]] compared the result to Labour's performance in the [[1983 United Kingdom general election|1983 UK general election]].<ref name = "snp win">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305522|title=Scottish election: SNP wins election|work=[[BBC News]]|date=6 May 2011|access-date=7 May 2011|archive-date=12 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112151350/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13305522|url-status=live}}</ref> Iain Gray [[Concession (politics)|conceded defeat]] to Alex Salmond and announced his intention to resign as leader of the Labour group of MSPs that autumn.<ref name = "snp win"/>

The election saw a rout of the Liberal Democrats, with no victories in mainland constituencies<ref name = "LD collapse">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13318151|title=Scottish election: SNP wins election|work=[[BBC News]]|date=6 May 2011|access-date=7 May 2011|archive-date=7 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507055011/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13318151|url-status=live}}</ref> and 25 lost deposits (candidates gaining less than five per cent of the vote).<ref name = "LD collapse"/> Leader [[Tavish Scott]] said their performance was due to the Liberal Democrats' involvement in the [[Cameron–Clegg coalition|Westminster Government]], which had been unpopular with many former LibDem supporters.<ref name="SNPPress"/> Scott resigned as leader two days after the election.<ref name="SNPPress">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13321478|title=Scottish election: SNP press Cameron on Scotland Bill|work=[[BBC News]]|date=7 May 2011|access-date=7 May 2011|archive-date=20 May 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110520031347/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13321478|url-status=live}}</ref>

For the Conservatives, the main disappointment was the loss of [[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]], the seat of former party leader [[David McLetchie]], to the SNP. McLetchie was elected on the Lothian regional list and the Conservatives only made a net loss of five seats, with leader [[Annabel Goldie]] claiming that their support had held firm.<ref name = "snp win"/> Prime Minister [[David Cameron]] congratulated the SNP on the result, but vowed to campaign for the Union in any independence referendum.<ref name = "snp win"/>

The [[Scottish Green Party|Scottish Greens]] won two seats, including their co-convenor [[Patrick Harvie]].<ref name = "snp win"/> [[Margo MacDonald]] again won election as an independent on the Lothian regional list.<ref name = "snp win"/> [[George Galloway]], under a Unionist anti-cuts banner, failed to receive enough votes to be elected to the [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow regional list]].<ref name = "snp win"/>

The SNP's overall majority assured Salmond of another term as First Minister, and he was reelected unopposed on 18 May.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3s_wyP7Hpw |title=Holyrood Roundup, Election of First Minister |author=Scottish Parliament |via=[[YouTube]] |date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216074850/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3s_wyP7Hpw&gl=US&hl=en |archive-date=16 February 2020}}</ref>
{| style="width:70%; text-align:center;"
|+ ↓
|- style="color:white;"
| style="background:{{party color|Scottish National Party}}; color:black; width:53.49%;" | '''69'''
| style="background:{{party color|Scottish Labour}}; width:28.68%;" | '''37'''
| style="background:{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}; width:11.63%;" | '''15'''
| style="background:{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}; width:3.88%;" | '''5'''
| style="background:{{party color|Scottish Greens}}; width:1.55%;" | '''2'''
| style="background:gray; width:0.78%;" |
|-
| {{colour|black|'''SNP'''}}
| {{colour|{{party color|Scottish Labour}}|'''Labour'''}}
| {{colour|{{party color|Scottish Conservatives}}|'''Conservative'''}}
| {{colour|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|<small>'''LD'''</small>}}
|}
{{election table|title=[[2007 Scottish Parliament election#Election results|←]] Scottish general election, 2011 (+/- seats based on notional 2007 result)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.parliament.scot/msps/29398.aspx |title=2011 Scottish Parliament election: Results analysis |website=[[Scottish Parliament]] |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106214350/https://www.parliament.scot/msps/29398.aspx |url-status=dead}}</ref> [[2016 Scottish Parliament election#Result|→]]}}
|-
| style="background-color:white" colspan=15 | [[File:Scottish Parliament elected members, 2011.svg|center|360px]]
|-
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 | Party
! colspan=5 | Constituencies
! colspan=5 | Regional [[additional member system|additional member]]s
! colspan=5 | Total seats
|-
! Votes !! % !! ± !! Seats !! ± !! Votes !! % !! ± !! Seats !! ± !! Total !! ± !! %
|-
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish National Party
 |votes = 902,915
 |votes % = 45.4
 |votes net = {{increase}}12.5
 |seats = 53
 |seats net = {{increase}}32
 |AMS votes = 876,421
 |AMS votes % =44.0
 |AMS votes net = {{increase}}13.0
 |AMS seats = 16
 |AMS seats net = {{decrease}}9
 |Seats total = '''69'''
 |Seats net = {{increase}}23
 |Seats % = 53.5
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Labour
 |votes = 630,461
 |votes % = 31.7
 |votes net = {{decrease}}0.5
 |seats = 15
 |seats net = {{decrease}}20
 |AMS votes = 523,469
 |AMS votes % = 26.3
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}2.9
 |AMS seats = 22
 |AMS seats net = {{increase}}13
 |Seats total = '''37'''
 |Seats net = {{decrease}}7
 |Seats % = 28.7
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Conservatives
 |votes = 276,652
 |votes % = 13.9
 |votes net = {{decrease}}2.7
 |seats = 3
 |seats net = {{decrease}}3
 |AMS votes = 245,967
 |AMS votes % = 12.4
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}1.5
 |AMS seats = 12
 |AMS seats net = {{decrease}}2
 |Seats total = '''15'''
 |Seats net = {{decrease}}5
 |Seats % = 11.6
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
 |votes = 157,714
 |votes % = 7.9
 |votes net = {{decrease}}8.2
 |seats = 2
 |seats net = {{decrease}}9
 |AMS votes =103,472
 |AMS votes % = 5.2
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}6.1
 |AMS seats = 3
 |AMS seats net = {{decrease}}3
 |Seats total = '''5'''
 |Seats net = {{decrease}}12
 |Seats % = 3.9
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Greens
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = {{decrease}}0.1
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = {{steady}}
 |AMS votes = 86,939
 |AMS votes % = 4.4
 |AMS votes net = {{increase}}0.3
 |AMS seats = 2
 |AMS seats net = {{increase}}1
 |Seats total = '''2'''
 |Seats net = {{increase}}1
 |Seats % =1.6
}}
{{AMS Election Summary
 |party = [[Margo MacDonald]]
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 18,732
 |AMS votes % = 0.9
 |AMS votes net = {{steady}}
 |AMS seats =1
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = '''1'''
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % =0.8
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party
 |votes = 1,618
 |votes % = 0.1
 |votes net = {{steady}}
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = {{steady}}
 |AMS votes = 33,253
 |AMS votes % = 1.7
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.2
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = UK Independence Party
 |votes = 2,508
 |votes % = 0.1
 |votes net = {{increase}}0.1
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = {{steady}}
 |AMS votes = 18,138
 |AMS votes % = 0.9
 |AMS votes net = {{increase}}0.5
 |AMS seats = 0
 |AMS seats net ={{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Christian Party
 |votes = 1,193
 |votes % = 0.1
 |votes net = {{decrease}}0.2
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = {{steady}}
 |AMS votes = 16,466
 |AMS votes % = 0.8
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.5
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Socialist Labour Party (UK)
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 16,847
 |AMS votes % = 0.9
 |AMS votes net = {{steady}}0.2
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = British National Party
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 15,580
 |AMS votes % = 0.8
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.4
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Socialist Party
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 8,272
 |AMS votes % = 0.4
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.2
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Respect - The Unity Coalition
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 6,972
 |AMS votes % = 0.4
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Scottish Unionist Party (1986)
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 3,002
 |AMS votes % = 0.2
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.1
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary
 |party = Ban Bankers Bonuses
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 2,968
 |AMS votes % = 0.1
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Solidarity (Scotland)
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 2,837
 |AMS votes % = 0.1
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}1.4
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Liberal Party (UK, 1989)
 |votes = 436
 |votes % = 0.0
 |votes net = ''new''
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = ''new''
 |AMS votes = 2,393
 |AMS votes % = 0.1
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = National Front (UK)
 |votes = 1,515
 |votes % = 0.1
 |votes net = ''new''
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = ''new''
 |AMS votes = 640
 |AMS votes % = 0.03
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary
 |party = Angus Independents Representatives
 |votes = 1,321
 |votes % = 0.1
 |votes net = ''new''
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = ''new''
 |AMS votes = 471
 |AMS votes % = 0.03
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Pirate Party UK
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 1,431
 |AMS votes % = 0.1
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Christian Peoples Alliance
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 1,191
 |AMS votes % = 0.1
 |AMS votes net = {{decrease}}0.7
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary
 |party = Scotland Homeland Party
 |votes = —
 |votes % = —
 |votes net = —
 |seats = —
 |seats net = —
 |AMS votes = 616
 |AMS votes % = 0.0
 |AMS votes net = ''new''
 |AMS seats =0
 |AMS seats net = ''new''
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary
 |party = Land Party
 |votes = 276
 |votes % = 0.0
 |votes net = ''new''
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = ''new''
 |AMS votes = —
 |AMS votes % = —
 |AMS votes net = —
 |AMS seats = —
 |AMS seats net = —
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Communist Party of Britain
 |votes = 256
 |votes % = 0.0
 |votes net = ''new''
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = ''new''
 |AMS votes = —
 |AMS votes % = —
 |AMS votes net = —
 |AMS seats = —
 |AMS seats net = —
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = ''new''
 |Seats % = 0.0
}}
{{AMS Election Summary Party
 |party = Independent politician
 |votes = 12,411
 |votes % = 0.6
 |votes net = {{decrease}}0.6
 |seats = 0
 |seats net = {{steady}}
 |AMS votes = 4,759
 |AMS votes % = 0.2
 |AMS votes net = {{increase}}0.1
 |AMS seats = 0
 |AMS seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats total = 0
 |Seats net = {{steady}}
 |Seats % =0.0
}}
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | '''Valid votes''' || '''1,989,276''' || '''99.7''' || '''{{increase}}3.8''' || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || '''1,990,836''' || '''99.7''' || '''{{increase}}2.0''' || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Spoilt votes || 6,363 || 0.3 || {{decrease}}3.8 || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || 5,987 || 0.3 || {{decrease}}2.0 || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|-
!style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Total || 1,995,639 || 100 || &nbsp; || 73 || – || 1,996,823 || 100 || &nbsp; || 56 || – || 129 || – || 100
|-
|style="text-align:left"; colspan="2" | Electorate/Turnout || 3,950,626 || 50.5 || {{decrease}}3.4 || colspan="2"| &nbsp; || 3,950,626 || 50.5 || {{decrease}}3.5 || colspan="5"| &nbsp;
|}

===Votes summary===
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| title=Popular Vote (Constituency)
| titlebar=#ddd
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| barwidth=410px
| bars=
{{bar percent border|'''SNP'''|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|45.39}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|31.69}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|13.91}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|7.93}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|1.08}}
}}
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| title=Popular Vote (Regional)
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| width=600px
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{{bar percent border|'''SNP'''|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|44.04}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|26.31}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|12.36}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|5.20}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Scottish Green Party}}|4.38}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|7.71}}
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| title=Parliament seats
| titlebar=#ddd
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{{bar percent border|'''SNP'''|{{party color|Scottish National Party}}|border=darkgray|53.49}}
{{bar percent|Labour|{{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}|28.68}}
{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}|11.63}}
{{bar percent|Liberal Democrats|{{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}|3.88}}
{{bar percent|Green|{{party color|Scottish Green Party}}|1.55}}
{{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.78}}
}}

===Constituency and regional summary===

====Central Scotland====

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]
 |MSP = [[Alex Neil (politician)|Alex Neil]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Coatbridge and Chryston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Coatbridge and Chryston]]
 |MSP = [[Elaine Smith (Scottish politician)|Elaine Smith]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]]
 |MSP = [[Jamie Hepburn]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride]]
 |MSP = [[Linda Fabiani]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
 |MSP = [[Angus MacDonald (MSP)|Angus MacDonald]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk West]]
 |MSP = [[Michael Matheson (politician)|Michael Matheson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]]
 |MSP = [[Christina McKelvie]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Motherwell and Wishaw (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Motherwell and Wishaw]]
 |MSP = [[John Pentland]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Uddingston and Bellshill (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Uddingston and Bellshill]]
 |MSP = [[Michael McMahon (Scottish politician)|Michael McMahon]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |votes      = 108,261
   |percentage = 46.4%
   |change     = +15.5%
   |number     = 3
   |numberchange= −2
   |elected    = [[Richard Lyle]] <br /> [[John Wilson (Scottish Green politician)|John Wilson]] <br /> [[Clare Adamson]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour Party
   |votes      = 82,459
   |percentage = 35.3%
   |change     = −4.6%
   |number     = 3
   |numberchange= +3
   |elected    = [[Siobhan McMahon]] <br /> [[Mark Griffin (politician)|Mark Griffin]] <br /> [[Margaret McCulloch]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
   |votes      = 14,870
   |percentage = 6.4%
   |change     = −1.9%
   |number     = 1
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Margaret Mitchell (Scottish politician)|Margaret Mitchell]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
   |votes      = 3,318
   |percentage = 1.4%
   |change     = −3.8%
   |number     = 0
   |numberchange= −1
   |elected    =
}}
 {{Election box end}}

====Glasgow====

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]]
 |MSP = [[Bill Kidd]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]]
 |MSP = [[James Dornan]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]]
 |MSP = [[Sandra White]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn]]
 |MSP = [[Patricia Ferguson]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Pollok (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Pollok]]
 |MSP = [[Johann Lamont]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Provan (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Provan]]
 |MSP = [[Paul Martin (Scottish politician)|Paul Martin]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]]
 |MSP = [[John Mason (Scottish politician)|John Mason]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]]
 |MSP = [[Nicola Sturgeon]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party 
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Rutherglen (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Rutherglen]]
 |MSP = [[James Kelly (Scottish politician)|James Kelly]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |votes      = 83,109
   |percentage = 39.8%
   |change     = +12.8%
   |number     = 2
   |numberchange= −2
   |elected    = [[Humza Yousaf]] <br /> [[Bob Doris]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour Party
   |votes      = 73,031
   |percentage = 35.0%
   |change     = −3.3%
   |number     = 3
   |numberchange= +3
   |elected    = [[Hanzala Malik]] <br /> [[Drew Smith (politician)|Drew Smith]] <br /> [[Anne McTaggart]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
   |votes      = 12,749
   |percentage = 6.1%
   |change     = −0.6%
   |number     = 1
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Ruth Davidson]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Green Party
   |votes      = 12,454
   |percentage = 6.0%
   |change     = +0.6%
   |number     = 1
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Patrick Harvie]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
   |votes      = 5,312
   |percentage = 2.5%
   |change     = −4.6%
   |number     = 0
   |numberchange= −1
   |elected    =
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Highlands and Islands====

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll & Bute]]
 |MSP = [[Michael Russell (Scottish politician)|Michael Russell]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland & Ross]]
 |MSP = [[Rob Gibson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Inverness and Nairn (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Inverness & Nairn]]
 |MSP = [[Fergus Ewing]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Moray (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Moray]]
 |MSP = [[Richard Lochhead]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]]
 |MSP = [[Alasdair Allan]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Orkney (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Orkney]]
 |MSP = [[Liam McArthur]]
 |winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Shetland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Shetland]]
 |MSP = [[Tavish Scott]]
 |winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Skye, Lochaber & Badenoch]]
 |MSP = [[David Thompson (Scottish politician)|Dave Thompson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |votes      = 85,028
   |percentage = 47.5%
   |change     = +13.1%
   |number     = 3
   |numberchange= +1
   |elected    = [[John Finnie]] <br /> [[Jean Urquhart]] <br /> [[Mike MacKenzie (politician)|Mike MacKenzie]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour Party
   |votes      = 25,884
   |percentage = 14.5%
   |change     = −3.2%
   |number     = 2
   |numberchange= −1
   |elected    = [[Rhoda Grant]] <br /> [[David Stewart (Scottish politician)|David Stewart]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 21,729
  |percentage = 12.1%
  |change     = −8.0%
  |number     = 0
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = 
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
   |votes      = 20,843
   |percentage = 11.6%
   |change     = −0.8%
   |number     = 2
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Jamie McGrigor]] <br /> [[Mary Scanlon (Scottish politician)|Mary Scanlon]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Lothian====
{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]]
 |MSP = [[Angela Constance]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]]
 |MSP = [[Marco Biagi (politician)|Marco Biagi]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]]
 |MSP = [[Kenny MacAskill]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern and Leith]]
 |MSP = [[Malcolm Chisholm]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
 |MSP = [[Gordon MacDonald (Scottish politician)|Gordon MacDonald]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Conservative Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Southern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Southern]]
 |MSP = [[Jim Eadie (politician)|Jim Eadie]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Edinburgh Western (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Western]]
 |MSP = [[Colin Keir]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]]
 |MSP = [[Fiona Hyslop]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North & Musselburgh]]
 |MSP = [[Colin Beattie]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish parliamentary election, 2011: [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]]}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish National Party
   |votes      = 110,953
   |percentage = 39.2%
   |change     = +12.9%
   |number     = 0
   |numberchange= −3
   |elected    =
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Labour Party
   |votes      = 70,544
   |percentage = 24.9%
   |change     = −1.3%
   |number     = 3
   |numberchange= +2
   |elected    = [[Sarah Boyack]] <br /> [[Kezia Dugdale]] <br /> [[Neil Findlay]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
   |votes      = 33,019
   |percentage = 11.7%
   |change     = −1.5%
   |number     = 2
   |numberchange= +1
   |elected    = [[David McLetchie]] <br /> [[Gavin Brown (politician)|Gavin Brown]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Scottish Green Party
   |votes      = 21,505
   |percentage = 7.6%
   |change     = +0.5%
   |number     = 1
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Alison Johnstone]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
   |party      = Independent (politician)|Independent
   |votes      = 18,732
   |percentage = 6.6%
   |change     = 0.0%
   |number     = 1
   |numberchange= ±0
   |elected    = [[Margo MacDonald]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 15,588
  |percentage = 5.5%
  |change     = −7.3%
  |number     = 0
  |numberchange= =0
  |elected    = 
}}
{{Election box end}}

====Mid Scotland and Fife====
{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Mid Scotland and Fife]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire & Dunblane]]
 |MSP = [[Keith Brown (Scottish politician)|Keith Brown]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Cowdenbeath (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cowdenbeath]]
 |MSP = [[Helen Eadie]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]]
 |MSP = [[Bill Walker (SNP)|Bill Walker]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Fife North East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Fife North East]]
 |MSP = [[Roderick Campbell]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]]
 |MSP = [[David Torrance (politician)|David Torrance]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife & Glenrothes]]
 |MSP = [[Tricia Marwick]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Perthshire North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire North]]
 |MSP = [[John Swinney]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South & Kinross-shire]]
 |MSP = [[Roseanna Cunningham]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Stirling]]
 |MSP = [[Bruce Crawford]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2011: Mid Scotland and Fife}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 116,691
  |percentage = 45.2%
  |change     = +12.7%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Annabelle Ewing]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour Party
  |votes      = 64,623
  |percentage = 25.0%
  |change     = −2.1%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= 0
  |elected    = [[John Park (politician)|John Park]]<br />[[Claire Brennan-Baker]]<br />[[Richard Simpson (Scottish politician)|Richard Simpson]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
  |votes      = 36,458
  |percentage = 14.1%
  |change     = −1.5%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Murdo Fraser]]<br /> [[Liz Smith (politician)|Liz Smith]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 15,103
  |percentage = 5.9%
  |change     = −7.7%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= +1
  |elected    = [[Willie Rennie]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

====North East Scotland====
{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|North East Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]]
 |MSP = [[Kevin Stewart (Scottish politician)|Kevin Stewart]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Donside]]
 |MSP = [[Brian Adam]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South & North Kincardine]]
 |MSP = [[Maureen Watt]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Aberdeenshire East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire East]]
 |MSP = [[Alex Salmond]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeenshire West]]
 |MSP = [[Dennis Robertson (politician)|Dennis Robertson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Liberal Democrats
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus North & Mearns]]
 |MSP = [[Nigel Don]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Angus South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Angus South]]
 |MSP = [[Graeme Dey]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Banffshire & Buchan Coast]]
 |MSP = [[Stewart Stevenson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Dundee City East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City East]]
 |MSP = [[Shona Robison]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link |constituency = [[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]]
 |MSP = [[Joe Fitzpatrick]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2011: North East Scotland}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 140,749
  |percentage = 52.7%
  |change     = +12.2%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Mark McDonald (politician)|Mark McDonald]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour Party
  |votes      = 43,893
  |percentage = 16.4%
  |change     = −3.2%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Richard Baker (Scottish politician)|Richard Baker]]<br /> [[Jenny Marra]]<br /> [[Lewis MacDonald]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
  |votes      = 37,681
  |percentage = 14.1%
  |change     = −1.1%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Alex Johnstone (politician)|Alex Johnstone]]<br /> [[Nanette Milne]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 18,178
  |percentage = 6.8%
  |change     = −8.4%
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Alison McInnes]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

====South Scotland====

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[South Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Ayr (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ayr]]
 |MSP = [[John Scott (MSP)|John Scott]]
 |winner = Scottish Conservative Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley]]
 |MSP = [[Adam Ingram (SNP)|Adam Ingram]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]
 |MSP = [[Aileen Campbell]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]
 |MSP = [[Elaine Murray]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]]
 |MSP = [[Iain Gray]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire]]
 |MSP = [[John Lamont]]
 |winner = Scottish Conservative Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway and West Dumfries]]
 |MSP = [[Alex Fergusson (politician)|Alex Fergusson]]
 |winner = Scottish Conservative Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley]]
 |MSP = [[Willie Coffey]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale]]
 |MSP = [[Christine Grahame]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2011: South Scotland}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 114,270
  |percentage = 40.96%
  |change     = +12.4
  |number     = 4
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    = [[Joan McAlpine]] <br /> [[Aileen McLeod]] <br /> [[Paul Wheelhouse]] <br /> [[Chic Brodie (politician)|Chic Brodie]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour Party
  |votes      = 70,596
  |percentage = 25.3%
  |change     = −3.5
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= +2
  |elected    = [[Claudia Beamish]] <br /> [[Graeme Pearson]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
  |votes      = 54,352
  |percentage = 19.48%
  |change     = −2.8
  |number     = 0
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    =
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 15,096
  |percentage = 5.41%
  |change     = −4.5
  |number     = 1
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Jim Hume]]
}}
{{Election box end}}

====West Scotland====

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament general election, 2011: [[West Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West Scotland]]}}
|-
! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency
! style="width: 150px"|Elected member
! style="width: 300px"|Result
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydebank & Milngavie]]
 |MSP = [[Gil Paterson (Scottish politician)|Gil Paterson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]]
 |MSP = [[Kenneth Gibson (Scottish politician)|Kenneth Gibson]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]]
 |MSP = [[Margaret Burgess]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]]
 |MSP = [[Jackie Baillie]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Eastwood (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Eastwood]]
 |MSP = [[Ken Macintosh]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Greenock and Inverclyde (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Greenock & Inverclyde]]
 |MSP = [[Duncan McNeil]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Paisley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Paisley]]
 |MSP = [[George Adam]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Renfrewshire North and West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire North & West]]
 |MSP = [[Derek Mackay]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency hold electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Renfrewshire South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Renfrewshire South]]
 |MSP = [[Hugh Henry]]
 |winner = Scottish Labour Party
}}
 {{Election box constituency gain electoral region with party link
 |constituency = [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin & Bearsden]]
 |MSP = [[Fiona McLeod]]
 |winner = Scottish National Party
 |loser = Scottish Labour Party
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{election table | title=Scottish Parliament election, 2011: West Scotland}}
|-
! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party
! Elected candidates
! style="width: 40px"|Seats
! style="width: 40px"|+/−
! style="width: 50px"|Votes
! style="width: 40px"|%
! style="width: 40px"|+/−%
|-
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish National Party
  |votes      = 117,306
  |percentage = 41.5%
  |change     = +13%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= −2
  |elected    = [[Stewart Maxwell]]<br /> [[Stuart McMillan]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Labour Party
  |votes      = 92,530
  |percentage = 32.8%
  |change     = −1.8%
  |number     = 3
  |numberchange= +3
  |elected    = [[Mary Fee]] <br /> [[Neil Bibby]] <br /> [[Margaret McDougall]]
}}
{{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Conservative Party
  |votes      = 35,995
  |percentage = 12.7%
  |change     = −2.0%
  |number     = 2
  |numberchange= ±0
  |elected    = [[Annabel Goldie]]<br /> [[Jackson Carlaw]]
}}
 {{Election box scottish candidate electoral region with party link|
  |party      = Scottish Liberal Democrats
  |votes      = 9,148
  |percentage = 3.2%
  |change     = −4.9%
  |number     = 0
  |numberchange= −1
  |elected    =
}}
{{Election box end}}

==Top target seats of the main parties==
Below are listed all the constituencies which required a [[Swing (United Kingdom)|swing]] of less than 5% from the 2007 result to change hands. Because the election was fought under new boundaries, the figures are based on notional results from 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf|title=The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011|date=8 September 2010|publisher=BBC News online|access-date=30 November 2010|archive-date=23 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170723191736/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/bsp/hi/pdfs/08_09_10_boundaryreport.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

===SNP targets===
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{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Rank
! style="width:225px;"|Constituency
! colspan="2" style="width:175px;"|Winning party 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Swing to gain
! style="width:100px;"|SNP's place 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Glasgow Southside (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Southside]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|0.07
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|2
|[[Linlithgow (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Linlithgow]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|0.45
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|3
|[[Stirling (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Stirling]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|0.61
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|4
|[[Edinburgh Eastern (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Eastern]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|0.80
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|5
|[[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|1.32
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|6
|[[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|1.85
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|7
|[[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|2.23
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|8
|[[Midlothian North and Musselburgh (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian North & Musselburgh]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|2.59
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|9
|[[Dumbarton (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumbarton]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|2.64
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|10
|[[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.05
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|11
|[[East Lothian (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Lothian]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.76
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|12
|[[East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.78
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|13
|[[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.50
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|14
|[[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern & Leith]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.63
|2nd
|Labour hold
|-
|15
|[[Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen South & North Kincardine]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|3.66
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|16
|[[Galloway and West Dumfries (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Galloway & West Dumfries]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|3.84
|2nd
|Con hold
|-
|17
|[[Cumbernauld & Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld & Kilsyth]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|3.94
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|18
|[[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|4.05
|3rd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|19
|[[Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Caithness, Sutherland & Ross]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|4.28
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|20
|[[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|4.49
|3rd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|21
|[[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|4.55
|3rd
|'''SNP gain'''
|-
|22
|[[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|4.61
|2nd
|'''SNP gain'''
|}

===Conservative targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Rank
! style="width:225px;"|Constituency
! colspan="2" style="width:175px;"|Winning party 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Swing to gain
! style="width:100px;"|Con place 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Perthshire South & Kinross-shire]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|2.23
|2nd
|SNP hold
|}

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===Labour targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Rank
! style="width:225px;"|Constituency
! colspan="2" style="width:175px;"|Winning party 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Swing to gain
! style="width:100px;"|Labour's place 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Almond Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Almond Valley]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|0.007
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|2
|[[Cunninghame North (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame North]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|0.07
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|3
|[[Dunfermline (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|0.14
|2nd
|''SNP gain''
|-
|4
|[[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|0.69
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|5
|[[Dumfriesshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dumfriesshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|1.05
|2nd
|'''Labour gain'''
|-
|6
|[[Edinburgh Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Central]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}
|1.28
|2nd
|''SNP gain''
|-
|7
|[[Falkirk West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk West]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|1.28
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|8
|[[Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clackmannanshire & Dunblane]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|1.39
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|9
|[[Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kilmarnock & Irvine Valley]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|2.01
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|10
|[[Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Na h-Eileanan an Iar]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|2.52
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|11
|[[Dundee City West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dundee City West]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|4.22
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|12
|[[Edinburgh Pentlands (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Pentlands]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|4.31
|2nd
|''SNP gain''
|-
|13
|[[Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Mid Fife & Glenrothes]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|4.53
|2nd
|SNP hold
|}

===Liberal Democrat targets===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:550px"
|-
! style="width:50px;"|Rank
! style="width:225px;"|Constituency
! colspan="2" style="width:175px;"|Winning party 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Swing to gain
! style="width:100px;"|LD's place 2007
! style="width:100px;"|Result
|-
|1
|[[Argyll and Bute (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Argyll & Bute]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|1.41
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|2
|[[Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Aberdeen Central]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|1.70
|3rd
|SNP hold
|-
|3
|[[Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Midlothian South, Tweeddale & Lauderdale]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish National Party}}
|1.66
|2nd
|SNP hold
|-
|4
|[[Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Ettrick, Roxburgh & Berwickshire]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Conservatives}}
|2.61
|2nd
|Con hold
|-
|5
|[[Edinburgh Northern and Leith (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh Northern and Leith]]
| {{party name with colour|Scottish Labour}}
|4.16
|3rd
|Labour hold
|}

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==Incumbents defeated==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Constituency/Region
! MSP
! colspan="2"|Party
! MSP Since
! Office previously held 
|-
| [[Airdrie and Shotts (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Airdrie and Shotts]]
| [[Karen Whitefield]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| [[Scottish Labour]]
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cumbernauld and Kilsyth]]
| [[Cathie Craigie]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[East Kilbride (Scottish Parliament constituency)|East Kilbride]]
| [[Andy Kerr (Scottish politician)|Andy Kerr]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|[[Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government|Minister for Finance and Public Services]]
|-
| [[Falkirk East (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Falkirk East]]
| [[Cathy Peattie]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Glasgow Anniesland (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Anniesland]]
| [[Bill Butler (politician)|Bill Butler]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 2000
|
|-
| [[Glasgow Cathcart (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Cathcart]]
| [[Charlie Gordon]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 2005
|
|-
| [[Glasgow Kelvin (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Kelvin]]
| [[Pauline McNeill]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Glasgow Shettleston (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Glasgow Shettleston]]
| [[Frank McAveety]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
| Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport
|-
| [[Kirkcaldy (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Kirkcaldy]]
| [[Marilyn Livingstone]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse]]
| [[Tom McCabe]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Clydesdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydesdale]]
| [[Karen Gillon]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Clydebank and Milngavie (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Clydebank and Milngavie]]
| [[Des McNulty]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|[[Deputy Minister for Communities]]
|-
| [[Cunninghame South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Cunninghame South]]
| [[Irene Oldfather]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Strathkelvin and Bearsden (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Strathkelvin and Bearsden]]
| [[David Whitton]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Labour Party}}" |
| Scottish Labour
| 2007
|
|-
| [[Edinburgh South (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh South]]
| [[Mike Pringle (politician)|Mike Pringle]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| [[Scottish Liberal Democrats]]
| 2003
|
|-
| [[North East Fife (Scottish Parliament constituency)|North East Fife]]
| [[Iain Smith (Scottish politician)|Iain Smith]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 1999
|
|-
| [[West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)|West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine]]
| [[Mike Rumbles]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats 
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
| [[Robert Brown (Scottish politician)|Robert Brown]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 1999
|
|-
| [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]]
| [[Ross Finnie]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 1999
| [[Minister for the Environment and Rural Development]]
|-
| [[Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale]]
| [[Jeremy Purvis]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Edinburgh West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Edinburgh West]]
| [[Margaret Smith (Scottish politician)|Margaret Smith]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 1999
|
|-
| [[Dunfermline West (Scottish Parliament constituency)|Dunfermline West]]
| [[Jim Tolson]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 2007
|
|-
| [[Central Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Central Scotland]]
| [[Hugh O'Donnell (politician)|Hugh O'Donnell]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats
| 2007
|
|-
| [[South of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|South of Scotland]]
| [[Derek Brownlee]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative Party}}" |
| [[Scottish Conservatives]]
| 2005
|
|-
| [[Glasgow (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Glasgow]]
| [[Anne McLaughlin]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| [[Scottish National Party]]
| 2009
|
|-
| [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]]
| [[Shirley-Anne Somerville]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| Scottish National Party
| 2007
|
|-
| [[Lothian (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Lothian]] (was previously member in [[West of Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|West of Scotland]])
| [[Bill Wilson (Scottish politician)|Bill Wilson]]
! style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" |
| Scottish National Party
| 2007
|
|}

==See also==
*[[Arbuthnott Commission]]
*[[2011 National Assembly for Wales election]]
*[[2011 Northern Ireland Assembly election]]
*[[Review of the Labour Party in Scotland|Murphy and Boyack review]] of the Labour Party in Scotland
*[[2011 Scottish Labour leadership election]]
*[[2011 Scottish Conservatives leadership election]]
*[[2011 Scottish Liberal Democrats leadership election]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_11-29.pdf Election 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170103003744/http://www.parliament.scot/ResearchBriefingsAndFactsheets/S4/SB_11-29.pdf |date=3 January 2017 }}, a Briefing by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre
* [http://www.scottishelectionstudy.org.uk/ Scottish Election Study]

===Party manifestos===
* [http://www.bnp.org.uk/PDF/British_National_Party_Scotland_Manifesto_2011.pdf British National Party Manifesto]
* [http://www.scottishcommunists.org.uk/docs/article/118/ElectionManifestoMay2011.pdf Communist Party of Britain Manifesto]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110506141701/http://www.pirateparty.org.uk/media/uploads/manifesto2011/scotland/Scots_Final_Low.pdf Pirate Party UK Scottish Manifesto]
* [http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/2011/04/vote-george-galloway-coalition-against.html Respect Party 'Coalition Against Cuts' Manifesto] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110509044846/http://www.votegeorgegalloway.com/2011/04/vote-george-galloway-coalition-against.html |date=9 May 2011 }}
* [http://www.scottishchristianparty.org.uk/policies/foreword-2011-scottish-election-manifesto/ Scottish Christian Party Manifesto]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110719004451/http://www.scottishconservatives.com/downloads/scottish-conservative-manifesto-2011.pdf Scottish Conservative Party Manifesto]
* [http://scot.gr/w/GreenHolyrood2011.pdf Scottish Green Party Manifesto]
* [http://www.scottish-homeland-party.org.uk/may-2011-manifesto.html Scottish Homeland Party Manifesto]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110506142001/http://www.scottishlabour.org.uk/uploads/84613091-e7ae-5ce4-7dff-39f1789cf681.pdf Scottish Labour Party Manifesto]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110409163046/http://www.scotlibdems.org.uk/files/SLD2011manifesto.pdf Scottish Liberal Democrats Manifesto]
* [http://votesnp.com/campaigns/SNP_Manifesto_2011_lowRes.pdf Scottish National Party Manifesto]
* [http://scottishsocialistparty.s3.amazonaws.com/new_pdfs/election2011/ssp_manifesto_2011_web.pdf Scottish Socialist Party Manifesto]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110506142636/http://www.ukip.org/media/pdf/LocalManifestoScotsDL.pdf UK Independence Party Manifesto]

===Party election broadcasts===
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POP-DjI0wvw Scottish National Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0108tps/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_Scottish_Labour_Party_06_04_2011/ Scottish Labour Party]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNpUh1m2Hss Scottish Conservative Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0108trg/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_Scottish_Liberal_Democrats_08_04_2011/ Scottish Liberal Democrats]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-13052398 Scottish Green Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010jr6r/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_British_National_Party_19_04_2011/ British National Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010jrtc/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_UK_Independence_Party_20_04_2011/ UK Independence Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010jr6k/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_Scottish_Christian_Party_19_04_2011/ Scottish Christian Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b010jr2y/Party_Election_Broadcasts_Scottish_Parliamentary_Elections_2011_Scottish_Socialist_Party_18_04_2011/ Scottish Socialist Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13168774 All Scotland Pensioner's Party]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13168773 Socialist Labour Party]

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