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Polls close in Scottish Parliament election as wait for results begins

Ballot boxes across Scotland will be opened at 9am on Friday.

Evening Standard

Polls close in elections across England, Scotland and Wales

Results of elections for councils in England, the Senedd in Wales and the Scottish parliament could transform Great Britain’s political landscape

The Guardian - UK

Voters continue to cast ballots in Scottish Parliament elections

Scotland’s party leaders attended their local polling stations earlier on Thursday.

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Scottish party leaders cast their vote as country goes to the polls

Voting stations are open from 7am until 10pm on Thursday, with the count beginning at 9am on Friday.

Evening Standard

Polling stations open as Scots elect new Holyrood Parliament

Voters have until 10pm on Thursday to cast their ballot.

Evening Standard

Thursday briefing: Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections

In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape

The Guardian - UK

Scots go to the polls in Holyrood election

Polling stations will open at 7am and close at 10pm.

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Scots to go to the polls in Holyrood election

Polls will close at 10pm, with counting due to take place on Friday.

Evening Standard

Election day in England, Scotland and Wales: What you need to know

The final results are not likely to be declared until nearly 48 hours after polling stations close.

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer makes late pitch to voters turning to Greens and Reform

As Labour faces record-breaking losses in Thursday’s local elections, prime minister says rivals are unfit to lead

The Guardian - UK

‘I am losing faith’: disaffected Scottish voters may deny SNP a majority

This Holyrood election is the most unpredictable in years, with Labour claiming it is pulling in the don’t knows

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: Tuition fees and AI-generated voter videos

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

Evening Standard

Eve-of-election poll suggests SNP’s lead is ‘tightening’

The poll came after elections expert Professor Sir John Curtice said the ‘odds are against’ a majority win for John Swinney’s party.

Evening Standard

There’s little love for the SNP – so why does the party look set to win in Scotland?

Barring a last-minute surprise, the Holyrood election will probably return the Scottish National Party (SNP) to government for the fifth time in a row. The nationalists have been in office for so long that thousands of Scots who weren’t even born when the party entered office in 2007 are now…

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Ex-Scottish council leader Jordan Linden jailed for 18 months over sex crimes against boys, young men

A former Scottish National Party (SNP) council leader was jailed for 18 months after being convicted of multiple sexual offences against boys and young men, with angry scenes unfolding outside court as he arrived for sentencing.

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Scottish Lib Dems poised for ‘massive leap forward’, Cole-Hamilton insists

The party is targeting 10 constituency seats and also hoping to make gains on the regional list.

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Swinney urges jailed former council leader to apologise for sexual offences

Jordan Linden was sentenced on Wednesday.

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Labour can ‘make history’ and ‘pull off a surprise’, Sarwar says on election eve

The Scottish Labour leader said his party would reject Reform, beat the SNP and deliver change.

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Other parties running negative campaigns, says Swinney

The First Minister spent the last day of the campaign in Hamilton, South Lanarkshire.

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Former council leader guilty of sex offences jailed for 18 months

Jordan Linden’s offences spanned a 10-year period.

The Guardian - UK

Former SNP council leader jailed for sexual offences against young men and boys

Jordan Linden sentenced to 18 months for crimes committed over 10 years between 2011 and 2021

Evening Standard

‘Odds against’ John Swinney’s SNP winning Holyrood majority, says polling expert

Professor Sir John Curtice gave his latest view on the eve of Thursday’s Scottish Parliament election.

The Guardian - UK

May elections: What’s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?

Will Reform take Sunderland, or the Greens take Hackney? Can Plaid Cymru take a historic victory in Wales, and will Labour be forced into third place in Scotland? We examine the possible outcomes for election night

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Evening Standard

SNP ‘within touching distance’ of Holyrood majority, John Swinney says

The Scottish First Minister made the claim ahead of Thursday’s Scottish election.

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