In his regular column for the Record, the First Minister says Thursday's election is a chance to vote for a different kind of ...

Mr Swinney has been re-elected as Perthshire North SNP MSP - one of only two original MSPs from the 1999 intake to retain his ...

Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader John Swinney decalres victory after holding on to his seat in Perthshire North. Report by Johals. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow ...

The SNP is “within touching distance” of winning an overall majority at Holyrood, John Swinney insisted, as he called on ...

John Swinney leads SNP to record fifth Holyrood victory - This was the fifth election campaign he fought as party leader and ...

Meanwhile, Scottish Labour sources said defeated party leader Anas Sarwar will stay in post 'for the foreseeable future'.

The SNP will be “hitting the ground running” after next week’s Holyrood election, John Swinney has pledged – with the First Minister vowing action towards an independence referendum on the very first ...

Family: Married to BBC Scotland journalist Elizabeth Quigley. The couple have one son. Swinney also has a son and daughter from a previous marriage. Last year, he became a grandfather. Scottish first ...

Professor Sir John Curtice gave his latest view on the eve of Thursday’s Scottish Parliament election.