The Scottish Conservative Party (officially the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party), often referred to as the Scottish Tories (see Tory), is the part of the British Conservative Party that operates in Scotland. It was established in 1965, when the previously separate Unionist Party was merged into the Conservative Party of England and Wales, to form the basis of the modern UK Conservative Party (which at that time did not organise in Northern Ireland). The Unionist Party, in alliance with a small number of Liberal Unionist and National Liberal politicians, had been the dominant force in Scottish politics until the late 1950s^[1]. From the early 1960s that role was taken by the Labour Party. For other uses, see Tory (disambiguation). ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), the largest in terms of public membership, and the oldest political party in the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the country. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... The Unionist Party, referred to as the Scottish Unionist Party outwith Scotland itself, was the main Tory political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | UK political parties | Historical liberal parties ... The National Liberal Party may be: National Liberal Party (Bermuda) - a Bermudian party National Liberal Party (Germany) - a former German party National Liberal Party (Lebanon) - a Lebanese party National Liberal Party (Panama) - a Panamanian party National Liberal Party (Romania) - a Romanian party National Liberal Party (UK) - a former United Kingdom... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... current new Labour - new Scotland campaign slogan The Scottish Labour Party is the part of the British Labour Party which operates in Scotland. ...

The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has 17 of 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament, one of 59 Scottish seats in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and two of seven Scottish seats in the European Parliament. The party has never produced official membership figures, but in March 2006 it was thought to have approximately 16,500 members^[2]. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Type Bicameral Houses House of Commons House of Lords Speaker of the House of Commons The Right Honourable Michael Martin MP Lord Speaker Hélène Hayman, Baroness Hayman, PC Members 1377 (646 Commons, 731 Peers) Political groups (as of May 5, 2005 elections) Labour Party Conservative Party Liberal Democrats... Established 1952, as the Common Assembly President Hans-Gert Pöttering (EPP) Since 16 January 2007 Vice-Presidents 14 Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (EPP) Alejo Vidal-Quadras (EPP) Gérard Onesta (Greens – EFA) Edward McMillan-Scott (ED) Mario Mauro (EPP) Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez (PES) Luigi Cocilovo (ALDE) Mechtild...

History

Merger

Electoral defeat in the 1959 general election led to the reforms of 1965, which brought an end to the Unionist Party as an independent force. It was renamed the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and constitutionally came under the control of the UK party. These, and further reforms in 1977, saw the Scottish Conservatives being viewed as a regional unit, with its personnel, finance, and political offices under the control of a leadership in London. This United Kingdom general election was held on October 8, 1959, and marked a third successive victory for the ruling Conservative party, led by Harold MacMillan. ... The Unionist Party, referred to as the Scottish Unionist Party outwith Scotland itself, was the main Tory political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965. ...

These changes had serious implications for the Conservatives' Scottish identity. Set alongside the end of Empire and the emergence of many independent states it witnessed the rise of the Scottish National Party (SNP) as sections of the old Unionist vote swung to the SNP along with former Labour voters who supported Scottish independence. This may seem paradoxical, but the Unionist Party had benefited greatly from its projection as an independent Scottish party opposing the London-based British Labour Party. In addition the name "Conservative" was identified with the English party; and there was a strong unionist-nationalist tradition, represented by the likes of John Buchan (who said "I believe every Scotsman should be a Scottish nationalist." ^[3]) and those who had founded the Scottish Party (which later merged with the National Party of Scotland to found the Scottish National Party). The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... The Scottish National Party (SNP) (Scottish Gaelic: is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... This article is about the Scottish Labour Party founded in 1976. ... Scottish independence is an ambition of a number of political parties, pressure groups and individuals within Scotland. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... The Scottish party was the name of two organisations, one now defunct, and the other now called the Free Scotland Party. ... The National Party of Scotland (NPS) was formed in 1928 after John MacCormick of the Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association (GUSNA) called a meeting of all those favouring the establishment of a party favouring Scottish independence. ...

Consequences of merger

As the British Empire came to an end so to did the primacy of Protestant associations as secularism and ecumenicalism rose. The erosion of the Unionist vote accompanied this along with the loss of its working class base. Though many Conservatives would still identify with the Kirk, most Church of Scotland identifiers were not conservatives. As the national and largest Church it had adapted to a secular post-imperial world by advocating ecumenicalism. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... George Jacob Holyoake (1817-1906), British writer who coined the term secularism. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Archbishop of Canterbury · Catholic Pope Coptic Pope · Ecumenical Patriarch Christianity Portal This box:      Ecumenism (also oecumenism, Å“cumenism... Scottish Unionists are those committed to maintaining Scotlands position within the United Kingdom and opposing Scottish nationalism. ... The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS; Scottish Gaelic: ), known informally by its pre-Union Scots name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. ...

Support from working class Protestants was also eroded. With the Daily Record newspaper switching from the Unionists to Labour, the Conservatives in the 1960s were mercilessly portrayed as a party of the Anglicised aristocracy. Combined with the new name, this helped switch previous Unionist voters to the Labour party and the SNP which advanced considerably in the elections of February and October 1974. Daily Record building at Central Quay, Glasgow The Daily Record is a combination of a comic for the mentally sub-normal and substitute tiolet paper, based in Glasgow. ... Anglicized refers to foreign words, often surnames, that are changed from a foreign language into English. ... Forms of government Part of the Politics series Politics Portal This box:      The term aristocracy refers to a form of government where power is held by a small number of individuals from an elite or from noble families. ... The UK general election of February 1974 was held on February 28, 1974. ... Harold Wilson Edward Heath The United Kingdom general election of October 1974 took place on 10 October 1974. ...

The associations with the largely working class Orange Order also became problematic because of this aristocratic connection, but it was the Troubles in Northern Ireland that created further problems. On one level, there was the residual perception of a connection that many mainstream Protestant voters associated with the sectarian violence in Northern Ireland - a perception that is unfair to a large extent since the Scottish Orange Order has dealt more stringently with members associating with Northern Irish paramilitaries than its Irish equivalent. However, the ramifications of this perception also led to the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party downplaying and ignoring past associations, which further widened the gap with the Orange Order. Any links that lingered were ultimately broken when Margaret Thatcher signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement. Notably this witnessed the Orange Lodge (amongst other supporters) set up their own Scottish Unionist Party. Orange parade in Glasgow (1 June 2003) The Orange Institution, more commonly known as the Orange Order, is a Protestant fraternal organisation based predominantly in Northern Ireland and Scotland with lodges throughout the Commonwealth and in Canada and the United States. ... For other uses, see Troubles (disambiguation) and Trouble. ... Northern Ireland (Irish: ) is a part of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ... Sectarian violence or sectarian strife is violence inspired by sectarianism, that is, between different sects of one particular mode of thought, not necessarily religious (e. ... A paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ... The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which aimed to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The Thatcher-Major years

The election of Margaret Thatcher in the 1979 general election revived the Party's support and returned more MPs, but this was squandered in the two subsequent elections of 1983 and 1987. These elections witnessed the rise of the SDP-Liberal Alliance, which ate into traditional Unionist Party support, along with increased support for Labour and SNP in 1987. Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC (born October 13, 1925), former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, in office from 1979 to 1990. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was held on 3 May 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics. ... The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945. ... Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The SDP-Liberal Alliance was an electoral alliance of the Social Democratic Party and the Liberal Party in the UK that ran from 1981 to 1988, when the bulk of the two parties merged to form the Social and Liberal Democrats, later referred to as simply the Liberal Democrats. ...

This anti-Conservative position - reminiscent of the pre-1886 electoral position - has been attributed to Margaret Thatcher's perceived rejection of society and advocacy of American monetarist policies that were leading to the closure of traditional Scottish industries. This was at odds with the past Scottish Unionist position of "service to others and to the community" and was graphically illustrated by the cool reception she received at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland when she made her "Sermon on the Mound". Young people interacting within an ethnically diverse society. ... Monetarism is a set of views concerning the determination of national income and monetary economics. ... The headquarters of the Bank of Scotland, located on the Mound in Edinburgh. ... The 2004 Assembly with Dr Alison Elliot as Moderator The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Churchs governing body. ... The Church of Scotland (CofS; Scottish Gaelic: ), known informally by its pre-Union Scots name, The Kirk, is the national church of Scotland. ... The Sermon on the Mound is the name given by the British press to an address made by Margaret Thatcher to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1988. ...

Even though it is said that the Scottish party was not enthusiastic for her policies, it was confined by its status as a regional unit. By then advocating the introduction of the poll tax a year early in Scotland (where they had minority support) they further exacerbated the image of being anti-Scottish. Ironically the Scottish Conservatives had been amongst the fiercest advocates of introducing the poll tax to replace the system of local government rates. The oft-repeated assertion that Margaret Thatcher was solely to blame for the marginalisation of the Scottish Conservatives is statistically wrong, as during her premiership the party lost lost fewer votes in Scotland than during the tenures of other Conservative leaders before her, with Edward Heath presiding over the most dramatic cumulative decrease. A poll tax, head tax, or capitation is a tax of a uniform, fixed amount per individual (as opposed to a percentage of income). ... For the burden ratio at which a business or person is taxed, see Tax rate. ... Sir Edward Richard George Heath, KG, OBE (9 July 1916 – 17 July 2005) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and leader of the Conservative Party from 1965 to 1975. ...

The replacement of Margaret Thatcher with John Major did see a very small increase in their vote in the 1992 election when they campaigned on a "Save the Union" ticket against a resurgent SNP. However the marginality of the increase - the SNP's vote increased substantially but success was limited by First Past The Post - combined with Conservative Party divisions, Black Wednesday, the rise of New Labour, the increased willingness of the electorate to resort to tactical voting and the Conservatives' uncompromising opposition to any form of devolved legislative assembly for Scotland contrived to see the Conservative Party wiped out at the 1997 election. For other persons named John Major, see John Major (disambiguation). ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992. ... The plurality voting system, also known as first past the post, is a voting system used to elect a single winner in a given election. ... In British politics and economics, Black Wednesday refers to September 16, 1992 when the government was forced to withdraw the Pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) by currency speculators—most notably George Soros who earned over US$1 billion in doing so. ... New Labour is an alternative name of the British political Labour Party. ... In voting systems, tactical voting (or strategic voting) occurs when a voter supports a candidate other than his or her sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome. ... Look up Devolution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A devolved Scottish Assembly that would have some form of legislative powers in jurisdiction over Scotland was a long-held political priority for many individuals and organisations. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Devolution and pre-1965 considerations

It was the establishment of a Scottish Parliament, an institution they had opposed vehemently, that gave the Scottish Conservatives a modicum of Parliamentary respectability. However, this was only because of the Parliament's proportional representation electoral system, and the level of national support they received in 1999 and 2003 hardly moved. Nevertheless, they did manage to pick up three constituency seats in 2003 because of a relative fall in the Labour and SNP vote, assisted by a very low turnout. For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ... Proportional representation (sometimes referred to as full representation, or PR), is a category of electoral formula aiming at a close match between the percentage of votes that groups of candidates (grouped by a certain measure) obtain in elections and the percentage of seats they receive (usually in legislative assemblies). ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 1999 was the first general election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. ... The Scottish parliamentary election, 2003, was the second general election of the Scottish Parliament. ... The word turnout can refer to: Voter turnout A railroad switch or point This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

In subsequent Westminster elections, their vote has been equally sluggish or static. In the 2001 election, they won a seat from the SNP, but the sitting MP subsequently lost against Labour in the 2005 election in a redrawn seat (which had a notional Labour majority), whilst another candidate won a neighbouring seat from notional Labour control. Tony Blair William Hague Charles Kennedy The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed the quiet landslide by the media. ... It has been suggested that Marginal constituencies in the United Kingdom be merged into this article or section. ...

The 1997 wipe out and subsequent lack of movement has resulted in debate about how the party should change to revive its fortunes. Echoing their pre-1965 position, one suggestion has been to drop the name "Conservative". However, the Strathclyde Commission ruled out a return to the "Scottish Unionist Party" name because of sensitivity to Northern Irish sectarian connotations. Besides, this would now be impossible under the new Electoral Commission as the small Scottish Unionist Party is already registered. Categories: People stubs | 1960 births | Members of the Privy Council | Peers ... The Electoral Commission is an independent body with powers in the United Kingdom, which was created by an Act of Parliament, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The depute leader of the party, Murdo Fraser MSP, has suggested that the party become independent, like the pre-1965 Unionist Party, and adopt a relationship with the English Conservatives analogous to the relationship which the Christian Social Union in Bavaria has with the Christian Democratic Union in Germany ^[4]. Brian Monteith, an MSP, who has since left the party, proposed that the Scottish Conservatives support fiscal autonomy for Scotland as a means to appear more "Scottish" than the Labour party who oppose it ^[5]. A resonance with John Buchan was struck when an ex-MP said the party should support Scottish independence because it would produce a clearer and more co-operative relationship with England than what he felt was the latent conflicts and resentments devolution would create. Allan Stewart, former MP for Eastwood, said: "'I've always believed that the English perception of what independence would do to them has always been unnecessarily worried. There is a major issue about defence, but I don't think other issues are a real worry.'" (Herald, 02/05/2005). Murdo Fraser (born 5 September 1965, Inverness) is a Scottish Conservative politician, and Member of the Scottish Parliament for the Mid Scotland and Fife Region since 2001. ... The Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU – ) is a conservative political party in Germany. ... The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU — Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) is the second largest political party in Germany. ... Brian Monteith, born on January 8, 1958 is an Independent Member of the Scottish Parliament. ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... Scottish independence is an ambition of a number of political parties, pressure groups and individuals within Scotland. ... John Allan Stewart (born June 1, 1942), known as Allan Stewart, is a British Conservative politician. ... East Renfrewshire is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (in Westminster). ... Ministry of Defence Combined Services Crest Main Building—The Headquarters of the Ministry of Defence, Whitehall, Westminster, London The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... Charles Mackintoshs Glasgow Herald building, now The Lighthouse The Herald is a national broadsheet newspaper published Monday to Saturday in Glasgow, Scotland, with an audited circulation of 71,000, making it the best-selling national Scottish broadsheet newspaper. ...

However, it remains to be seen if the Scottish Conservatives will return to a model that reflects the previous Unionist Party. Fiscal autonomy has not been rejected but it still remains unclear if the party will adopt it. As for an independent party or independence, the party leadership and Parliamentarians face a membership who have grown into using the name 'Conservative' and take pride in it, despite the decline it heralded. Many members are also ideologically opposed to any notion of Scottish autonomy, whether it be for Scotland or their party, even though this was a feature of the party when it had a larger membership. With such obstacles to overcome, the present party may take the route of hoping for a filip from new Conservative leader David Cameron, but on the past electoral experiences with Margaret Thatcher and John Major, this has often been followed with poll disasters such as the 1987 and 1997 elections. Look up autonomy, autonomous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom, positions he has occupied since December 2005. ... Margaret Thatcher David Steel Election 1987 Titles The United Kingdom general election of 1987 was held on 11 June 1987 and was the third consecutive victory for the Conservative Party under the leadership of Margaret Thatcher. ... The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ...

Policy platform

The Scottish Conservatives have adopted several policy positions which differ from their colleagues in the rest of the United Kingdom, for example support for the Scottish Executive policy of free state care for the elderly, and their backing of the decision to abandon university tuition fees in Scotland. There is also a difference in approach on tax, with the Scottish party likely to propose the full 3% reduction in income tax (the so-called Tartan Tax) in their manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election in 2007, while the UK party has committed itself to putting economic stability ahead of tax cuts. The Executives logo, shown with English and Scottish Gaelic caption The term Scottish Executive is used in two different, but closely-related senses: to denote the executive arm of Scotlands national legislature (i. ... A state is a political association with effective dominion over a geographic area. ... Elderly care or simply eldercare is the fulfillment of the special needs and requirements that are unique to senior citizens. ... Top-up fees (not their official name) are a new way of charging tuition to undergraduate and PGCE students who study at universities in England and Wales from the 2006-2007 academic year onwards. ... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Economic policy Monetary policy Central bank   Money supply Fiscal policy Spending   Deficit   Debt Trade policy Tariff   Trade agreement Finance Financial market Financial market participants Corporate   Personal Public   Banking   Regulation        A tax is a financial charge or other levy imposed on... Tax rates around the world Tax revenue as % of GDP Part of the Taxation series        Taxation in the United Kingdom may involve payments to at least two different levels of government: local government and central government (HM Revenue & Customs). ... The Scottish Parliament has the power to vary income tax by +/- 3p in every pound. ... Look up manifesto in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The composition of the Scottish Parliament following the 2007 election. ... In mainstream economics, the word “inflation” refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. ... A tax cut is a reduction in the rate of tax charged by a government, for example on personal or corporate income. ...

In August 2006 the leader of the UK Conservative Party, David Cameron, said that the party should recognise "that the policies of Conservatives in Scotland and Wales will not always be the same as our policies in England" and that the "West Lothian question must be answered from a Unionist perspective" ^[6]. A spokesman for the leader said that Cameron would continue to consider adopting a policy of "English votes for English laws", banning Scottish MPs from voting on English-only legislation. David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is the Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition in the United Kingdom, positions he has occupied since December 2005. ... This article is about the country. ... For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... The West Lothian question was a question posed on 14 November 1977 by Tam Dalyell, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish constituency of West Lothian, during a British House of Commons debate over Scottish and Welsh devolution (see Scotland Act 1978 and Wales Act 1978): For how long... The Union Flag, perhaps the most significant symbol of Unionism in the United Kingdom Unionists in Scotland are, in the broadest sense, those who support the continued existence of the United Kingdom in its present structure as a union between its main constituent countries. ... The West Lothian question was a question posed on 14 November 1977 by Tam Dalyell, Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for the Scottish constituency of West Lothian, during a British House of Commons debate over Scottish and Welsh devolution (see Scotland Act 1978 and Wales Act 1978): For how long... This is a list of Members of Parliament at the House of Commons in Westminster representing constituencies in Scotland, arranged by party. ...

Executive

• David Mundell MP, Chairman (acting)
• Bill Walker, Deputy Chairman of the Party
• Malcolm Scott, Treasurer
• Robert Forman, Honorary Secretary
• Annabel Goldie MSP, Leader in the Scottish Parliament
• David Mundell MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland, Chairman of the Scottish Conservative Candidates Board
• Struan Stevenson MEP, Representative from the European Parliament
• Cllr Hugh Hunter, Representative of the Scottish Conservative Councillors' Association
• Tobias Lehmann, Chairman of the Conservative Future Scotland
• Richard Cook, Elected member of the Executive
• Steve Robertson, Elected member of the Executive
• Daphne Sleigh, Elected member of the Executive
• Richard Wilkinson, Elected member of the Executive

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The Shadow Cabinet

The Shadow bedside Cabinet formulates the party's policy on tissues devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Look up Devolution in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For the national legislative body up to 1707, see Parliament of Scotland. ...

• Annabel Goldie Unnacceptable face of Scottish Politics
• Murdo Fraser MSP, Deputy Leader (Goldies Biatch) in the Scottish Parliament, Enterprise Spokesman
• Ted Bottlebank MSP, Sexual Affairs Spokesman
• David Mundell MP, Shady Secretary of State for Scotland
• Struan Stevenson MEP, Representative for Crufts
• Cllr Charlie Gilbert, Chairman of the Scottish Conservatives Councillors' Association
• Peter Duncan, Chairman
• Derek Brownnose MSP, Finance and Public Service Reform

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Secretariat

Mark McInnes is the Director of the party, based at its headquarters at Scottish Conservative Central Office, 83 Princes Street, Edinburgh. 13 staff are employed at Scottish Conservative Central Office, with a further 7 staff employed at the Scottish Parliament in the Press and Research Unit. Princes Street, as viewed facing west from the Scott Monument Princes Street and the Castle at twilight Princes Street is the main shopping street in Edinburgh city centre, although it was originally designed to be a residential street. ... For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ...

Conference

The party holds an annual spring conference, the most recent being held at the Perth Concert Hall, Perth, between 3-4 March 2006. The next conference is to be held between 9-10 March, at the same venue. Perth (Scottish Gaelic: ) is a royal burgh in central Scotland. ...

Further reading

• The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party: ‘the lesser spotted Tory’? (pdf file), Dr David Seawright, School of Politics and International Studies, University of Leeds, Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Political Studies Association, University of Aberdeen, 5-7 April 2002
• The Decline of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1950 - 1992: Religion, Ideology or Economics?, David Seawright and John Curtice, Centre for Research into Elections and Social Trends, University of Oxford, Working Paper Number 33, February 1995

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References

1. ^ "... a waning of the cultural conditions which produced the centre-right coalition that dominated Scottish politics, 1931–64, and its fragmentation into Conservatism, Liberalism, and Scottish Nationalism.", Abstract of "The Evolution of the Centre-right and the State of Scottish Conservatism", Michael Dyer, University of Aberdeen, Political Studies, Volume 49, March 2001
2. ^ "Panic within Labour as membership falls", The Scotsman, 5 March, 2006
3. ^ Scots Independent - Features - Scottish quotations
4. ^ Sunday Herald
5. ^ Sunday Herald
6. ^ "'Revolutionary' Cameron offers party in Scotland autonomy over policies", The Scotsman, 17 August 2006

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See also

• Scottish Unionist Party
• Conservative Future Scotland
• Elections in Scotland

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External links

• Official website
• scottishtorymeps.org.uk
• ScottishTories.com - The Start Page for Supporters and Activists of the Scottish Conservative Party
• Scottish Conservative Party at The Scotsman
• ASPECT: Access to Scottish Parliamentary Election Candidate Materials, University of Strathclyde