Why the Aberdeen count summed up a very strange Scottish Parliament election

cars in petrol before setting them alight on a Scots street. Three men were seen leaving a silver vehicle before pouring the flammable liquid on four cars at around 2am on St Clements Street in Aberdeen on Monday May 24.

Perth and Kinross Council after a successful Scottish election. The party polled third on the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list vote in both Perth and Kinross constituencies last Thursday - ahead of both Labour and the Liberal Democrats.

Alison Johnstone, who represents the Lothians, will stand for the high-profile post later today. The Presiding Officer is effectively the chair of the Parliament and the equivalent of the Speaker in the House of Commons.

Drag Queens are coming to a Scottish drive in show tour in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow. The fabulously colourful stars from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will be taking to the stage this month, promising unmissable nights of live comedy, entertainment and runway worthy looks.

again. “Especially those voters who are not traditional Conservatives who have lent me their support this time in order to hold off the nationalists.“The message could not be clearer.

Aberdeen. Westburn Road is currently closed following the incident just after 5pm today.Road users are being urged to take an alternative route to allow police and ambulance crews to deal with the accident.The extent of the motorcyclists injuries are not yet known.

on the constitution and whether the SNP leader has a mandate for another referendum on Scottish independence. Putting that argument to one side, the First Minister already faces a daunting list of domestic issues which urgently require her attention.

All for Unity ”, was snubbed by voters in South Scotland after the party only won 5,521 votes. An SNP source said: "One of the least surprising results in this election is the abject humiliation of George Galloway.

candidates. Yesterday, Salmond predicted he would "fall short" of winning a seat with his new party due to a number of factors including the short time from launching the party to polling day and the lack of TV coverage for Alba.

Neil Findlay said Sarwar’s campaign was simply a “rehash” of the 2016 election and urged Labour to recognise the right of the Scottish people to self-determination.Sarwar has been credited for the Holyrood election campaign he fought after taking over the leadership of Scottish Labour ten weeks ago.He rejected calls for indyref2 and made national recovery from covid his party’s top priority.However, although Labour held on to key constituencies yesterday, they could come third again for the

SNP headed towards a thumping victory at the Holyrood election.Nicola Sturgeon’s party may fall short of an outright win - 65 seats - but a pro-independence majority with the Greens is all but assured.Dozens of results were announced yesterday and counting has resumed.An SNP Government will push for indyref2 at some point during the next term, but Boris Johnson’s Government appears to be hardening its position.Eustice, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, dismissed

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Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.Caithness and Sutherland and Ross is an SNP hold with Maree Todd gaining 15,889 votes.

Join thousands of others and get the latest Scottish politics news sent straight to your inbox.The SNP has won the East Lothian, the first constituency to change hands in the 2021 Holyrood election.Paul Stewart McLennan, the SNP candidate took 17,968 votes while Martin Whitfield, a former Labour MP scored 16,789.It is the first seat to change hands and if the party holds all its constituency seats the party is now just one short of an overall majority.A majority has always been "a long shot"

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Holyrood’s short history. The election was carried out in a different fashion to what we are used to this year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scots pensioner who has been missing from home almost 24 hours. Robin Green, from the West End area of Aberdeen, was last seen at about 10am yesterday morning at Craigton Park in the city.