Keith Harding (21 November 1938 – 15 November 2021) was a Scottish politician. He was a Conservative and Unionist Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Mid Scotland and Fife from 1999 to 2003.

Harding was leader of Stirling Council from 1991 to 1995. After being elected to Holyrood he was the Conservative spokesman on local government and housing.

Keith Harding

Prior to the 2003 election he was moved from first to fifth place on the Conservative's list for Mid Scotland and Fife. After parliament was dissolved he defected to the newly formed Scottish People's Alliance. He subsequently fought Stirling for the SPA but came in a poor sixth place with only 642 votes (2.2%).

Keith Harding

Harding was a member of the national policy committee of the New Party, the successor to the SPA.

Keith Harding

Keith Harding died in Redon, Ille-et-Vilaine, France on 15 November 2021, at the age of 82.

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1938 births

2021 deaths

Conservative MSPs

Members of the Scottish Parliament 1999–2003

Scottish Conservative councillors

Councillors in Fife

People from Chipping Norton