Key results from across Scotland in council elections

Beyond Glasgow and Edinburgh, here are some of the most notable results from Scotland's 32 local authorities.

:: Dundee.

While the SNP remains the largest party in Dundee City Council, it has lost its overall majority, dropping from 16 seats to 14. The Tories have gained two seats, adding to the one they took in 2012, while Labour dropped back one seat to nine. The Lib Dems took two seats, with the final one secured by an independent.

While the loss of overall control in the city where 57% of voters backed independence is a blow to Nicola Sturgeon's party, strong majorities in its two Westminster seats mean the SNP will still be confident of wins here in next month's General Election.

:: Aberdeenshire.

The Tories were jubilant in Aberdeenshire, where significant gains saw them take over from the SNP as the largest party. The nationalists lost eight seats to drop from 29 to 21 (based on estimates of what 2012 results would have been if new boundary changes had been in place), while the Tories went up from 14 to 23.

The party's success comes just a week after the Prime Minister's campaign visit to the area, with Aberdeenshire's Westminster seats firmly within Tory sights. Even former first minister Alex Salmond, the SNP MP for Gordon, conceded the Tory vote is `”very strong” in the area, adding: “We (the SNP) will have to do something about that in five weeks' time.”

:: East Lothian.

Labour received a boost in East Lothian, where they emerged as the largest party - albeit without a majority.

Kezia Dugdale's party secured nine seats, down from 10 in 2012, to cling on to its position. Meanwhile the SNP dropped back from nine seats to six.

The corresponding Westminster seat, currently held by the SNP's George Kerevan, has become a major Labour target, with Ms Dugdale expected to join the General Election campaign trail in the area this weekend.