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Leader of the Alba Party

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Leader of the Alba Party
Name Entered office Left office Photo
1 Laurie Flynn 8 February 2021 25 March 2021
2 Alex Salmond 25 March 2021
(announced)[1]
12 October 2024
[A]
Accession Council of King Charles III - 19.jpg
3 Kenny MacAskill 14 October 2024
(announced, acting)[2]
24 February 2025
(elected)[3]
Incumbent


Parties with elected representation

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2025 Alba Party leadership election
24 February 2025
 
Candidate Kenny MacAskill Ash Regan
Popular vote 1,953 1,297
Percentage 60.1% 39.9%

Leader before election

Kenny MacAskill (Acting)

Elected Leader

Kenny MacAskill

2026 Scottish Parliament election

← 2021 3 May 2026 (2026-05-03) Next →

All 129 seats to the Scottish Parliament
65 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
TurnoutConstituency – 66.5% Increase3pp
Regional – 66.5% Increase3pp
  First party Second party Third party
 
John Swinney - First Minister (53720492021) (cropped).jpg
Anas Sarwar MSP.jpg
Official portrait of Russell Findlay MSP (cropped).jpg
Leader John Swinney Anas Sarwar Russell Findlay
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader since 5 May 2024 27 February 2021 27 September 2024
Leader's seat Perthshire North Glasgow West Scotland
Last election 64 seats 22 seats 31 seats
Seats before 62 22 29
Seats won 68 20 17
Seat change Increase 3 Decrease 2 Decrease 15
Constituency vote 1,322,727 574,604 406,774
% and swing 46.5% Decrease1.2% 20.20% Decrease1.4% 21.9% Decrease14.30%
Regional vote 1,089,472 483,577 412,463
% and swing 38.30% Decrease2% 17% Decrease0.9% 23.5% Decrease15%

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
Lorna Slater MSP and Patrick Harvie MSP.jpg
Official Portrait of Willie Rennie MSP.jpg
Alex Cole-Hamilton MSP.jpg
Leader Lorna Slater /
Patrick Harvie
Martyn Greene Alex Cole-Hamilton
Party Scottish Green Reform UK Liberal Democrats
Leader since 1 August 2019 (Slater) /
22 November 2008 (Harvie)
12 September 2025 20 August 2021
Leader's seat Lothian (Slater) /
Glasgow (Harvie)
West Scotland Edinburgh Western
Last election 8 seats 0 seats 4 seats
Seats before 7 2 4
Seats won 10 9 4
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 7 Steady
Constituency vote 59,736 258,856 201,964
% and swing 2.10% Increase0.8% 9% Increase9% 7.1% Increase0.2%
Regional vote 264,545 298,680 159,296
% and swing 9.3% Increase1.2% 10.50%% Increase10.3% 5.6% Increase0.5%

  Seventh party
 
Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice (2).jpg
Leader Kenny MacAskill
Party Alba
Leader since 24 February 2024
Leader's seat Lothian
Last election 0 seats
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Constituency vote 19,912
% and swing 0.7% Increase0.7%
Regional vote 76,803
% and swing 2.7% Increase2.1%

The map shows the election results in single-member constituencies. The additional member MSPs in the 8 regions are shown around the map.

First Minister before election

John Swinney
SNP

First Minister after election

John Swinney
SNP


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Party Ideology Scottish independence Leader MPs
Socialists' Party of Catalonia
Partit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
PSC–PSOE Social democracy, Spanish unionism, Catalanism No Salvador Illa
42 / 135
Together for Catalonia
Junts per Catalunya
Junts Catalan nationalism, Populism Yes Laura Borràs
35 / 135
Republican Left of Catalonia
Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya
ERC Republicanism, Social democracy, Left-wing nationalism Yes Oriol Junqueras
20 / 135
People's Party of Catalonia
Partit Popular de Catalunya
PPC Liberal conservatism, Christian democracy, Spanish unionism No Alejandro Fernández
15 / 135
Vox
Vox
VOX Spanish nationalism, National conservatism, Right-wing populism No Ignacio Garriga
11 / 135
Commons Unite
Comuns Sumar
Comuns Sumar Eco-socialism, Left-wing populism, Catalanism Right to self-determination Jéssica Albiach
6 / 135
Popular Unity Candidacy
Candidatura d'Unitat Popular
CUP Left-wing nationalism, Pan-Catalanism, Anti-capitalism, Feminism Yes Laia Estrada
4 / 135
Catalan Alliance
Aliança Catalana
Aliança.cat Catalan nationalism, Right-wing populism Yes Sílvia Orriols
2 / 135
Party Founded Political position Ideology Scottish independence Leader Scottish Parliament House of Commons Local government Membership[a]
Scottish National Party
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba
1934 Centre-left Scottish nationalism
Scottish independence
Social democracy
Regionalism
Pro-Europeanism
Catch-all party
Yes John Swinney
62 / 129
9 / 57
453 / 1,227
69,325[4]
Scottish Conservatives
Tòraidheach na h-Alba
1965 Centre-right to right-wing Conservatism
Economic liberalism
British unionism
No Russell Findlay
31 / 129
5 / 57
214 / 1,227
6,941[5]
Scottish Labour[b]
Làbarach na h-Alba
1994 Centre-left Social democracy
British unionism
No Anas Sarwar
22 / 129
37 / 57
282 / 1,227
16,467[6]
Scottish Greens
Uaine na h-Alba
1990 Centre-left to left-wing Green politics
Scottish independence
Scottish republicanism
Pro-Europeanism
Yes
Patrick Harvie and
Lorna Slater
(co-leadership)
7 / 129
0 / 57
35 / 1,227
7,646[7]
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba
1988 Centre to centre-left Liberalism
Social liberalism
Federalism
British unionism
Pro-Europeanism
No Alex Cole-Hamilton
4 / 129
6 / 57
87 / 1,227
4,185[8]
Alba Party
Pàrtaidh Alba
2021 Centre-left to centre-right Scottish nationalism
Scottish republicanism
Scottish independence
Social conservatism
Yes Kenny MacAskill[c]
1 / 129
0 / 57
0 / 1,227
7,507[5]

Party Political position Scottish independence Leader Scottish Parliament House of Commons Local government
Scottish National Party
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Scottish nationalism
Scottish independence
Social democracy
Regionalism
Pro-Europeanism
Catch-all party
Yes John Swinney
62 / 129
9 / 57
453 / 1,227
Scottish Conservatives
Tòraidheach na h-Alba
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
British unionism
No Russell Findlay
31 / 129
5 / 57
214 / 1,227
Scottish Labour[d]
Làbarach na h-Alba
Social democracy
British unionism
No Anas Sarwar
22 / 129
37 / 57
282 / 1,227
Scottish Greens
Uaine na h-Alba
Green politics
Scottish independence
Scottish republicanism
Pro-Europeanism
Yes
Patrick Harvie and
Lorna Slater
(co-leadership)
7 / 129
0 / 57
35 / 1,227
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba
Liberalism
Social liberalism
Federalism
British unionism
Pro-Europeanism
No Alex Cole-Hamilton
4 / 129
6 / 57
87 / 1,227
Alba Party
Pàrtaidh Alba
Scottish nationalism
Scottish republicanism
Scottish independence
Social conservatism
Yes Kenny MacAskill[e]
1 / 129
0 / 57
0 / 1,227

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Party Political position Scottish independence Leader Scottish Parliament House of Commons Local government
Scottish National Party
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba
Scottish nationalism
Scottish independence
Social democracy
Regionalism
Pro-Europeanism
Catch-all party
Yes John Swinney
62 / 129
9 / 57
453 / 1,227
Scottish Conservatives
Tòraidheach na h-Alba
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
British unionism
No Russell Findlay
31 / 129
5 / 57
214 / 1,227
Scottish Labour[f]
Làbarach na h-Alba
Social democracy
British unionism
No Anas Sarwar
22 / 129
37 / 57
282 / 1,227
Scottish Greens
Uaine na h-Alba
Green politics
Scottish independence
Scottish republicanism
Pro-Europeanism
Yes
Patrick Harvie and
Lorna Slater
(co-leadership)
7 / 129
0 / 57
35 / 1,227
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Libearalach Deamocratach na h-Alba
Liberalism
Social liberalism
Federalism
British unionism
Pro-Europeanism
No Alex Cole-Hamilton
4 / 129
6 / 57
87 / 1,227
Alba Party
Pàrtaidh Alba
Scottish nationalism
Scottish republicanism
Scottish independence
Social conservatism
Yes Kenny MacAskill[g]
1 / 129
0 / 57
0 / 1,227
Reform UK Right-wing populism
Euroscepticism
No Martyn Greene
0 / 129
0 / 57
2 / 1,227
British Unionist Party British unionism
Scottish unionism
Social conservatism
Social democracy
No John Ferguson
0 / 129
0 / 57
1 / 1,227
Rubbish Party Localism
Environmentalism
Unclear Sally Cogley
0 / 129
0 / 57
1 / 1,227
West Dunbartonshire Community Party Socialism No official stance[9] Louise Robertson
0 / 129
0 / 57
1 / 1,227


Local government

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There are four parties in Scotland that have elected representation only at the local government level.

Party Founded Ideology Leader Council area Councillors
British Unionist Party 2015 British unionism, Scottish unionism, Social conservatism, Social democracy John Ferguson North Lanarkshire 1
Reform UK 2018 Right-wing populism, Euroscepticism Martyn Greene Aberdeenshire 2
Rubbish Party 2017 Localism, Environmentalism Sally Cogley East Ayrshire 1
West Dunbartonshire Community Party 2016 Socialism Louise Robertson West Dunbartonshire 1


Map of pages in Scotland that I have contributed to

Red I have edited

Blue features a picture I took

Green I made
  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference nationallaunch was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference acting leader was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  4. ^ Paterson, Kirsteen (9 February 2024). "Exclusive: SNP membership numbers fall again, new figures reveal". Holyrood Magazine. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b Ferguson, Alasdair (27 September 2024). "Scottish Tories have fewer members than Alba Party, figures reveal". The National. Retrieved 28 September 2024.
  6. ^ Hutcheon, Paul (3 February 2021). "Scottish Labour 'crisis' after leaked figures show fall in membership". Daily Record. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ Morrison, Hamish (25 April 2023). "SNP slam 'hypocrite' opponents after they hide membership numbers". The National. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Scottish Liberal Democrats Annual Report and Financial Statements". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ "WHAT WE STAND FOR!". West Dunbartonshire Community Party. Retrieved 21 December 2024.


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