Your Guide to the 2016 Scottish Parliament elections
When is the election and what’s being decided? The election takes place between 7am and 10pm on Thursday the 5th of May. The people of Scotland will elect 129 MSPs to serve the next five years in the Scottish Parliament. The party with the most MSPs will form the next Scottish Government. The Scottish Government is in charge of areas such as healthcare, education, policing. There will also be new powers over income tax, some welfare payments and other social issues to be decided by — Read more →