Former SNP Westminster leader Angus Robertson has welcomed an “emphatic” win in Edinburgh Central – the seat formerly held by ex-Scottish Conservative chief Ruth Davidson.
Mr Robertson overturned the Conservative majority of 810, taking 16,276 votes after record numbers of voters turned out in the Scottish capital.
The Tory candidate, Scott Douglas, won 11,544 votes – giving the SNP a majority of 4,732.
Mr Robertson, who led the SNP at Westminster before losing his Moray seat at the 2017 general election, said: “This result is an emphatic and an unparalleled victory for the SNP in Edinburgh Central.
Liberal Democrat candidate Alex Cole Hamilton reacts as he holds his seat for Edinburgh Western at the Holyrood elections (Lesley Martin/PA)