diff --git a/doc/syntastic.txt b/doc/syntastic.txt
index 4f3645eb..24fa57c2 100644
--- a/doc/syntastic.txt
+++ b/doc/syntastic.txt
@@ -177,6 +177,15 @@ variable to 0. >
     let g:syntastic_check_on_wq=0
 <
 
+                                                *'syntastic_aggregate_errors'*
+Default: 0
+When enabled, |:SyntasticCheck| runs all checkers that apply, then aggregates
+errors found by all checkers and displays them.  When disabled,
+|:SyntasticCheck| runs each checker in turn, and stops to display the results
+the first time a checker finds any errors. >
+    let g:syntastic_aggregate_errors=1
+<
+
                                               *'syntastic_echo_current_error'*
 Default: 1
 If enabled, syntastic will echo the error associated with the current line to
@@ -295,7 +304,7 @@ The option should be set to something like: >
 "mode" can be mapped to one of two values - "active" or "passive". When set to
 active, syntastic does automatic checking whenever a buffer is saved or
 initially opened.  When set to "passive" syntastic only checks when the user
-calls :SyntasticCheck.
+calls |:SyntasticCheck|.
 
 The exceptions to these rules are defined with "active_filetypes" and
 "passive_filetypes". In passive mode, automatic checks are still done
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 514c6c18..117e5f77 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ if !exists("g:syntastic_check_on_wq")
     let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 1
 endif
 
+if !exists("g:syntastic_aggregate_errors")
+    let g:syntastic_aggregate_errors = 0
+endif
+
 if !exists("g:syntastic_loc_list_height")
     let g:syntastic_loc_list_height = 10
 endif
@@ -168,6 +172,7 @@ function! s:CacheErrors(...)
 
     if !s:SkipFile()
         let active_checkers = 0
+        let names = []
         for ft in s:CurrentFiletypes()
             if a:0
                 let checker = s:registry.getChecker(ft, a:1)
@@ -184,14 +189,26 @@ function! s:CacheErrors(...)
 
                 if !loclist.isEmpty()
                     let newLoclist = newLoclist.extend(loclist)
-                    call newLoclist.setName( checker.getName() . ' ('. checker.getFiletype() . ')' )
+                    call add(names, [checker.getName(), checker.getFiletype()])
 
-                    "only get errors from one checker at a time
-                    break
+                    if !(exists('b:syntastic_aggregate_errors') ? b:syntastic_aggregate_errors : g:syntastic_aggregate_errors)
+                        break
+                    endif
                 endif
             endfor
         endfor
 
+        if !empty(names)
+            if len(syntastic#util#unique(map(copy(names), 'v:val[1]'))) == 1
+                let name = join(map(names, 'v:val[0]'), ', ')
+                let type = names[0][1]
+                call newLoclist.setName( name . ' ('. type . ')' )
+            else
+                " checkers from mixed types
+                call newLoclist.setName(join(map(names, 'v:val[1] . "/" . v:val[0]'), ', '))
+            endif
+        endif
+
         if !active_checkers
             if a:0
                 call syntastic#util#warn('checker ' . a:1 . ' is not active for filetype ' . &filetype)
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/eruby/ruby.vim b/syntax_checkers/eruby/ruby.vim
index 3a772351..ffde7350 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/eruby/ruby.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/eruby/ruby.vim
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_eruby_ruby_GetLocList()
         \ exe . ' -rerb -e ' .
         \ syntastic#util#shescape('puts ERB.new(File.read(' .
         \     fname . encoding_spec .
-        \     ').gsub(''<\%='',''<\%''), nil, ''-'').src') .
+        \     ').gsub(''<%='',''<%''), nil, ''-'').src') .
         \ ' \| ' . exe . ' -c'
 
     let errorformat =
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
index 923664d4..1cf768c0 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
@@ -14,15 +14,17 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_IsAvailable()
 endfunction
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_GetLocList()
+    let pylint_new = s:PylintNew()
+
     let makeprg = syntastic#makeprg#build({
         \ 'exe': 'pylint',
-        \ 'args': ' -f parseable -r n -i y',
+        \ 'args': (pylint_new ? '--msg-template="{path}:{line}: [{msg_id}] {msg}" -r n' : '-f parseable -r n -i y'),
         \ 'filetype': 'python',
         \ 'subchecker': 'pylint' })
 
     let errorformat =
-        \ '%A%f:%l:%m,' .
-        \ '%A%f:(%l):%m,' .
+        \ '%A%f:%l: %m,' .
+        \ '%A%f:(%l): %m,' .
         \ '%-Z%p^%.%#,' .
         \ '%-G%.%#'
 
@@ -32,12 +34,18 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_python_pylint_GetLocList()
         \ 'postprocess': ['sort'] })
 
     for n in range(len(loclist))
-        let loclist[n]['type'] = match(['R', 'C', 'W'], loclist[n]['text'][2]) >= 0 ? 'W' : 'E'
+        let loclist[n]['type'] = match(['R', 'C', 'W'], loclist[n]['text'][1]) >= 0 ? 'W' : 'E'
+        let loclist[n]['vcol'] = 0
     endfor
 
     return loclist
 endfunction
 
+function s:PylintNew()
+    let pylint_version = filter(split(system('pylint --version'), '\m, \|\n'), 'v:val =~# "^pylint"')[0]
+    return syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(syntastic#util#parseVersion(pylint_version), [1])
+endfunction
+
 call g:SyntasticRegistry.CreateAndRegisterChecker({
     \ 'filetype': 'python',
     \ 'name': 'pylint' })