Ruth Davidson to stand as MSP in Edinburgh
Ms Davidson was the only Conservative returned as a Glasgow list MSP at the Holyrood election in 2011 – just months before she was elected as the party leader north of the Border.
She said that standing in Edinburgh rather than Glasgow would also give the party a better chance of using her profile as leader to boost its representation in the Lothians where the Conservatives won two MSPs last time. Ms Davidson said: “I believe standing for election in Edinburgh will help us maximise our support so that, come May next year, we return the largest number of Scottish Conservatives to Holyrood ever.”