A guide to how the 2026 Holyrood election panned out.

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John Swinney's party finished comfortably ahead of its rivals, but short of an overall majority.

Nigel Farage's party secured MSPs in a number of regional lists across Scotland.

The party has secured its best ever election result after taking seats across the country.

The SNP sweeps to victory throughout much of Glasgow, Ayrshire, Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire.

Emma Roddick held the constituency seat for the SNP.

The SNP's Hannah Goodlad triumphs over Lib Dem candidate Emma Macdonald.

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John Swinney will return as first minister after a fifth Scottish election victory for the SNP.

The Scottish Conservatives retain three seats and the SNP one across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

In Fife the SNP have held onto every constituency but across the Firth in Edinburgh there is a very different picture.

Alasdair Allan first won the seat for the party in 2007.

Scotland's first minister emerged victorious in his constituency, which was among a number of SNP wins in the region.

The SNP wins included a narrow victory for Karen Adam over Reform in Banffshire and Buchan Coast.

The party's Westminster leader will have to resign from the UK Parliament to take up his place at Holyrood.

A selection of photographs submitted to BBC Scotland News from around the country this week.

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In Fife the SNP have held onto every constituency but across the Firth in Edinburgh there is a very different picture.

Emma Roddick held the constituency seat for the SNP.

The Scottish Conservatives retain three seats and the SNP one across the Borders and Dumfries and Galloway.

Scotland's first minister emerged victorious in his constituency, which was among a number of SNP wins in the region.

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