A CAT has been removed from a hall where an election count is taking place in Orkney.
The four-legged pet was carried out of the voting station in Orkney after sneaking in today.
Recording the footage, BBC Scotland's David Delday said: "An uninvited guest at the count in Orkney.
"Thankfully it didn’t take too much effort to chaperone this four-legged chap from the hall."
He later revealed security guards are checking on "frequent and loud scraping at the door".
Here are the best cat-related tweets:
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This should alarm anyone who cares about democracy in this country https://t.co/ldGiyGZgpK
— Adam Payne (@adampayne26) May 7, 2021
2.
You've got to be kitten me!!
— Natasha Clark (@NatashaC) May 7, 2021
A cat has been escorted from the count in Orkneyhttps://t.co/4dnNL7sAGi
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This confirms that while dogs may be omnipresent at polling stations, cats oversee the ballot count. Expect interventions from Ginger Squires over the course of the next two days in #ScottishElections2021 https://t.co/AzCejkcVjR
— Prof. Claire Squires (@ClaireSquires) May 7, 2021
4.
Not saying BBC Scotland are filling time in their election broadcast, but they just announced a cat has been thrown out of a counting centre in Orkney.
— James Doleman (@jamesdoleman) May 7, 2021
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The cat that has been ejected from the Orkney Count has been identified as George Galloway.#SP21
— JackElphinstone (@ElphinstoneJack) May 7, 2021
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BREAKING NEWS:
— Dylan Mac Aodha (@DylanMacSNP) May 7, 2021
A cat was recently ejected from the Orkney count!
George Galloway has no comment at this time.
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Did the cat that was removed from the count in Orkney scream “stop the count!” or any other inflammatory slogans on its way out the door? #scottishelection2021
— Rich (@relentlessdrnkr) May 7, 2021
Orkney was the first vote to be declared in this week's election, with the LibDems' Liam McArthur to return to Holyrood after claiming 7238 votes.
The SNP was in second place with 3369 votes, followed by the Scottish Conservatives on 699 and Scottish Labour on 290.
READ MORE: First Scottish Parliament election results see SNP and LibDem holds
A total of 11,621 votes were cast, 65.4% of the electorate.
The LibDem vote was down 5 points, while the SNP's support was up 4.8% on 2016.
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