Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

Scotland has elected its first two transgender MSPs to the Holyrood parliament. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.

First-time buyers said they were able to buy in their preferred location and put their own stamp on their property, Nationwide Building Society said.

The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

The Scottish Conservative leader said he was happy with his party’s campaign, saying it had focused on the real issues that matter to voters.

Across the 18 wards that went to the polls, the Liberal Democrats picked up four seats, the Basingstoke & Deane Independents took five, Reform UK gained two, Labour won two, and the Conservatives held ...

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

Highlights will include a fun dog show, live jazz, line dancing, sheep shearing demonstrations, a plant sale and vintage steam engines.