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
The Scottish Young Conservatives (SYC) is the youth wing of the Scottish Conservatives for members aged 25 and under. The organisation shares the same values and policies as its parent political party with branches being an integrated part of l ...
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
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-
Conservative Future - in 1998. Its membership comprised all of the Scottish Conservative Party's members under the age of 30
or who were currently in
higher education
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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
Conservative Future, the former central
Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
body that operated in the rest of the UK.
The Scottish Conservative Party itself, following the 2017 General Election, has 13
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...
MPs in Scotland
National Officers
*National Chairman - James Bundy
Regional Chairpersons
*North of Scotland Chair - Cllr Struan Mackie
*West of Scotland Chair - Cllr
Meghan Gallacher
*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
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(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