Your guide to stopping the Tories in their 13 Scottish seats

At this election the SNP is the main contender in every single one of the 13 Tory seats in Scotland. To lock Boris Johnson out of power, every tactical vote has to go to the SNP.

Here’s a short guide to the Tories’ 13 Scottish seats, from their slimmest majority to their largest.


Stirling

Tory candidate: Stephen Kerr
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 148
Closest challenger at this election: Alyn Smith (SNP)


Gordon

Tory candidate: Colin Clark
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 2,607
Closest challenger at this election: Richard Thomson (SNP)


Angus

Tory candidate: Kirstene Hair
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 2,645
Closest challenger at this election: Dave Doogan (SNP)


Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock

Tory candidate: Bill Grant
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 2,774
Closest challenger at this election: Allan Dorans (SNP)


Ochil and South Perthshire

Tory candidate: Luke Graham
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 3,359
Closest challenger at this election: John Nicolson (SNP)


Banff and Buchan

Tory candidate: David Duguid
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 3,693
Closest challenger at this election: Paul Robertson (SNP)


Moray

Tory candidate: Douglas Ross
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 4,159
Closest challenger at this election: Laura Mitchell (SNP)


East Renfrewshire

Tory candidate: Paul Masterton
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 4,712
Closest challenger at this election: Kirsten Oswald (SNP)


Aberdeen South

Tory candidate: Ross Thomson
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 4,752
Closest challenger at this election: Stephen Flynn (SNP)


Dumfries and Galloway

Tory candidate: Alister Jack
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 5,643
Closest challenger at this election: Richard Arkless (SNP)


West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Tory candidate: Andrew Bowie
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 7,950
Closest challenger at this election: Fergus Mutch (SNP)


Dumfriesshire, Clydesdale and Tweeddale

Tory candidate: David Mundell
Tory seat since: 2005
Tory majority at last election: 9,441
Closest challenger at this election: Amanda Burgauer (SNP)


Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk

Tory candidate: John Lamont
Tory seat since: 2017
Tory majority at last election: 11,060
Closest challenger at this election: Calum Kerr (SNP)