SNP wins Scottish council election as Labour makes gains - BBC News
The SNP secures the largest number of councillors as Labour overtakes the Conservatives to become second largest party.
Nicola Sturgeon insists the SNP's "astonishing" council election victory confirms the party continues to "command the trust" of people in Scotland.

The first minister also brushed off what she described as opponents' attempts to "de-legitimise" votes and election victories for the SNP with constitutional arguments as "really desperate".

She said the SNP won a mandate for an independence referendum in the Scottish Parliament elections last year "so that stands and we are taking forward preparations for that", but that support for her party was not just about independence.

Quote Message: "People are voting for the SNP because they judge our record and judge we are the best party to lead Scotland forward, nationally and locally. Crucially, they also judge our opponents and conclude they don’t have the leadership or ideas to take Scotland in the right direction. After 15 years of government, the SNP is the clear, emphatic winner of this election - on vote share and on numbers of councillors. That is pretty astonishing for a party that has been in government as long as we have." from Nicola Sturgeon First Minister "People are voting for the SNP because they judge our record and judge we are the best party to lead Scotland forward, nationally and locally. Crucially, they also judge our opponents and conclude they don’t have the leadership or ideas to take Scotland in the right direction. After 15 years of government, the SNP is the clear, emphatic winner of this election - on vote share and on numbers of councillors. That is pretty astonishing for a party that has been in government as long as we have."