All six councillors in Dundee's Maryfield and North East wards retain their seats. Two more wards to go...

Labour has eight seats, one ahead of the SNP in Inverclyde.

There is one Lib Dem (one down on 2012); two Conservatives (one up on 2012) and four independents (three up on 2012).

Inverclyde had been a Labour minority administration.

Note: The 2012 election saw 20 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 22 seats up for grabs.

Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson has tweeted about her party's first councillor on Western Isles local authority, Comhairle nan Eilean Siar.

Paramedics have been called to the count in Stornoway on Lewis after veteran SNP figure Donald Manford fell ill.

Mr Manford, a well known figure in the Western Isles, is a candidate for Comhairle nan Eilean Siar's Barra and South Uist ward.

The Conservatives have gained seven seats and have taken over from the SNP as the biggest party on the council.

The Tories now have 17 councillors while the SNP dropped to 15. 

Labour stands at three; the Lib Dems at four and Independents at one.

Perth and Kinross had been an SNP minority administration.

Note: The 2012 election saw 41 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 40 seats up for grabs.

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Our political correspondent Nick Eardley says the SNP look likely to be the largest group on Edinburgh Council at the close of play.

Nick says it is almost certain the Tories will finish ahead of Labour, who were the largest party just yesterday.

He says the Lib Dems are happy and have won five seats so far and the Greens are doing fine but it is unclear if they will win more than the six seats they won last time. 

The former Labour member has been a councillor for more than 30 years. 

But he was suspended by the party last year and he stood without a party in the Abbey ward. 

Labour has dropped seats in West Dunbartonshire, one of the four councils on which it had majority control before the election.

The SNP won 10 seats - that means it is the biggest party but it hasn't enough to take overall control.

Labour has eight seats and the Conservatives gained their first two seats on the council. 

There are now two independents on the council.

There have already been some shocks at the Scottish Borders Council election count. 

Two sitting Galashiels members, Bill White (Ind) and John Mitchell (SNP) have failed to retain their places at the council table. 

Mr Mitchell, the finance spokesman in the outgoing administration, is a high-profile casualty in an election contest which has seen turn-outs of over 50% in a number of the wards. 

The SNP lost one seat but remain the biggest party in East Ayrshire with 14 seats.

Labour lost five seats, going from 14 to nine.

The Conservatives gained four seats, up from two to six.

Independents went from one to three. 

The council had been an SNP/Conservative coalition administration.

The Conservatives have gained a seat from the SNP in Kirriemuir and Dean, the first Angus ward which was declared. 

They now hold two of the ward's three seats.

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (Western Isles Council) remained dominated by independents. This election saw 23 such councillors elected.

Labour lost all three of their seats.

The SNP are at seven, and the Tories gained their first councillor on the Western Isles.

Three new faces, but Labour and the SNP retain two seats each in Coldside. 

George McIrvine is the new Labour councillor after the party deselected Mohammed Asif, who stood unsuccessfully as an independent candidate.

The SNP and the Conservatives both have nine seats each following this Stirling Council contest.

Labour halved their representation when they dropped to four and the Green councillor kept his seat.

Stirling had been a Labour/Conservative coalition.

Note: The 2012 election saw 22 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 23 seats up for grabs.

Perth and Kinross Council has declared six wards so far

The Conservatives have 8, the SNP 6, Lib Dem 1, Labour 1 and Independent 2 .

There are another 22 seats to come.

The SNP was the biggest party last time with 17, the Tories had 10.

The SNP and Labour won 11 seats each in this election and the Conservatives increased their presence from one seat to seven in North Ayrshire.

The council was previously a minority Labour administration.

Note: The 2012 election saw 30 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 33 seats up for grabs.

Nick Eardley
BBC Scotland Westminster correspondent

It now appears the SNP will be the biggest group on Edinburgh city council for the first time. They may fall short of a target of 25, but are likely to have a decent cushion.

Labour had been the biggest party here, but it's increasingly likely they will be relegated to third. The Conservatives, as with other parts of the country, are picking up seats in areas they haven't been strong in for some time.

The Lib Dems are delighted at their showing in the wards which make up Edinburgh West. It's their key target at the general election and they made gains here. 

Elsewhere in the city Lib Dem votes have been patchy, but sources say that's because their campaign has been focused in West.

The Greens are in optimistic mood too. They won six seats last time - it remains to be seen whether they'll improve on that.

Negotiations for a coalition are likely to start today. The SNP have already ruled out a deal with the Conservatives - one source said they will be looking towards what they called a "progressive alliance".

On Aberdeen City Council, Labour is leapfrogged by the SNP.

But the Conservatives made the largest gains.

The final results show the SNP on 19; Labour on nine and the Conservatives on 11, up three.

The Lib Dems went from five to four. The number of independents stands at two.

The previous administration was a Labour/Conservative alliance.

Note: The 2012 election saw 43 seats contested. Following boundary changes, the 2017 election had 45 seats up for grabs.

The SNP and Labour keep two seats apiece in Dundee's Lochee ward. 

The SNP's Alan Ross retains his seat, with Roisin Smith replacing outgoing councillor (and Lord Provost) Bob Duncan. 

Michael Marra and Charlie Malone win for Labour, beating former Labour councillor Tom Ferguson, who was deselected by the party and stood as an independent candidate.