Original: Following the election , the Conservative Party formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats . Due to the Liberal Democrats larger number of seats in Scotland , the post of Scottish secretary was appointed to a the Liberal Democrat MP 's Danny Alexander and then Michael Moore .
Simplified: After the 2010 election , a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition was formed and because the Liberal Democrats have more Scottish MP 's than the Conservatives , a Liberal Democrat was given the post of Scottish secretary .