Holyrood 2016 results as-they-happened

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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Turnout at Inverclyde and Greenock confirmed at 57.7%published at 00:55 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland’s Jane Lewis
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Greens standing in Glasgow Kelvin hopeful they may come secondpublished at 00:55 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Aileen Clarke
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Re-elected Orkney MSP pays tribute to family and colleagues during 'remarkable campaign'published at 00:55 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Scottish Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur who has been re-elected in Orkney thanks those at the count for their efficiency,
Mr McArthur says his own campaign team showed "phenomenal" energy and enthusiasm.
Speaking from Kirkwall he says this has been a "remarkable campaign".
The turnout in Orkney was 62%.
For all the details of the result click here.
Scottish Labour's Iain Gray says he believes he can hold his seatpublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Speaking from Haddington, Scottish Labour's Iain Gray says he thinks he can hold onto his seat.
Mr Gray says clearly it was a bad result here and in other areas last year so it would be a good result to keep his seat.
Reacting to Scottish Labour's Thomas Docherty's comments, Mr Gray said he completely disagrees with him and thinks party leader Kezia Dugdale has run a strong campaign.
SNP think they're on track for all three seats at larger Glenrothes countpublished at 00:52 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Kheredine Idessane
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Lib Dem Liam McArthur has held Orkney in our first result of the evening.published at 00:50 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Lib Dem Liam McArthur has held Orkney in our first result of the evening, with a majority of 4,534.
FIRST RESULT: Lib Dems hold Orkneypublished at 00:48 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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Alex Salmond: SNP majority 'not a done deal'published at 00:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Radio Five Live's James Shaw
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Humza Yousaf says it will be an 'exceptionally good night' for SNP in Glasgowpublished at 00:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Nick Eardley
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Lib Dem sources say they're hopeful in Edinburgh Westernpublished at 00:45 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's David Miller
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Brian Taylor analysis: Key Labour figures not sure what party stands forpublished at 00:39 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Brian Taylor
BBC Scotland Political Editor
Lord Andrew Dunlop, a Conservative Minister at the Scotland Office, says people do not know what Labour stands for.
That is a sentiment I have heard expressed - but by key Labour figures.
They believed the programme they set out at this election - increased tax and public spending - might begin to address that dilemma.
Scottish Labour's Thomas Docherty is now overtly challenging that programme - before a result has been declared.
Dugdale "should stay" - even if Labour finish thirdpublished at 00:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Kezia Dugdale has made Scottish Labour "far more autonomous", says former leader Iain Gray...
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Labour's Iain Gray says he thinks he'll hold onto his East Lothian seatpublished at 00:37 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Nick Eardley
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SNP sources 'hopeful' of winning all five seats in Motherwellpublished at 00:37 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Senior SNP sources are hopeful of winning all five seats being counted in Motherwell and possibly one of the regional list seats too based on ballot papers seen so far.
Three of the 5 were Labour seats in 2011.
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Alex Neil of the SNP at the Motherwell count
Postpublished at 00:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Could this be the latest fashion must have? SNP hair piece in Shetland
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Scottish Labours manifesto is 'self-immolation for dummies' says former party MPpublished at 00:28 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Scottish Labour's Thomas Docherty says all the early indications are that his party has gone further backwards.
Mr Docherty says the indications tonight and from the opinion polls are that people are swinging towards the Scottish Conservatives.
He says there is a clear coloration between the the rise of the Scottish Conservatives and the fall of Scottish Labour.
Mr Docherty says the manifesto his party has stood on is "self-immolation for dummies".
Postpublished at 00:27 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Lib Dems 'annihilated' in Ayr according to SNP sources
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Sources say Conservatives doing well in Aberdeen Southpublished at 00:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Steven Duff
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Labour source at Glenrothes predicting SNP 'landslide' therepublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
From BBC Scotland's Kenneth Macdonald
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'It looks like the SNP are on course for another victory' - latest analysispublished at 00:23 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Nick Eardley
BBC Scotland Westminster correspondent
It's early in the counting process and many things could happen over the next few hours.
But so far it looks like the SNP are on course for another victory - the main question being how much they will win by.
The Conservatives are confident and think it's possible they could overtake Labour in terms of seats. A Labour source did not ruled that out.
It appears there could also be a race for fourth place.
The Lib Dems think they will keep their two constituency seats.