Scotland election live: SNP predicted to lose seats as exit poll suggests Labour victory in UK election

The exit poll, overseen by Sir John Curtice and a team of statisticians, is based on data from voters at about 130 polling stations in England, Scotland and Wales. The poll does not cover Northern Ireland.

The smaller sample size in Scotland means the Scottish situation will become clearer as the votes are counted.

The exit poll suggests the SNP are projected to have won only 10 seats, down from 48 at the 2019 general election.

If so, SNP leader John Swinney is facing a really tough night.

For Labour it’s a huge victory, just short of Tony Blair’s win in 1997.

However, this is just a prediction.