Here's a wee reminder of the before and after Scottish political map....still pretty yellow!published at 18:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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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
Here's a wee reminder of the before and after Scottish political map....still pretty yellow!published at 18:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Image source, bbcLiz Smith of the Scottish conservatives has a message for Nicola Sturgeon...published at 18:38 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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End of twitter postAnd we're off.......Jackie Bird is first to the chamber ahead of all the new MSPspublished at 18:34 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Image caption, Jackie Bird anchors tonight's programme from Holyrood's chamber
Here are some of our main stories from the Holyrood election 2016published at 18:32 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Some of the main stories from the night:
- The SNP wipes out Labour in Glasgow
- Former Labour leader Johann Lamont loses Glasgow Pollok seat to SNP's Humza Yousaf
- Former Scottish Labour leadership candidate Ken Macintosh loses Eastwood seat to Conservatives
- Former Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray held off SNP challenge in East Lothian
- Labour's Jackie Baillie held her Dumbarton seat by just 109 votes
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Nicola Sturgeon said the SNP would govern alone and seek consensus with other parties
- The Conservatives take three of the four constituencies seats in Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders
- The Conservatives win Aberdeenshire West from the SNP
- The SNP holds its constituency seats in Tayside and Central
- The SNP holds its seats in the Highlands and Islands
- Ross Greer becomes the youngest ever MSP after being elected for the Scottish Greens
Quotes of the day: Patrick Harvie and Willie Renniepublished at 18:31 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Quote MessageThere are real opportunities in the next session for the Greens to push the government beyond its comfort zone but we're not at the point of being able to tell you exactly what those issues are going to be
Patrick Harvie, Scottish Green Party co-convener
Image source, PAImage caption, Patrick Harvie with his colleague the new youngest MSP
Quote MessageThey have got to make a clear and unambiguous statement that another referendum must be off the table for the next five years in order to respect the referendum result and this result
Willie Rennie, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader
Image source, bbcQuotes of the Day: Kezia Dugdale 'heartbroken'published at 18:28 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Quote MessageHeartbroken, without question
Kezia Dugdale, Scottish Labour leader
Image source, bbcQuotes of the day: Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidsonpublished at 18:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Quote MessageWith such a large group of MSPs elected, I don't intend to seek any formal arrangement with any other parties.
Nicola Sturgeon, SNP leader
Image source, bbcQuote MessageNo mandate, no majority, no cause - the SNP must now let Scotland move on.
Ruth Davidson, Scottish Scottish Conservative leader
Image source, bbcManaging director of Holyrood Communications gives her thoughts on the election result...published at 18:25 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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End of twitter postComing up on Reporting Scotland.......published at 18:23 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
In an extended one hour special, Reporting Scotland will bring you all the analysis, reaction and colour from the Holyrood election.
As well as our top team of presenters and correspondents, the team hope to speak the SNP's John Swinney, Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson, Scottish Labour winner on the list James Kelly and Scottish Green winner Andy Wightman.
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Image source, bbcImage caption, SNP's John Swinney
They'll also speak to first time voters for their experience over the last 24 hours.
Sally Magnusson will be presenting from the studio here in Glasgow while Jackie Bird will be in the chamber in Holyrood.
Join us for Reporting Scotland at 18:30...published at 18:21 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
You can watch via the live coverage tab above or on BBC One Scotland.
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End of twitter postLabour MP and former shadow culture secrey Michael Dugher calls result in Scotland 'catastophe'published at 18:15 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Mr Dugher said his party "should have done far better" in the elections and was not currently "on a trajectory that will see Labour defeat the Tories".
The MP, who was sacked from his post as shadow culture secretary in Jeremy Corbyn's January reshuffle, said of the party's performance in Scotland:
Quote MessageWe've got huge lessons to learn because, you know, it was a catastrophe in Scotland - with a left-wing, anti-trident, anti-austerity manifesto that was supposed to solve all our problems, we finished behind the Conservatives.
'Old-fashioned campaign' won Edinburgh Western for the Lib Dems, says new MSPpublished at 18:09 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
BBC Radio ScotlandAlex Cole-Hamilton told BBC Radio Scotland's Newsdrive that the Lib Dems have knocked on 25,000 doors since the general election.
He admitted it was an old-fashioned way of campaigning - but it worked and they noticed a shift away from the SNP over the winter.
Image source, @LibDemPressThe MSP was one of four Lib Dems to win constituency seats in Scotland.
Mr Cole-Hamilton said: "We will build fortresses in these constituencies and we will defend them to the hilt."
WATCH: Here's the story of the election from BBC Scotland political reporter Philip Sim....published at 18:03 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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End of twitter postKezia Dugdale tweets her thanks to 'hundreds of thousands' who voted Labourpublished at 17:55 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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End of twitter postGreens say 'too early to say' how minority SNP government will get its policies throughpublished at 17:46 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Speaking from Princes Street Gardens in Edinburgh, Green Co-convener Patrick Harvie said he hoped to use the six Green MSPs to push the SNP out their "comfort zone".
Image source, PAImage caption, Scotland's youngest MSP Ross Greer, Patrick Harvie and UK leader Natalie Bennet
Tax reform is an issue that should be looked at in the new session of Parliament, he said.
He also said that since 1999, every elected chamber at Holyrood had been different and this one was no exception.
Call for Ruth Davidson to move on from second referendum 'obsession' and focus on being opposition leaderpublished at 17:23 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
BBC News ChannelSNP MP Tommy Sheppard told the BBC that his party's win after nine years in office was quite remarkable".
Image source, bbHe added: "Not only did we do that, we did it with the best ever election result we've had in the Scottish Parliament elections - more votes than ever before and a higher vote share than ever before, so it was a pretty good night for us."
However, Mr Sheppard called on Ruth Davidson to focus on her new role.
He said: "I think in fairness she was guilty at times of obsessing about a second referendum. she seemed to mention very little else so i hope now that she can put that away and get on with being a good opposition which is what she set out to be and that's what she's achieved."
SNP MP: Ruth Davidson 'has done a good job at detoxifying the Conservatives in Scotland'published at 17:05 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
BBC News ChannelSNP MP Tommy Sheppard congratulated the Scottish Tory leader and said his party looked forward to being opposed by her in the Scottish Parliament.
However, Mr Sheppard said the Conservative's achievement may have been overstated.
"I congratulate Ruth Davidson - I think she has done a good job at detoxifying the Conservatives in Scotland.
"Although, I think we have to point out that it looks better than it is because Labour have done so badly. Ruth has only just succeeded in getting the Tories back almost to what they were at the end of two terms of Margaret Thatcher's government in the 1980s.
"So, it's better than it was but it's still a long way from being where they were in Scotland."
MAPS: See the constituency share of the vote for each party across Scotlandpublished at 16:56 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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End of twitter postLabour peer George Foulkes backs Kezia Dugdale as 'strong but personable leader'published at 16:50 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
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Writing in a Progress Online Blog, external, the former MP said the Scottish Labour leader needed time to get her personality and leadership over to the people of Scotland.
He added: "We now need to reaffirm her position as leader so she has the time to become liked and respected by the electorate as she is by those of us who know her well."
Image source, Getty ImagesHe went on: "Privately, I have been arguing that we should be offering a positive alternative for the constitution of the United Kingdom which is stable, comprehensive and coherent and different from the separation of the SNP.
"A federal or quasi-federal UK is my own preference but a convention which consults widely throughout the UK is the way we should move forward as we did in establishing the Scottish parliament.
"With a leader of the calibre and charm of Kezia establishing herself over the next few years, an anti-austerity programme and a real alternative to separation, we can not only build for victory in Holyrood in 2021 but also hold our position in council elections in 2017 and contribute towards a UK Labour majority in the UK in 2020."
'Scotland is sad, it will take us years to recover' - Labour's John McDonnellpublished at 16:42 British Summer Time 6 May 2016
Labour's John McDonnell, the shadow chancellor, said the party had showed "remarkable successes" in elections across the UK.
Image source, Getty ImagesBut he was less upbeat about the results in Scotland.
Quote MessageScotland is sad, it will take us years to recover. But the party will rebuild.
John McDonnell, Shadow Chancellor, Labour