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Electorally, Scottish unionists have generally voted for the Conservative Party, whose full name is the "Conservative and Unionist Party" and who have often gone by the shorter name of "Unionist Party" in Scotland. The unionist geographic stronghold is in the west central belt of Scotland, centred around Glasgow, where a traditional "orange vote" resides. There is also a small Scottish Unionist Party which broke from the Conservatives in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement; and UKIP is unionist in character as well.

Unionism in Scotland is by no means as strongly entrenched as it is in Northern Ireland. For one thing, unionist politics are not central to the identity of a distinctive community, as they have traditionally been among Irish Protestants. Moreover, unionism has been in steep decline since the popular reaction against the ThatcherMargaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born October 13, 1925) is a British politician and the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, a position she held from 1979 to 1990. She is a member of the Conservative Party and still years. In the 19971997 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Reef''. Events January January 3 NBC's Today Show Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 Mister Rogers receives a star on t general electionResults The election was fought under new boundaries, with an additional 8 seats across the UK. Changes listed here are from the notional 1992 result had it been fought on those boundaries. These notional results were used by all media organisations at th the Conservatives lost every Scottish seat, and in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep the "Yes" side won a decisive vote in the referendum to establish the Scottish ParliamentThe Scottish Parliament Parlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national legislature of Scotland. The original Scottish Parliament (or Estates of Scotland was abolished by the Act of Union 1707 along with the English Parliament, t.

See also Loyalists in Scotlandsee also Loyalist, Ontario In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be. Two main historical groups of individuals have been specifically called "Loyalists" in English. For Loyalists in the American Revolutionary War, see the for the more militant branch of Scottish unionism.