List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland 2015–20
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This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Sixth Parliament of the United Kingdom (2015 to present).
It includes both MPs elected at the 2015 general election, held on 7 May 2015, and those subsequently elected in by-elections.
The list is sorted by the name of the MP, and MPs who did not serve throughout the Parliament are italicised. New MPs elected since the general election are noted at the bottom of the page.
Current composition
For results by constituency, see Results of the United Kingdom general election, 2015 by parliamentary constituency.
| Affiliation | Members | |
| Scottish National Party | 54 | |
| Independent | 2 | |
| Scottish Labour Party | 1 | |
| Scottish Conservative Party | 1 | |
| Scottish Liberal Democrats | 1 | |
| Total | 59 | |
MPs
Changes
- Michelle Thomson (SNP, Edinburgh West)
SNP → Independent: 29 September 2015 - Thomson withdrew from the SNP whip after her business became the subject of a police investigation into alleged irregularities regarding property deals.[1] As a result, she now sits as an independent. In line with party rules, upon withdrawing from the whip, her SNP membership was suspended.
- Natalie McGarry (SNP, Glasgow East)
SNP → Independent: 24 November 2015 - McGarry withdrew from the SNP whip after being named as under investigation by the police regarding financial discrepancies relating to Women for Independence, a campaign organisation for which she is a founder.[2] As a result, she now sits as an independent. In line with party rules, upon withdrawing from the whip, her SNP membership was suspended.
See also
- United Kingdom general election, 2015
- MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 2015
- List of MPs for constituencies in England 2015–20
- List of MPs for constituencies in Northern Ireland 2015–20
- List of MPs for constituencies in Wales 2015–20
- Category:UK MPs 2015–20
References
- ↑ "BBC News Scotland - 30 September 2015". BBC News. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
- ↑ "Natalie McGarry withdraws from SNP whip over campaign fund probe". BBC News. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
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