Local elections 2022: Watch The Scotsman 'Election Live' broadcast here

Our political team will host a one-hour livestream from noon on Friday to bring you the latest from the local council elections being held across Scotland, England and Wales.
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Hosted by Westminster correspondent Alex Brown, in conversation with political correspondents Conor Matchett and Hannah Brown, the livestream will debate the key election issues and look into a crystal ball to predict the results as the SNP seek to strengthen their stranglehold and Scottish Labour press for second place.

Hear the latest from the live counts in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, and find out the early results as votes are tallied across Scotland.

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Votes will be counted on Friday across Scotland and England. Graphic: National WorldVotes will be counted on Friday across Scotland and England. Graphic: National World
Votes will be counted on Friday across Scotland and England. Graphic: National World
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The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News websites will run a live blog from 6am on Friday where readers can learn every council result as it is declared, and the full results from every council ward across the length and breadth of Scotland will be available in Saturday’s edition of The Scotsman.

The web link to the livestream will be published on our website and on The Scotsman and Edinburgh Evening News’ social media pages from Friday morning.

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