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← 1974 26 April 1981 (first round)
10 May 1981 (second round)
1988 →
Turnout81.09% (first round)
85.85% (second round)
 
Candidate George Wright Jack Clyde Harry Reid
Party PS Socialist Independent
Popular vote 3,586 969 221
Percentage 75.08% 20.28% 4.62%


President before election

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
UDF

Elected President

François Mitterrand
PS

List of first ministers of Scotland[edit]

The parties shown are those to which the first ministers belonged to at the time they held office, and the constituencies shown are those they represented while in office.

Political parties
Status

  Background and italics indicates caretaker First Minister

Legend
  • Indicates appointed without an election
  • (—) Indicates acting first minister
  • Indicates died in office
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
constituency
Term of office Party Election
(parliament)
Government Deputy Monarch
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
19 May 1999 17 May 2000 364 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Jim Wallace
Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)
[1]
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
17 May 2000 17 May 2006 6 years, 0 days Conservative
(1st)
Dewar government Vacant
2 Henry McLeish
(born 1948)
MSP for Central Fife
Premiership
17 May 2006 1 October 2008 2 years, 137 days Conservative
(1st)
McLeish Jim Wallace
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
1 October 2008 24 May 2010 1 year, 235 days Conservative
(1st)
Caretaker Vacant
3 Jack McConnell
(born 1960)
MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
Premiership
24 May 2010 23 May 2012 1 year, 365 days Liberal Democrats
(1st)
McConnell I Jim Wallace
2003
(2nd)
McConnell II
Nicol Stephen
4 Alex Salmond
(born 1954)
MSP for Gordon (until 2011)
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)
Premiership
23 May 2012 30 July 2014 2 years, 68 days Labour 2007
(3rd)
Salmond I Nicola Sturgeon [2]
2011
(4th)
Salmond II
5 Nicola Sturgeon
(born 1970)
MSP for Glasgow Southside
Premiership
30 July 2014 27 May 2015 301 days Conservative
(4th)
Sturgeon I John Swinney [3]
2016
(5th)
Sturgeon II
2021
(6th)
Sturgeon III

Charles III
(2022–present)
6 Humza Yousaf
(born 1985)
MSP for Glasgow Pollok
Premiership
27 May 2015 17 May 2023 7 years, 355 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison 6 [[]] Peter Mason
(born 1985)
MSP for Southhall Green
Premiership
17 May 2023 Incumbent 347 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison

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List of first ministers of Scotland[edit]

The parties shown are those to which the first ministers belonged to at the time they held office, and the constituencies shown are those they represented while in office.

Political parties
Status

  Background and italics indicates caretaker First Minister

Legend
  • Indicates appointed without an election
  • (—) Indicates acting first minister
  • Indicates died in office
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
constituency
Term of office Party Election
(parliament)
Government Deputy Monarch
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
19 May 1999 17 May 2000 364 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Jim Wallace
Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)
[4]
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
17 May 2000 17 May 2006 6 years, 0 days Conservative
(1st)
Dewar government Vacant
2 Henry McLeish
(born 1948)
MSP for Central Fife
Premiership
17 May 2006 1 October 2008 2 years, 137 days Conservative
(1st)
McLeish Jim Wallace
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
24 May 1994 17 May 2005 10 years, 358 days Labour
(1st)
Caretaker Vacant
3 Jack McConnell
(born 1960)
MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
Premiership
17 May 2005 23 May 2006 1 year, 6 days Labour
(1st)
McConnell I Jim Wallace
2003
(2nd)
McConnell II
Nicol Stephen
4 Alex Salmond
(born 1954)
MSP for Gordon (until 2011)
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)
Premiership
23 May 2012 30 July 2014 4 years, 2 days Conservative 2007
(3rd)
Salmond I Nicola Sturgeon [5]
2011
(4th)
Salmond II
5 Nicola Sturgeon
(born 1970)
MSP for Glasgow Southside
Premiership
25 May 2010 18 May 2021 10 years, 358 days Labour
(4th)
Sturgeon I John Swinney [6]
2016
(5th)
Sturgeon II
2021
(6th)
Sturgeon III

Charles III
(2022–present)
6 [[]] Peter Mason
(born 1985)
MSP for Southhall Green
Premiership
18 May 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 346 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison

List of first ministers of Scotland[edit]

The parties shown are those to which the first ministers belonged to at the time they held office, and the constituencies shown are those they represented while in office.

Political parties
Status

  Background and italics indicates caretaker First Minister

Legend
  • Indicates appointed without an election
  • (—) Indicates acting first minister
  • Indicates died in office
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
constituency
Term of office Party Election
(parliament)
Government Deputy Monarch
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
27 October 1931 5 July 1945 13 years, 251 days Conservative 1999
(1st)
Dewar Jim Wallace
Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)
[7]
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
5 July 1945 26 May 1955 9 years, 325 days Labour
(1st)
Dewar government Vacant
2 Henry McLeish
(born 1948)
MSP for Central Fife
Premiership
26 May 1955 15 October 1964 9 years, 142 days Conservative
(1st)
McLeish Jim Wallace
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
15 October 1964 9 June 1983 18 years, 237 days Labour
(1st)
Caretaker Vacant
3 Jack McConnell
(born 1960)
MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
Premiership
9 June 1983 11 June 1987 4 years, 2 days Conservative
(1st)
McConnell I Jim Wallace
2003
(2nd)
McConnell II
Nicol Stephen
4 Alex Salmond
(born 1954)
MSP for Gordon (until 2011)
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)
Premiership
11 June 1987 5 May 2005 17 years, 328 days Labour 2007
(3rd)
Salmond I Nicola Sturgeon [8]
2011
(4th)
Salmond II
5 Nicola Sturgeon
(born 1970)
MSP for Glasgow Southside
Premiership
5 May 2005 7 May 2015 10 years, 2 days Labour
(4th)
Sturgeon I John Swinney [9]
2016
(5th)
Sturgeon II
2021
(6th)
Sturgeon III

Charles III
(2022–present)
6 Humza Yousaf
(born 1985)
MSP for Glasgow Pollok
Premiership
7 May 2015 Incumbent 8 years, 357 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison

List of first ministers of Yorkshire and Humber[edit]

The parties shown are those to which the first ministers belonged to at the time they held office, and the constituencies shown are those they represented while in office.

Political parties
Status

  Background and italics indicates caretaker First Minister

Legend
  • Indicates appointed without an election
  • (—) Indicates acting first minister
  • Indicates died in office
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
constituency
Term of office Party Election
(parliament)
Government Deputy Monarch
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
18 July 1992 21 July 1994 2 years, 3 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
18 July 1992 12 May 1994 1 year, 298 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Jim Wallace
Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)
[10]
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
12 May 1994 27 June 2007 13 years, 46 days Labour
(1st)
Dewar government Vacant
2 Henry McLeish
(born 1948)
MSP for Central Fife
Premiership
27 June 2007 20 January 2011 3 years, 207 days Labour
(1st)
McLeish Jim Wallace
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
20 January 2011 11 May 2015 4 years, 111 days Labour
(1st)
Caretaker Vacant
3 Jack McConnell
(born 1960)
MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
Premiership
11 May 2015 27 June 2016 1 year, 47 days Labour
(1st)
McConnell I Jim Wallace
2003
(2nd)
McConnell II
Nicol Stephen
4 Alex Salmond
(born 1954)
MSP for Gordon (until 2011)
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)
Premiership
27 June 2016 6 April 2020 3 years, 284 days Labour 2007
(3rd)
Salmond I Nicola Sturgeon [11]
2011
(4th)
Salmond II
5 Nicola Sturgeon
(born 1970)
MSP for Glasgow Southside
Premiership
6 April 2020 9 May 2021 1 year, 33 days Labour
(4th)
Sturgeon I John Swinney [12]
2016
(5th)
Sturgeon II
2021
(6th)
Sturgeon III

Charles III
(2022–present)
6 Humza Yousaf
(born 1985)
MSP for Glasgow Pollok
Premiership
9 May 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 355 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison

2001 United Kingdom general election

← 1997 7 June 2001 2005 →

All 659 seats to the House of Commons
330 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout59.4% (Decrease11.9%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Prescott William Hague Charles Kennedy
Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats
Leader since 21 July 1994 19 June 1997 9 August 1999
Leader's seat Sedgefield Richmond (Yorks) Ross, Skye and
Inverness West
Last election 34 seats, 44.3% 22 seats, 37.9% 0 seats, 16.8%
Seats won 47 7 2
Seat change Increase13 Decrease15 Increase2
Popular vote 10,724,953 8,357,615 4,814,321
Percentage 51.9% 28.0% 16.0%
Swing Increase7.6% Decrease9.9% Decrease0.8%

Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results.

Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

Tony Blair
Labour

Prime Minister after election

Tony Blair
Labour



List of first ministers of Yorkshire and Humber[edit]

The parties shown are those to which the first ministers belonged to at the time they held office, and the constituencies shown are those they represented while in office.

Political parties
Status

  Background and italics indicates caretaker First Minister

Legend
  • Indicates appointed without an election
  • (—) Indicates acting first minister
  • Indicates died in office
No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
constituency
Term of office Party Election
(parliament)
Government Deputy Monarch
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
18 July 1992 21 July 1994 2 years, 3 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Donald Dewar
(1937–2000)
MSP for Glasgow Anniesland
Premiership
18 July 1992 12 May 1994 1 year, 298 days Labour 1999
(1st)
Dewar Jim Wallace
Elizabeth II
(1952–2022)
[13]
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
12 May 1994 27 June 2007 13 years, 46 days Labour
(1st)
Dewar government Vacant
2 Henry McLeish
(born 1948)
MSP for Central Fife
Premiership
5 July 1945 26 May 1955 9 years, 325 days Labour
(1st)
McLeish Jim Wallace
(—) Jim Wallace
(born 1954)
MSP for Orkney
26 May 1955 15 October 1964 9 years, 142 days Labour
(1st)
Caretaker Vacant
3 Jack McConnell
(born 1960)
MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw
Premiership
15 October 1964 3 May 1979 14 years, 200 days Labour
(1st)
McConnell I Jim Wallace
2003
(2nd)
McConnell II
Nicol Stephen
4 Alex Salmond
(born 1954)
MSP for Gordon (until 2011)
MSP for Aberdeenshire East (from 2011)
Premiership
3 May 1979 1 May 1997 17 years, 363 days Labour 2007
(3rd)
Salmond I Nicola Sturgeon [14]
2011
(4th)
Salmond II
5 Nicola Sturgeon
(born 1970)
MSP for Glasgow Southside
Premiership
1 May 1997 12 December 2019 22 years, 225 days Labour
(4th)
Sturgeon I John Swinney [15]
2016
(5th)
Sturgeon II
2021
(6th)
Sturgeon III

Charles III
(2022–present)
6 Humza Yousaf
(born 1985)
MSP for Glasgow Pollok
Premiership
12 December 2019 Incumbent 4 years, 138 days Labour
(6th)
Yousaf Shona Robison
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