Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Greens deal at council level The SNP and Scottish Greens entered into a powersharing agreement at Holyrood after last year’s Holyrood elections. The Independent UK · May 7, 2022
In Scotland, the SNP still reign supreme – but the Conservatives have fallen from grace At the ballot box voters ‘boaked’ at voting Tory, serving huge wins to Labour, which is now Scotland’s second party The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022
Local elections 2022: All parties claim success in Wirral Council but Labour loses seats The party's position in Wirral has become even more precarious after Thursday's vote Liverpool Echo · May 7, 2022
James Kelly: Do Yes parties have much to celebrate after the local elections? YET again a set of local elections has served up a curate’s egg for the SNP – the results have been very good in some parts of the country and… The National (Scotland) · May 7, 2022
Morrison pledges $20m for tourism; Shorten tests positive as 44 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened Scott Morrison announces tourism package in Perth and Anthony Albanese pledges funding for manufacturing jobs in Tasmania The Guardian - AU · May 6, 2022
Edinburgh Election 2022: SNP remains largest party as Tory losses spark Lib Dem revival The Conservatives have moved into last place in the council as the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour all made gains with the SNP returning the same number of councillors as 2017. Edinburgh Live · May 6, 2022
Glasgow Council Election 2022: SNP win by a single seat as Tories suffer defeat The SNP are the largest party - just - with the result coming down to the final ward of the day. A deal with the Scottish Greens, who took ten seats, now seems likely, while the Conservatives saw their 2017 gains eroded. Glasgow Live · May 6, 2022
Hyperlocal parties steal the show as Labour hold eight Greater Manchester councils, but fail to make progress in local elections What you need to know following results across the region Manchester Evening News · May 6, 2022
SNP beat Labour by one seat in nail-biting race to finish in Glasgow The SNP and Labour were neck and neck until the last ward was called... The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022
Sturgeon hails ‘resounding victory’ for SNP in Scotland’s council elections Her comments came after the SNP returned the highest number of councillors. The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
Nicola Sturgeon hails 'stupendous' result for the SNP at local elections The First Minister hailed an increase in vote share and number of councillors for the SNP across the country The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022
Welsh Tories blame No 10 as they reel from disastrous losses across country Conservative leader at the Welsh parliament says candidates had to answer questions about Johnson on doorstep The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
SNP runaway winners as Tories drop to third in council elections Scottish Labour overtook the Conservatives and moved into second place. The Independent UK · May 6, 2022
The Guardian view on the May elections: Labour did well, but not well enough Editorial: The reconfiguration of British politics post-Brexit has exposed Boris Johnson’s Tory party as being out of touch The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022
Edinburgh Live · May 6, 2022 East Lothian Tory leader says Boris has to go after disastrous election results It was an election of firsts for East Lothian as the SNP saw its first female councillors elected, a record ten women were elected and the county gained its first Scottish Greens councillor
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 SNP largest party in Edinburgh as Lib Dems and Greens make significant gains The SNP will now be looking towards a coalition in the capital as they won 19 seats.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022 From ‘red wall’ to ‘sea wall’: five things we learned from the local elections Labour is close to a clean sweep of the capital’s boroughs, and the Lib Dems and Greens are making gains
Daily Record · May 6, 2022 SNP clings on in Glasgow as Nationalists edge out resurgent Labour by one seat The SNP could now look to do a deal with the Scottish Greens to form a coalition on Scotland's largest local authority.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022 ‘I wanted the Conservatives out’: readers on the local election results Readers explain what decided their vote and give their views on the results so far
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 SNP declared largest party in Glasgow City Council with 37 seats The SNP’s council leader came second to the Greens in Langside, but the party pulled through to take the largest number of seats.
Pedestrian.tv · May 6, 2022 The AEC Is Looking Into Hundreds Of Fake Election Posters Targeting Independent Candidates The corflutes don't hold any authorisation messages, which are required by the AEC.
The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022 SNP gain seat from Tories in key Glasgow ward as Greens top poll THE Greens and SNP are both celebrating a major result in the Pollokshields ward of Glasgow as the Tories lost their seat in the area.
The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022 Bristol votes to scrap directly elected mayoral role Labour incumbent Marvin Rees to serve out term until 2024 as opposition welcomes ‘new chapter’ in return to committee system
The Independent UK · May 6, 2022 Glasgow council leader re-elected but Greens top first preference votes New candidate Holly Bruce topped the ballot with 3,173 votes, while the SNP’s Susan Aitken received 2,899.
The National (Scotland) · May 6, 2022 Greens beat SNP Glasgow leader Susan Aitken in shock victory A shock win from the Scottish Greens saw the SNP council leader come in second place.