Before the polls even opened on Thursday, one thing everyone knew for sure was that the SNP would be the largest party in Holyrood. The outstanding questions were by what margin, and whether they ...

John Swinney is set to continue as Scotland's first minister The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election, but fallen short of its target of an overall majority at Holyrood. The ...

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Public frustration gave the SNP a muted victory, while Labour tied with Reform for second and the Greens claimed a ‘seismic’ result Long before the final votes were counted in Scotland, veteran Labour ...

The SNP has won a fifth successive Scottish Parliament election, but fallen short of its target of an overall majority at Holyrood. The party won 58 seats, with 65 needed for a majority. Labour, who ...

Scotland's first minister and SNP leader John Swinney has held on to his seat in Perthshire North, and is among the clear SNP wins in the Tayside region. Swinney emerged victorious with 16,414 votes, ...

Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, concedes his party was comprehensively beaten in election as count puts his party on 17 seats, a tie with Reform Election 2026 live: latest news updates Full ...

Barring a last-minute surprise, the Holyrood election will probably return the Scottish National Party (SNP) to government for the fifth time in a row. The nationalists have been in office for so long ...

THE Scottish election is just days away with punters gearing up to cast their ballot across the country. There are a total of 129 seats in Holyrood, meaning any one party needs 65 to secure a majority ...

John Swinney, who led the SNP to a fifth successive Holyrood election victory, celebrated with his newly elected MSPs SNP leader John Swinney has ruled out any negotiations with Reform UK as his party ...

Alison Thewliss of the SNP celebrates after being declared winner of Glasgow Central in the Holyrood elections Scottish National Party leader John Swinney has said he is "certain" the SNP will emerge ...

The unpopularity of Keir Starmer’s party since he became Britain’s prime minister has helped boost the Scottish National Party. By Michael D. Shear Tony McKinney, 70, has been an English teacher for ...