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7th Scottish Parliament

The 7th Scottish Parliament was elected at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.[1][2] New MSPs were sworn in on 14 May 2026.[3]

7th Scottish Parliament
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Scottish Parliament Building
Overview
Legislative bodyScottish Parliament
JurisdictionScotland
Meeting placeScottish Parliament Building
Term14 May 2026 –
Election2026
GovernmentSwinney II
Members129
Presiding OfficerKenneth Gibson
First MinisterJohn Swinney
Deputy First MinisterJenny Gilruth
Leader of the largest opposition partiesAnas Sarwar & Malcolm Offord

Composition

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Party May 2026
election		 Currently
• Scottish National Party5857
Scottish Labour1717
Reform Party Scotland1717
Scottish Greens1515
Scottish Conservatives1212
Scottish Liberal Democrats1010
Presiding Officer01
Total 129
Government majority -13 -15

Government parties denoted with bullets (•)

Leadership

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List of MSPs

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This is a list of MSPs so far elected.[4][5] The changes table below records all changes in party affiliation during the session, since the May 2026 election.

NameImageMember forTypeParty
George Adam Paisley Constituency Scottish National Party
Karen Adam Banffshire and Buchan Coast Constituency Scottish National Party
Clare Adamson Motherwell and Wishaw Constituency Scottish National Party
Irshad Ahmed Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Labour
Heather Anderson Dundee City West Constituency Scottish National Party
Tom Arthur Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Constituency Scottish National Party
Jackie Baillie Dumbarton Constituency Scottish Labour
Claire Baker Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour
Max Bannerman Highlands and Islands Regional Reform UK Scotland
David Barratt Cowdenbeath Constituency Scottish National Party
Andrew Baxter Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Colin Beattie Midlothian North Constituency Scottish National Party
Senga Beresford South Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Neil Bibby West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour
Dawn Black Angus North and Mearns Constituency Scottish National Party
Amanda Bland Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Reform UK Scotland
Steven Bonnar Uddingston and Bellshill Constituency Scottish National Party
Gary Bouse Falkirk West Constituency Scottish National Party
Miles Briggs Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Conservatives
Alan Brown Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Constituency Scottish National Party
Keith Brown Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Constituency Scottish National Party
Siobhian Brown Ayr Constituency Scottish National Party
Holly Bruce Glasgow Southside Constituency Scottish Greens
Ariane Burgess Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Greens
Alexander Burnett Aberdeenshire West Constituency Scottish Conservatives
Kate Campbell Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Constituency Scottish National Party
Michelle Campbell Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Constituency Scottish National Party
Finlay Carson Galloway and West Dumfries Constituency Scottish Conservatives
Maggie Chapman North East Scotland Regional Scottish Greens
Yi-pei Chou Turvey North East Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats
Katy Clark West Scotland Regional Scottish Labour
Alex Cole-Hamilton Edinburgh North Western Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Angela Constance Almond Valley Constituency Scottish National Party
Vic Currie Highlands and Islands Regional Reform UK Scotland
Martyn Day Falkirk East and Linlithgow Constituency Scottish National Party
Sanne Dijkstra-Downie Edinburgh Northern Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Bob Doris Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Constituency Scottish National Party
Iris Duane Glasgow Regional Scottish Greens
Jackie Dunbar Aberdeen Donside Constituency Scottish National Party
Duncan Dunlop South Scotland Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats
Tim Eagle Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Conservatives
Joe Fagan South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour
Jim Fairlie Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Constituency Scottish National Party
Russell Findlay West Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives
Stephen Flynn Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Constituency Scottish National Party
Murdo Fraser Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives
Meghan Gallacher Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Scottish Conservatives
Stephen Gethins Dundee City East Constituency Scottish National Party
Zen Ghani Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Constituency Scottish National Party
Kenneth Gibson Cunninghame North Constituency Presiding Officer
Patricia Gibson Cunninghame South Constituency Scottish National Party
Jenny Gilruth Mid Fife and Glenrothes Constituency Scottish National Party
Hannah Goodlad Shetland Islands Constituency Scottish National Party
Neil Gray Airdrie Constituency Scottish National Party
David Green Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Ross Greer West Scotland Regional Scottish Greens
Mark Griffin Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Scottish Labour
Katie Hagmann Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Constituency Scottish National Party
Rachael Hamilton Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Constituency Scottish Conservatives
Adam Harley Strathkelvin and Bearsden Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Patrick Harvie Glasgow Regional Scottish Greens
Clare Haughey Rutherglen and Cambuslang Constituency Scottish National Party
Jamie Hepburn Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Constituency Scottish National Party
Craig Hoy Dumfriesshire Constituency Scottish Conservatives
Daniel Johnson Edinburgh Southern Constituency Scottish Labour
Alex Kerr Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Constituency Scottish National Party
Calum Kerr Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale Constituency Scottish National Party
Liam Kerr North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives
Stephen Kerr Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Conservatives
Thomas Kerr Glasgow Regional Reform UK Scotland
Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Greens
David Kirkwood South Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Simita Kumar Edinburgh South Western Constituency Scottish National Party
Jamie Langan South Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Kristopher Leask Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Greens
David Linden Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Constituency Scottish National Party
Amanda Lindsay Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Reform UK Scotland
Joe Long Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Labour
Douglas Lumsden North East Scotland Regional Scottish Conservatives
Morven-May MacCallum Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish Liberal Democrats
Julie MacDougall Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Reform UK Scotland
Fulton MacGregor Coatbridge and Chryston Constituency Scottish National Party
Gillian Mackay Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Scottish Greens
Donald MacKinnon Na h-Eileanan an Iar Constituency Scottish Labour
Ben Macpherson Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Constituency Scottish National Party
Michael Marra North East Scotland Regional Scottish Labour
Gillian Martin Aberdeenshire East Constituency Scottish National Party
Duncan Massey North East Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Màiri McAllan Clydesdale Constituency Scottish National Party
Liam McArthur Orkney Islands Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Helen McDade Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Reform UK Scotland
Cara McKee West Scotland Regional Scottish Greens
Ivan McKee Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Constituency Scottish National Party
Paul McLennan East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Constituency Scottish National Party
Stuart McMillan Inverclyde Constituency Scottish National Party
Marie McNair Clydebank and Milngavie Constituency Scottish National Party
Pauline McNeill Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour
Lloyd Melville Angus South Constituency Scottish National Party
Colm Merrick Glasgow Anniesland Constituency Scottish National Party
Jack Middleton Aberdeen Central Constituency Scottish National Party
Jenni Minto Argyll and Bute Constituency Scottish National Party
Laura Mitchell Moray Constituency Scottish National Party
Carol Mochan South Scotland Regional Scottish Labour
Laura Moodie South Scotland Regional Scottish Greens
Kate Nevens Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Greens
Malcolm Offord West Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Kirsten Oswald Eastwood Constituency Scottish National Party
Q Manivannan Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Greens
Willie Rennie Fife North East Constituency Scottish Liberal Democrats
Emma Roddick Inverness and Nairn Constituency Scottish National Party
Angela Ross Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Reform UK Scotland
Mark Ruskell Mid Scotland and Fife Regional Scottish Greens
Katherine Sangster Edinburgh and Lothians East Regional Scottish Labour
Anas Sarwar Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour
Kim Schmulian Glasgow Regional Reform UK Scotland
Graham Simpson Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Reform UK Scotland
Mark Simpson North East Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Lorna Slater Edinburgh Central Constituency Scottish Greens
Alyn Smith Stirling Constituency Scottish National Party
David Smith West Scotland Regional Reform UK Scotland
Shirley-Anne Somerville Dunfermline Constituency Scottish National Party
Pauline Stafford Bathgate Constituency Scottish National Party
Collette Stevenson East Kilbride Constituency Scottish National Party
Paul Sweeney Glasgow Regional Scottish Labour
John Swinney Perthshire North Constituency Scottish National Party
Alison Thewliss Glasgow Central Constituency Scottish National Party
Maree Todd Highlands and Islands Regional Scottish National Party
David Torrance Kirkcaldy Constituency Scottish National Party
Jenny Young Central Scotland and Lothians West Regional Scottish Labour

Changes

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Date Constituency/region Gain Loss Note
14 May 2026 Cunninghame North Presiding Officer SNP Kenneth Gibson was elected Presiding Officer and consequently resigned his party affiliation.[6]

Notes

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  1. ↑ Gibson was elected as SNP MSP but relinquished his membership in order to take the office of Presiding Officer.

References

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  1. ↑ "Election 2026". Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Scottish election 2026: Who should I vote for? Compare party policies". BBC News. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Scottish Parliament". www.parliament.scot. Retrieved 18 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Scottish election 2026: When will your result be declared?". BBC News. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Current and previous Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs)". Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "MSPs sworn in at Holyrood before electing new presiding officer". BBC News. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
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