Keith Brown re-elected as MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane

Brown has won the seat in every contest since its creation back in 2011 when it replaced most of the Ochil constituency, which he had also served since 2007.

In the lead up to yesterday's vote, Brown cited prioritising “securing funding to keep the Alloa College campus open” as one of his recent successes, along with hosting an annual jobs fare in the town.

He said that “the new walk-in GP clinic in Sauchie will improve access to healthcare”, and that his party “has already made life fairer in Scotland, with measures like free prescriptions, free bus travel for millions and the removal of peak rail fares”.

Pledges during the election included “expanding childcare, strengthening renters’ rights, introducing a £2 bus cap, and helping reduce the cost of essential food”.

Brown is the SNP’s depute leader and his election is a boost for the wider party, which has pledged to push forward a second independence referendum if it gains a majority.

The full breakdown of votes is as follows:

Scottish National Party – Keith James Brown – 12,222 (37.8 percent)

Reform UK – Mike Collier – 5,181 (16 percent)

Alliance to Liberate Scotland – Eva Margaret Comrie – 1,228 (3.8 percent)

Scottish Labour Party – Suzanne Grahame – 7, 958 (24.6 percent)

Scottish Liberal Democrats – Sally Pattle – 1,841(5.7 percent)

Independent – Luca Scacchi - 345 (1.1 percent)

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party – Alexander Stewart – 3,592 (11.1 percent)

Regional preferences for Mid Scotland and Fife will now be tallied up.