Annabelle Ewing has won the Cowdenbeath constituency seat following a close battle to become the area's next MSP.

The Holyrood battle ran close following weeks of campaigning by all five candidates, but in the end it was held by the SNP's Annabelle Ewing.

She finished ahead of Alex Rowley from Scottish Labour, then Darren Watt (Conservative), Mags Hall, Greens, and Malcolm Wood, Lib Dem.

The SNP are on course for another five years of power with many of the seats declared at the time of writing having been won by them.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon held her seat in Glasgow South Side against Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar.

In the North East Fife seat, Lib Dems held their seat with Willie Rennie finishing strongly ahead of the SNP.

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