Aberdeen, a city once swimming in oil wealth, had been battered by more than a decade of Net Zero fundamentalism

Thursday will see two key Scottish by-elections in Arbroath, and in Aberdeen South - where the contest is looking like a close fought race between the Tories and the SNP, and the…

Tory candidate Douglas Lumsden won a majority of more than 6,000 with 14,308 votes, followed by the SNP in second place with 8,258.

Party sources believe they have come from third place to overturn an SNP majority of almost 4,000 by a large margin.

Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party funds

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…

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Aberdeen, a city once swimming in oil wealth, had been battered by more than a decade of Net Zero fundamentalism

Douglas Lumsden said it was a ‘seismic’ victory after claiming the seat in the early hours of Friday morning

Kemi Badenoch's party stormed to victory in Aberdeen South on Friday - ousting the scandal-hit Scottish National Party to win a majority of more than 6,000 votes.

While the SNP’s recent issues put off some voters, the Tories’ support for North Sea oil drilling proved more decisive