OVER the last two weeks our reporters have been travelling across Scotland, talking to candidates and voters in the tightest constituencies ahead of the May 6 election. Abbi Garton and Kathleen Nutt have been in seats including Ayr, Dumbarton, Edinburgh Central and Aberdeenshire West to find out what’s going on in the run-up to the crucial vote. Here are the top 10 battleground constituencies to keep an eye on as the results come in from Friday morning, in order of biggest to smallest majority.
10) Edinburgh Western (2016 win: Alex Cole-Hamilton, LibDems) Edinburgh Western may be a tough seat for the SNP to take, but Sarah Masson believes being the only pro-EU candidate could secure her the win. The 29-year-old is up against incumbent LibDem Alex Cole-Hamilton, 43, who was elected in 2016 with a majority of only 2960 votes.
The former First Minister Alex Salmond is set to give bombshell evidence to a Holyrood inquiry today
Mr Salmond alleges he was victim of a conspiracy by senior SNP figures to force him out of public life
Allies of Mr Salmond insist Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over claims she misled Parliament
She has denied misleading Parliament and says Mr Salmond s allegations are an alternative reality
The former First Minister Alex Salmond has been giving bombshell evidence to a Holyrood inquiry today
Mr Salmond alleges he was victim of a conspiracy by senior SNP figures to force him out of public life
He lashed out at Nicola Sturgeon for casting doubt on the court verdict that he was innocent of allegations
Mr Salmond insisted his evidence to the committee would not have been censored by the House of Commons
He warned leadership failures raised questions about whether Scottish government fit for independence
Allies of Mr Salmond insist Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over claims she misled Parliament
MSPs rounded on Crown Office after it forced parliament to redact submission
They called for the Lord Advocate to come before the parliament to explain why
Mr Salmond was furious and pulled out of appearing before a Holyrood inquiry
Ex-Scottish first minister now expected to appear before committee tomorrow
Allies of Mr Salmond said Nicola Sturgeon could be forced to quit over claims
Meanwhile MSPs slammed the SNP as a cesspit of vipers not fit for Government
Fury at Scottish cover-up
Liam Fox: This would be a damning indictment in a tinpot dictatorship, but this is happening in a part of the United Kingdom. Given that the Scottish Parliament derives its authority from legislation passed in this Parliament, what mechanisms do we have to ensure that the conduct of the Scottish Government does not bring politics in the whole of the United Kingdom into international disrepute?
Law professor Alistair Bonnington; degeneration of the Crown into what appears to be a lickspittle arm of the current SNP Government .
Tory MSP Murdo Fraser: What this whole sorry story tells us is that we now have a Scottish government simply not fit for purpose.