Scotland: Nationalists win one-vote plurality in Scottish Parliament
The Scotsman reported on last Friday: THE Scottish Nationalists have become the largest party in the Scottish parliament, beating Labour by one seat, but the process of counting the votes was dogged by chaos.
When the last results finally came in, just before 6pm, the SNP had 47 seats and Labour 46. The Conservatives won 17 seats, the Liberal Democrats 16. The Green Party earned two seats and the independent Margo MacDonald won re-election on the Lothians list. The SSP and Solidarity were completely wiped out. -- SNP beat Labour by one seat in Scottish election