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Published: May 17, 2026 13:04

Full results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election for the Edinburgh and Lothians East region now available here. This includes full regional vote breakdown per constituency.…

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Published: May 16, 2026 11:07

Last week, Jackie Baillie managed to fend off an attempt to seize the Fort of the Britons, but how did Labour's much trumpetee constituency strategy go so wrong? You can visualise that and much more in last night's BBS analysis piece, looking at the…

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Published: May 15, 2026 20:24

I rarely engage with this person (not Tristan, of course, who helped me on count day) but I think fundamentally "guy whose entire output has always been about boosting his preferred party" is always going to struggle to accept the idea of "guy who is…

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Published: May 15, 2026 18:30

SP26: Patterns of Party Popularity It's all well and good looking at the headline figures, but you've got to get right down into the thick of support and swings - in both votes - across constituencies to really understand what happened last week!…

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Published: May 14, 2026 14:26

It wasn't formal or even intended but Presiding Officers so far have alternated between constitutional camps: Lib Dem 1999 > SNP 2003 > Conservative 2007 > SNP 2011 > Labour 2016 > Green 2021 Now that it's going SNP 2026, first time the chair has…

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Published: May 14, 2026 13:57

Scottish Parliament Presiding Officer election: Kenny Gibson (SNP): 46 Clare Haughey (SNP): 42 Liam McArthur (Lib Dem): 34 Stuart McMillan: 6 No majority; Stuart McMillan eliminated, second round due shortly.

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Published: May 14, 2026 12:13

Tomorrow evening's piece of post-SP26 analysis will be how each party's vote was spread across the country, and how it changed. This is one of the starkest maps: the complete backfiring of Scottish Labour's much talked about "constituency strategy", as…

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Published: May 14, 2026 08:00

BBS Open Letter on Improving Scottish Parliament Results Reporting An open letter from Ballot Box Scotland urging significant improvements to reporting on Scottish Parliament elections; or, why does a hobbyist publish more data on the regional vote than…

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Published: May 13, 2026 20:07

Full results of the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election for the Central Scotland and Lothians West region now available here. This includes full regional vote breakdown per constituency.…

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Published: May 12, 2026 12:37

Sorry, I'm just going to say it: I know more about the results of this election than... actually, right now, quite possibly anyone in the country, because I actually bothered to collate and publish the regional list vote results per-constituency. I am…

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Published: May 12, 2026 10:05

Between IGV robbing the real Greens of an MSP again and the continued failure of everyone bar a hobbyist (c'est moi) to properly report on half the votes cast in the election, a real reminder of how unfit for purpose so much of Scotland and the UK's legal…

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Published: May 12, 2026 10:02

There absolutely should be sackings at the Electoral Commission over this. A fake party that does no campaigning, will have spent £0, and whose own holocaust denying leader acknowledged is only there to confuse voters, came 7th, only explainable if it did…

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Published: May 11, 2026 16:30

SP26: Battlegrounds Old and New Although Holyrood's partly proportional system makes marginal seats less important, they're still an interesting and integral part of what makes elections exciting. Here's how the marginals changed last week.…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:56

Finally, it is over: the last bits of data logged and posted, with 65 minutes to go until my self-imposed by also non-negotiable "no more BBS until Wednesday" deadline. (There will be an auto-post at 5.30pm of something I'm finishing now, don't shout at me…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:54

Central and Lothians West Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021): SNP: 86809 (30.7%, -14.4) RUK: 58334 (20.6%, +20.4) LAB: 57103 (20.2%, -2.6) GRN: 34415 (12.2%, +5.9) CON: 19450 (6.9%, -11.8) LD: 12830 (4.5%, +2.4) OTHx14: 13814 (4.9%, +0.1) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:45

Uddingston and Bellshill (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8526 (29.3%, -15) LAB: 6876 (23.7%, -2.8) RUK: 5904 (20.3%, +20.1) GRN: 3357 (11.5%, +6.3) CON: 1849 (6.4%, -10.9) LD: 988 (3.4%, +1.8) OTHx10: 1566 (5.4%) Valid…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:44

Motherwell and Wishaw (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8480 (31.1%, -14.8) RUK: 5731 (21%, +20.8) LAB: 5726 (21%, -3.7) GRN: 3200 (11.7%, +6) CON: 1748 (6.4%, -10.9) LD: 933 (3.4%, +1.9) OTHx10: 1473 (5.4%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:42

Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9574 (35.2%, -14.3) LAB: 5575 (20.5%, -2.7) RUK: 4798 (17.7%, +17.5) GRN: 3562 (13.1%, +6.4) CON: 1393 (5.1%, -8.8) LD: 984 (3.6%, +1.9) OTHx10: 1290 (4.7%) Valid…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:41

Coatbridge and Chryston (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9817 (33.3%, -17.5) LAB: 6546 (22.2%, -2.1) RUK: 5452 (18.5%, +18.4) GRN: 3811 (12.9%, +7) CON: 1295 (4.4%, -8.3) LD: 913 (3.1%, +1.6) OTHx10: 1641 (5.6%) Valid…

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Published: May 11, 2026 14:40

Airdrie (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 7925 (30.9%, -13.7) RUK: 6302 (24.6%, +24.4) LAB: 5408 (21.1%, -3.8) GRN: 2457 (9.6%, +5.3) CON: 1519 (5.9%, -14.5) LD: 670 (2.6%, +1.1) OTHx10: 1372 (5.3%) Valid Turnout: 47.1% SNP…

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Published: May 11, 2026 12:27

Just been sent this website, by the Electoral Management Board in Wales, which is a central portal with election candidate and results data, in an easy to access format. Could be slightly fancier but this is great - I was already writing a letter to say…

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Published: May 11, 2026 11:44

Still no North Lanarkshire (5 seats), but running through Council websites to make a point and the only reason I have the following is because activists sent me them: - Glasgow (7 seats) - East Ayrshire (2 seats) - Scottish Borders (2 seats) That's over…

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:55

North East Scotland Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021): SNP: 88084 (28.7%, -12.3) CON: 62174 (20.2%, -10.4) RUK: 59823 (19.5%,+19.2) GRN: 30028 (9.8%, +3.5) LAB: 29144 (9.5%, -1.9) LD: 25380 (8.3%, +3.3) OTHx14: 12616 (4.1%, -1.4) Valid Turnout: 51.4% …

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:44

Angus South (North East Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9968 (31.7%, -11) CON: 6091 (19.4%, -13) RUK: 5734 (18.2%, +18) GRN: 3113 (9.9%, +4) LAB: 3085 (9.8%, +0.2) LD: 2227 (7.1%, +3.1) OTHx9: 1217 (3.9%) Valid Turnout: 53.3% SNP Lead

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:43

Angus North and Mearns (North East Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8590 (29.5%, -11.1) CON: 7284 (25%, -10.2) RUK: 5205 (17.9%, +17.7) LD: 2538 (8.7%, +4.2) GRN: 2482 (8.5%, +2.4) LAB: 1851 (6.3%, -1.9) OTHx9: 1206 (4.1%) Valid Turnout: 52.9%…

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:18

Falkirk West (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 10690 (29.5%, -15.7) RUK: 8096 (22.3%, +22.1) LAB: 6554 (18.1%, -1.7) GRN: 4614 (12.7%, +5.9) CON: 2773 (7.6%, -13.2) LD: 1787 (4.9%, +2.5) OTHx10: 1736 (4.8%) Valid…

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:16

Falkirk East and Linlithgow (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 9827 (26.1%, -12.8) RUK: 7700 (20.5%, +20.2) LAB: 7156 (19%, -1.2) GRN: 5079 (13.5%, +4.8) CON: 3594 (9.6%, -13.4) LD: 2617 (7%, +2.9) OTHx10: 1640 (4.4%)…

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Published: May 11, 2026 09:15

Will be pointedly and as a matter of completionism posting the final regional vote figures from constituencies that were missing on count day; that, assuming Angus and North Lanarkshire get theirs up before 5pm (surely: it would be, ahem, very, very, very…

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Published: May 10, 2026 22:37

Scottish Parliament Election 2026: Marginal Constituencies Total number of marginals (majority below 10%) is now 23 (+7). Marginals by winning party: SNP 16; Lib Dem 3; Labour 2; Conservative 2; Green 1. Marginals by runner up: SNP 8; Labour 5;…

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Published: May 10, 2026 11:52

Throughout the campaign I highlighted that the SNP's constituency results were going to stretch AMS far more than any previous election. 1999 was the peak of this, with a net of 7 seats advantage to Labour over the system's own intended workings, based on…

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Published: May 10, 2026 10:59

See also Sky News: look at this front page. Where is the regional vote? Where is it?! It's not there at all! You cannot see the national regional vote! How then does Joe Punter square the Greens on 15 seats, but seemingly 2.3% of the vote? Pathetic.…

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Published: May 10, 2026 10:57

The reporting of the regional aspect of Holyrood elections overall continues to be shoddy. We are 27 years and 7 elections into devolution and a two vote system and almost every aspect of our system, from electoral management to media reporting, is so FPTP…

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Published: May 9, 2026 19:12

SP26: The Headline Results A dull campaign has nonetheless sent shockwaves through Scottish politics, with a whole new party in parliament and big gains for the smaller established parties at the expense of those, formerly, larger.…

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Published: May 9, 2026 16:44

Hello @devolvedelections.bsky.social do I get a physical medal with this or is it just the intense feeling of satisfaction? Beyond chuffed that Ballot Box Scotland, a labour of love hobby project by Some Random Nerd, was more accurate than every single…

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Published: May 9, 2026 15:04

I keep being like "will I Livestream as BBS" and then I do not - but this time I did at least do a very "stream of consciousness as election nerd tries his best to go through parties without actually having made notes beforehand" basic video, which you can…

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Published: May 9, 2026 11:58

The election fun isn't over in Scotland: there will be *two* Westminster by-elections following the election of the SNP Stephens as MSPs yesterday: it is now no longer legally permissible to be an MP and MSP at the same time, and they will have to resign…

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Published: May 9, 2026 09:22

Good morning it's hard to sleep after elections but I tried. I never got to try the little livestream setup I had (though did get on Bylines Scotland during the day), but whoooo would be interested in a wee "day after the count" reflections one at like…

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Published: May 9, 2026 01:10

I have been awake since 6am morning. There are still 9 constituencies I lack regional figures for. I hope, against hope, they will be available, err, later today for me to complete data collation. Regardless, time for bed. If you enjoyed today, please…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:50

2026 Scottish Parliament Final Regional Result vs Final BBS Poll Average (Regional List Vote): SNP: 27.4% vs 27.2% (+0.2) RUK: 16.6% vs 18.6% (-2.0) LAB: 16.0% vs 15.8% (+0.2) GRN: 14.0% vs 14.0% (perfect) CON: 11.8% vs 11.8% (perfect) LD: 9.4% vs 10.0%…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:39

Highlands and Islands Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 54011 (26.9%, -13.5) LD: 47437 (23.6%, +12.4) RUK: 28276 (14.1%, +13.8) GRN: 21935 (10.9%, +3.5) CON: 20334 (10.1%, -15.3) LAB: 14632 (7.3%, -2.2) OTHx14: 14512 (7.2%, +1.4) Valid…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:37

FINAL SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT SEAT TALLY (VS NOTIONAL 2021 ON NEW BOUNDARIES) SNP: 58 (-5) Labour: 17 (-4) Reform: 17 (+17) Green: 15 (+5) Conservative: 12 (-19) Lib Dem: 10 (+6) Never before had more than four parties on double digit MSPs: now there are…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:34

Highlands and Islands Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Vic Currie (Reform) #2 Ariane Burgess (Green) #3 Tim Eagle (Conservative) #4 Max Bannerman (Reform) #5 Morven May McCallum (Lib Dem) #6 Kristopher Leask (Green) #7 Maree Todd (SNP)

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:24

Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): LD: 10900 (27.7%, +18.3) SNP: 10808 (27.5%, -13.9) GRN: 5031 (12.8%, +3.3) RUK: 4605 (11.7%, +11.5) CON: 2937 (7.5%, -15.8) LAB: 2046 (5.2%, -3.8) OTHx12: 2968 (7.6%) Valid…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:23

Inverness and Nairn (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 9660 (26.3%, -17.4) LD: 9438 (25.7%, +19.4) RUK: 4710 (12.8%, +12.6) GRN: 3819 (10.4%, +3.4) CON: 2388 (6.5%, -19.1) LAB: 2383 (6.5%, -5) OTHx12: 4345 (11.8%) Valid…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:23

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): LD: 10538 (34.5%, +13.3) SNP: 7561 (24.7%, -13.8) RUK: 4695 (15.4%, +15.1) GRN: 2502 (8.2%, +2.6) CON: 1903 (6.2%, -15.2) LAB: 1400 (4.6%, -2.8) OTHx12: 1970 (6.4%) Valid…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:09

South Scotland Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 86446 (26.8%, -12.2) RUK: 61346 (19%, +18.8) CON: 60726 (18.8%, -13.0) LAB: 52314 (16.2%, -0.1) GRN: 31170 (9.7%, +4.6) LD: 17999 (5.6%, +2.4) OTHx14: 12541 (3.9%, -0.6) Valid Turnout: 53.1%…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:05

Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 9350 (27%, -14.4) CON: 6250 (18.1%, -10.9) GRN: 4988 (14.4%, +7.3) RUK: 4446 (12.8%, +12.5) LD: 4258 (12.3%, +5.6) LAB: 4164 (12%, NC) OTHx11: 1168…

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Published: May 9, 2026 00:04

Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): CON: 11405 (37.8%, -9.6) SNP: 6403 (21.2%, -8.9) RUK: 4449 (14.8%, +14.5) LD: 2596 (8.6%, +1.9) GRN: 2403 (8%, +3.4) LAB: 1854 (6.2%, -0.6) OTHx11: 1036 (3.4%) Valid…

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Published: May 8, 2026 23:52

I have now formally written to the Electoral Management Board for Scotland expressing my dissatisfaction at the state of regional vote declarations this year. It should not be unreasonable to expect councils to publish one (1) more PDF on their website…

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Published: May 8, 2026 23:28

South Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Jamie Langan (Reform) #2 Carol Mochan (Labour) #3 Laura Moodie (Green) #4 David Kirkwood (Reform) #5 Joe Fagan (Labour) #6 Senga Beresford (Reform) #7 Duncan Dunlop (Lib Dem)

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Published: May 8, 2026 23:21

North East Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Duncan Massey (Reform) #2 Liam Kerr (Conservative) #3 Maggie Chapman (Green) #4 Mark Simpson (Reform) #5 Michael Marra (Labour) #6 Yi-Pei Chou Turvey #7 Douglas Lumsden

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:54

West Scotland Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 91257 (27.3%, -13.4) LAB: 68045 (20.4%, -1.9) RUK: 58332 (17.5%, +17.3) GRN: 41372 (12.4%, +5.4) CON: 31867 (9.5%, -12.1) LD: 24852 (7.4%, +3.9) OTHx14: 18301 (5.5%, +0.7) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:53

West Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Malcolm Offord (Reform) #2 Ross Greer (Green) #3 Neil Bibby (Labour) #4 Russell Findlay (Conservative) #5 David Smith (Reform) #6 Katy Clark (Labour) #7 Cara McKee (Green)

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:48

Down to just 14 constituencies missing regional data; the 3 Highland ones still counting plus: Angus North Angus South Airdrie Coatbridge Cumbernauld Falkirk East Falkirk West Motherwell Uddingston Ettrick, Roxburgh Midlothian South

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:45

Strathkelvin and Bearsden (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9513 (23.8%, -12.9) LD: 9471 (23.7%, +14.9) RUK: 5587 (14.%, +13.9) LAB: 5440 (13.6%, -6) GRN: 4944 (12.4%, +4.1) CON: 3012 (7.5%, -14.5) OTHx14: 1980 (5%) Valid Turnout: 63% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:43

Eastwood (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): CON: 8568 (22.3%, -13.6) LAB: 8360 (21.7%, +2) SNP: 8056 (20.9%, -8.1) GRN: 5179 (13.5%, +5.3) RUK: 4810 (12.5%, +12.4) LD: 2009 (5.2%, +2.3) OTHx14: 1517 (3.9%) Valid Turnout: 66% Conservative Lead…

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:40

Glasgow Region: Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 68669 (27.5%, -16.2) GRN: 58881 (23.6%, +11.5) LAB: 47795 (19.2%, -5.0) RUK: 38341 (15.4%, +15.2) CON: 10621 (4.3%, -7.9) LD: 9826 (3.9%, +1.9) OTHx14: 15330 (6.1%, +0.5) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:36

Glagow Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Anas Sarwar (Labour) #2 Thomas Kerr (Reform) #3 Patrick Harvie (Green) #4 Pauline McNeill (Labour) #5 Iris Duane (Green) #6 Kim Schmullian (RUK) #7 Paul Sweeney (Labour)

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:32

Central Scotland and Lothians West Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Graham Simpson (RUK) #2 Mark Griffin (Labour) #3 Gillian Mackay (Green) #4 Mandy Lindsay (Reform) #5 Jenny Young (Labour) #6 Meghan Gallagher (Conservative) #7 Amanda Bland (Reform)

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:16

Aberdeenshire West (North East Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): CON: 12695 (34.2%, -8.1) SNP: 7753 (20.9%, -11.1) RUK: 6401 (17.3%, +17) LD: 4501 (12.1%, +4) GRN: 2793 (7.5%, +1.4) LAB: 1894 (5.1%, -1.7) OTHx9: 1039 (2.8%) Valid Turnout: 60.5% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 22:15

Aberdeenshire East (North East Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): CON: 9490 (27.2%, -9.4) SNP: 8928 (25.6%, -10.9) RUK: 7410 (21.3%, +21) LD: 3833 (11%, +3.5) GRN: 2364 (6.8%, +1.2) LAB: 1742 (5%, -2.4) OTHx9: 1095 (3.1%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:51

IF YOU ARE A PARTY ACTIVIST WHO HAS CONNECTIONS THAT WERE AT THE COUNT FOR FOLLOWING COUNCILS: North Lanarkshire Falkirk Scottish Borders Aberdeenshire East Renfrewshire East Dunbartonshire PLEASE LET ME KNOW VIA EMAIL (ALLAN@BALLOTBOX.SCOT) IF YOU HAVE…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:47

Moray (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9433 (28.7%, -11.6) CON: 8298 (25.3%, -13.3) RUK: 5868 (17.9%, +17.7) GRN: 3122 (9.5%, +3.4) LAB: 2482 (7.6%, -0.2) LD: 2237 (6.8%, +4) OTHx12: 1413 (4.3%) Valid Turnout: 50.9% SNP Lead ^AF

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:41

Na h-Eileanan an Iar (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 3618 (29.2%, -13.9) LAB: 3242 (26.2%, +4.9) RUK: 1654 (13.4%, +13.2) GRN: 929 (7.5%, +1.7) CON: 909 (7.3%, -10.5) LD: 733 (5.9%, +3.7) OTHx12: 1292 (10.4%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:41

Inverclyde (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 11319 (35.3%, -10.3) LAB: 6720 (21%, -1.8) RUK: 5701 (17.8%, +17.7) GRN: 3320 (10.4%, +4.1) CON: 1770 (5.5%, -12.1) LD: 1546 (4.8%, +2) OTHx14: 1664 (5.2%) Valid Turnout: 51.6% SNP…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:35

Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 9786 (28.5%, -13.3) LAB: 7959 (23.2%, -0.3) RUK: 6113 (17.8%, +17.6) GRN: 4224 (12.3%, +5.4) CON: 2778 (8.1%, -12.4) LD: 1452 (4.2%, +2) OTHx14: 1967 (5.7%)…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:34

Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 9936 (28.4%, -15.9) LAB: 7501 (21.5%, -3.3) RUK: 7204 (20.6%, +20.5) GRN: 4460 (12.8%, +6.4) CON: 2309 (6.6%, -10.5) LD: 1401 (4%, +1.8) OTHx14: 2152 (6.2%) Valid…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:31

Not to sour the day but if Scotland goes to sleep tonight and we are missing what should be publicly declared election data at constituency level that will be very, very, very poor from our Councils. I appreciate they have worked hard today, but adding a…

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:23

Argyll and Bute (Highlands and Islands) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8077 (29.3%, -12.3) LD: 6046 (21.9%, +11) RUK: 4184 (15.2%, +15) GRN: 3351 (12.1%, +4.2) CON: 2395 (8.7%, -16.7) LAB: 1996 (7.2%, -1.2) OTHx12: 1552 (5.6%) Valid Turnout: 55.4% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:20

If anyone has any constituency level declarations for the missing regional list vote gaps on BBS, *please* send them my way - very, very frustrating how much I'm struggling to fill final gaps in regions that have declared! http://ballotbox.scot/

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Published: May 8, 2026 21:10

Uddingston and Bellshill (Central and Lothians West) Constituency Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 11966 (41.5%, -8.4) LAB: 8382 (29.1%, -6) RUK: 5646 (19.6%, New) CON: 1750 (6.1%, -6.6) LD: 1094 (3.8%, +1.5) Valid Turnout: 48.7% SNP HOLD ^AF Last constituency to…

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Published: May 8, 2026 20:13

Will be unable to fill in the remaining gaps in the system until I am home at about 10 (my system can't do regional decs without constituency level data so it's now lagging BBC), but whilst I have nothing to do but post... [contains quote post or other…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:56

Dumbarton (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8360 (26.1%, -12.3) LAB: 7615 (23.8%, -2.8) RUK: 5983 (18.7%, +18.6) GRN: 3820 (11.9%, +5.5) CON: 2810 (8.8%, -12.3) LD: 1633 (5.1%, +2.5) OTHx14: 1824 (5.7%) Valid Turnout: 56.9% SNP Lead - LL

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:50

Count has gone on for so long me and my last remaining volunteer are about to be turfed out the meeting room we had booked all day: I will resume posting results when I get home. If you have valued our effort (and my bugfighting behind scenes) please…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:48

Banffshire and Buchan Coast (North East Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): RUK: 9989 (33.8%, +33.3) SNP: 8581 (29.%, -9.7) CON: 6063 (20.5%, -19.3) GRN: 1334 (4.5%, +0.7) LD: 1288 (4.4%, +1.5) LAB: 1189 (4%, -3) OTHx9: 1120 (3.8%) Valid…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:48

Mid Scotland and Fife Region: Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021): SNP: 81018 (28.3%, -11.4) RUK: 45632 (16%, +15.7) LAB: 41056 (14.4%, -0.9) CON: 37155 (13%, -12) GRN: 36286 (12.7%, +4.4) LD: 34363 (12%, +4.6) OTHx14: 10508 (3.7%, -0.3) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:45

Edinburgh and Lothians East Region: Regional List Vote Total (vs 2021): SNP: 69655 (21.8%, -12.2) GRN: 67877 (21.2%, +7.9) LAB: 58696 (18.4%, -1.4) LD: 42937 (13.4%, +5.7) RUK: 33341 (10.4%, +10.2) CON: 29223 (9.1%, -11.3) OTHx14: 17855 (5.6%, +1.2) Valid…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:40

Clydesdale (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9529 (26.5%, -10.4) RUK: 8041 (22.3%, +22.1) LAB: 7102 (19.7%, -0.5) CON: 4781 (13.3%, -16.6) GRN: 3468 (9.6%, +4.1) LD: 1847 (5.1%, +2.3) OTHx11: 1227 (3.4%) Valid Turnout: 56.8% SNP Lead -…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:34

Rutherglen and Cambuslang (Glasgow) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 10138 (29.8%, -12.5) LAB: 7411 (21.8%, -5.6) RUK: 6437 (18.9%, +18.6) GRN: 4604 (13.5%, +6.3) LD: 1798 (5.3%, +2.8) CON: 1682 (4.9%, -9.8) OTHx11: 1917 (5.6%) Valid Turnout: 52.4% SNP…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:18

Mid Scotland and Fife Region: List MSP Allocation #1 Helen McDade (Reform) #2 Claire Baker (Labour) #3 Murdo Fraser (Conservative) #4 Mark Ruskell (Green) #5 Julie MacDougall (Reform) #6 Joe Long (Labour) #7 Stephen Kerr (Conservative)

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:12

Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 8090 (25.4%, -12) LAB: 6357 (20%, +1.5) RUK: 5437 (17.1%, +16.7) GRN: 4553 (14.3%, +4.8) CON: 3942 (12.4%, -14.2) LD: 2043 (6.4%, +3) OTHx7: 1392 (4.4%)…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:07

Inverness and Nairn (Highlands and Islands) Constituency Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 11162 (30.4%, -18) LD: 10735 (29.2%, +22.8) IND: 7840 (21.3%, New) RUK: 3791 (10.3%, New) LAB: 1723 (4.7%, -7.4) CON: 1372 (3.7%, -23.2) ADV: 110 (0.3%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:07

Cunninghame South (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 8464 (28.7%, -16.8) RUK: 7040 (23.9%, +23.7) LAB: 5590 (19%, -0.9) GRN: 3023 (10.3%, +5.8) CON: 2540 (8.6%, -14.4) LD: 1189 (4%, +2) OTHx14: 1640 (5.6%) Valid Turnout: 48.9% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:05

Cunninghame North (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8480 (28.%, -13.6) RUK: 5854 (19.3%, +19.1) LAB: 5255 (17.4%, +0.2) CON: 4049 (13.4%, -12.9) GRN: 3459 (11.4%, +4.8) LD: 1516 (5%, +2.8) OTHx14: 1670 (5.5%) Valid Turnout: 53.5% SNP…

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Published: May 8, 2026 19:03

Clydebank and Milngavie (West Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8249 (26.1%, -14.) LAB: 6206 (19.6%, -3.9) RUK: 4958 (15.7%, +15.6) GRN: 4339 (13.7%, +5) LD: 3491 (11%, +5.2) CON: 2527 (8%, -9.6) OTHx14: 1828 (5.8%) Valid Turnout: 58.% SNP…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:43

Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8921 (28.5%, -12.5) RUK: 7532 (24%, +23.8) LAB: 7326 (23.4%, -1.8) GRN: 3143 (10%, +4.8) CON: 2070 (6.6%, -15.2) LD: 1123 (3.6%, +1.4) OTHx11: 1236 (3.9%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:40

Edinburgh and Lothians East Region: List MSP Allocation #1: Kate Nevens (Green) #2: Angela Ross (Reform UK) #3: Irshad Ahmad (Labour) #4: Miles Briggs (Conservative) #5: Q Manivannan (Green) #6: Katherine Sangster (Labour) #7: Kayleigh Kinross-O'Neill…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:32

I believe the Real Greens have just been IGV'd out of a second seat in Mid Scotland and Fife. Huge questions for Electoral Commission to answer after two elections of this.

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:30

East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (Edinburgh & Lothians East) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): LAB: 8000 (22.4%, -0.4) SNP: 7520 (21%, -11.8) CON: 5489 (15.4%, -12.1) GRN: 5409 (15.1%, +6.1) RUK: 4702 (13.2%, +13) LD: 2805 (7.8%, +4) OTHx16: 1827…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:21

East Kilbride (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 10357 (30.6%, -14.2) LAB: 7433 (21.9%, -1.6) RUK: 6324 (18.7%, +18.4) GRN: 4297 (12.7%, +5.6) CON: 2461 (7.3%, -10.1) LD: 1315 (3.9%, +1.6) OTHx11: 1702 (5%) Valid Turnout: 55.5% SNP Lead…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:16

Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh & Tranent (Edinburgh & Lothians E) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 8570 (27.1%, -14.2) LAB: 6750 (21.4%, -1.7) GRN: 6435 (20.4%, +7.6) RUK: 4027 (12.8%, +12.6) CON: 2039 (6.5%, -8) LD: 1727 (5.5%, +2.3) OTHx16:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:15

Stirling (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 8377 (26%, -12.6) GRN: 5447 (16.9%, +6.4) RUK: 5256 (16.3%, +16.1) CON: 5171 (16.1%, -13.2) LAB: 4604 (14.3%, -0.1) LD: 2206 (6.8%, +3.4) OTHx7: 1148 (3.6%) Valid Turnout: 58.2% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 18:13

Perthshire North (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 11702 (32.3%, -7.8) CON: 8797 (24.3%, -12.2) RUK: 5236 (14.4%, +14.1) GRN: 4242 (11.7%, +3.6) LD: 2719 (7.5%, +3.2) LAB: 2423 (6.7%, -0.4) OTHx7: 1145 (3.2%) Valid Turnout: 58.2% …

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:57

About to rejoin the Bylines Scotland and Cymru livestream for a rundown of where the Scottish count is at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ks1CzTJvUTY

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:56

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (Highlands and Islands) Constituency Vote (vs 2021): LD: 14666 (48%, +11.9) SNP: 9574 (31.4%, -11.7) RUK: 3900 (12.8%, New) CON: 1117 (3.7%, -10.3) LAB: 894 (2.9%, -2.6) OTHx2: 376 (1.2%) Valid Turnout: 54% Lib Dem GAIN…

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:55

Ayr (South Scotland) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9517 (26.9%, -11.8) CON: 7509 (21.2%, -15) LAB: 6273 (17.7%, +3.9) RUK: 5925 (16.8%, +16.7) GRN: 2976 (8.4%, +3.7) LD: 1611 (4.6%, +2.6) OTHx11: 1559 (4.4%) Valid Turnout: 56.1% SNP Lead - LL

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:51

Mid Fife and Glenrothes (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 9296 (36%, -12.5) RUK: 4873 (18.9%, +18.7) LAB: 3824 (14.8%, -4.5) LD: 2800 (10.8%, +6) GRN: 2244 (8.7%, +3.2) CON: 1755 (6.8%, -10.5) OTHx7: 1050 (4.1%) Valid Turnout:…

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:50

Almond Valley (Central and Lothians West) Regional List Vote (vs 2021 notional): SNP: 12009 (32.6%, -12.8) RUK: 6855 (18.6%, +18.4) LAB: 6714 (18.2%, -2) GRN: 4601 (12.5%, +5.2) CON: 2829 (7.7%, -10.9) LD: 2126 (5.8%, +2.8) OTHx10: 1688 (4.6%) Valid…

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:49

Kirkcaldy (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): SNP: 8885 (31.3%, -13.2) LAB: 6159 (21.7%, -1.4) RUK: 5471 (19.3%, +19.1) GRN: 3294 (11.6%, +4.6) CON: 1834 (6.5%, -10.9) LD: 1614 (5.7%, +2.8) OTHx7: 1145 (4%) Valid Turnout: 45.5% SNP Lead…

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Published: May 8, 2026 17:45

Fife North East (Mid Scotland and Fife) Regional List Vote (vs 2021): LD: 13915 (41.4%, +12.3) SNP: 6444 (19.2%, -11.7) GRN: 4352 (13%, +2.9) RUK: 3609 (10.7%, +10.5) CON: 2552 (7.6%, -12.5) LAB: 1739 (5.2%, -0.8) OTHx7: 977 (2.9%) Valid Turnout: 58.6% …