🚨 The Conservative’s have won their first Scottish Parliamentary by-election since 1967
Congratulations @DLumsden_MSP on your election as the new MP for Aberdeen South 🏴 🇬🇧 🛢️
A majority of over 6,000 votes 🗳️
🗳️ Aberdeen South:
It’s looking like we will have the Aberdeen South election results within the next 30 minutes.
Conservative’s are yet to claim victory but it is looking likely they have overturned the SNP’s 3,000+ majority
I do hope this is true.
The Conservative’s have repeatedly won seats all night, county, local and potentially now parliamentary.
The Conservative’s are not “dead”
Is this the ‘Kemi Bounce’??
It’s not just the swing to the Conservative’s that’s notable. It’s the steep decline in votes for Reform.
This is not uncommon for seats Reform have been defending. Residents are starting to realise Reform are not fit to govern, locally or nationally.
🗳️ Makerfield:
This is set to be the 3rd by-election in a row where Reform were expecting to win yet failed to do so.
Could this tactical voting stop Reform getting the “huge majority” some polls and key Reform figures suggest they will in the next GE?
🗳️ Aberdeen South:
“Sampling indicated the Conservatives "have blown the SNP out the water" in the city's suburbs - with the Reform UK and Labour vote collapsing to ensure pro-union voters coalesce around the Conservatives.”
Looking like a @ScotTories win 🌳 🇬🇧
I was calling for an Australian-style points system that prioritised highly skilled researchers.
While Nigel was arguing for unlimited foreign student visas…
Tonight, the Conservative Group has taken control of the London Borough of Enfield.
Congratulations to Cllr Alessandro Georgiou on becoming the new Leader of the Council.
Only the Scottish Conservatives can save the oil & gas industry in Aberdeen South.
It’s a straight fight between the SNP and @ScotTories candidate @DLumsden_MSP.
There was just 1300 votes in it last time.
Use your vote wisely ☑️
Kemi Badenoch's latest net favourability rating of -17 is not just her highest to date, but is the highest recorded by YouGov of any Conservative leader since June 2021
Although the result wasn’t the one I had hoped for, I was proud to step forward and help ensure my Conservative colleagues had a full slate of candidates standing across the area.
Going into the election, I was under no illusions about the reality of being a paper candidate and the likelihood of never actually being elected, particularly given the current political climate nationally. Because of that, I was prepared for whatever outcome came on election night.
That said, I still believed it was important to stand. Democracy works best when people are given a choice, and I was pleased to play my part in supporting the wider team and campaign. Politics is not only about standing when conditions are favourable, but also about showing commitment during the more difficult periods too.
Despite the result, I’m grateful for the experience, the conversations had throughout the campaign in other wards in the borough, and the support shown along the way. Congratulations to all those elected, and thank you to everyone who took the time to vote and engage with @conservatives during the election.
#conservative @Young_Tories
The Conservatives are coming back!
From Westminster to Wandsworth, Harlow to Bexley, Fareham to Broxbourne, people can see we are a party renewed.
There is much more to do, but we have the plan and team to get Britain working again.
Watch my rally at Westminster City Hall👇
I know everyone is poring over election results, but let’s not forget… Today is VE Day.
It’s still living memory and being able to have elections is one of the freedoms fought for.
That freedom was bought by men and women who served our country.
Even now our veterans need defending.
The battles are different…like stopping brave veterans being dragged through the courts for vexatious claims in their old age.
Conservatives continue to fight. Just yesterday, the Supreme Court reinstated immunities after my Shadow Attorney General, Lord Wolfson stepped in, acted pro bono for veterans, and won.
We’re the only party doing the work.
On VE Day, we remember their sacrifice.
But remembrance is not enough. We should also honour our veterans by looking after them and defending them in Parliament, in the courts just as they defended us.