Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen North | |
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Former burgh Aberdeen City (part) | |
Replaced by | Aberdeen Donside |
Aberdeen North was a
Electoral region
Between 1999 and 2011, the North East Scotland electoral region consisted of Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Dundee West, Gordon, and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine.
The region covered the
Constituency boundaries
The Aberdeen North constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in
Boundary review
See
Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament,[1] the Boundary Commission for Scotland has created three newly shaped seats for the Aberdeen City council area. These seats, first contested at the 2011 election, are Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Aberdeen North will be succeeded by Aberdeen Donside.
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election | Member | Party | ||
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1999 | Elaine Thomson | Scottish Labour Party
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2003 | Brian Adam | Scottish National Party | ||
2011 | constituency abolished: replaced by Aberdeen Donside |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Brian Adam | 11,406 | 45.8 | +12.3 | |
Labour
|
Elaine Thomson | 7,657 | 30.8 | -0.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Steve Delaney | 3,836 | 15.4 | -7.6 | |
Conservative
|
Carol Garvie | 1,992 | 8.0 | -1.2 | |
Majority | 3,749 | 15.0 | +13.2 | ||
Turnout | 24,891 | 48.3 | +1.0 | ||
SNP hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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SNP | Brian Adam | 8,381 | 33.5 | -2.2 | |
Labour
|
Elaine Thomson | 7,924 | 31.7 | -5.5 | |
Liberal Democrats | John Reynolds | 5,767 | 23.0 | +5.9 | |
Conservative
|
Jim Gifford | 2,311 | 9.2 | -0.8 | |
Scottish Socialist | Katrine Trolle
|
644 | 2.6 | New | |
Majority | 457 | 1.8 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 25027 | 47.3 | |||
Labour
|
Swing | +1.7 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Labour
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Elaine Thomson | 10,340 | 37.2 | N/A | |
SNP | Brian Adam | 9,942 | 35.7 | N/A | |
Liberal Democrats | James Donaldson | 4,767 | 17.1 | N/A | |
Conservative
|
Iain Haughie | 2,772 | 10.0 | N/A | |
Majority | 398 | 1.5 | N/A | ||
Turnout | 27,821 | N/A | |||
Labour win (new seat)
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References
- ^ "Boundary Commission for Scotland" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2011. Review of Constituencies at the Scottish Parliament, news release, Boundary Commission for Scotland
See also