Campbell, Aileen. The Greens' sole MSP for the Highlands and Islands, John Finnie, is due to retire at the next election. The Highlands and Islands constituency seems a fitting alternative. Solidarity Group. ABOUT IAN. The Highlands and Islands is the largest of the electoral regions in terms of area, but has the smallest population and electorate. Former MSP for Glasgow (Region) Placeholder. AN URGENT MESSAGE FROM ALL FOR UNITY As former SNP Deputy Leader Jim Sillars said, the Hate Crime Legislation piloted by disgraced Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf is the “most pernicious piece of law ever passed in the United Kingdom”. Highlands and Islands results Help. Constituencies within Highlands and Islands Help. Ian Blackford is the MP for the constituency of Ross, Skye and Lochaber in the Scottish Highlands. Tommy Sheridan. It was the 7th most populous council area in Scotland at the 2011 census.It shares borders with the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Argyll and Bute, Moray and Perth and Kinross. Ross Paton. Wightman was elected on the Lothians list for the Greens in 2016. Richard Simpson. March 10, 2021 at 8:38 am. Good luck. Highland (Scottish Gaelic: A' Ghàidhealtachd, pronounced [ˈkɛːəl̪ˠt̪əxk]; Scots: Hieland) is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in the United Kingdom. Scottish National Party. The first vote elects the constituency MSP in the same way as first past the post Westminster constituencies. Then the second vote is used to allocate MSPs according to the D’Hondt method. MSP for Clydesdale (Constituency) Email ... Former MSP for Shetland Islands (Constituency) Placeholder. The Scottish Parliament needs more MSP’s like you!! Aileen Campbell. He left the party last December, accusing them of shutting down debate on transgender and women’s rights. First elected in May 2015, he has been a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) since the late 70’s. After the 2017 general election he was elected … This technique divides the total list votes cast for a party by the number of (MSPs elected + 1) and continues until all list MSPs are allocated. One for their constituency (for example, Caithness, Sutherland and Ross) Seven for the larger region in which they live (for example, Highlands and Islands) There are currently 3 Parliamentary Constituencies in the Highland Council area. MSP for Highlands and Islands (Region) Twitter Email. I’m happy to support your campaign as an Independent. The Argyll and Bute constituency is part of the Highlands and Islands electoral region; the other seven constituencies are Caithness, Sutherland and Ross, Inverness and Nairn, Moray, Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Orkney, Shetland and Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch. I was sorry you had to depart from the Scottish Greens but quite understood your reasons. Central Scotland Previous Next Glasgow Previous Next Highlands and Islands Previous Next Lothian Previous Next Mid Scotland and Fife Previous Next North East Scotland Previous Next South Scotland P… Reply.