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

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.

John Swinney said he is focused on forming the next government as the SNP leader argued he has put his party in a place it ...