The Tories have been celebrating winning their first Scottish by-election for more than 50 years.

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

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.

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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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.

The Tories have been celebrating winning their first Scottish by-election for more than 50 years.

Victory in Aberdeen South shows the Tories 'can win anywhere' and defeat Labour and Reform at the general election, Kemi Badenoch has said.

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