Count begins in Scotland with IndyRef2 on a knife edge
Holyrood election result will shape Scotland's potential journey towards second independence referendum sought by SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon
8 May 2021 • 1:36am
Counting has started in the Scottish Parliament election, with more than half of the country's constituencies expected to declare on Friday.
As of 1am on Saturday May 8, 48 council areas have been declared, with the SNP maintaining a strong majority of 39 seats, having gained two.
The Lib Dems follow with four and the Tories with three. Labour currently have two seats and have lost East Lothian to the SNP.
The result will shape Scotland's journey towards a potential second independence referendum, dubbed IndyRef2.