There were 3,784,094 registered voters in the 2026 Scottish elections. The overall turnout was 53.2%. This is down 10.1% from the 2021 elections.

And so two Reform MSPs, two Green MSPs, a Tory, a LibDem and an SNP MSP are elected to the Scottish Parliament for the Highlands and Islands region.

Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

In South Scotland, where Beresford was elected, Jamie Langan and David Kirkwood also became Reform MSPs. Elsewhere on that list, Labour returned two MSPs, Carol Mochan and Joe Fagan, the Greens ...

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

First-time buyers said they were able to buy in their preferred location and put their own stamp on their property, Nationwide Building Society said.

WELSH Labour leader Eluned Morgan has announced she will resign after losing her seat in the Senedd elections. Eluned Morgan, who had been first minister of Wales since 2024, lost the election in ...

Scotland has elected its first two transgender MSPs to the Holyrood parliament. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.

The English Football League had received a complaint from Middlesbrough over allegations of unauthorised filming by someone connected to Saints.

A TEMPORARY ceasefire has been agreed between Russia and Ukraine, it has been reported. Fighting will cease for three days starting on Saturday, a national holiday in Russia known as Victory Day, in ...

Leading 1-0 from the first leg, the Pars had to show another side as they battled against their physical opponents.

Q Manivannan and Iris Duane have been elected as Scottish Greens MSPs on the Edinburgh and Glasgow lists, respectively. It marks the first time transgender MSPs will be in the Scottish Parliament, ...