John Swinney

Rule Changes

SNP on course for a fifth consecutive Holyrood government but short of the 65 seats needed for a majority; minority government formation expected

Results from the May 7 Super Thursday elections, counted through Friday, May 8, showed Labour losing heavily and Reform surging past polling expectations. Reform gained more than 500 English council seats and took control of four authorities (Newcastle-under-Lyme, Havering, Sunderland, and Essex) for the first time.

Updated May 31