Day: May 6, 2016

ELECTION: SNP falls just short of majority

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With all the results now in, the final state of the parties is:

SNP 63 (-6 on 2011 Holyrood election result)

CON 31 (+16)

LAB 24 (-13)

GRN 6 (+4)

LD 5 (no change)

The SNP has fallen two seats short of forming a majority government and must now decide whether to go it alone as a minority government or enter into an agreement with one of the other parties.

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Election results: Edinburgh

Edinburgh results in full:

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EDINBURGH CENTRAL

RUTH DAVIDSON (CON) 10, 399

Alison Dickie (SNP) 9789

Sarah Boyack (LAB) 7546

Alison Johnstone (GRN) 4644

Hannah Bettswoth (LD) 1672

Tom Laird (SLD) 119

Majority 610

CONSERVATIVE GAIN

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EDINBURGH EASTERN

ASH DENHAM (SNP) 16,760

Kezia Dugdale (LAB) 11 673

Nick Cook (CON) 5 700

Cospatric D’Inverno (LD) 1 264

Majority 5087

Turnout 56.3%

SNP HOLD

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EDINBURGH NORTHERN & LEITH

BEN MacPHERSON (SNP) 17,322

Lesley Hinds (LAB) 10 576

Iain McGill (CON) 6 781

Martin Veart (LD) 1779

Jack Caldwell (IND) 1344

Majority 6746

Turnout 55.2%%

SNP GAIN

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EDINBURGH PENTLANDS

GORDON MacDONALD (SNP) 13, 181

Gordon Lindhurst (CON) 10 725

Blair Heary (LAB) 7 811

Emma Farthing-Sykes (LD) 1 636

Majority 2456

Turnout 60.4%

SNP HOLD

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EDINBURGH SOUTHERN

DANIEL JOHNSON (LAB) 13, 597

Jim Eadie (SNP) 12 474

Miles Briggs (CON) 9 972

Pramod Subbaraman (LD) 2 216

Majority 1123

Turnout 64.2%

LABOUR GAIN

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EDINBURGH WESTERN

ALEX COLE-HAMILTON (LD) 16, 645

Toni Giugliano (SNP) 13 685

Sandy Batho (CON) 5 686

Cat Headley (LAB) 3 750

Majority 2960

Turnout 64.5%

LIB DEM GAIN  

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LOTHIAN LIST MSPs (7)

Jeremy Balfour (Con)

Miles Briggs (Con)

Kezia Dugdale (Lab)

Neil Findlay (Lab)

Alison Johnstone (Grn)

Gordon Lindhurst (Con)

Andy Wightman (Grn)

6am Election Update

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State of the Parties at 6am

SNP 57 (+ 6)

CON 6 (+4)

LD 4 (+ 2)

LAB 3 (-12)

Three constituencies still to declare. SNP needs 65 seats for an absolute majority.

First of the List Votes counts to be declared shortly

MAIN POINTS

  • SNP on course for historic third victory
  • Absolute majority still in the balance
  • Lib Dems take Edinburgh West
  • Party leaders Willie Rennie, Nicola Sturgeon and Ruth Davidson win their constituency seats but Kezia Dugdale loses out in Edinburgh Eastern.
  • Jackie Baillie and Iain Gray hold on to their seats and Daniel Johnstone wins Edinburgh Southern the only highlights on a bad night for Labour, who are wiped out in Glasgow