Here are all the SNP MPs to lose their seats in the general election

A bruising night for the SNP has left many of the party’s MPs out of a job.

First Minister John Swinney pledged a period of “soul searching” after what he described as a “very poor” performance for the SNP.

Mr Swinney said the SNP has to be “better at governing on behalf of the people of Scotland”, adding that the party was not “winning the argument” on Scottish independence.

He said: “Although we’re going to have a bad election result tonight, I still believe in my head and in my heart that Scotland will be better off as an independent country.

“But we’re obviously not winning that argument with the public to make that a priority at this moment, so we’ve got to think long and hard about how we address that question and I don’t think that in the early hours of the morning after a General Election I can give you the definitive answer to what we do in that circumstance.”

Here’s a list of the SNP MPs who will not be returning to Westminster.