Local Elections

ANALYSIS

Scotland went to the polls on May 5 to elect councillors

Revealed: Scots Tories have fewest female councillors
THE Scottish Tories have a lower percentage of female councillors than any of the other top Holyrood parties, the Sunday National can reveal.

Anas Sarwar hit out at the Scottish Government over ScotRail cuts to timetables

Updated Nicola Sturgeon calls out Anas Sarwar over Labour's 'backroom deals' with Tories

Anas Sarwar's party has been accused of doing 'grubby' deals with Tories

Anas Sarwar accused of 'acts of betrayal' over 'dirty deals' with Tories

The SNP won the most seats in North Lanarkshire in May's election

SNP warn Labour risking ‘chaos’ in North Lanarkshire council

Overlooking the valley of the River Tweed

New Tory-led administration to be formed at Scottish Borders Council

Scottish Green Party co-leader Patrick Harvie celebrates at the Glasgow City Council vote count after 2022's local elections. Photo: PA

SPECIAL REPORT Inside the Scottish Greens' best ever local election

Anas Sarwar had ruled out any formal coalitions for Scottish Labour. Photo: PA

Labour 'does backroom deal with Tories' to control council despite SNP election win

Have voters punished Labour for getting into bed with the Tories?

IN GRAPHS Here's how voters punished Labour for getting into bed with the Tories

From left: Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar, the Greens' Lorna Slater, the SNP's Nicola Sturgeon, the LibDems' Alex Cole-Hamilton, and the Tories' Douglas Ross

LOCAL ELECTIONS Winning elections isn't enough. Here's who'll control every Scottish council

Alex Cole-Hamilton is following in the footsteps of his predecessor Willie Rennie with eye-catching photo opportunities

Letters Inflatable prop was a perfect visual metaphor for the puffed-up LibDems

Alison Evison has been elected as an independent for Aberdeenshire Council

EXCLUSIVE Former Cosla head explains why she didn't stand for Labour again

“Nothing about Hebridean women holds us back”: Western Isles new female councillor tells of delight at election

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW 'It can be done': Councillor tells of delight at ending all-male reign on Scots council

Anas Sarwar ruled out coalitions at a council level

Judge Scottish Labour by company they keep – The REAL Scottish Politics

Meghan Gallacher and Craig Hoy have been appointed to the key positions by Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross appoints new Scottish Tory chairman and deputy leader

The Highland Council area spans far and wide

LETTERS Councils are too big - but there is still something worth salvaging

BBC’s Newsnight takes on the big political topics of the day – but its editorial decision-making has raised important questions on the presence of bias

LETTERS This BBC broadcast ahead of the council elections was curiously timed

Sinn Féin’s Michelle O’Neill seems set to become the First Minister of Northern Ireland

COMMENT Election earthquake across the UK signals the end for the Union

Anas Sarwar celebrates with Labour candidates at the vote count in Glasgow - where his party narrowly failed to win. Photo: PA

Anas Sarwar claims 'Scottish Labour is back' despite second-worst ever local elections

Nicola Sturgeon, left, with Glasgow City Council leader Susan Aitken after the SNP gained the most seats in the local authority

Nicola Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Holyrood Greens deal at council level

Douglas Ross previously called on Boris Johnson to resign amid the partygate scandal

Douglas Ross insists U-turn on call for PM to resign didn't affect election result

Douglas Ross vowed to go on as Tory leader

Douglas Ross Scottish Tory leader 'for the long haul' despite reports of party revolt

A UK minister insisted the Prime Minister remained an electoral asset despite the loss of almost 400 councillors

Tory minister says Boris Johnson an electoral asset despite huge local election losses

Ian Blackford appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss the Scottsih council elecitons

Labour and Tories like 'two bald men fighting over a comb,' says Ian Blackford

Liz Smith said Douglas Ross had explaining to do

Scottish Tory civil war brewing as Liz Smith hits out at Douglas Ross

The Scottish Conservatives in Glasgow were among those hammered by voters

COMMENT Unionists will not be happy with results of local election – The REAL Scottish Politics

The results will be leaving a bad taste in the mouths of Douglas Ross and Ruth Davidson

Douglas Ross and Ruth Davidson react to dismal showing for Scottish Tories

Nicola Sturgeon hails 'stupendous' result for the SNP at local elections

Nicola Sturgeon hails 'stupendous' result for the SNP at local elections

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon described the result in Glasgow as 'seismic'

Nicola Sturgeon gives her reaction to SNP result in key council battle

Henry Dunbar appeared on Channel 4 news prior to the 2014 indyref voicing his opposition to 'separatism'

Scottish Labour's Orange Order grand master candidate wins council seat

Boris Johsnon has been blamed for Tory losses in Scotland

Scots 'send message' to Boris Johnson as Tories suffer losses at polls

Adam Tomkins, right, has told his former party leader to stop pointing fingers at the Prime Minister

Former Tory tells Douglas Ross to 'own' failure instead of blaming Boris Johnson

Counts begin after Scots head to polls in council elections

Counts begin after Scots head to polls in council elections

LIVE Scottish local council elections tracker: Maps and charts show results so far

LIVE Scottish local council elections tracker: Maps and charts show results so far

We need to send a clear message – not just to Boris Johnson and the world, but also to ourselves

Letters Use these elections to make it clear we won’t get back in our box

National issues have dominated the local elections campaign

Independence supporters urged to 'vote till you boak' as Scots head to the polls

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has been hitting the council elections campaign trail with youngsters

COMMENT Here's why I think young people should vote SNP in council elections

A view down the river Dee in Dumfries and Galloway (above) and blue sky over the Shetland Islands, two key areas worth paying attention to in the council elections

LOCAL ELECTIONS Here are the key areas to watch as Scotland counts the council votes

When will we see the Scottish council election results declared?

When will we see the Scottish council election results declared?

Douglas Ross's party will likely get a frosty reception at the ballot box

COMMENT Ferry smear won't save Scottish Tories – The REAL Scottish Politics

Is the timing of the latest interview with Jim McColl anything other than an act of political skulduggery?

Letters BBC have crossed a line by resurrecting ferry story this week

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon with SNP candidates and party supporters alongside the campaign bus at Holyrood, Edinburgh, while on the local election campaign trail.

ANALYSIS Parties push home key messages as polls open for local elections

Màiri McAllan: SNP has 'laser focus' on tackling rural poverty, says minister

EXCLUSIVE Màiri McAllan: SNP has 'laser focus' on tackling rural poverty, says minister

Warning over spoilt ballot risk in Scottish local elections

Warning over spoilt ballot risk in Scottish local elections

With cynical timing, amid the awful scenes of women and children in crisis, Boris Johnson has pledged £300 million to Ukraine

Letters Tories exploit a ‘them and us’ mindset with red-meat pre-election policies

There is only one day to go before voters will decide which issues are the most important to them, and vote accordingly

COMMENT Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh: It’s for voters to decide what an election is or isn’t about

The First Minister is ready to fight for local council seats alongside her battle bus

Leaders' interviews Nicola Sturgeon on indyref2 progress, cost of living crisis and a coalition with Labour

The wider picture is positive but how strong will the turnout be from voters?

COMMENT Alyn Smith: It’s obvious out there that the Tories are having a shocker

Party politics is looming large as things may change for the Shetland Islands

Local election profile SNP and Greens hoping for gains in this independent-led council

The timing of Glasgow City Council Tory group leader Thomas Kerr's departure from the Scottish branch office line is telling

COMMENT Scottish Tories set for breakdown, not breakthrough – The REAL Scottish Politics

Ruth Davidson has been an increasingly prominent part of the Scottish Tories' council election campaign

EXCLUSIVE Tories draft in Baroness Davidson as Douglas Ross a 'liability' in 'failing election campaign'

Ruth Davidson was seen on the campaign trail holding a leaflet for Tory candidate Judy Lockhart-Hunter

Ruth Davidson under fire after 'campaigning' for candidate who started anti-refugee petition

You can still apply for an emergency proxy vote if unable to get to a polling station

How to apply for proxy voting in the Scottish local elections

Stornoway Harbour is found in the Western Isles – and some in the area feel it might be time for change in the council

Local election profiles Shake-up on the agenda at Scotland's only all-male council

What are the biggest issues for voters at the council elections 2022?

ANALYSIS What are the biggest issues for voters at the council elections 2022?