| Conservative Future Scotland | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 2005 |
| Dissolved | 2019 |
| Ideology | Conservatism |
| Mother party | Conservative Party |
Conservative Future Scotland (CFS) was the youth wing of the Scottish Conservative Party.
The organisation formed in early 2005 by the merger of the Scottish Young Conservatives and the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Students (SCUS) group, a process which had happened with its sister organisation in the rest of the United Kingdom - Conservative Future - in 1998. Its membership comprised all of the Scottish Conservative Party's members under the age of 30[1] or who were currently in higher education. The organisation formed itself into three regions, each with its own executive. Within the regions University Conservative and Unionist Associations and area Conservative Future branches organised at the local level.
CFS was the independent sister organisation of Conservative Future, the former central Conservative Party body that operated in the rest of the UK.
The Scottish Conservative Party itself, following the 2017 General Election, has 13 Westminster MPs in Scotland.
The 2016/17 elections were held in December 2016 and saw James Bundy elected to the post of National Chair. Max Bannerman was elected to the post of National Treasurer and Stephen Caulfield was elected to the position of National Secretary. The organisation was abolished in 2019, and was replaced with the Scottish Young Conservatives
National Executive 2016/17
National Officers
- National Chairman - James Bundy
- National Treasurer - Max Bannerman
- National Secretary - Stephen Caulfield
Regional Chairpersons
- North of Scotland Chair - Cllr Struan Mackie
- West of Scotland Chair - Cllr Meghan Gallacher
- East of Scotland Chair - Elliot Jordan
Non-Voting Members
- Policy Forum Co-Director - Robert Weir
Former Chairmen/Presidents
2015/16 - Chairman: Ian Donnell; Treasurer: Calum Richardson; Secretary: Callum Purves
2014/15 - Chairman: Michael Kusznir
2013/14 - Chairman: Andrew Yule
2012/13 - Presidency Abolished Chairman: Declan Pang
2011/12 - President: Aric Gilinsky; Chairman: James Reekie
2010/11 - President: Duncan Stewart; Chairman: Anne Sutherland
2009/10 - President: David Ritchie; Chairman: Oliver Lash-Williams
2008/09 - President- Gabrielle Mancini; Chairman- Bess Rhodes
2007/08- President- Hannah Dolan; Chairman- Tobias Lehman
East of Scotland
East of Scotland Regional Officers
- East of Scotland Chairman - Elliot Jordan
Branches
Universities
- Dundee University Conservative and Unionist Association (DUCUA)
- Edinburgh University Conservative and Unionist Association (EUCUA)
- St Andrews University Conservative Association (STAUCA)
- University of Stirling Conservative Association
West of Scotland
West of Scotland Regional Officers
- West of Scotland Chair - Meghan Gallacher
Branches
Universities
- Glasgow University Conservative and Unionist Association (GUCUA)
- University of Strathclyde Conservative and Unionist Association
North of Scotland
North of Scotland Regional Officers
- North of Scotland Chairman - Struan Mackie
Branches
Universities
- Aberdeen University Conservatives
- Robert Gordon University Conservative and Unionist Association (RGUCUA)
References
- The Young Tory Renaissance, The Sunday Times, October 2006
- Let's Get This Party Restarted, The Herald Magazine, 24 May 2009
Footnotes