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The Scottish National Party wins a historic fourth term in office. Along with the Scottish Greens, the majority of seats in the new Scottish Parliament will belong to parties favouring a proposed second independence referendum. Voter turnout also reaches a record high of 64%.
2021-05-8

Scottish National Party MP Kenny MacAskill defects to the newly formed Scottish nationalist Alba Party, becoming the party's first MP in the House of Commons.
2021-03-27

Leader of the Liberal Democrats Jo Swinson loses her seat in East Dunbartonshire to the Scottish National Party.
2019-12-12

Nicola Sturgeon becomes Leader of the Scottish National Party.
2014-11-14

Taoiseach Enda Kenny arrives in London for a six-monthly meeting of the British–Irish Council, including talks with Nick Clegg, the deputy prime minister of Britain, and Alex Salmond, the recently victorious Scottish first minister.
2011-06-20

The Scottish Parliament meets for the first time since the victory of the Scottish National Party in the recent general election.
2011-05-11

British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says his party will be more "muscular" and mark out their identity more clearly, following their poor results in recent council elections and the Scottish Parliament general election.
2011-05-11

Scottish Conservative leader Annabel Goldie announces her intention to step down from the role after the Party's poor results at the recent general election.
2011-05-9

The Scottish National Party urges British Prime Minister David Cameron to amend the Scotland Bill to give the Scottish Parliament greater legislative powers.
2011-05-7

Scottish Labour Party leader Iain Gray announces his resignation after his party loses key seats in constituencies across Scotland.
2011-05-6