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
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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
Scottish Parliament election 2021: When will each Edinburgh and Lothians constituency declare a result and when will we know whether Nicola Sturgeon has won a majority?
Here is when you can expect to see the results come in from each Edinburgh and Lothians constituency
Scots were out voting in their thousands throughout Thursday, but unlike previous elections in a pre-coronavirus world, we could be waiting a while for the final result on who has won this election.
Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur re-elected in Orkney
- The Lib Dems have held the Orkney constituency – the first to be declared in the Holyrood elections.
MSP Liam McArthur will return to Holyrood to represent the safe seat, claiming 7,328 votes.
The SNP were in second place, with 3,369, followed by the Conservatives on 699 and Scottish Labour on 290.
In total, 11,621 votes were cast in the election, 65% of the electorate.
Results:
Orkney
LIB: 7,238
SNP: 3,369
CON: 699
LAB: 290
Scottish election 2021: Even the helicopter delivery of votes missing for Western Isles
Scottish election 2021: Even the helicopter delivery of votes missing for Western Isles
It’s been a low-key election and little wonder.
Blackford’s delight at high voter turnout
The SNP’s Westminster leader Ian Blackford tweeted: “The news that turnout is up across Scotland is a victory for democracy and shows people are engaged in this historic election.
“I’m proud (the SNP) extended the vote to 16 & 17 year olds, refugees and foreign nationals with leave to remain – with many voting for the first time.”
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.