Perthshire results a “disaster” for the Conservatives and attacked candidates Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith. Both Conservative politicians were later elected to the Scottish Parliament in the Mid Scotland and Fife regional list ballot.
On Saturday afternoon - shortly after the SNP’s Jim Fairlie won a 1948 majority over Liz Smith of the Conservatives - Mr Swinney tweeted: “The results in Perthshire are a disaster for the Tories. “Murdo Fraser and Liz Smith made no progress at all.“Years of negativity have got them nowhere.“I am delighted the Tories keep choosing candidates who achieve so little but you have to ask why?” Mr Fraser - who stood against Mr Swinney in Perthshire North - was quick to respond on Twitter and said: “I was always told.
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