Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency)

UK former constituency infobox
Name = Aberdeen Central
Type = Burgh
Year = 1997
Abolition = 2005
members = One

Aberdeen Central was a constituency in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1997 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished by the 2005 general election.

History

Upon the boundary review in time for the 2005 election, the seat was abolished, with most of the seat joining Aberdeen North, except for Queen's Cross, Gilcomston and Langstane which joined Aberdeen South.

Boundaries

Aberdeen Central centred around the centre of Aberdeen, the boundaries generally being, but not precisely, the River Dee and River Don and the Anderson Drive ring-road.

Members of Parliament

*"Constituency created (1997)

*"Constituency abolished (2005)"

Elections

1990s

Election box begin |title=General Election, 1 May1997Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Doran
votes = 17,745
percentage = 49.82
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = J Wisely
votes = 6,944
percentage = 19.50
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = B Topping
votes = 5,767
percentage = 16.19
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = J Brown
votes = 4,714
percentage = 13.24
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = J Farquharson
votes = 446
percentage = 1.25
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,801
percentage = 30.33
change = "N/A"Election box turnout
votes = 35,616
percentage = 65.29
change = "N/A"

2000s

Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Frank Doran
votes = 12,025
percentage = 45.5
change = −4.32Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Wayne Gault
votes = 5,379
percentage = 20.4
change = +4.21Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eleanor Anderson
votes = 4,547
percentage = 17.2
change = +3.96Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Stewart Whyte
votes = 3,761
percentage = 14.2
change = −5.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Andy Cumbers
votes = 717
percentage = 2.7
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 6,646
percentage = 25.1
change = −5.23Election box turnout
votes = 26,429
percentage = 52.7
change = −12.59Election box hold with party link
winner = Labour Party (UK)
swing = −4.2

References

*rayment
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