Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross loses seat to SNP

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross has been unseated as an MP as his party suffers catastrophic losses at the General Election.

The SNP bucked a nationwide trend with a win in Aberdeenshire North and Moray East, despite its vote share being decimated in the rest of Scotland.

His decision to stand in the constituency in the place of David Duguid led to his downfall, with the outgoing leader saying he would quit regardless of the result.

Duguid was barred from standing by party chiefs due to ill health but the former MP had said he was fit enough to stand.

Ross announced he would resign as party leader following the election after U-turning on his decision not to stand as an MP.

He admitted there was anger within the party he leads at Holyrood.

He won’t be leaving politics though as he is also a member of the Scottish Parliament.

The SNP’s Seamus Logan will become the MP for Aberdeenshire North and Moray East after winning 13,455 votes.

The Conservatives across the UK suffered defeat after defeat with around a dozen Cabinet ministers losing their seats.

Labour is set to command a large majority in the House of Commons with Keir Starmer to officially become prime minister on Friday.

The SNP looks set to return fewer than 10 seats – down from 48 at the last election.

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