Name Ideology Leader(s) 2016 Scottish Parliament election result Seats at dissolution Votes (%) Seats Constituency Regional Scottish National Party Social democracy Scottish independence Nicola Sturgeon MSP for Glasgow Southside 46.5 41.7 63 / 129 61 / 129 Scottish Conservatives Conservatism Unionism Douglas Ross Not an MSP 22.0 22.9 31 / 129 30 / 129 Scottish Labour Social democracy Unionism Anas Sarwar MSP for Glasgow region 22.6 19.1 24 / 129 23 / 129 Scottish Greens Green politics Scottish independence Patrick Harvie (co-leader) MSP for Glasgow region 0.6 6.6 6 / 129 5 / 129 Lorna Slater (co-leader) Not an MSP Scottish Liberal Democrats Liberalism Unionism Willie Rennie MSP for North East Fife 7.8 5.2 5 / 129 5 / 129 Reform UK Populism Unionism Michelle Ballantyne MSP for South Scotland region – – Did not exist 1 / 129 UK Independence Party Right-wing populism Unionism Donald Mackay[69] Not an MSP – 2.0 0 / 129 0 / 129 Scottish Libertarian Party Libertarianism Scottish independence Tam Laird Not an MSP 0.0 0.1 0 / 129 0 / 129 Scottish Family Party Anti-abortion Family values Richard Lucas Not an MSP – – Did not exist 0 / 129 Alba Party Scottish nationalism Scottish independence Alex Salmond Not an MSP – – Did not exist 0 / 129 All for Unity Anti-nationalism Unionism George Galloway Not an MSP – – Did not exist 0 / 129 Abolish the Scottish Parliament Anti-devolution Unionism John Mortimer Not an MSP – – Did not exist 0 / 129