Gillian Mackay is a Scottish Green MSP for Central Scotland since 2021 and co-leader of the Scottish Greens since Aug 2025. A marine biodiversity graduate from Heriot-Watt University, she has Ménière’s disease.
The SNP has secured a fifth consecutive Holyrood term, while Labour ties for second with Reform UK. Greens win constituencies in Edinburgh Central and Glasgow, and Lib Dems win Orkney. The anti-independence vote is split, shaping a potentially new balance of power in Scotland as counting continues.