We’ve been catching up with the candidates in the Highlands, here’s a look at what they had to say.
UKIP’s David Coburn said: “It’s been a great deal of fun, we’ve worked very hard on it, and it seems like it’s gone on for a very long time – but we’ve met a lot of interesting people, and I hope a lot of people have been interested by me.”
Green candidate John Finnie said: “The campaign has been very good, we’ve had a lot of engagement with the public.”
“The public are interested in public services, and they understand for that to happen they need to be funded, so there’s been a lot of interesting proposals for that, as well as jobs,
“And housing remains a challenge across the Highlands and Islands and our proposals to do that will not only provide better quality, warmer homes, they will provide jobs too.
“So a lot of the things we’ve been talking about are the things people are interested in, so we’re very excited.”
Edward Mountain, the Tory candidate said: “We’ve had an excellent campaign, and delivered more leaflets than ever, more than 14,000 in the constituency.
“Today and yesterday we’ve rung more than 2,500 people, and we’ve had a great response for Ruth as well as for me, and people believe that Ruth will be the strong opposition in parliament to the SNP.
“So we’re happy, we’re pleased, and we’re looking forward to it.”
Drew Hendry, who is running for the SNP said: “It’s been a great campaign, and the support for Fergus Ewing and Kate Forbes in my constituency has been fantastic – lots of posters in windows, and lots of people saying they’re going out to vote today.
“So we’re optimistic about the results tonight, cautiously optimistic.
“We’ve already seen in the past few years the investment in A9 dualling, and the promise of 100% superfast broadband to every home and business in the highlands. These are things that really transform our area.
“There’s a lot here that’s being done, and there’s a lot more to be done, and that’s what we’ll see from an SNP government if the votes go the way we hope tonight.”
