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SCOTTISH Tory leader Ruth Davidson is swapping Glasgow for Edinburgh in her bid for re-election in next year’s Holyrood election.

The MSP is currently at Holyrood on the regional list for Glasgow, where she won the party’s only seat in 2011.

Edinburgh-born Davidson said: “For the elections next year, I will be putting my name forward to stand as a candidate in the Lothians region.

“As a party, we want to pull out all the stops ahead of next May’s Scottish Parliament elections.

“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.”

She is expected to also contest a constituency seat, likely to be Edinburgh Central.

The Lothians region has two Tories, Cameron Buchanan and Gavin Brown who are both standing down at the election.

Davidson will have to go through the full selection procedure in her attempt to secure the top spot on the list, which is elected through a form of proportional representation.

The party believes her personal support might help them add a third MSP in the area, whereas in Glasgow there is little chance of boosting their representation.