2014 SNP annual conference in Perth Nov 14-15,2014

 

Nicola Sturgeon is formally named the new SNP leader and Stewart Hosie replaces her as deputy leader at the party's annual conference in Perth
 
Ms Sturgeon will formally replace Alex Salmond as First Minister next week after a vote in Holyrood

In her first speech as SNP leader, Sturgeon said only the party’s “raw power” could give Scotland the strong voice it needed at Westminster to guarantee that the UK government devolved real power to Holyrood.
The Scottish National party could win a majority of Scottish Westminster seats at the general election and force the UK to devolve far greater powers, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Alex Salmond has stepped down as SNP leader with a prediction that his successor, Nicola Sturgeon, will 'make history' and secure independence for Scotland.

The outgoing First Minister made the forecast as he addressed the SNP annual conference in Perth shortly after Ms Sturgeon took over the reins as head of the party