SNP concedes Aberdeen South with Scottish Conservatives set to win
Key takeaways
- Kemi Badenoch watched by the Conservatives’ Aberdeen South candidate, Douglas Lumsden.
- Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Scottish National party (SNP) has lost the formerly safe seat of Aberdeen South in a shock loss to the Scottish Conservatives.
- The Scottish Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden beat the SNP’s Richard Thomson by 6,050 votes, with a 14.69% swing away from the SNP.
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Kemi Badenoch watched by the Conservatives’ Aberdeen South candidate, Douglas Lumsden. The Tory leader visited the constituency three times during campaigning. Photograph: Michał Wachucik/PAView image in fullscreen Kemi Badenoch watched by the Conservatives’ Aberdeen South candidate, Douglas Lumsden. The Tory leader visited the constituency three times during campaigning. Photograph: Michał Wachucik/PAScottish politics Scottish Conservatives win Aberdeen South, ousting SNP Byelection loss suggests voters rebelled against SNP over Peter Murrell’s theft of £400,000 in party funds
Prefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Scottish National party (SNP) has lost the formerly safe seat of Aberdeen South in a shock loss to the Scottish Conservatives.
The Scottish Conservatives’ Douglas Lumsden beat the SNP’s Richard Thomson by 6,050 votes, with a 14.69% swing away from the SNP. The Tories vote share was 49.51%. Lumsden’s vote tally was 14,308, with Thomson on 8,258.