List of MPs for constituencies in Scotland (2024–present)
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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-ninth Parliament of the United Kingdom (2024–present).
It includes MPs elected at the 2024 general election, held on 4 July 2024.
The number of constituencies in Scotland was reduced from 59 to 57 at this election. The Labour Party's vote went up by 16.7% and their number of MPs increased from 1 to 37, mainly in Scotland's Central Belt. This was at the expense of the Scottish National Party (SNP), whose vote share dropped by 15% and their number of MPs reducing to single figures.
Changes of affiliation will be noted at the bottom of the page. MPs who did not serve throughout the Parliament are italicised.
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