Scottish Election results 2021 RECAP: Alex Salmond concedes Alba unlikely to win seats | SNP's Angus Robertson takes Edinburgh Central from Scottish Conservatives | Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney win constituencies | Labour's Jackie Baillie holds onto Dumbarton | Turnout surges | Interactive constituency map
The count for perhaps the most consequential Scottish Parliament election in history has begun.
Take a look back on the events as they happened throughout the day.
Scottish Election 2021 RECAP: Election results and updates from across Scotland
Key Events
- Angus Robertson takes Edinburgh Central from Tories
- Sturgeon plays down chances of SNP majority
- SNP take Ayr from Tories in tight race
- Salmond concedes Alba unlikely to win seats
- SNP gain East Lothian from Labour
Labour holds key SNP target seat
Jackie Ballie holds onto Dumbarton seat for Labour, having held the seat for 22 years.
Scottish Labour: 17,825
SNP: 16,342
Scottish election 2021 results: This is how the constituency map of Scotland looks now
This is how you can use our interactive Holyrood Election 2021 result map
We’ve created an interactive constituency map to display the winning party in each seat as the results come in – here’s some background on how we will be using this graphic.
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