Current MSP: Derek Mackay (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Derek Mackay 11510 +3274 41.9 +12.3
Labour Stuart Clark 9946 -1395 36.2 -4.5
Conservative Annabel Goldie ^ 5489 -931 20.0 -3.1
Liberal Democrat Andrew Page # 550 -926 2.0 -3.3
Majority 1564 Turnout 27495 Swing +8.4% SNP gain

The retirement of Labour MSP, Trish Godman, allowed the SNP’s Derek Mackay, leader of Renfrewshire council, to benefit with a large swing. The Conservatives’ Annabel Goldie, their Holyrood leader during the election, dropped from second to third place but was re-elected on the West of Scotland regional list before resigning her leadership.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

Symbols used:

* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit