We're very near the end of the constituency vote now with only a handful left to declare. Of course, we will still have the list vote but we now have a good idea whether the SNP will hit a parliamentary majority and bag 65 seats.
The seats declared as things stand.
SNP: 58 (+3)
Conservative: 5 (-2)
Liberal Democrats: 4 (0)
Labour: 2 (-1)
69 of 129 seats called
Pollsters are now predicting the SNP will finish on 63 seats overall, , just short of their target, but with the Greens expected to do well in the list vote a pro-independence majority is still likely if the two parties work together.
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Granting a second independence referendum in Scotland would be “irresponsible”, according to the UK environment secretary, as counting gets under way again to determine whether the SNP has won a majority in Holyrood.
The Scottish elections have already seen a high proportion of seats previously held by men now taken by women in a bid to increase representation in parliament.
The Scottish elections has already seen a high proportion of seats previously held by men now taken by women in a bid to increase representation in parliament.
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