The Scottish National Party has won an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament, giving leader Alex Salmond a firmer platform to call for a referendum on independence. 

In local elections in England, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has admitted his Lib Demparty have taken a "real
knock".

They've lost six councils, and nearly five hundred councillors.

The Conservative have held Bournemouth and Christchurch, but Poole has a hung council.