Devolution brings new politics    6-7 May                       A change forever

Dewar First Minister Labour is the biggest party in the new Scottish Parliament but is short of an overall majority, meaning hard bargaining ahead.

Labour falls short Surprisingly, Labour fails to win an overall majority as Plaid Cymru makes its best electoral showing.

Dewar and Wallace weigh up options History made as first Green elected Socialists' foot in Holyrood door

Michael's difficult road to victory Plaid makes breakthrough

State of the parties After 73 of 73 constituency seats declared After 8 of 8 regions declared Constituency (FPTP) Region (Top Up) Total Lab 53 3 56 SNP 7  28  35  Con 0  18  18  LibD 12  5  17  Others 1  2  3

State of the parties After 40 of 40 constituency seats declared After 5 of 5 regions declared Constituency (FPTP) Region (Top Up) Total Lab 27 1 28 P Cym 9 8 17 Con 1 8 9 LibD 3 3 6 Others 0 0 0

Tories make substantial gains The Conservatives have gained more than 1,300 seats in local government elections, easing the pressure on William Hague's leadership. Good news for Hague Celebrations for all

After 362 of 362 results   Councils Councillors   Gain Lose Control Gain Lose Elected Lab 3 35 137 89 1239 4802 Con 48 0 61 1391 43 3766 LD 7 18 20 383 473 2609 SNP 0 2 1 41 24 208 PC 2 0 3 89 7 205 IND 2 5 18 174 299 1551 OTH 0 0 0 66 145 191 NOC 40 42 122 n/a n/a n/a NOC - No overall control