Labour’s sweeping gains at the General Election meant the Commons welcomed many new Scottish members.
Parliament returned on Tuesday with Labour ministers on the Government frontbench for the first time in more than a decade
Following the General Election, Scotland’s 57 constituencies are represented by 37 Labour MPs, nine SNP MPs, five Scottish Conservative MPs and six Lib Dem MPs.However some are returning to Westminster after previous terms as MPs, including Lothian East MP Douglas Alexander, who served in Tony Blair and Gordon Brown’s governments.
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray was one of the first MPs to be sworn in, choosing to take the affirmation.These include Angus MacDonald, whose constituency of Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire was the last to be declared after the election. “There’s probably a few more new members from Scottish constituencies than I would like to have seen, but I do look forward to working constructively with you to deliver in the best interests of the people that we are all so fortunate to represent.”
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