a form of proportional representation in scotland, is also starting to come in, some big themes to look out for, the snp have won the most seats in the last ten elections, and that record is likely to remain unbroken, but will they make gains or losses, and how will that play into their push for a second independence referendum by the end of next year? of equal interest is the battle for second place, the scottish conservatives made big gains back in 2017, almost doubling their tally, moving into second place, but will partygate have an effect here? if they drop back, who will be held responsible, douglas ross, the leader in scotland, or borisjohnson, the prime minister? and do not cause scottish labour are hoping for a resurgence, increasing their share of the vote, and to move back into second place, to regain some momentum after so many years in the wilderness north of the border. those results for the 1200 council seats and 32 local authorities here in scotland will start coming in