Aberdeen South (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Constituency of the Scottish Parliament

Not to be confused with Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency).

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Aberdeen South

Former burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament

Aberdeen South shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland

Former constituency
Created| 1999
Abolished| 2011
Council area| Aberdeen City (part)
Replaced by| Aberdeen Central,
Aberdeen South & North Kincardine

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

For the Scottish Parliament election, 2011, Aberdeen South was expanded into Aberdeenshire for the newly created constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine.

## Electoral region

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See also: North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other eight constituencies of the North East Scotland region were; Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen North, 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

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The Aberdeen South 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 some alteration.

### Council area

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

### Boundary review

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See also: Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011

Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland has created three newly shaped seats for the Aberdeen City council area. These seats, which were formed in time for the elections in 2011, were Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine.

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

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Election | Member | Party

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| 1999 | Nicol Stephen | Scottish Liberal Democrats[1]
| 2011 | constituency abolished: replaced by Aberdeen South and North Kincardine

## Election results

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2007 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 10,843  | 36.3  | −9.6
| SNP | Maureen Watt | 8,111  | 27.1  | +12.8
| Labour | Rami Okasha  | 5,499  | 18.4  | −0.9
| Conservative | David Davidson | 5,432  | 18.2  | +0.8
Majority  | 2,731  | 9.2  | −17.4
Turnout | 29,885  | 52.7  | +0.9
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | -11.2  |
2003 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 13,821  | 45.9  | +13.3
| Labour | Richard Baker | 5,805  | 19.3  | −8.2
| Conservative | Ian Duncan  | 5,230  | 17.4  | −2.8
| SNP | Maureen Watt | 4,315  | 14.3  | −4.9
| Scottish Socialist | Keith Farnsworth  | 953  | 3.2  | New
Majority  | 8,016  | 26.6  | +21.5
Turnout | 30,124  | 51.8  |
| Liberal Democrats hold | Swing | +10.8  |
1999 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 11,300  | 32.6  | N/A
| Labour | Mike Elrick  | 9,540  | 27.5  | N/A
| Conservative | Nanette Milne | 6,993  | 20.2  | N/A
| SNP | Irene McGugan | 6,651  | 19.2  | N/A
| Socialist Workers | Scott Sutherland  | 206  | 0.6  | N/A
Majority  | 1,760  | 5.1  | N/A
Turnout | 34,690  |  | N/A
| Liberal Democrats win (new seat)

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Electoral regions and constituencies of the Scottish Parliament (1999-2011) » 2011- »

Central Scotland|

* Airdrie and Shotts
* Coatbridge and Chryston
* Cumbernauld and Kilsyth
* East Kilbride
* Falkirk East
* Falkirk West
* Hamilton North and Bellshill
* Hamilton South
* Kilmarnock and Loudoun
* Motherwell and Wishaw

Glasgow|

* Glasgow Anniesland
* Glasgow Baillieston
* Glasgow Cathcart
* Glasgow Govan
* Glasgow Kelvin
* Glasgow Maryhill
* Glasgow Pollok
* Glasgow Rutherglen
* Glasgow Shettleston
* Glasgow Springburn

Highlands and Islands|

* Argyll and Bute
* Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
* Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber
* Moray
* Na h-Eileanan an Iar
* Orkney
* Ross, Skye and Inverness West
* Shetland

Lothians|

* Edinburgh Central
* Edinburgh East and Musselburgh
* Edinburgh North and Leith
* Edinburgh Pentlands
* Edinburgh South
* Edinburgh West
* Linlithgow
* Livingston
* Midlothian

Mid Scotland and Fife|

* Central Fife
* Dunfermline East
* Dunfermline West
* Kirkcaldy
* North East Fife
* North Tayside
* Ochil
* Perth
* Stirling

North East Scotland|

* Aberdeen Central
* Aberdeen North
* Aberdeen South
* Angus
* Banff and Buchan
* Dundee East
* Dundee West
* Gordon
* West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

South of Scotland|

* Ayr
* Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley
* Clydesdale
* Cunninghame South
* Dumfries
* East Lothian
* Galloway and Upper Nithsdale
* Roxburgh and Berwickshire
* Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

West of Scotland|

* Clydebank and Milngavie
* Cunninghame North
* Dumbarton
* Eastwood
* Greenock and Inverclyde
* Paisley North
* Paisley South
* Strathkelvin and Bearsden
* West Renfrewshire

Preceded by

Orkney

|  Constituency represented by the
Deputy First Minister of Scotland
2005–2007  | Succeeded by

Glasgow Govan

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## References

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1. ^ "Aberdeen South and North Kincardine - Scottish Parliament constituency - Election 2016 - BBC News". BBC News. Retrieved 1 November 2024.

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