Sturgeon hails ‘victory’ despite SNP failure to win overall majorities

Nicola Sturgeon called the results ‘a fantastic election victory for the SNP’.Nicola Sturgeon has hailed a “fantastic” series of council election results after the Scottish National party won the most seats in Scotland’s four largest cities, unseating Labour in its former heartland of Glasgow.The first minister said the wins gave her party “a clear, emphatic election victory”, but the results failed to meet pre-election expectations, with the SNP unable