Table 2.

Scottish Parliament Elections, 1999–2021

Source Scottish Parliament (2021)

	Constituencies (73)		Regional lists (56)		Total seats (%)
	Vote %	Seats	Vote %	Seats
1999
Conservative	15.6	0	15.4	18	18
Labour	38.8	53	33.6	3	56
Liberal democrats	14.2	12	12.4	5	17
SNP	28.7	7	27.3	28	35
Others	2.7	1	11.2	2	3
2003
Conservative	16.6	3	15.6	15	18
Labour	34.5	46	29.4	4	50
Liberal democrats	15.3	13	11.8	4	17
SNP	23.7	9	20.9	18	27
Scottish greens	0	0	6.46	7	7
Scottish Socialist Party	6.20	0	6.48	6	6
Scottish senior citizen	0	0	1.47	1	1
Independent	3.35	2	7.48	1	3
2007
Conservative	16.6	4	13.9	13	17
Labour	32.2	37	29.2	9	46
Liberal democrats	16.2	11	11.3	5	16
SNP	32.9	21	31	26	47
Scottish greens	0.1	0	4.0	2	3
Independent	0	0	0.9	1	1
2011
Conservative	13.0	3	12.35	12	15
Labour	31.0	15	26.3	22	37
Liberal democrats	7.9	2	5.2	3	5
SNP	45	53	44	16	69
Scottish greens	0	0	4.4	2	2
Independent	0	0	0.9	1	1
2016
Conservative	22.0	7	22.9	24	31
Labour	22.6	3	19.1	21	24
Liberal democrats	7.8	4	5.1	2	6
SNP	46.5	59	41.7	4	63
Scottish greens	0.6	0	6.6	6	6
2021
Conservative	21.9	5	23.5	26	31
Labour	21.6	2	17.9	20	22
Liberal democrats	6.9	4	5.1	0	4
SNP	47.7	62	40.3	2	64
Scottish greens	1.3	0	8.1	8	8