=Constituencies and local government areas=
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covers:
In terms of local government areas the region covers:
=Election results=
In the 2003 Scottish Parliament Election the region elected MSPs as follows:
|   |
Labour Party (UK)
|
|   |
63,239
|
|   |
253%
|
|   |
-80%
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
|   |
30,112
|
|   |
120%
|
|   |
-07%
|
|   |
1
|
|   |
Keith Raffan
|
|
|   |
Scottish Green Party
|
|   |
17,147
|
|   |
69%
|
|   |
+30%
|
|   |
1
|
|   |
Mark Ruskell
|
|
|   |
Scottish Socialist Party
|
|   |
11,401
|
|   |
46%
|
|   |
+36%
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Scottish Pensioners Party
|
|   |
8,380
|
|   |
34%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Fighting Scottish Hospital Closures
|
|   |
5,064
|
|   |
20%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Save Local Hospitals
|
|   |
4,622
|
|   |
19%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
United Kingdom Independence Party
|
|   |
2,355
|
|   |
09%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|
|   |
2,273
|
|   |
09%
|
|   |
-05%
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Scottish People's Alliance
|
|   |
1,191
|
|   |
05%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Christian Independent Alliance
|
|   |
1,064
|
|   |
04%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Independent (politician)
|
|   |
996
|
|   |
04%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Independent (politician)
|
|   |
637
|
|   |
03%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
In the 1999 Scottish Parliament Election the region elected MSPs as follows:
|   |
Labour Party (UK)
|
|   |
101,964
|
|   |
333%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Liberal Democrats (UK)
|
|   |
38,896
|
|   |
127%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
1
|
|   |
Keith Raffan
|
|
|   |
Scottish Green Party
|
|   |
11,821
|
|   |
39%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Socialist Labour Party (UK)
|
|   |
4,266
|
|   |
14%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Scottish Socialist Party
|
|   |
3,044
|
|   |
10%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Prolife Alliance
|
|   |
735
|
|   |
02%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|   |
Natural Law Party
|
|   |
558
|
|   |
02%
|
|   |
N/A
|
|   |
0
|
|
|