The Scottish Conservatives have thrashed the SNP in the Aberdeen South by-election.
In an historic victory, the Tories came from third place to beat the SNP by more than 6,000 votes after doubling their vote share to 50 per cent.
It was the first Conservative gain in a Westminster by-election in Scotland since Glasgow Pollok in 1967.
Support for Labour, Reform UK and the Scottish Liberal Democrats fell as people voted tactically for the Tories in a de facto local referendum on North Sea oil and gas.
The Tories had hammered the message that only they could be trusted to support the sector, which
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