Elections 2021
Rebecca McQuillan: Values of Scottish voters are shifting. Can the old parties survive?
![Oaths of allegiance and a new Presiding Officer: MSPs to be sworn in for sixth session of Scottish parliament](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12600161.jpg)
![Oaths of allegiance and a new Presiding Officer: MSPs to be sworn in for sixth session of Scottish parliament](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12600161.jpg)
EXPLAINED
![Kevin McKenna: Scottish Labour's insane refusal to back a referendum will be the death of them](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12599051.jpg)
![Kevin McKenna: Scottish Labour's insane refusal to back a referendum will be the death of them](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12599051.jpg)
Unspun
![Scottish Labour splash £190k on Facebook election ads — three times more than SNP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12591502.jpg)
![Scottish Labour splash £190k on Facebook election ads — three times more than SNP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12591502.jpg)
![Alba Party spent £25,000 'down Mark Zuckerberg's toilet' as election ad spend revealed](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12591374.jpg)
![Alba Party spent £25,000 'down Mark Zuckerberg's toilet' as election ad spend revealed](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12591374.jpg)
revealed
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a selfie taken in Hartlepool, following MP Jill Mortimer's victory in the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12589150.jpg)
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson has a selfie taken in Hartlepool, following MP Jill Mortimer's victory in the Hartlepool parliamentary by-election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12589150.jpg)
![Gove refuses to rule out legal action over Indyref2](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12591096.jpg)
![Gove refuses to rule out legal action over Indyref2](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12591096.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon in Airdrie after the SNP won a fourth victory in the Scottish elections](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12589412.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon in Airdrie after the SNP won a fourth victory in the Scottish elections](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12589412.jpg)
![Tories plan 16 Bills as work to become 'real alternative' to the SNP begins](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12592022.jpg)
![Tories plan 16 Bills as work to become 'real alternative' to the SNP begins](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12592022.jpg)
![The full results from the 2021 Scottish Parliament election — and the change from 2016](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12590498.jpg)
![The full results from the 2021 Scottish Parliament election — and the change from 2016](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12590498.jpg)
INTERACTIVE
![Is the Scottish Parliament designed to return a majority and what do results mean for Indyref2?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12590714.jpg)
![Is the Scottish Parliament designed to return a majority and what do results mean for Indyref2?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12590714.jpg)
Explained
![Brown launches pro-Union campaign aimed at 'middle Scotland'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12589660.jpg)
![Brown launches pro-Union campaign aimed at 'middle Scotland'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12589660.jpg)
![Salmond says Alba is 'home for lost souls' of the Yes movement](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12588668.jpg)
![Salmond says Alba is 'home for lost souls' of the Yes movement](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12588668.jpg)
![Sturgeon predicts rift with Salmond will never heal](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12033376.jpg)
![Sturgeon predicts rift with Salmond will never heal](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12033376.jpg)
![Ross says SNP's proposed Indyref2 Bill is a non-starter](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12553785.jpg)
![Ross says SNP's proposed Indyref2 Bill is a non-starter](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12553785.jpg)
![Legal battle over second Scottish independence referendum would 'overturn democracy' says Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587740.jpg)
![Legal battle over second Scottish independence referendum would 'overturn democracy' says Nicola Sturgeon](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587740.jpg)
![SNP deputy calls for Indyref2 'at earliest possible opportunity'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12566770.jpg)
![SNP deputy calls for Indyref2 'at earliest possible opportunity'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12566770.jpg)
![Gove - Majority voted for parties opposed to a second independence referendum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587792.jpg)
![Gove - Majority voted for parties opposed to a second independence referendum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587792.jpg)
![Michael Gove says talk of another Scottish independence referendum is](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587585.jpg)
![Michael Gove says talk of another Scottish independence referendum is](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587585.jpg)
![Scottish independence not the priority of the Scottish people at the moment - Ian Murray MP](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587583.jpg)
![Scottish independence not the priority of the Scottish people at the moment - Ian Murray MP](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587583.jpg)
![How the papers covered the SNP's election win as 'mandate for independence' dominates headlines](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587564.jpg)
![How the papers covered the SNP's election win as 'mandate for independence' dominates headlines](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587564.jpg)
Paper round up
![Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens will have more influence than ever](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587536.jpg)
![Lorna Slater: Scottish Greens will have more influence than ever](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587536.jpg)
![Politics LIVE: Reaction as Boris Johnson writes to Nicola Sturgeon following SNP election win](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12588024.jpg)
![Politics LIVE: Reaction as Boris Johnson writes to Nicola Sturgeon following SNP election win](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12588024.jpg)
![Scottish election tracker: Live results map and latest party totals](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12579571.jpg)
![Scottish election tracker: Live results map and latest party totals](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12579571.jpg)
INTERACTIVE
![Follow along with The Herald for all the latest news, reaction and analysis as Scotland goes to the polls in the Holyrood election.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12568930.jpg)
![Follow along with The Herald for all the latest news, reaction and analysis as Scotland goes to the polls in the Holyrood election.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12568930.jpg)
![Sarwar vows to form 'credible alternative' to SNP over next term](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12585093.jpg)
![Sarwar vows to form 'credible alternative' to SNP over next term](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12585093.jpg)
![Scottish Tories equal best record at Holyrood elections](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587175.jpg)
![Scottish Tories equal best record at Holyrood elections](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587175.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon says Indyref2 'a fundamental democratic principle' after election win](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12586862.jpg)
![Nicola Sturgeon says Indyref2 'a fundamental democratic principle' after election win](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12586862.jpg)
![Picture; Colin Mearns](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12586572.jpg)
![Picture; Colin Mearns](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12586572.jpg)
![](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12586132.jpg)
![](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12586132.jpg)
Brian Taylor podcast
![Watch: Angus Robertson dismantles argument against indyref2](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11089577.jpg)
![Watch: Angus Robertson dismantles argument against indyref2](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11089577.jpg)
Watch
![Poll: Voters split over mandate definition for second referendum](/resources/images/128x89/1x/7245190.jpg)
![Poll: Voters split over mandate definition for second referendum](/resources/images/180x180/1x/7245190.jpg)
![Suspicious ballot paper seized by police at Edinburgh count](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12585953.jpg)
![Suspicious ballot paper seized by police at Edinburgh count](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12585953.jpg)
![Hopes of SNP majority fading as record turnout and tactical voting dominate election](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12585242.jpg)
![Hopes of SNP majority fading as record turnout and tactical voting dominate election](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12585242.jpg)
![Pro-independence majority all but confirmed as Scottish Greens see 'list votes up'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12585794.jpg)
![Pro-independence majority all but confirmed as Scottish Greens see 'list votes up'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12585794.jpg)
![SNP urge Boris Johnson to 'support democratic will of Scotland' in push for Indyref2](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11340058.jpg)
![SNP urge Boris Johnson to 'support democratic will of Scotland' in push for Indyref2](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11340058.jpg)
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he campaigns on behalf of Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer in Hartlepool. Picture: Lindsey Parnaby/PA Wire.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12571950.jpg)
![Prime Minister Boris Johnson gestures as he campaigns on behalf of Conservative Party candidate Jill Mortimer in Hartlepool. Picture: Lindsey Parnaby/PA Wire.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12571950.jpg)
![First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon and candidate Roza Salih arrive to cast votes in the Scottish Parliamentary election at the Annette Street school in Govanhill, Glasgow. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/PA.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12583683.jpg)
![First Minister and leader of the SNP Nicola Sturgeon and candidate Roza Salih arrive to cast votes in the Scottish Parliamentary election at the Annette Street school in Govanhill, Glasgow. Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/PA.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12583683.jpg)
![What to expect from today as SNP face uphill battle to win majority](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12585249.jpg)
![What to expect from today as SNP face uphill battle to win majority](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12585249.jpg)
![Pam Duncan-Glancy at Emirates Arena in Glasgow](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12587015.jpg)
![Pam Duncan-Glancy at Emirates Arena in Glasgow](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12587015.jpg)
![Scottish MP 'unsurprised' by voter turnout in Holyrood elections](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12123088.jpg)
![Scottish MP 'unsurprised' by voter turnout in Holyrood elections](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12123088.jpg)
![SNP holds all nine Glasgow constituencies](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12575777.jpg)
![SNP holds all nine Glasgow constituencies](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12575777.jpg)
![Major Scots road to be closed for five nights](/resources/images/128x89/1x/11963060.jpg)
![Major Scots road to be closed for five nights](/resources/images/180x180/1x/11963060.jpg)
![Herald View.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/10058476.jpg)
![Herald View.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/10058476.jpg)
![Sturgeon downplays SNP majority as 'very, very long shot'](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12583343.jpg)
![Sturgeon downplays SNP majority as 'very, very long shot'](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12583343.jpg)
![Poll shows independence low on Scots' priority list but SNP has widespread trust of voters](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12581436.jpg)
![Poll shows independence low on Scots' priority list but SNP has widespread trust of voters](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12581436.jpg)
POLL
![SNP to fall 'one seat short of majority' as polling expert John Curtice outlines predictions](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12580557.jpg)
![SNP to fall 'one seat short of majority' as polling expert John Curtice outlines predictions](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12580557.jpg)
![Reports of 'record' voter turnout as counting under way in Scottish constituencies](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12582089.jpg)
![Reports of 'record' voter turnout as counting under way in Scottish constituencies](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12582089.jpg)
![Counting taking place at a previous, non-Covid election.](/resources/images/128x89/1x/5032014.jpg)
![Counting taking place at a previous, non-Covid election.](/resources/images/180x180/1x/5032014.jpg)
![Douglas Ross (L) and a puppet](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12578545.jpg)
![Douglas Ross (L) and a puppet](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12578545.jpg)
![Conservatives win Hartlepool by-election claiming seat from Labour for first time](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12580419.jpg)
![Conservatives win Hartlepool by-election claiming seat from Labour for first time](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12580419.jpg)
Updated
![How much does the First Minister, MSPs and Cabinet Secretaries earn?](/resources/images/128x89/1x/9458775.jpg)
![How much does the First Minister, MSPs and Cabinet Secretaries earn?](/resources/images/180x180/1x/9458775.jpg)
![Scottish party leaders arrive at polling stations to cast their vote](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12577109.jpg)
![Scottish party leaders arrive at polling stations to cast their vote](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12577109.jpg)
![SNP on course for fourth Scottish election win as voters head to the polls](/resources/images/128x89/1x/12575997.jpg)
![SNP on course for fourth Scottish election win as voters head to the polls](/resources/images/180x180/1x/12575997.jpg)
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