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Labour loses out as SNP and Tories snap up seats
No councils fully controlled by any major party
THE conservatives and SNP were the overall local election winners in Scotland yesterday.
The Scottish Conservatives made significant gains over Scottish Labour, beating them into third place.
Of Scotland’s 32 councils, 29 are now under no overall control and three are held by independents. The nationalists have 431 councillors, while the Tories gained 164 seats to see a total of 276.
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