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But the botched ballot count means a second recount tomorrow for Inverness constituency.
A ‘discrepancy’ between verified and the provisional total votes could not be reconciled.
A ‘discrepancy’ emerged but an initial check was ‘unable to resolve the statistical anomaly’.
It is expected that will take at least another 90 minutes to complete before any declaration can be made.
Deputy First Minister says with two years before the Holyrood elections the SNP must ‘ensure we can demonstrate delivery, implementation and change’.
A ‘discrepancy’ was found between the verified vote tally and the actual vote tally.
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross on the other hand is projected to be a Liberal Democrat win
Mr Ross is a Highland list MSP but is seeking election to the Aberdeenshire North and Moray East seat, if he wins then he will resign from Holyrood.
Exit polls are suggesting a sure in the Lib Dem vote while the SNP is predicted to keep just 10 seats.
We will bring you all the latest as a botched ballot count means voters will not know their Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire MP until tomorrow.
There are more than 200 polling stations and more than 700 staff spread across an area twice the size of Jamaica.
Voters will choose the next MPs for the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross and the Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shire seats.
From Caithness to Inverness the general election looks to be as competitive as we have seen in many years.
The snap election called just six weeks ago sparked a rush to get ready in time.
The First Minister was heckled on the campaign trail in Alness and told: ‘This party has ruined Scotland’.
Ahead of Thursday’s general election. we asked all the candidates what their top three priorities would be if they are elected.
Campaigning in the Highlands he said it is a “further sign of the Conservative Party in abject disarray’.
Alex Cole-Hamilton says ‘people are rediscovering their Lib Dem traditions as they ‘miss that quality representation’.
The money allocated falls short of the steady state so ‘deterioration of the overall network will occur’.
The opt-in new partnership seeks to increase contributions to £7500 per MW on top of the £5000 per MW already in place.
