Undeterred, Mr Sarwar insisted the election was not about the Prime Minister, with the Scottish Labour leader stressing the contest was instead about his bid to replace the SNP and First Minister John ...

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count. Create an account ...

Essex is full of hardworking people, entrepreneurial people. They’ve had enough. They want real change and that’s what they voted for ...

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

The Scottish Conservative leader said he was happy with his party’s campaign, saying it had focused on the real issues that matter to voters.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would not walk away from his job but even allies conceded the results had been ‘brutal’ for Labour.

John Swinney has said Downing Street has “a lot of listening to do” as he called for respect between the two governments. Speaking to the BBC as his party claimed it had “emphatically” won the ...

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has landed in Essex by helicopter following a successful day in the local elections. The MP for Clacton arrived at Chelmsford Racecourse to address the media following ...

Nigel Farage has said the results in the local elections have "exceeded" expectations as Reform made gains across Essex overnight. The Reform UK leader spoke of his delight after his party had a ...

With all votes counted, Plaid have 43 seats, Reform UK 34, Labour nine, the Welsh Conservatives seven, Greens two and one Liberal Democrat.