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.
🗳 Only the SNP can beat the Tories in Scotland. Voting for another party risks letting the Tories in through the back door.
📣 Every vote for the SNP will help Scotland escape Brexit.
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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)