Counting for the remaining two seats was halted with no overall control amid a five-party split on Friday night.

The Prime Minister said responding to ‘tough’ results would mean ‘being assertive in our values’ and ‘unifying rather than dividing’.

First-time buyers said they were able to buy in their preferred location and put their own stamp on their property, Nationwide Building Society said.

With all but seven seats declared, the SNP had 57 MSPs, with Labour in second on 17, narrowly ahead of Reform UK on 15.

The Scottish Conservative leader said he was happy with his party’s campaign, saying it had focused on the real issues that matter to voters.

The long-running inquest is examining the circumstances of the death of Belfast schoolboy Noah Donohoe in 2020.

This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and despite the lack of an overall majority, it is still his most successful.

Reform UK’s Scottish leader has said his party is “behind the curve” north of the border, as he branded opponents “disrespectful” for not staying until the end of an election count.

MORE than 600 properties in Kendal are without electricity after an ‘unexpected’ power cut, according to Electricity North West.