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The Unionist Party was the main centre-right political party in Scotland between 1912 and 1965. Independent of, although associated with, the Conservative Party in England and Wales, it stood for election at different periods of its history in alliance with a small number of Liberal Unionist and National Liberal candidates.
- Unionism in Scotland
Scotland is one of four countries of the United Kingdom...
- Unionism in Scotland
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party (Scottish Gaelic: Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba, Scots: Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty, often known simply as the Scottish Conservatives and colloquially as the Scottish Tories) is part of the Conservative Party (UK) active in Scotland.
The ‘unionism’ of the new Unionist Party reflected concerns over Home Rule and Irish nationalism, as well as the historic interconnections between the politics of the West of Scotland and those of the North of Ireland. But Scottish Unionism, as formulated in 1912, was not just about the Irish.
This article is about the historical party. For the unrelated modern party, see Scottish Unionist Party (1986).
The Conservative Party is the oldest political party in the UK, dating back to the 19th Century. The Scottish Conservatives full title is the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
A broader definition, however, reveals what this article calls the ‘nationalist unionism’ of the Scottish Unionist Party (1912–65), and its surprisingly nuanced view of Scottish national identity as well as Scotland's place in the UK.
