Scottish Green Party [SEP] inception
Scottish Green Party
The Scottish Green Party (; ) is a green political party in Scotland. The party has six MSPs in the Scottish Parliament as of 2016. After the 2017 local elections, the party also have 19 councillors in six of the 32 Scottish local councils.
The Scottish Green Party was created in 1990 when the former Green Party split into separate, independent parties, for Scotland, Northern Ireland, and England and Wales. The party is affiliated to the Global Greens and the European Green Party.
Party
disband the Scottish Conservatives and seek to create a new centre-right party, autonomous but allied to the UK Conservative Party. This prompts mixed reactions from senior party figures.
4 Sep – Ruth Davidson formally announces that she will stand in the contest.
5 Sep – Murdo Fraser launches his campaign in Edinburgh.
8 Sep – Ruth Davidson launches her campaign in Edinburgh.
11 Sep – Lord Forsyth, at one point a suggested leadership candidate, declares his backing for Ruth Davidson.
23 Sep – Nominations