Counting under way in Holyrood election as SNP eyes fifth consecutive win

The results of those contests will determine if SNP leader John Swinney retains his job as Scotland’s First Minister

Voters arrive to cast their votes in the 2026 Holyrood elections at St Helen's Church Hall in Shawlands, Glasgow, on Thursday.

Counting is under way in the Scottish Parliament election after voters went to the polls on Thursday.

Results will start coming through from declaration centres across the country from about lunchtime on Friday – with John Swinney’s SNP hoping for a record-breaking fifth consecutive win.