Mid Scotland and Fife (Scottish Parliament electoral region)


Mid Scotland and Fife is one of the eight [Scottish Parliament Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions|constituencies and regions|electoral regions] of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Nine of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 16 MSPs.
The Mid Scotland and Fife region shares boundaries with the Central Scotland and Lothians West, Highlands and Islands, North East Scotland and West Scotland regions, and is connected with the Edinburgh and Lothians East region by bridges across the Firth of Forth.

Constituencies and council areas

2026–present

Following the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries, boundaries for Scotland's electoral regions and constituencies were redrawn ahead the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. Mid Scotland and Fife was however left unchanged as result of this review.

2011–2026

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries for the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.
MapConstituency

  1. Clackmannanshire and Dunblane
  2. Cowdenbeath
  3. Dunfermline
  4. Kirkcaldy
  5. Mid Fife and Glenrothes
  6. North East Fife
  7. Perthshire North
  8. Perthshire South and Kinross-shire
  9. Stirling

1999–2011

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. The Holyrood constituencies cover all of three council areas, the Clackmannanshire council area, the Fife council area and the Stirling council area, most of the Perth and Kinross council area and part of the Angus council area.
The rest of the Angus council area is within the North East Scotland electoral region.
MapConstituency

  1. Dunfermline East
covers a south-western portion of the Fife council area.
  1. Dunfermline West
covers a south-western area of the Fife council area, west of Dunfermline East.
  1. Fife Central
covers a central portion of the Fife council area.
  1. Fife North East
covers a north-eastern portion of the Fife council area.
  1. Kirkcaldy
covers a southern portion of the Fife council area.
  1. North Tayside
covers a northern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area, and a northern portion of the Angus council area.
  1. Ochil
covers the Clackmannanshire council area, a south-eastern portion of the Perth and Kinross council area, and a south-eastern portion of the Stirling council area.
  1. Perth
covers a central portion of the Perth and Kinross council area.
  1. Stirling
covers most of the Stirling council area.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Election results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: