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The Morning Star view on the 2026 election results
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The vote count gets underway in the 2026 Senedd elections at Ysgol Bro Teifi, in Ceredigion. Picture date: Friday May 8, 2026
Editorial / 8 May 2026
The Morning Star view on the 2026 election results
8 May 2026
Members of the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu who work at STV on the picket line outside their offices in Glasgow, May 8, 2026
Scotland / 8 May 2026
STV journalists and staff strike on day of Holyrood election counts
8 May 2026
Activists from Stand Up To Racism Scotland gather in Glasgow's George Square, in a counter protest to a far-right rally, September 7, 2024
Scotland / 8 May 2026
Thousands to march against Reform’s Holyrood gains
8 May 2026
First Minister and Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney during a visit to Rouken Glen Garden Centre in Glasgow, on the last day of campaigning ahead of the Holyrood elections on Thursday, May 6, 2026
Holyrood Election / 6 May 2026
SNP predicted to ‘gobble up’ seats but ‘odds against’ winning overall majority
6 May 2026
Reform UK Scottish leader Lord Malcolm Offord speaks to the media outside Trinity Church in Larkhall, Lanarkshire, on the campaign trail for the May 7 Holyrood election, May 5, 2026
Holyrood Election / 6 May 2026
SNP and Labour round on Reform
6 May 2026
Campaigners take part in a Stop Rosebank protest outside the UK Government building in Edinburgh, after the controversial Equinor Rosebank North Sea oil field was given the go-ahead, September 30, 2023
Holyrood Elections / 6 May 2026
Scottish Greens claim only they tell the truth on new oil and gas
6 May 2026
Jordan Linden leaves Falkirk Sheriff Court, May 5, 2026
Scotland / 6 May 2026
Former SNP council leader Jordan Linden jailed for 18 months for multiple sex offences
6 May 2026
THE GREAT ILLUSIONIST: Scotland First Minister John Swinney (centre) with assorted worthies at Wheatley Housing Development in Wallyford, East Lothian, apparently keen on accelerating housebuilding throughout Scotland, January 2026
Holyrood / 6 May 2026
Scotland’s election risks becoming an exercise in apathy
6 May 2026

As Scotland heads to the polls, the main parties offer variations on the same script, says MATT KERR

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, during a visit to Bathgate, while campaigning for the upcoming Holyrood election, May 4, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Vote Labour to ‘save our NHS’, says Sarwar
5 May 2026
SNP Westminster leader Stephen Flynn at the launch of the Scottish National Party 2026 Scottish Parliament election campaign, at Citizens Theatre, Glasgow, March 26, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Thursday means ‘Starmageddon’, says Flynn
5 May 2026
Scottish Green Party co-leader Gillian Mackay during a press conference at Novotel, Glasgow, ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, April 24, 2026
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Scottish Greens make push for free buses
5 May 2026
GMB workers on strike at Dewar's in Glasgow
Scotland / 5 May 2026
Whisky workers strike in Glasgow
5 May 2026