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HISTORICAL ELECTION RESULT

Scottish Parliament election 2021 results

Scottish Parliament election held on 6 May 2021: SNP was the largest party with 64 seats. Turnout was 63.5%.

129Total seats
63.5%Turnout
64SNP seats

Result

1Scottish National Party64 seats
2Scottish Conservatives31 seats
3Scottish Labour22 seats
4Scottish Greens8 seats
5Scottish Liberal Democrats4 seats

What happened in 2021?

Turnout reached 63.5%, the highest recorded at a Scottish Parliament election. The SNP finished one seat short of an overall majority.

Scottish Parliament elections use the Additional Member System: 73 constituency MSPs are combined with 56 regional MSPs. The two ballots mean constituency and regional vote shares are separate measures.