South of Scotland was one of the eight electoral regions of the

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when it was created in 1999. The region was replaced with South Scotland in 2011 following a review. Nine of the parliament's 73

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were sub-divisions of the region and it elected seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elected a total of 16 MSPs. The region had boundaries with the West of Scotland, Central Scotland and Lothians regions.

Constituencies and council areas

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of

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constituencies, as existing in at that time. They cover all of three

council areas For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...

,Council areas are as defined in 1996, and may be subject to change after the

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. the

Scottish Borders council area The Scottish Borders ( sco, the Mairches, 'the Marches'; gd, Crìochan na h-Alba) is one of 32 council areas of Scotland. It borders the City of Edinburgh, Dumfries and Galloway, East Lothian, Midlothian, South Lanarkshire, West Loth ...

, the

Dumfries and Galloway council area Dumfries and Galloway ( sco, Dumfries an Gallowa; gd, Dùn Phrìs is Gall-Ghaidhealaibh) is one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland and is located in the western Southern Uplands. It covers the historic counties of Dumfriesshire, Kirkcu ...

and the South Ayrshire council area, and parts of five others, the East Ayrshire council area, the

East Lothian council area East Lothian (; sco, East Lowden; gd, Lodainn an Ear) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, as well as a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area. The county was called Haddingtonshire until 1921. In 1975, the histo ...

, the Midlothian council area, the North Ayrshire council area and the

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: The rest of the East Ayrshire council area is within the Central Scotland electoral region, the rest of the East Lothian and Midlothian council areas are within the Lothians region, the rest of the North Ayrshire council area is within the West of Scotland region and the rest of the South Lanarkshire council area is divided between the Central Scotland and

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regions.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Election results

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5

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MSPs (all constituency members) * 5

Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ...

MSPs (all additional members) * 4

Conservative Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization i ...

MSPs (three constituency members and one additional member) * 2

Liberal Democrat Several political parties from around the world have been called the Liberal Democratic Party or Liberal Democrats. These parties usually follow a liberal democratic ideology. Active parties Former parties See also *Liberal democracy *Lib ...

MSPs (one constituency member and one additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 5

MSPs (all constituency members) * 4

MSP (two constituency members and two additional members) * 3

MSPs (all additional members) * 2

MSPs (both constituency members) * 1

Scottish Greens The Scottish Greens (also known as the Scottish Green Party; gd, Pàrtaidh Uaine na h-Alba ; sco, Scots Green Pairtie) are a green political party in Scotland. The party has seven MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of May 2021. As of the 20 ...

MSP (additional member) * 1

Scottish Socialist Party The Scottish Socialist Party (SSP; gd, Pàrtaidh Sòisealach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Socialist Pairtie) is a left-wing political party campaigning for the establishment of an independent socialist Scotland. The party was founded in 1998. It c ...

MSP (additional member)

Constituency results

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Additional member results

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David Mundell David Gordon Mundell, (born 27 May 1962) is a Scottish politician and solicitor who served as Secretary of State for Scotland from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Scottish Conservative Party, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Du ...

. Mundell resigned as an MSP in June 2005 following his election to Westminster in the 2005 general election. Brownlee was next on the

list. *

Rosemary Byrne Rosemary Byrne (born 3 March 1948, Irvine, North Ayrshire) is a Scottish politician who served as co-convenor of Solidarity from 2006 to 2019. Byrne was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the South of Scotland region from 2003 ...

resigned from the

in September 2006 and then sat as a member of Solidarity.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: * 6

MSPs (all constituency members) * 4

MSPs (one constituency member and three additional members) * 4

MSPs (all additional members) * 2

MSPs (both constituency members)

Constituency results

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Conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

Additional member results

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Notes and references

{{DEFAULTSORT:South Of Scotland (Scottish Parliament Electoral Region) Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 1999–2011