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When all the results were declared – after more than 16 hours of counting – the SNP had 58 MSPs – seven short of a majority.

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’.

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.

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.

Scotland has elected its first two transgender MSPs to the Holyrood parliament. Dr Q Manivannan and Iris Duane both secured regional list seats for the Scottish Green Party.