Scottish Parliament election 2021

SNP fall one seat short of overall majority

The SNP will form the next Scottish government - a historic fourth consecutive win for the nationalists - but with all the votes counted they have fallen one seat short of a majority. Click here for the full story

Parliament scoreboard

Counting complete. After 129 of 129 seats declared.

Change compared with 2016

Scottish National Party
total seats 64change +1
Constituency total seats 62
Constituency change +3
Constituency total votes 1,291,204
Constituency share 47.7%
Constituency share change +1.2
Region total seats 2
Region change -2
Region total votes 1,094,374
Region share 40.3%
Region share change -1.4
Conservative
total seats 31change 0
Constituency total seats 5
Constituency change -2
Constituency total votes 592,518
Constituency share 21.9%
Constituency share change -0.1
Region total seats 26
Region change +2
Region total votes 637,131
Region share 23.5%
Region share change +0.6
Labour
total seats 22change -2
Constituency total seats 2
Constituency change -1
Constituency total votes 584,392
Constituency share 21.6%
Constituency share change -1.0
Region total seats 20
Region change -1
Region total votes 485,819
Region share 17.9%
Region share change -1.2
Green
total seats 8change +2
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 34,990
Constituency share 1.3%
Constituency share change +0.7
Region total seats 8
Region change +2
Region total votes 220,324
Region share 8.1%
Region share change +1.5
Liberal Democrat
total seats 4change -1
Constituency total seats 4
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 187,746
Constituency share 6.9%
Constituency share change -0.9
Region total seats 0
Region change -1
Region total votes 137,152
Region share 5.1%
Region share change -0.1
Alba
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 44,913
Region share 1.7%
Region share change +1.7
All For Unity
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 23,299
Region share 0.9%
Region share change +0.9
Scottish Family Party
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 2,734
Constituency share 0.1%
Constituency share change +0.1
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 16,085
Region share 0.6%
Region share change +0.6
Freedom Alliance
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 1,154
Constituency share 0.0%
Constituency share change 0.0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 6,271
Region share 0.2%
Region share change +0.2
Independent
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 5,673
Constituency share 0.0%
Constituency share change 0.0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 6,122
Region share 0.1%
Region share change +0.1
Reform UK
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 5,793
Region share 0.2%
Region share change +0.2
UK Independence Party
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 699
Constituency share 0.0%
Constituency share change 0.0
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 3,848
Region share 0.1%
Region share change -1.9
Others
total seats 0change 0
Constituency total seats 0
Constituency change 0
Constituency total votes 5,573
Constituency share 0.1%
Constituency share change -0.1
Region total seats 0
Region change 0
Region total votes 31,604
Region share 1.2%
Region share change +0.7

Turnout

Registered voters4,280,785

Turnout63%

Change+7.60

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