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The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty, often known simply as the Scottish Conservatives and colloquially as the Scottish Tories) [7] is part of the UK Conservative Party active in Scotland.
Findlay had supported Liz Truss's campaign to become the UK-wide leader of the Conservative Party. [13] Findlay said that the party should focus on the party's values of "enterprise, self-reliance, fiscal responsibility and the rule of law" over opposing the Scottish government. [14]
The leader of the Scottish Conservative Party (officially the leader of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) is the highest position within the Scottish Conservative Party. The current holder of the position is Russell Findlay, who was elected to the position on 27 September 2024, replacing Douglas Ross.
The Scottish Conservatives will have a new leader in place by the end of next month, the party has announced. While the new Conservative UK leader and successor to Rishi Sunak will not be known ...
Ruth Davidson quit as leader of the Conservative Party in Scotland on Thursday, delivering a blow to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson after she led a resurgence for the party in Scotland ...
Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross said Scotland’s recovery would be crippled by another independence referendum at his party’s manifesto launch.
The Scottish Conservatives are the Scottish wing of the UK-wide Conservative Party. They were founded in 1965 out of the merger of the Scottish Unionist Party , which had been a dominant political force in Scotland for much of the early 20th century, winning the majority of votes and seats in the 1931 general election and 1955 general election .
The number of constituences in Scotland reduced from 59 to 57 at this election. The Labour Party's vote went up by 16.7% and their number of MPs increased from 1 to 37, mainly in Scotland's Central Belt. This was at the expense of the Scottish National Party (SNP), whose vote share dropped by 15% and their number of MPs reducing to single ...