Election

A petition calling a general election has been signed by over 1 million people. Pictured: Keir Starmer. Photo: STEFAN ROUSSEAU/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

How online petitions work and what happens at a million signatures

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

Fury as councillor resigns days after being elected

Marco Biagi, SNP, Colinton/Fairmilehead

Another by-election as councillor quits

Stephen Flynn

Double standards as Stephen Flynn bids to be in two parliaments Ian Swanson

A voter placing a ballot paper in the ballot box. PIC: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Voter ID should be scrapped, Scottish Government tells UK

By-election victor Louise Spence surrounded by supporters celebrating her win

SNP urge Labour to give up council control after by-election defeat

Lib Dems win surprise victory in city council by-election

Voters go to polls in council by-election

Stock photo by Scott Louden.

Council by-election candidates set out their stalls

A poll of 2,000 Brits found Michelle Obama, Bill Gates or Arnold Schwarzenegger would be the best next president of the United States

Brits reveal who they want as US president

The contenders: Donald Trump and Kamala Harris

How to watch US presidential election in the UK

Kirsteen Sullivan won the Bathgate and Linlithgow seat for Labour. Pic: Contributed

Candidates named for West Lothian by-election

Ballot box

12 candidates to stand in Colinton/Fairmilehead by-election

Sue Gray has quit as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff after briefings against her. Picture: PA

Labour's first 100 days: Not what Keir Starmer had hoped Ian Swanson

Michael Ancram, a former deputy leader of the Conservative Party, has died at the age of 79

Former Tory MP who defeated Gordon Brown dies aged 79

Sheila Gilmore

Former councillor and MP bids for City Chambers comeback
A former Edinburgh Labour councillor and MP is bidding to make a City Chambers comeback 17 years after stepping down.
Ian Swanson

New West Lothian MP says pit closures in 1980s hold lessons for today

Edinburgh and Lothians' defeated MPs consider their futures

Meet your new MP: Kirsty McNeill, Labour MP for Midlothian

Meet your new MP: Kirsteen Sullivan, MP for Bathgate & Linlithgow

Meet you new MP: Gregor Poynton, Labour MP for Livingston

Meet your new MP: Scott Arthur, Labour MP for Edinburgh South West

Meet the new MPs for Edinburgh and the Lothians

Edinburgh City Council's Director of Place, Paul Lawrence

Returning officer backs review of postal voting system

Now attention turns to next Holyrood election

SNP loses all its seats in Edinburgh as Labour sweeps in

2024 Mayor for London candidate Count Binface continues his political rallies across the UK this September, promising to Make Earth Great Again (Credit: Provided)

Count Binface continues his to make earth great again this September
The election may be over, but Count Binface’s work continues this September 🗑️
Benjamin Jackson

Labour defeats SNP MP Joanna Cherry in Edinburgh South West

Lib Dem Christine Jardine boosts majority in Edinburgh West

Labour wins Edinburgh North and Leith from SNP

Labour wins Edinburgh East and Musselburgh from SNP

Labour's Ian Murray increases majority in Edinburgh South

Live general election coverage and results in full from across the UK (Photo: Kim Mogg)

Live Farage wins with Starmer set to be next PM - election latest updates

Flora Kelsey at Corstorphine Library polling station.

98-year-old woman "unable to vote" after postal ballot delays

Polling stations across the UK have opened as voters have their say at the General Election after weeks of campaigning.

Polling under way across the UK as voters have their say

General Election 2024’s 7 best campaign moments and gaffes.

General Election 2024 7 best campaign moments and gaffes

SNP leader and First Minister John Swinney was serenaded by folk singer Iona Fyfe and posed, wearing yellow specs, in a yellow classic Alfa Romeo Spider convertible at a rally in Glasgow on Saturday

General election 2024: The final push - in pictures

General election 2024: Close fights in Edinburgh's battleground seats

All you need to know about the election in Lothian East

Labour's cautious campaign is sign of its seriousness about power

All you need to know about election in Edinburgh North and Leith

Emergency vote centre stays open for missing postal votes

All you need to know about the election contest in Livingston

First Minister John Swinney visited the Royal Highland Show at Ingliston last Saturday, where he launched the SNP's rural manifesto.
He said the Tories' "botched" Brexit deal had resulted in uncertainty on farm funding, caused severe labour shortages, and imposed costly trade barriers with the EU.

A roundup of the election campaign trail this week - in pictures

All you need to know about the election in Bathgate and Linlithgow

General election 2024: All you need to know about Edinburgh West

Emergency arrangements for city voters after postal ballots delayed

All you need to know about the election battle in Midlothian

General election 2024: All you need to know about Edinburgh South West

General election 2024: All you need to know about Edinburgh South

Hopes for better relationship between UK and Scottish governments

All you need to know about election in Edinburgh East & Musselburgh

Harry Potter author JK Rowling

JK Rowling backs Joanna Cherry in Edinburgh South West

What happened on the election trail this week - in pictures

John Swinney launches SNP manifesto with independence on first page