Summary

  • SNP win a third successive term at Holyrood

  • But the party falls short of an overall majority

  • The Scottish Conservatives beat Labour into second place

  • Scottish Greens overtake Liberal Democrats

  • Green candidate Ross Greer, 21, becomes youngest MSP

  • UKIP fails to win a seat at Holyrood

  1. Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale arrives in Ingliston in Edinburghpublished at 03:48 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale arrives in Ingliston in EdinburghImage source, bbc

    Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale arrives in Ingliston in Edinburgh.

  2. Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says it feels fantasticpublished at 03:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says it feels fantastic to have won North East Fife back for the Liberal Democrats.

    Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie RennieImage source, bbc
  3. Our political editor trots out the pig puns...published at 03:41 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Brian Taylor
    BBC Scotland Political Editor

    Quote Message

    At the very least, Willie Rennie did not make a pig's ear of Fife.

    Willie Rennie
    Image caption,

    Willie Rennie brings home the bacon

  4. Apples and shoes in the BBC's Election Cafepublished at 03:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    From BBC Scotland’s Philip Sim

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post 2

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post 2
    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post 3

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post 3
  5. RESULT: SNP hold Perthshire Northpublished at 03:40 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    SNP hold
  6. So, here's the scores on the doors so far......published at 03:37 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Total so farImage source, bbc
  7. Conservative sources think Oliver Mundell has won in Dumfriesshirepublished at 03:36 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    From BBC Scotland's Nick Eardley

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
  8. Which photo-op won it for Willie Rennie?published at 03:33 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post
  9. Prof Curtice says SNP vote is falling back in some seatspublished at 03:32 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    Professor John Curtice
    Polling expert

    A clear pattern is emerging that the SNP vote is falling back quite substantially in seats which were once their isolated strongholds. 

    The party's vote has fallen back heavily in South Perthshire, Moray, the Western Isles and in Dundee East. 

     At the same time the Cons are making quite noticeable advances in a number of these seats, suggesting something of a revival of liberal conservatism in Scotland.

  10. Turnout for whole of Scotland so far is 56.14%published at 03:28 British Summer Time 6 May 2016

    From BBC Scotland's Nick Eardley

    This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. Please enable Javascript or try a different browser.View original content on Twitter
    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    Skip twitter post

    Allow Twitter content?

    This article contains content provided by Twitter. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read Twitter’s cookie policy, external and privacy policy, external before accepting. To view this content choose ‘accept and continue’.

    The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.
    End of twitter post