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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 UK Conservative Party active in Scotland. It is a centre-right[3][4] to conservative[5][6] political party. 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.
![]() | This party participated in the 2024 general election to the British House of Commons on 4 July. This article may be out of date during and after this period. |
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
Prior to Parliament being dissolved on 30 May 2024, for the 4 July 2024 election |
Scottish Parliament | 31 / 129 |
Local government in Scotland[1] | 209 / 1,226 |
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The party's policies in Scotland usually promote conservatism and the continuation of Scotland's role as part of the United Kingdom.
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 2011-19. The Scottish party has no separate Chief Whip at Westminster.
At the 2017 UK general election, the party increased its tally of MPs to 13, with a 28.6% share of the popular vote – its best performance since 1983 and in terms of votes since 1979 – but the success was an aberration, with the gains made in 2019 being lost to the SNP. At the 2016 Holyrood election, the Scottish Conservatives gained 16 seats, making it the largest opposition party, with 31 of 129 seats. At the 2021 Holyrood election, the Scottish Conservatives maintained 31 seats and remained as the largest opposition party.