PICTURES: Candidates begin to arrive at Scottish counts
Candidates around the country have begun to arrive at their local counts as the first Scottish result is announced. MORAY
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Orkney and Shetland: Meet the candidates
The dividing lines which have cut through Scottish politics since the independence referendum are as stark on the northern isles as anywhere on the mainland.
Gordon: Meet the candidates
On the day Labour candidate Kirsten Muat was born, Malcolm Bruce was just starting his third consecutive term as MP for Gordon.
Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross: Meet the candidates
One of the Highlands' most passionate public protests in modern times has gripped a sizeable chunk of the mainland's northern-most constituency for many months since the SNP seized the parliamentary seat from the Liberal Democrats in 2015.
Ross, Skye & Lochaber: Meet the candidates
The iconic mountains and glens of Ross, Skye and Lochaber were the scene of two of the biggest political shocks of 2015.
The 25 candidates vying for seats in Argyll and Bute at May’s election
Former Highlands and Islands list MSP Jamie McGrigor has thrown his name into the hat for an Oban ward in May, for the Conservatives.
Nearly half of councillors step down from Moray Council in election exodus
Regardless of the results of the forthcoming election, Moray Council will be shaken up after the votes have been counted.
IN FULL: The Labour candidates in Aberdeen
Here are the Labour candidates in Aberdeen in full: