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Tories to Take Aberdeen South as SNP Concedes Defeat
Douglas Lumsden is set to take the seat after a campaign centered on North Sea oil and gas, with the Conservatives eyeing their first Scottish by-election gain since 1967.
- Tory MSP Douglas Lumsden claimed the Aberdeen South seat for the Scottish Conservatives on Thursday, winning 14,308 votes and taking the constituency from the SNP for the first time in more than 50 years.
- By-Elections were triggered after SNP MPs Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins resigned from the House of Commons to join the Scottish Government at Holyrood. Flynn, now Scotland's economy secretary, called the result a "tough night."
- Shortly after the Aberdeen result, SNP candidate Lara Bird held the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry seat with 9,802 votes. Bird secured a majority of more than 5,000 votes over the Conservatives.
- Campaigning on the industry's future, Lumsden stated constituents sent a message that "the destruction of the oil and gas industry must stop now." He defeated SNP candidate Richard Thomson by more than 6,000 votes.
- The SNP faces a challenging period, recently rocked by a scandal surrounding former chief executive Peter Murrell, who admitted to embezzling more than £400,000 of party funds. Murrell is due to be sentenced next week.
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Tories and SNP win Scottish by-elections – as Labour come fourth in both races
The Scottish Conservatives have won the Aberdeen South by-election – taking the seat from the SNP. Source link : https://news.sky.com/story/conservatives-win-by-election-in-aberdeen-south-13555591 Author : Publish date : 2026-06-19 00:44:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.
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Tories claim Aberdeen South as SNP vote collapses
Douglas Lumsden claimed the party’s first gain in a Scottish by-election since 1967.
·London, United Kingdom
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The Northern Echo+3 Reposted by 3 other sources
Tories to take Aberdeen South as SNP concedes defeat
The gain would be the first for the Conservatives in a Scottish by-election since 1967.
·County Durham, United Kingdom
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Tories beat SNP in Aberdeen South after relentless North Sea oil campaign
The Conservatives decisively beat the Scottish National Party in the Aberdeen South by-election Friday morning — after weeks of hammering the ruling Scottish Party over restrictions on oil and gas …
·Brussels, Belgium
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