2005 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election

none April 2022 2005 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election Scotland presidential no 1998 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election 1998 2011 Scottish Conservatives leadership election 2011 2005 11 2 2005 11 08 yes Popular vote 130px Annabel Goldie Unopposed Leader Annabel Goldie (acting) David McLetchie Annabel Goldie The 2005 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election was an internal party election to elect a new leader of the Scottish Conservative Party, the third largest political party in the devolved Scottish Parliament. The election was held following the resignation of David McLetchie following an expenses scandal. Following McLetchie's resignation on 31 October 2005, Annabel Goldie had become acting leader, and Goldie was declared leader after being the only declared candidate. Goldie put herself forward as a leadership candidate on 2 November 2005—a joint nomination with Murdo Fraser as her proposed deputy.https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4398056.stm Top Tories make deal over leader 2 November 2005 BBC News https://web.archive.org/web/20221003151232/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4398056.stm 3 October 2022 live 3 October 2022 Their nomination was unopposed and Goldie was appointed leader on 8 November 2005, the first woman to lead the Scottish Conservative Party. In her maiden speech as leader, she promised to act against "disloyalty and disobedience" in the party and in a reference to Margaret Thatcher she said, "I think you may take it matron's handbag will be in hyper-action. There could be worse precedents to follow".https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2005/nov/08/conservatives.uk1 Goldie to lead Scottish Tories Tempest Matthew 8 November 2005 The Guardian https://web.archive.org/web/20070824090237/http://politics.guardian.co.uk/scotland/story/0,,1637127,00.html 24 August 2007 live 3 October 2022 References Category:2005 in Scotland Category:2000s elections in Scotland 2005 Category:2005 political party leadership elections in the United Kingdom