Again though do the arithmetic it made no difference to the Tory majority whether the SNP had their 56 Scottish seats or whether Labour had them. As for the clearing out the SNP. Don't believe the hype the SNP actually improved their local election results from last time. They are now the biggest party in all of Scotland's cities and they have more seats in real terms and as a percentage of the total seats than they had last time. Despite what the BBC site is claiming. The Tory gains have come from former Labour voters!