Summary

  • All 32 councils in Scotland declare their results in full

  • The SNP is the overall winning party but the Conservatives did well - gaining seats in areas where they had no previous track record

  • Every mainland council is now in "no overall control" meaning coalitions and minority rule will follow

  • Labour lose control of Glasgow City Council leaving the SNP as the biggest single party

  • A total of 1,227 seats were contested across 353 wards

  1. Result closer for Scotland's biggest council - Glasgowpublished at 16:15 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

  2. SNP will not take overall control of Glasgow...published at 16:14 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  3. SNP largest party in the capital for the first timepublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  4. Highland Council - final resultpublished at 16:12 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    Tories and SNP make gains

    The number of independent councillors on Highland Council fell to 28. The Conservatives had no representatives in 2012 but won 10 seats this time.

    The SNP is the biggest politcal party with a tally of 22 and Labour went from the eight it won five years ago to three. The Lib Dems also suffered loses and now hold 10 seats.

    Highland Council had been run by a minority independent administration.

    Note: The 2012 election saw 80 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 74 seats up for grabs.

  5. Tories gain Calton seat in Glasgow...published at 16:09 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  6. Scottish Conservative councillor for Paisley northwest ward: 'Politics in Scotland is changing'published at 16:09 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    Aileen Clarke

    John McIntyre

    The new Conservative councillor for the Paisley northwest ward on Renfrewshire Council told the BBC that the voting environment had changed.

    John McIntyre said that voters were responding to unease over the UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and the prospect of another referendum on Scottish independence.

    He said he was optimistic about the prospects of his party going into the general election. 

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    I'm only recently elected and I wouldn't like to prejudge my electors but I do think politics in Scotland is changing and I think it's been changing over a number of elections. I hope that continues into the future.

    John McIntyre, Conservative councillor

  7. East Renfrewshire Council - final resultpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    Tories gain but no overall control

    With seven seats, the Conservatives are now the largest party on East Renfrewshire Council.

    The SNP dropped to five and Labour went down to four.

    There are now two independent councillors.

    East Renfrewshire had been run by a Labour/SNP/Independent coalition.

    Note: The 2012 election saw 20 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 18 seats up for grabs.

  8. First minister arrives at Glasgow count...published at 16:06 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    Nicola Sturgeon with campaigners

    Nicola Sturgeon was greeted with cheers and applause as she arrived at the Glasgow count to congratulate SNP campaigners.

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  9. City of Edinburgh - final resultpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    SNP largest party as Tories make big gains

    The SNP has returned the most councillors on the City of Edinburgh Council.

    They now have 19 seats, just one ahead of the Tories who gained seven.

    Labour, which had been the biggest single party five years ago, dropped down to 12 seats.

    The Greens went up to eight seats and the Lib Dems doubled its representation and now have six seats.

    Edinburgh had been ruled by a Labour/SNP administration.

    Note: The 2012 election saw 58 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 63 seats up for grabs.

  10. East Dunbartonshire Council - final resultpublished at 15:55 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    Tory and Lib Dem gains

    The Conservatives gained four seats and the Lib Dems three to take them both to six councillors in East Dunbartonshire.

    They are both one seat behind the SNP.

    Labour dropped to two seats and there is now one independent councillor, down from three in 2012. 

    East Dunbartonshire had been a Labour/Conservative minority coalition administration. 

    Note: The 2012 election saw 24 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 22 seats up for grabs.

  11. SNP largest party in Edinburghpublished at 15:46 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  12. Falkirk Council - final resultpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    SNP biggest party but Tories make big gains

    The SNP lost one seat but were still the largest party on Falkirk Council.

    They now have 12 seats while Labour stands at nine.

    The Conservatives have leapfrogged Labour and now have seven seats.

    The number of independents went from three to two.

    Note: The 2012 election saw 32 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 30 seats up for grabs.

  13. Ferguslie Park's newly elected Conservative councillor: 'It's a bit of a surprise, but a very pleasant one'published at 15:35 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    John McIntyre

    John McIntyre, who is a new councillor for Paisley North West, told BBC Scotland he was pleasantly surprised to be elected in one of Scotland's most deprived areas.  

  14. Finance Secretary blames Labour collapse for Tory rise...published at 15:31 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    Finance Secretary, and former Renfrewshire Council leader, Derek Mackay, has blamed the collapse of Labour for the Tory gains in the local council elections. 

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  15. 'No Overall Control' - it defines this local electionpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    Brian Taylor
    BBC Scotland Political Editor

      ...... And another thing. With the exception of the islands councils - Orkney, Shetland, Comhairle - all Scotland's local authorities thus far have registered No Overall Control. Stand by for bargaining, made much more difficult by advance statements and by the pending UK election.  

  16. Latest scores on the doors..........published at 15:23 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  17. Laura Kuenssberg: Labour predicting SNP won't win overall control in Glasgowpublished at 15:22 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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  18. Fife Council - final resultpublished at 15:20 British Summer Time 5 May 2017
    Breaking

    SNP and Tory gains, huge loss for Labour

    The SNP is now the largest party on Fife Council, knocking Labour from that position.

    The Conservatives made big gains, going up 12 seats from three to 15.

    The SNP now has 29 seats and Labour 24. 

    The Lib Dems went down from 10 to seven. There are no independents sitting on the council.

    Fife had been a Labour minority administration.

    Note: The 2012 election saw 78 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 75 seats up for grabs.

  19. No women on the councilpublished at 15:15 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

    The Western Isles has seen no women elected for the first time in the local council's history

    Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's count in Stornoway on Lewis has seen none of the women candidates elected. 

    This is the first time in the comhairle's history that it has no female councillors. 

    The most women it had was between 2007 and 2012 when there were five.

  20. Davidson wants to use council gains to take fight to SNP in general electionpublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 5 May 2017

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    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson

    Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson says if the SNP want her to stop talking about independence then Nicola Sturgeon should take indyref2 off the table.

    Ms Davidson was responding to criticism from SNP general election candidate John Nicolson, who pointed out a large number of references to independence in Conservative local government election literature.

    The Scottish Conservative leader accused Mr Nicolson of sour grapes.

    She said in the local elections you must look at who got the largest first preference vote and says her party has done that in places like the Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Moray.

    Ms Davidson says this must be used as a platform to take the fight to the SNP.