SNP is largest party at Holyrood (Scottish Parliament)

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: BBC

The Scottish National Party have the biggest single number of MSPs in the new Holyrood parliament.

At 1730 BST on Friday the final results were known.

The SNP won 47, Labour came in second with 46; the Conservatives have 17; the Liberal Democrats secured 16; and others came in with three.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/6626207.stm

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Those are the complete figures - assuming there are no challenges, due to the voting cockups (see
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=472150&mesg_id=472150). This is the first time Labour has not been the leading party in Scotland since 1955.

[rurallib]

1. Bye Bye Tony!

Looks like Bush/Blair have done some more unitin'.

[Glorfindel]

2. I'll never, ever understand Tony Blair

His incredible stupidity in following B*shit off the cliff now threatens to kill his own Labour party. Such a tragedy. What's next? The Republic of Scotland? It can join Slovakia, Slovenia, and Moldova (to name just three) in the "we're NOT mini-states" club of Europe.

[catmandu57]

4. Scottish Independence is the goal

A free and Independent Scotland is the main objective.

[daleo]

3. Largest party, but far from a majority. n/t