The Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. It holds 57 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 8 out of the 57 Scottish seats in t
Alexander MacEwen, the first leader of the Scottish National Party from 1934 to 1936
The first SNP government led by Alex Salmond as First Minister of Scotland, here seated next to Nicola Sturgeon who served as his deputy, in Bute House
Nicola Sturgeon led the party and served as First Minister for eight years from November 2014 to March 2023.
Sturgeon addresses journalists at Bute House over her plans to hold a referendum in 2023, a proposal that would fail after the Supreme Court ruled the parliament didn't have the power.
The Scottish Parliament is the devolved, unicameral legislature of Scotland. It is located in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh, and is frequently referred to by the metonym Holyrood. It is a democratica
Scottish National Party
…h-Alba Scots: Scots Naitional Pairty) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. It holds 57 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament and 8 out of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons. It is represented by 413 of the 1,226 local councillors across Scotland. The SNP supports…
Scottish Parliament Debating Chamber 3
Debating Chamber at the Old Royal High School in Edinburgh, the proposed location for the 1978 Scottish Assembly
The Scottish Parliament building, opened in October 2004
Queen Elizabeth II at the opening of the Scottish Parliament on 1 July 1999 alongside then First Minister of Scotland Donald Dewar and then Presiding Officer Lord Steel of Aikwood