Scottish Conservatives
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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)[2] is part of the Conservative Party (UK) active in Scotland. It is a centre-right[3][4] to right-wing,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] conservative[13][14] political party. The party's policies in Scotland usually promote conservatism and the continuing of Scotland as constituent country of the United Kingdom. It holds 7 of the 59 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.
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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach agus Aonaidheach na h-Alba (Scottish Gaelic) Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty (Scots) | |
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Leader | Douglas Ross |
Deputy leader | Meghan Gallacher |
Chairman | Craig Hoy |
Deputy Chairwoman | Pam Gosal |
Founded | 1965 (1965) |
Headquarters | 67 Northumberland Street, Edinburgh |
Youth wing | Scottish Young Conservatives |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
National affiliation | Conservatives |
Colours | Blue |
Slogan | "Scotland's real alternative" |
House of Commons (Scottish seats) | 7 / 59 |
Scottish Parliament | 31 / 129 |
Local government in Scotland[1] | 209 / 1,226 |
Website | |
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Douglas Ross is the Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party. He replaced Jackson Carlaw, who briefly served from February to July 2020; Carlaw had in turn taken over from Ruth Davidson, who held the post from 2011 to 2019. The Scottish party has no separate Chief Whip at Westminster.
In the 2017 UK general election, the party increased its number of MPs to 13 on 28.6 percent of the popular vote – its best performance since 1983 and in terms of votes since 1979 – but it fell back to six Westminster seats in 2019. In the 2016 election for the Scottish Parliament the Scottish Conservatives gained 16 seats, making it the largest opposition party, with 31 of 129 seats. In the 2021 election for the Scottish Parliament the Scottish Conservatives maintained 31 seats and remained the largest opposition party.