John Swinney's party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority.

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

John Swinney said his party won the election "emphatically" calling it a "landslide" for a pro-independence parliament. He ...

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Devolution means the transfer of power away from central government. For many years, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were run by the UK parliament, based in Westmins ...

King Charles has given a huge shout-out to his youngest brother, Prince Edward, for attending the multi-faith service in Scotland on his behalf. On Friday, May 15, Buckingham Palace shared an update ...

With the Highlands list still to declare, Holyrood emerges fragmented: SNP largest party, Greens surging, Reform breaking through and ...

THE Scottish election 2026 is nearly here – but do you know who your local candidate is? The SNP, led by John Swinney, is ...

The Scottish Parliament election was always going to involve disappointment for women’s rights supporters, simply due to the ...

Previously incorporating nine constituencies, it now has 10, gaining two seats from the old Central Scotland region while losing East Lothian. Built almost entirely around Scotland’s first post‑war ...

Nearly every seat across the West of Scotland has stayed yellow as the SNP swept to victory throughout the likes of Glasgow, ...