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

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BBC Scotland News

  1. Turnout in Stirling confirmed at 61.5%

    From Stirling Council

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  2. Turnout in Shetland is confirmed at 64.3%

    From Shetland Islands Council

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  3. SNP supporters huddle, Labour supporters huddle, but still the counts continue across Scotland

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  4. Scotland boss of polling company IPSOS Mori on the SNP's electoral prospects

  5. 'Too early to say' whether SNP will take many more seats from Labour

    SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh says she is delighted for Clare Haughey who won a former Scottish Labour seat in Rutherglen.

    SNP MP Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh

    Ms Ahmed-Sheikh says it is too early in the evening to give any views on whether or not this pattern will continue throughout the night.

    She says her party have made an effort to bring in some new faces and, of those, 68% are women which is a success for the SNP.

  6. Provan turnout confirmed at 43.17%

    From BBC Scotland's Huw Williams

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  7. Watch: Mixed emotions as votes are counted

    There are mixed emotions as votes are counted with the SNP's John Swinney looking relaxed while Labour's Iain Gray seems worried.

    Mixed emotions as votes are counted

  8. Clydebank and Milngavie turnout confirmed at 60.2%

    From BBC Scotland's Fiona Walker

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  9. Labour in Etrick Rox Berwick say they've 'known for weeks' Lamont would win

    From BBC Scotland's Cameron Buttle

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  10. SNPs Clare Haughey says she'll bring a sense of 'what real life is like' after Rutherglen seat win

    The SNP's Clare Haughey says there has been a lot of hard work to win the Rutherglen seat from Scottish Labour. 

    SNPs Clare Haughey with Reevel Alderson

    SNPs Clare Haughey with Reevel Alderson

    The mental health nurse says she is also a divisional convener with Unison therefore she has a strong trade union background.

    Ms Haughey says she'll bring a sense of "what real life is like" to Holyrood because she's not been in a "politics bubble".

  11. Brian Taylor: Rutherglen signals, perhaps, a further Labour calamity

    Brian Taylor
    BBC Scotland Political Editor

    Congratulations to the first MSPs in Orkney and Rutherglen. 

    That Orkney result is a good victory for Liam McArthur. 

    Does it signal more than Orcadian effort or can it extrapolate to a limited degree? 

    The Rutherglen result is very poor for Labour. 

    They focused on this seat, Kezia Dugdale visited it early, James Kelly is a doughty fighter. 

    And still the SNP swept it all away. Rutherglen in 2011 signalled an SNP majority. 

    Tonight it signals, perhaps, a further Labour calamity. 

  12. Conservative vote 'up' in Airdrie & Shotts

    From BBC Scotland’s Yana Thandrayen

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  13. Lib Dem winner in Orkney Liam McArthur says there has also been concern about centralisation by the SNP

    Lib Dem winnner Liam McArthurLib Dem winnner Liam McArthur

    Lib Dem winner in Orkney Liam McArthur says his party fought a very positive campaign and he thinks what he offered at local level helped.

    Mr McArthur says there has also been concern about centralisation by the SNP, which played badly in Orkney.

  14. Prof John Curtice says 'Labour will be worried'

    Professor John Curtice
    Polling expert

    Rutherglen is the first of Labour's seats to fall to the SNP. 

    Meanwhile Labour will also be worried that the Conservative vote is up by 3.5 points though the Tories will have to do better than this to take second place from Labour. 

    However if the swing here is replicated in the rest of the territory that Labour is trying to defend the party will lose all of its constituency seats.

  15. SNP could take 'all six seats' in Edinburgh

    From BBC Scotland’s David Miller

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  16. Prof Curtice highlights 'ominous sign for Labour' in Orkney result

    Professor John Curtice
    Polling expert

    The Lib Dems have held Orkney very comfortably indeed securing a 32 point increase in the share of their vote, while the SNP share actually fell back a point. 

    In an ominous sign for Labour their vote is down by 3 points, leaving them with half of what they had in 2011. 

    Note that there was a very substantial 25% vote for an independent in this consitituency in 2011 which may help explain the Lib Dem advance.

  17. Labour candidate needles opposition at Shetland count

    From BBC Scotland's John Johnston

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  18. Turnout in Eastwood confirmed at 68.5%

    From BBC Scotland’s Ian Hamilton

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  19. Clare Haughey has won Rutherglen for the SNP with a 9% swing from Labour to the SNP.

    Clare Haughey has won Rutherglen for the SNP with a 9% swing from Labour to the SNP.

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