Scottish Conservatives

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba
LeaderRussell Findlay
Deputy LeaderRachael Hamilton
ChairCraig Hoy
Deputy ChairPam Gosal
FoundedApril 1965 (April 1965)[1]
Preceded byUnionist Party
Headquarters67 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh
Youth wingScottish Young Conservatives
Membership (2024)7,000[2]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right to right-wing
National affiliationConservatives
Colours  Blue
House of Commons (Scottish seats)
5 / 57
Scottish Parliament
31 / 129
Local government in Scotland[6]
209 / 1,226
Website
www.scottishconservatives.com

The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba[7]), often known colloquially as the Scottish Tories,[8] is part of the UK Conservative Party active in Scotland. It currently holds 5 of the 57 Scottish seats in the House of Commons, 31 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, and comprises 209 of Scotland's 1,227 local councillors.

The party's policies in Scotland usually promote conservatism and the continuation of Scotland's role as part of the United Kingdom.

Russell Findlay is the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, having replaced Douglas Ross who led the party between 2020 and September 2024. The party was previously led by Jackson Carlaw (2020) and Ruth Davidson (2011–2019). Prior to this, Annabel Goldie (2005–2011) and David McLetchie (1999–2005) led the party in the Scottish Parliament.

In the 1999 elections to the Scottish Parliament, 18 Scottish Conservative MSPs were elected. The party maintained this number in 2003, before slipping to 17 MSPs in 2007 and 15 MSPs in 2011. In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election, the party saw a notable increase in its vote leading to the election of 31 MSPs and replaced Scottish Labour as the main opposition party in the Scottish Parliament. In 2021, they again returned 31 MSPs.

In Westminster elections, the party saw its popularity decline throughout the latter half of the twentieth century and eventually returned no MPs in the 1997 election. And in 2001, 2005, 2010, and 2015 only one Scottish Conservative MP was elected. This changed following the 2017 general election where they won 13 seats and saw a substantial increase in vote share. However, in 2019 they lost more than half of these seats, seeing 6 MPs elected. Most recently, in the 2024 election 5 Scottish Conservative MPs were elected.

  1. ^ "Scottish election 2021: A simple guide to the Scottish Conservatives". BBC. 19 April 2021. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021.
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  6. ^ "Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Toraidhean Taghadh Pàrlamaid na h-Alba 2021" (PDF). Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  8. ^ Although officially named the Scottish Conservative & Unionist party, It is not a political party. It is registered with the UK Electoral Commission as a description and Accounting Unit (AU) of the UK Conservative Party and is therefore not a registered political party under the terms of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000.

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