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Scottish Conservatives win first Westminster by-election in more than 50 years
Douglas Lumsden took Aberdeen South with 14,308 votes, while Lara Bird held Arbroath & Broughty Ferry for the SNP.
- The Conservative Party won a local by-election in Aberdeen, an oil town in Scotland, on Friday.
- The victory marks the first time in 50 years that the Scottish branch of the Conservatives has won a Westminster parliamentary by-election.
- The result was seen as a major boost for the Conservative Party, which has struggled in recent years.
- The by-election came alongside another significant contest in northern England, where Labour's Andy Burnham won a parliamentary seat.
- Burnham’s victory has increased speculation about a possible challenge to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, while the Scottish result gave Conservatives a positive moment.
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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.
Evening Standard+4 Reposted by 4 other sources
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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Leaning Left8Leaning Right5Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution42% Left
Bias Distribution
- 42% of the sources lean Left
42% Left
L 42%
C 32%
R 26%
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