Strathkelvin and Bearsden
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament

Strathkelvin and Bearsden shown within theWest Scotland electoral region and the region shown withinScotland (2011 boundaries)
Electorate	63,895 (2022)^[1]
Current constituency
Created	1999
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Rona Mackay
Council area	East Dunbartonshire

	Member	Party
1999	Sam Galbraith	Labour
2001	Brian Fitzpatrick	Labour
2003	Jean Turner	Independent
2007	David Whitton	Labour
2011	Fiona McLeod	SNP
2016	Rona Mackay	SNP

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Pam Gosal
	Liberal Democrats	Adam Harley
	SNP	Denis Johnston
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	David Whitton	11,396	31.1	+1.2
	SNP	Robin Easton	8,008	21.9	+8.2
	Independent	Jean Turner	6,742	18.4	−12.7
	Conservative	Stephanie Fraser	5,178	14.2	+2.9
	Liberal Democrats	Cathy McInnes	4,658	12.7	−1.3
	Scottish Christian	Bob Handyside	613	1.7	New
Majority			3,388	9.2	N/A
Turnout			36,595	60.6
	Labourgain fromIndependent		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Jean Turner	10,988	31.1	*N/A*
	Labour	Brian Fitzpatrick	10,550	29.9	−20.8
	Liberal Democrats	Jo Swinson	4,950	14.0	+4.2
	SNP	Fiona McLeod	4,846	13.7	−8.4
	Conservative	Rory O'Brien	4,002	11.3	−5.1
Majority			438	1.2	N/A
Turnout			35,336
	Independentgain fromLabour		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Brian Fitzpatrick	15,401	37.0	−13.7
	Independent	Jean Turner	7,572	18.2	New
	Liberal Democrats	John Morrison	7,147	17.2	+7.4
	SNP	Janet Law	6,457	15.5	−6.6
	Conservative	Charles Ferguson	5,037	12.1	−4.3
Majority			7,829	18.8	−9.8
Turnout			41,614
	Labourhold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Sam Galbraith	21,505	50.7	*N/A*
	SNP	Fiona McLeod	9,384	22.1	N/A
	Conservative	Charles Ferguson	6,934	16.4	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Anne Howarth	4,144	9.8	N/A
	Anti-Drug	Maxi Richards	423	1.0	N/A
Majority			12,121	28.6	N/A
Turnout			49,324		N/A
	Labourwin (new seat)

v t e «2011–2026 «Electoral regions and constituencies of theScottish Parliament (2026–)
Central Scotland and Lothians West	Airdrie Almond Valley Bathgate Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth Falkirk East and Linlithgow Falkirk West Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill
Edinburgh and Lothians East	East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent Edinburgh Central Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith Edinburgh North Western Edinburgh Northern Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh South Western Midlothian North
Glasgow	Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston Glasgow Cathcart and Pollok Glasgow Central Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn Glasgow Kelvin and Maryhill Glasgow Southside Rutherglen and Cambuslang
Highlands and Islands	Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Inverness and Nairn Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney Shetland Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Mid Scotland and Fife	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Fife North East Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Aberdeen Donside Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West
South Scotland	Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Dumfriesshire East Kilbride Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Galloway and West Dumfries Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Midlothian South, Tweeddale, and Lauderdale
West Scotland	Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and Cardonald Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley Strathkelvin and Bearsden

v t e «1999–2011 «Electoral regions and constituencies of theScottish Parliament (2011–2026) »2026– »
Central Scotland	Airdrie and Shotts Coatbridge and Chryston Cumbernauld and Kilsyth East Kilbride Falkirk East Falkirk West Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Motherwell and Wishaw Uddingston and Bellshill
Glasgow	Glasgow Anniesland Glasgow Cathcart Glasgow Kelvin Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn Glasgow Pollok Glasgow Provan Glasgow Shettleston Glasgow Southside Rutherglen
Highlands and Islands	Argyll and Bute Caithness, Sutherland and Ross Inverness and Nairn Moray Na h-Eileanan an Iar Orkney Shetland Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
Lothian	Almond Valley Edinburgh Central Edinburgh Eastern Edinburgh Northern and Leith Edinburgh Pentlands Edinburgh Southern Edinburgh Western Linlithgow Midlothian North and Musselburgh
Mid Scotland and Fife	Clackmannanshire and Dunblane Cowdenbeath Dunfermline Kirkcaldy Mid Fife and Glenrothes North East Fife Perthshire North Perthshire South and Kinross-shire Stirling
North East Scotland	Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Donside Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West
South Scotland	Ayr Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley Clydesdale Dumfriesshire East Lothian Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire Galloway and West Dumfries Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley Midlothian South, Tweeddale, and Lauderdale
West Scotland	Clydebank and Milngavie Cunninghame North Cunninghame South Dumbarton Eastwood Greenock and Inverclyde Paisley Renfrewshire North and West Renfrewshire South Strathkelvin and Bearsden

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Rona Mackay^[a]	21,064	45.5	2.0	17,026	36.7	1.1
	Conservative	Andrew Polson	9,580	20.7	2.2	10,225	22.0	2.5
	Labour Co-op	Callum McNally	8,510	18.4	2.7	9,104	19.6	0.6
	Liberal Democrats	Susan Murray	6,675	14.4	1.9	4,099	8.8	0.4
	Green					3,873	8.3	1.7
	Alba					677	1.5	New
	All for Unity					412	0.9	New
	Scottish Family	Liam McKechnie	415	0.9	New	304	0.7	New
	Independent Green Voice					263	0.6	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					95	0.2	New
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					84	0.2	New
	Reform					61	0.1	New
	Scottish Libertarian					44	0.1	New
	TUSC					32	0.1	New
	UKIP					31	0.1	1.6
	Renew					27	0.1	New
	Independent	James Morrison				18	0.0	New
	Independent	Maurice Campbell				10	0.0	New
	Scotia Future					6	0.0	New
Majority			11,484	24.8	4.2
Valid Votes			46,244			46,391
Invalid Votes			119			74
Turnout			46,363	72.0	9.1	46,465	72.2	9.3
	SNPhold		Swing
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden^[11]^[12]
Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Rona Mackay	17,060	43.5	1.3	14,862	37.8	4.2
	Conservative	Andrew Polson	8,960	22.9	9.8	9,646	24.5	12.0
	Labour	Margaret Mccarthy	8,288	21.1	15.8	7,466	19.0	10.7
	Liberal Democrats	Katy Gordon	4,880	12.5	4.8	3,295	8.4	3.0
	Green					2,603	6.6	2.8
	UKIP					657	1.7	1.0
	Scottish Christian					312	0.8	0.3
	Solidarity					268	0.7	0.5
	RISE					167	0.4	New
	Scottish Libertarian					57	0.1	New
Majority			8,100	20.6	15.3
Valid Votes			39,188			39,333
Invalid Votes			173			62
Turnout			39,361	62.9	5.8	39,395	62.9	5.8
	SNPhold		Swing
Notes

2011 Scottish Parliament election: Strathkelvin and Bearsden^[13]
Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Fiona McLeod	14,258	42.2	N/A	14,187	42.0	N/A
	Labour	David Whitton^[a]	12,456	36.9	N/A	10,032	29.7	N/A
	Conservative	Stephanie Fraser	4,438	13.1	N/A	4,236	12.5	N/A
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Macdonald	2,600	7.7	N/A	1,807	5.4	N/A
	Green					1,282	3.8	N/A
	All-Scotland Pensioners Party					508	1.5	N/A
	Scottish Christian					376	1.1	N/A
	Socialist Labour					342	1.0	N/A
	UKIP					249	0.7	N/A
	BNP					227	0.7	N/A
	Scottish Socialist					185	0.5	N/A
	Solidarity					56	0.2	N/A
	Independent	Richard Vassie				30	0.1	N/A
	Others					247	0.7	N/A
Majority			1,802	5.3	N/A
Valid Votes			33,752			33,764
Invalid Votes			149			118
Turnout			33,901	57.1	N/A	33,882	57.1	N/A
	SNPwin (new seat)
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

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