Summary

  • The SNP enjoys an emphatic result, taking 48 of Scotland's 59 seats

  • Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson quits after losing her East Dunbartonshire seat to the SNP by 149 votes

  • The Conservative Party win their biggest majority at Westminster since 1987

  • An SNP candidate suspended from the party over anti-Semitic tweets wins his House of Commons seat

  • Labour see their number of MPs in Scotland reduced to one

  1. Election 2019: What was the actual number of votes cast for each party...and other questionspublished at 14:06 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Polling station grab

    About 32 million votes were cast across the UK in this election.

    The UK's first-past-the-post voting system means the parties with the most votes may not win the most seats.

    Take a look at how the number of votes compared with the number of seats won here.

  2. We're going to need to have a look at...what we said about the whole constitutional question in Scotlandpublished at 13:56 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    BBC Radio Scotland

    Richard LeonardImage source, Getty Images
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    We're going to need to have a look at what we said about Brexit and what we said about the whole constitutional question in Scotland. But I don't think it's as simple as saying 'if only we had a cast-iron, clear message that would have made all the difference' because parties that stood in this election with what people say are clear, cast-iron, absolutist positions have also been swept aside by the SNP juggernaut...I'm not willing to say that we got it all wrong on Brexit and that we got it all wrong on the Scottish constitutional question because I don't think it's as straightforward as that."

    Richard Leonard, Scottish Labour leader

  3. How did remainers and leavers end up voting?published at 13:48 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  4. Why does national vote share not reflect seat numbers?published at 13:39 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    General elections are held under the first-past-the-post system, in which the candidate who secures the most votes in each individual constituency is elected.

    This means the number of seats each political party wins does not reflect its share of the vote nationally.

    The SNP secured 1,242,380 across Scotland, resulting in 48 seats (so each seat 'cost' 25,883 votes).

    The Scottish Conservatives secured more than half of that, at 692,939 votes, but secured six seats by comparison (with each seat 'costing' 115,490).

    Table of votes vs votes per seat
  5. Scotland's Labour vote collapse: 'This result should be seared into the memory of every Labour politician'published at 13:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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    This result should be seared into the memory every Labour politician and party member so that never again does the Labour Party - run by a group of public schoolboys - and it's not their fault they went to private schools, however, it gives them a view of working class voters which is completely out of kilter.

    Jim Murphy, Former Scottish Labour Party leader

  6. Indyref2 will cause 'more division and chaos' - Jackson Carlawpublished at 13:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  7. Full analysis: Election 2019 results in maps and chartspublished at 13:08 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    A comprehensive look at the 2019 general election results in charts and maps.

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  8. Javid: 'We have ruled out and will rule out another Scottish referendum, there will not be another one'published at 12:50 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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    Obviously everyone respects the decision of the Scottish people and their representatives will come to Parliament - but we will govern as a United Kingdom parliament. And a majority, a strong majority, is held by us - that's the decision the British people have made collectively - and we'll be focusing on our priorities. And we have ruled out and will rule out another Scottish referendum, there will not be another one.

    Sajid Javid, Chancellor

  9. Watch: Nicola Sturgeon statement following Scottish resultpublished at 12:44 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  10. 'It is time to decide our own future'published at 12:37 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Nicola Sturgeon
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    This is not about asking Boris Johnson or any other Westminster politician for permission. It is an assertion of the democratic right of the people of Scotland to determine their own future. Given what I fear the Tory government has in store for Scotland, that right to choose our own future has never been more important. So, to the Prime Minister, let me be clear. This is not simply a demand that I or the SNP are making. It is the right of the people of Scotland - and you as the leader of a defeated party in Scotland have no right to stand in the way. In an independent Scotland we will always get the governments we vote for. We will have full control of the powers and levers needed to build a truly fair and more prosperous country. We can take our place as an equal partner with our closest friends in the rest of the UK and across Europe. The people of Scotland have spoken - it is time to decide our own future.

    Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister

  11. Scottish government to publish plans for second vote on Scottish independence next weekpublished at 12:30 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Nicola Sturgeon

    MSPs at Holyrood will have their final vote on legislation paving the way for a second referendum on Scottish independence next Thursday.

    This is likely to be accompanied by a formal request for a transfer of powers.

    Nicola Sturgeon has already pledged to send a letter to the prime minister before Christmas requesting that Holyrood be given the power to hold indyref2.

  12. Nicola Sturgeon tells Boris Johnson he has 'no right to stand in the way' of indyref2published at 12:18 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  13. Nicola Sturgeon: 'Boris Johnson has no mandate whatsoever to take Scotland out of the EU'published at 12:13 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  14. Nicola Sturgeon: 'Last night was indeed a watershed moment'published at 12:09 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

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  15. Election result: The economic questionspublished at 12:01 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    What does Boris Johnson's decisive election victory mean for the economies of the UK and Scotland?

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  16. From Ruth Davidson's skinny dipping escape to Nicola Sturgeon's response to Jo Swinson's defeat: 15 things you may have missedpublished at 11:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Former Scottish Tory leader Ruth Davidson had pledged to take a skinny dip in Loch Ness if the SNP won 50 seats. She avoided that, but only just.

    And while Jo Swinson lamented the loss of her seat to the SNP in Dunbartonshire East, Nicola Sturgeon was caught on camera cheering - waving her fists in the air - when the results were announced.

    Check out our full list of 15 moments you may have missed on election night.

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  17. Familiar faces among Scotland's new crop of MPspublished at 11:28 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    There are some familiar faces in the new crop of MPs Scotland's voters are sending to Westminster. Who are they?

    Alyn SmithImage source, Getty Images

    Alyn Smith, Stirling

    Alyn Smith is a familiar face in frontline politics as he has been a member of the European Parliament for the SNP since 2004 and led the party's pro-EU stance in Brussels.

    Anne McLaughlin with Humza YousafImage source, PA Media

    Anne McLaughlin, Glasgow North East

    No stranger to frontline politics, Ms McLaughlin has been both an MSP and an MP.

    A Glasgow list MSP from 2009 to 2011, Ms McLaughlin then took the Glasgow North East Westminster seat from Labour in 2015, before it went back to Labour in 2017. The seat is now back in SNP hands.

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    Kenny MacAskill, East Lothian

    Long-serving MSP Kenny MacAskill stood down in 2016 to "pursue new challenges" after serving as justice secretary for seven-and-a-half years.

    He has been critical of both Nicola Sturgeon and her husband, SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in recent years, so his role in the new Westminster SNP set-up will be watched closely.

  18. Scotland on a constitutional collision coursepublished at 11:20 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    The results demonstrated the SNP's argument that Scotland and the rest of UK are moving in different political directions.

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  19. Despite Boris Johnson's win, the Conservative Party's vote fell by as much as four points in Scotlandpublished at 11:04 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Professor Sir John Curtice
    Polling expert

    Boris Johnson has won a decisive majority, on the back of a big swing from Labour to the Conservatives in Leave-voting Britain.

    Yet north of the border, the SNP dramatically almost swept the board.

    The success of the Conservatives in England and Wales was matched by that of the SNP in Scotland.

    Read Prof Sir John Curtice full analysis here.

  20. Your comments: 'I thought Labour were unelectable'published at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 December 2019

    Stephen Jardine programme

    BBC Radio Scotland

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    Like most people this morning we are looking at the results and thinking how the heck did we get here? Boris Johnson was roundly laughed at and kept under wraps for the bulk of the campaign and I think that’s partly why he won the election. Jo Swinson lost her seat in my constituency and I think that's because a lot of people will never forgive her for some of the things the LibDem coalition did back in 2011 and we are getting the full effect of those now.

    Rosie Dixon, Unsuccessful independent candidate in East Dunbartonshire

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    I thought Labour were unelectable. They have embraced identity politics. It shouldn't be about what race you are, what colour or sexuality you are, demeanour you've got. It should be about helping the working class get a foot up on the ladder and better services across the board rather than divisive politics. Jeremy Corbyn went far too left for me.

    Patrick from Glasgow

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    I am very glad the SNP have won more seats because it makes Scotland more capable. I would love to see Boris Johnson granting more power in Scotland. If the Conservative Party look at Scotland and they see the majority of Scots have spoken, he might not give us another referendum, but he might give us more powers.

    Jay, Twelve-year-old future voter