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Members of the Scottish Parliament

Parliament dissolved ahead of election

The Scottish Parliament is now dissolved ahead of the election on Thursday 7 May 2026.

During dissolution, there are no MSPs and no parliamentary business can take place.

Members of the Scottish Parliament, known as MSPs, represent you in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood. If you live in South Lanarkshire, eight MSPs represent you. One is your local constituency MSP and seven are regional MSPs who cover a wider area.

You can contact your MSPs to raise concerns, ask for help or share your views on issues that affect life in Scotland.

What MSPs do

MSPs make and change laws for Scotland. They also question and check the work of the Scottish government.

The Scottish Parliament makes decisions on services that affect daily life, including schools, health care, housing, local government, social work, police and fire services, farming, the environment, some aspects of transport including roads, buses and tourism.

Find your MSP

You can find out who represents you by using our postcode search. This will show your constituency MSP and your seven Regional MSPs, along with contact details.

Local Scottish constituencies

Most South Lanarkshire residents live in one of these Scottish parliamentary constituencies:

Some residents are part of Uddingston and Bellshill, which also includes areas outwith South Lanarkshire. The Uddingston and Bellshill constituency MSP is Stephanie Callaghan - Scottish National Party (SNP)