Nicola Sturgeon keeps her Glasgow seat but admits an SNP majority is a very, very, long shot amid poll claims that her party could miss out by ONE seat in blow to independence hopes - as early votes suggest a swing to unionist parties
Polls suggest the SNP could fall short of a majority by the tiniest of margins
Sturgeon wants a mandate to hold a new independence referendum
Having to govern with an SNP/Green coalition would weaken her position
HOLYROOD 2021: Count begins in North Lanarkshire
The first results from the Ravenscraig Sports Centre are expected around 2pm on Friday
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The first results from the Ravenscraig Sports Centre are expected around 2pm on Friday (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)
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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.
HOLYROOD 2021: Adamson retains Motherwell & Wishaw
The declaration followed a 12-hour count of three constituencies in North Lanarkshire
Clare Adamson retained her Motherwell & Wishaw seat (Image: Stuart Vance/ReachPlc)
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Clare Adamson retained her Motherwell & Wishaw seat with an increased majority of 7813 as the SNP took all three of the North Lanarkshire constituencies to be declared on Friday.