Conservative Future Scotland (CFS) was the

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of the

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. 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

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Conservative Future Conservative Future (CF) was the youth movement of the Conservative Party in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The organisation was made up of all members of the Conservative Party who were 30 years old or younger. Conservative Future was fou ...

- in 1998. Its membership comprised all of the Scottish Conservative Party's members under the age of 30 or who were currently in

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. 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

, the former central

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body that operated in the rest of the UK. The Scottish Conservative Party itself, following the 2017 General Election, has 13

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MPs in Scotland

National Officers

*National Chairman - James Bundy

Regional Chairpersons

*North of Scotland Chair - Cllr Struan Mackie *West of Scotland Chair - Cllr

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*East of Scotland Chair - Position Vacant

Non-Voting Members

*Policy Forum Co-Director - Robert Weir

East of Scotland

East of Scotland Regional Officers

*East of Scotland Chairman - Position Vacant

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

External links

Conservative Future Scotland Official website
{{Youth wings of Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists member parties 2005 establishments in Scotland Organizations established in 2005 Scottish Conservative Party Conservative Future Organisations based in Edinburgh Youth wings of political parties in Scotland Youth wings of Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe member parties International Young Democrat Union