THE Glasgow count was the scene of one of the most high-profile contests of the election between the leaders of the SNP and Labour. There was little surprise when Nicola Sturgeon comfortably saw off the challenge from Anas Sarwar in the Glasgow Southside constituency, winning a majority of nearly 9500. It was a pattern that was repeated with SNP MSPs holding their seats in the three other Glasgow constituencies which were declared yesterday. Instead, the main theme at the count, held in the city’s Emirates Arena, was defeating intolerance and bigotry. One of the candidates standing against Sturgeon was independent candidate Jayda Fransen, who had confronted the SNP leader in a tense incident outside a polling station on Thursday.