The Scottish election results appeared at first glance as a seismic shock given what we have come to expect in post-referendum Scotland. The Scottish National Party (SNP) had won more votes than any other party for every devolved, UK, local and European election since 2010, so coming second to Labour marked a significant change. The volatility of the vote can be seen in the double-digit rise for Labour and double-digit drops for both incumbent parties—the SNP at Holyrood and the Conservatives at Westminster. The results also revealed (yet again) the disproportional effects of a first-past-the-post electoral system, with Labour receiving almost two-thirds of the seats on one-third of the vote, and the SNP, despite earning 30% of the vote, getting half that proportion in seats (Table 6.1).