General Election 2015 live blog

SCOTLAND’S political landscape has been dramatically altered today as the results of the 2015 General Election filter through.

Edinburgh West ballot boxes arrive . Picture: Lisa Ferguson

Predicted to make sweeping gains, the SNP picked off Labour big guns such as Douglas Alexander, Jim Murphy, Margaret Curran and also took seats from Jo Swinson, Danny Alexander and Charles Kennedy.

The Scotsman’s live blog will be updated throughout polling day and after the polls close with the latest news, pictures and infographics.

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Edinburgh West ballot boxes arrive . Picture: Lisa Ferguson

The Scotsman site will feature the main stories as they emerge throughout the day alongside analysis from our columnists and articles looking back at the campaign.

Read the full story of how the SNP surged to victory across most of Scotland and find out seat results in full here >>>.