Welcome to Central FM's coverage of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
11:40 - Former Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has said his party won't come second in this year's election.
11:15 - Falkirk West Conservative candidate Neil Benny says his party's vote is holding up on the peach ballot - and they should get "at least" one MSP elected in the Central Scotland and Lothians West region.
11:00 - Scottish Greens co-leader Gillian Mackay has been speaking to us in Grangemouth. She says it's looking "positive" for her party - and the aim is for at least one Green MSP in every region.
10:50 - Stirling Council leader, and SNP councillor Susan McGill says she's "quietly confident" of a good result for the SNP.
10:45 - Clackmannanshire and Dunblane SNP candidate Keith Brown says he's "very pleased" with both the campaign, and the "strong support" for the SNP. Brown is the SNP depute leader, and has represented the area since 2007.
10:30 - Stirling's Labour MP Chris Kane has called the campaign “both nerve wracking and exciting” - and says Labour put forward "an exceptionally well-thought out manifesto".
10:15 - The Electoral Commission says voting went "smoothly" across the country - although there have been a couple of cases of electoral fraud in Glasgow and Giffnock.
9:50 - Falkirk West Reform candidate Richard Fairley says they'll give the SNP "a fright", and will "definitely" pick up list votes in Central Scotland and Lothians West.
9:45 - We've been speaking to candidates across the area. Falkirk East and Linlithgow SNP candidate Martyn Day tells us he's hopeful of a good result for his party. Stirling Conservative candidate Stephen Kerr says he's "anxious" to find out about the turnout at this year's election. He says there hasn't been the same level of engagement as usual across Stirling.
9:15 - The Press Association has put out a list of predicted declaration times across Scotland. Local estimated result times include:
Clackmannanshire and Dunblane - 4pm
Falkirk East and Linlithgow - 4:30pm
Falkirk West - 4pm
Stirling - 4pm
Central Scotland and Lothians West - 5pm
Mid Scotland and Fife - 5:30pm
9:00 - Counting has begun in the Scottish Parliament election. We're expecting the results later on today. The SNP currently hold all four local constituencies, and will be looking to retain them at this election.
The Mid Scotland and Fife list vote will be announced in Glenrothes, while the Central Scotland and Lothians West ballot will be declared in Motherwell.
8:20 - Welcome to Central FM's coverage of the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.
People across the Forth Valley went to the polls yesterday.
Counting begins at 9am - with the constituency votes expected mid-afternoon.
We're expecting the list results to come in by around 6pm.
We've got reporters in Stirling, Alloa and Grangemouth, getting the thoughts of key local figures.
Scottish Parliament 2026 election candidates