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Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach agus Aonaidheach na h-Alba(Scottish Gaelic) Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty(Scots)
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
Conservatism (British)
Economic liberalism
British unionism
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
www.scottishconservatives.com
Politics of Scotland
Political parties
Elections
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.
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.
^"Local Council Political Compositions". Open Council Date UK. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
^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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^"Conservative Party - History, Facts, Policy, & Structure". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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