Russell Findlay has now been voted in as the new leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.
He saw off competition from former deputy leader Meghan Gallacher and long-term MSP Murdo Fraser to be appointed as Douglas Ross' replacement.
Mr secured 2,565 votes, the party’s returning officer Leonard Wallace announced on Friday, with Mr Fraser coming second with 1,187 and Ms Gallacher third with 403 votes.
The turnout was 60%, with Mr Wallace announcing the party has just shy of 7,000 members – 4,155 of whom voted in the leadership contest.
Addressing members immediately after his win was announced, Mr Findlay – who was elected to Holyrood in 2021 after decades working as an investigative journalist – urged the party to come together following a bruising period.
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With 40% of the party's membership not even turning out to vote in the leadership contest, there is clearly a lot of work to be done to get everyone onside.
With the threat of Reform also coming to Scotland at the Holyrood elections in 2026 following their growth in England, Mr Findlay has a challenge on his hands.
So can he be the man who revives the Scottish Tory party ahead of the Scottish elections in 2026?
Have your say in our poll and leave your comments below to let us know.
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