Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) · Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire (part), South Lanarkshire (part), Midlothian (part), and East Lothian (part)
South Scotland elects 17 MSPs to the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood: 10 constituency MSPs (elected on the lilac constituency ballot paper by First Past the Post) and 7 regional list MSPs (elected on the peach regional ballot paper by the D'Hondt Additional Member System).
Council areas covered: Dumfries and Galloway, Scottish Borders, South Ayrshire, East Ayrshire (part), South Lanarkshire (part), Midlothian (part), and East Lothian (part). ← All 8 Scottish Parliament regions · Build my two-vote Scottish ballot →
Constituency MSP (2026): Siobhian Brown SNP · 2026 majority: 4,400 votes
Main towns & local area: Ayr, Prestwick, Troon (South Ayrshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Katie Hagmann SNP · 2026 majority: 2,622 votes
Main towns & local area: Maybole, Girvan, Cumnock, Auchinleck, Dalmellington, Mauchline (South & East Ayrshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Màiri McAllan SNP · 2026 majority: 4,388 votes
Main towns & local area: Lanark, Carluke, Biggar, Lesmahagow, Strathaven, Douglas (South Lanarkshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Craig Hoy Scottish Conservatives · 2026 majority: 1,108 votes
Main towns & local area: Dumfries (east), Annan, Lockerbie, Moffat, Gretna, Langholm, Sanquhar (Dumfries and Galloway) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Collette Stevenson SNP · 2026 majority: 4,944 votes
Main towns & local area: East Kilbride, Thorntonhall, Auldhouse (South Lanarkshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservatives · 2026 majority: 5,277 votes
Main towns & local area: Hawick, Kelso, Jedburgh, Selkirk, Eyemouth, Duns, Coldstream (Scottish Borders) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Finlay Carson Scottish Conservatives · 2026 majority: 1,599 votes
Main towns & local area: Stranraer, Dumfries (west), Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, Newton Stewart, Dalbeattie (Dumfries and Galloway) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Alex Kerr SNP · 2026 majority: 2,705 votes
Main towns & local area: Hamilton, Larkhall, Stonehouse, Quarter (South Lanarkshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Alan Brown SNP · 2026 majority: 4,461 votes
Main towns & local area: Kilmarnock, Stewarton, Galston, Newmilns, Darvel, Kilmaurs (East Ayrshire) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results
Constituency MSP (2026): Calum Kerr SNP · 2026 majority: 7,161 votes
Main towns & local area: Galashiels, Peebles, Melrose, Lauder, Penicuik (Scottish Borders & Midlothian) · Official Scottish Parliament 2026 results