Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen North (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Scottish Parliament constituency infobox
Name = Aberdeen North
Type = burgh


Region = North East Scotland
Year = 1999
MSP = Brian Adam
Party = Scottish National Party
Council = Aberdeen City (part)

Aberdeen North is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. Also, however, it is one of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

:"See also "North East Scotland Scottish Parliament region

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen South, Angus, Banff and Buchan, Dundee East, Dundee West, Gordon and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

The region covers the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Aberdeen North constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the boundaries of the Westminster (House of Commons) constituency were subject to major alterations.

Council area

The Holyrood constituency is within the Aberdeen City council area, which is divided between three North East Scotland constituencies: Aberdeen North, Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South.All three are entirely within the city area.

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Brian Adam
votes = 11,406
percentage = 45.8
change = +12.3
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Elaine Thomson
votes = 7,657
percentage = 30.8
change = -0.9
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = Steve Delaney
votes = 3,836
percentage = 15.4
change = -7.6
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
candidate = Carol Garvie
votes = 1,992
percentage = 8.0
change = -1.2
Election box majority
votes = 3,749
percentage = 15.1
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 24,891
percentage = 48.3
change = +1.0
Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing =

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Brian Adam
votes = 8,381
percentage = 33.5
change = -2.2
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Elaine Thomson
votes = 7,924
percentage = 31.7
change = -5.5
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = John Reynolds
votes = 5,767
percentage = 23.0
change = +5.9
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Jim Gifford
votes = 2,311
percentage = 9.2
change = -0.7
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Katrine Trolle
votes = 644
percentage = 2.6
change = +2.6
Election box majority
votes = 457
percentage = 1.8
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 25027
percentage = 47.3
change =
Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Scottish Labour Party
swing = +1.7

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Labour Party
candidate = Elaine Thomson
votes = 10,340
percentage = 37.2
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Brian Adam
votes = 9,942
percentage = 35.7
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
candidate = James Donaldson
votes = 4,767
percentage = 17.1
change = N/A
Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Conservative Party
candidate = Iain Haughie
votes = 2,772
percentage = 10
change = N/A
Election box majority
votes = 398
percentage = 1.4
change =
Election box turnout
votes = 27,821
percentage =
change =

Politics and history of the constituency


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