Summary

  • SNP secures historic landslide

  • Nationalists win 56 out of 59 seats

  • Labour, Conservatives and Lib Dems secure one seat each

  • Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy loses seat but vows to 'fight back' as leader

  • Douglas Alexander and Margaret Curran also high-profile Labour casualties

  • Lib Dems Michael Moore, Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy also lose seats

  1. Dunbartonshire Westpublished at 02:27 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    SNP gain Dunbartonshire West from Labour

  2. Paisley and Renfrewshirepublished at 02:23 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    SNP gain Paisley and Renfrewshire South from Labour's Douglas Alexander

  3. Edinburgh Southpublished at 02:22 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Labour say Ian Murray will hold Edinburgh South, preventing a clean sweep for the SNP in the capital. They say victory is down to "hard graft" but tactical voting and controversy around SNP candidate Neil Hay's use of Twitter also played a part.

  4. Kilmarnock and Loudounpublished at 02:21 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    The 26% swing from the SNP to Labour is record-breaking. We don't believe it has ever been done before. The record might not last the night, though.

  5. 'Cameron no legitimacy in Scotland'published at 02:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Laura Kuenssberg
    Chief correspondent, Newsnight

    Salmond says Cameron has no legitimacy in Scotland on basis of these results.

  6. E Kilbride declaration soonpublished at 02:16 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Catriona Renton
    BBC Scotland

    East Kilbride gathering candidates... Declaration soon ten to fifteen mins #GE0215 #GE15

  7. Kilmarnockpublished at 02:15 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Allan Brown gets 30,000 votes and unseats Cathy Jamieson of Labour on 16,362

  8. Kilmarnock and Loudounpublished at 02:12 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    SNP gain Kilmarnock and Loudoun from Labour

  9. 'Very good night for SNP'published at 02:08 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Nicola Sturgeon, at the Glasgow count at the Emirates Stadium, tells reporters she believes it will prove a "very good night for the SNP", adding that she would like to "lock the Tories out of power".

    Nicola Sturgeon meets supporters in Glasgow
  10. Waiting, waiting...published at 02:05 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    We're still waiting for our first declaration in Scotland...

    BBC Scotland
  11. SNP bullish; Alexander facing uncertain future?published at 02:03 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Steven Godden
    BBC Scotland

    SNP think they've done enough in Paisley and Renfrewshire South. Would mean Douglas Alexander out of a job...

  12. Fifepublished at 02:01 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Ken Macdonald
    BBC Scotland

    SNP Fife campaign co-ordinator David Torrance tells the BBC they will take all three seats here: Kirkcaldy, Glenrothes and NE Fife. #GE0215

  13. What will be first Scottish result?published at 02:00 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    glenrothes

    We expected Rutherglen and Hamilton West to be the first seat to declare in Scotland but they could be pipped to the post by the count in Glenrothes. It is expected quite soon...

  14. Election failing to excite?published at 01:59 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    John Curtice
    Professor of politics at Strathclyde University

    So far the turnout has been down by 4 points in the 10 constituencies in England and Wales that have declared. Despite the message of the polls that the election was going to be close, it appears that this may not have stimulated voters in England and Wales at least to go to the polls.

    Votes countedImage source, Getty Images
  15. Curran arrivespublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    margaret curran

    Labour's Margaret Curran, shadow Scottish Secretary before the election, arrives for her count in Glasgow East. She is defending an 11,800 majority.

  16. 'Forces of darknesspublished at 01:58 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Tim Reid
    Political correspondent, BBC News

    Defeated Labour Michael Connarty says Tory campaign "skilful" and "forces of darkness in this country" left Scotland with a "tragic result".

    Connarty: "People were taken in by this Nicola Sturgeon cult of personality and they will be found out" (not declared/effectively conceding)

  17. The picture so farpublished at 01:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    No Scottish declarations yet, but results from the rest of the UK have Labour with 9 seat and Conservatives on 3.

    Picture so far

    Other category is composed of two DUP seats, and one seat each for Sinn Fein and the SDLP.

  18. Tory could get majoritypublished at 01:54 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Robert Peston
    Economics editor

    On the basis of Nuneaton, Tories could get absolute majority #GE2015

  19. Paisleypublished at 01:53 British Summer Time 8 May 2015

    Steven Godden
    BBC Scotland

    We seem to be getting towards the business end of results here in Paisley.

    Douglas Alexander is facing a "real challenge" here, but both SNP and Labour sides are saying it's very, very close.

    Turnout here was 75.5%.

    Douglas Alexander