Nicola Sturgeon has said the SNP’s conference in Aberdeen next month will be the “biggest” ever.
The first minister said she was excited for the October event, which will be about four times the size of previous party conferences.
It is understood that the party’s recent electoral success and membership boom means that now only Aberdeen and Glasgow are capable of hosting the SNP.
Ms Sturgeon said: “One of the big logistical challenges we have now is the size of our party.
“The Aberdeen conference next month will be the biggest we have had.
“Last year in Perth we had an auditorium with 1,200 seats – this time we will have 4,700 seats. That’s four times as big.
“We are expecting there will be three times as many outside observers and the space we are having to make available for the media will be six times as big.”
The annual event will take place from October 15-17 at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre.
