Scottish Parliament Vote Counting Begins
Counting of votes for the Scottish Parliament election will commence after 09:00 on Friday, 8 May. The timing for when results will be declared varies by constituency and region.
The Press Association news agency has compiled estimated declaration times for all 73 constituency seats and the eight regions. These times are approximate and may be influenced by factors such as voter turnout, ballot verification and counting delays, or the need for recounts.
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Seventy-Three Constituencies
The constituencies and their estimated result declaration times are listed alphabetically as follows:
- Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine (15:30)
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast (15:30)
- Caithness, Sutherland and Ross (16:00)
- Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley (16:00)
- Clackmannanshire and Dunblane (16:00)
- Clydebank and Milngavie (17:00)
- Coatbridge and Chryston (13:00)
- Cumbernauld and Kilsyth (14:00)
- East Lothian Coast and Lammermuirs (15:00)
- Edinburgh Eastern, Musselburgh and Tranent (15:00)
- Edinburgh North Eastern and Leith (15:00)
- Edinburgh North Western (15:00)
- Edinburgh South Western (15:00)
- Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire (16:30)
- Falkirk East and Linlithgow (16:30)
- Galloway and Dumfries West (15:30)
- Glasgow Baillieston and Shettleston (14:45)
- Glasgow Cathcart and Pollock (15:45)
- Glasgow Easterhouse and Springburn (14:30)
- Glasgow Kelvin & Maryhill (15:30)
- Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse (16:00)
- Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley (16:00)
- Mid Fife and Glenrothes (15:00)
- Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale (16:30)
- Perthshire South and Kinross-shire (14:00)
- Renfrewshire North and Cardonald (15:00)
- Renfrewshire West and Levern Valley (15:00)
- Rutherglen and Cambuslang (16:00)
- Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch (18:30)
- Strathkelvin and Bearsden (14:00)
- Uddingston and Bellshill (16:00)
Eight Regions
The estimated declaration times for the eight regions are:
- Edinburgh and Lothians East (18:00)
- Central Scotland and Lothians West (17:00)
