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But what does it all mean? Eight lessons learned from key local elections

At the start of the week, The Independent identified a series of crucial battlegrounds. Here’s what happened and what they might tell us about a future general election

The Independent UK

Backlash as Labour lord says local elections show Scots should 'park' independence

THE local elections were about local issues, right? I mean, we all heard the Scottish Tories harp on about that – for all the good it did them.

The National (Scotland)

Sir Keir Starmer hails Scottish Labour’s ‘best results for a decade’

The UK party leader made a whistle-stop visit to Scotland.

The Independent UK

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Anas Sarwar claims 'Scottish Labour is back' despite second-worst ever local elections

THE Scottish Labour Party “is back”, Anas Sarwar has declared after his party suffered their second-worst local election result on record.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Labour is back, says Sarwar

The party increased their councillor numbers by 20 and jumped back into second place in Scotland ahead of the Tories.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Holyrood Greens deal at council level

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she is “open” to replicating the powersharing agreement at Holyrood in council chambers, but will leave decisions up…

The National (Scotland)

Sinn Fein success shows ‘big questions’ being asked about UK future, says Nicola Sturgeon

SINN Fein’s performance in Northern Ireland has shown there are “big questions” around the future of the UK “as a political…

The National (Scotland)

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Sturgeon ‘open’ to replicating Greens deal at council level

The SNP and Scottish Greens entered into a powersharing agreement at Holyrood after last year’s Holyrood elections.

The Independent UK

Douglas Ross insists U-turn on call for PM to resign didn't affect election result

DOUGLAS Ross has insisted that his U-turn on calling for the Prime Minister to resign is not the reason his party was hammered at the local…

The National (Scotland)

Sturgeon: Sinn Fein success shows ‘big questions’ being asked about UK future

Sinn Fein look set to be the biggest party in Northern Ireland after the Stormont elections.

The Independent UK

Douglas Ross Scottish Tory leader 'for the long haul' despite reports of party revolt

DOUGLAS Ross has insisted on staying on as leader of the Scottish Conservatives despite what he admitted was a “very disappointing result” for…

The National (Scotland)

What do the results of the elections mean?

Voters went to the polls on Thursday and have delivered a bloody nose to Boris Johnson’s Conservatives.

The Independent UK

Developers excited to restore "beautiful building" in Perth to its former glory

A lease agreement for 1-5 High Street was approved by 26 votes to nine as one of the final acts of the 2017-2022 group of Perth and Kinross councillors.

Daily Record

In Scotland, the SNP still reign supreme – but the Conservatives have fallen from grace

At the ballot box voters ‘boaked’ at voting Tory, serving huge wins to Labour, which is now Scotland’s second party

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Daily Record

North Lanarkshire Council Election: Motherwell, Wishaw and Shotts analysis

The area's results see nine new members joining the local authority for the first time.

The National (Scotland)

Labour and Tories like 'two bald men fighting over a comb,' says Ian Blackford

IAN Blackford has compared Scottish Labour and the Tories to “two bald men fighting over a comb” after Douglas Ross’s party slipped into…

Daily Record

North Lanarkshire election: Airdrie and Coatbridge analysis

The area's votes reflect the overall council result and include 11 new members being chosen to join the Civic Centre assembly for the first time.

Daily Record

South Ayrshire Council Elections: Bob Shields pledges to be 'voice for common sense' after stunning win

The pub landlord strolled to victory in yesterday's vote and is now promising to shake things up.

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The National (Scotland)

James Kelly: Do Yes parties have much to celebrate after the local elections?

YET again a set of local elections has served up a curate’s egg for the SNP – the results have been very good in some parts of the country and…

The Independent UK

Johnson accused of putting off voters as Tories down hundreds of council seats

Labour celebrated gains but their joy was overshadowed by the announcement of a police probe into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke lockdown rules.

Daily Record

North Lanarkshire Council election: Administration bids from both main parties

The SNP topped the local authority poll by winning 36 seats, ahead of Labour's 32.

Glasgow Live

SNP become largest party in East Renfrewshire for first time as coalition talks expected

No party stood enough candidates to secure a majority, but SNP group leader East Renfrewshire described their six-councillor haul as a 'historic result'

Daily Record

Falkirk Council election 2022: New faces, but no majority for SNP

SNP fail to get their hoped-for majority despite being largest party, taking 12 of the council's 30 seats, with Labour once again the second biggest party.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh Election 2022: SNP remains largest party as Tory losses spark Lib Dem revival

The Conservatives have moved into last place in the council as the Lib Dems, Greens and Labour all made gains with the SNP returning the same number of councillors as 2017.

Glasgow Live

Glasgow Council Election 2022: SNP win by a single seat as Tories suffer defeat

The SNP are the largest party - just - with the result coming down to the final ward of the day. A deal with the Scottish Greens, who took ten seats, now seems likely, while the Conservatives saw their 2017 gains eroded.

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