Scottish National Party
Scottish National Party across the UK local-election cycles in our dataset (2021–2026 election results, plus chamber composition rolled forward to 2026 from opencouncildata snapshots).
Headline
- 0 council-control gains and 0 losses across this window (net 0).
- Footprint share moved from 1.9% (2016) to 2.0% (2026) — a +0.1 pts shift across 418 councils.
- Largest party in 17 of 418 councils as of 2026 (4.1%).
Where Scottish National Party leads
Councils where Scottish National Party is the largest single party in the most recent composition snapshot. Hover any hex for the council name and seat count; click to drill in.
Currently largest in
17 councils
From the most recent composition snapshot per council. Grey hexes are councils where another party leads (or where we don't yet have a snapshot).
Cycles
Click into any cycle for a full breakdown — councils gained, lost, and where the seats came from.
Votes vs seats, by cycle
For each cycle this party contested, the bars show vote share (filled) against seat share (outlined). The signed gap is the disproportionality.
Four-year movement
Vote share across each cycle pair (same councils, four years apart).
Not enough cycle-paired data yet to draw four-year movement for this party.
Cumulative footprint
Share of all UK council seats held. Across all councils in our dataset, including those not polling this year. Comparable across the full window because composition rolls forward year-on-year.
By election
| Year | Seats up | Won | Vote share | Seat share | Footprint share | Largest in | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | — | — | 2.0% | 17 / 418 | |
| 2025 | — | — | — | — | 2.0% | 17 / 418 | |
| 2024 | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 16 / 416 | |
| 2023 | — | — | — | — | 2.2% | 18 / 416 | |
| 2022 | 1,111 | 432 | 34.4% | 38.9% | 2.2% | 19 / 416 | Details → |
| 2021 | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 15 / 414 | |
| 2020 | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 17 / 412 | |
| 2019 | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 17 / 412 | |
| 2018 | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 17 / 407 | |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | 2.1% | 16 / 407 | |
| 2016 | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | 8 / 407 |
See methodology for how we normalise party names, why "Labour and Co-operative" collapses to "Labour Party", and the bloc-vote vote-share caveat for multi-member wards.