Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)

Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1885 onwards

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

Aberdeen South

Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons

Boundary of Aberdeen South in Scotland for the 2005 general election

Subdivisions of Scotland| Aberdeen City
Electorate| 69,332
Current constituency
Created| 1885
Member of Parliament| Stephen Flynn (SNP)
Seats| One
Created from| Aberdeen
Overlaps
Scottish Parliament| North East Scotland

Aberdeen South is a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and it elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first-past-the-post system of election.

The constituency was first used in the 1885 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since then. There was also an Aberdeen South Holyrood constituency, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament,[1] created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency at that time. In 2011 the Scottish Parliament constituency of Aberdeen South was abolished and replaced with the Aberdeen South and North Kincardine constituency.

## Constituency profile[edit]

Queens Cross, Aberdeen.

Aberdeen South is an affluent suburban constituency located along the south of the Aberdeen City council area. The seat covers most of Aberdeen's affluent West End and the outer villages of Bieldside, Cults, Milltimber and Peterculter. Situated within the constituency are some of Scotland's most affluent neighbourhoods, including Broomhill, Rubislaw and Queen's Cross, which was named the wealthiest part of Scotland in 2003.[2][3] The seat also extends south-east across the River Dee to cover the suburb of Cove Bay and the more deprived neighbourhoods of Torry and Kincorth.

## Boundaries[edit]

### Current[edit]

Map of current boundaries

As redefined by the Fifth Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, and subsequently first used in the 2005 general election,[4] Aberdeen South is entirely within the Aberdeen City council area and one of five constituencies covering that council area and the Aberdeenshire council area.

To the south and west of Aberdeen South there is West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, which is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area. To the north there is Aberdeen North which, like Aberdeen South is entirely within the Aberdeen City area. Further north there is Gordon, which covers part of the Aberdeen City council area and part of the Aberdeenshire council area. To the north of Gordon there is Banff and Buchan which, like West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area.

### Historic[edit]

#### 1885 to 1918[edit]

From 1832 to 1885 there was a single Aberdeen constituency. Prior to 1832, the burgh of Aberdeen had been represented as a component of the Aberdeen Burghs constituency.

When Aberdeen South was created by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 and first used in the 1885 general election, so was Aberdeen North. Aberdeen South then consisted of the municipal wards of St Nicholas, Rosemount, Rubislaw and Ferryhill, and the 9th Parliamentary Polling District.[5] The rest of the county of Aberdeen was covered by the county constituencies of Eastern Aberdeenshire and Western Aberdeenshire.[6]

The same boundaries were used in the 1886 general election, the 1892 general election, the 1895 general election, the 1900 general election, the 1906 general election, the January 1910 general election and the December 1910 general election.[citation needed]

#### 1918 to 1950[edit]

In 1918 constituency boundaries were redefined by the Representation of the People Act 1918. By then the county of city of Aberdeen had been created; Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South became the two constituencies covering the city (which was one of four counties of cities in Scotland) and entirely within the city. The new boundaries were first used in the 1918 general election, and Aberdeen South then consisted of the wards of Ferryhill, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and St Nicholas.[6] The county of Aberdeen was covered by Aberdeen and Kincardine East, Central Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and West Aberdeenshire. East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire were entirely within the county of Aberdeen. Kincardine and West Aberdeenshire covered the county of Kincardine (minus the burgh of Inverbervie, which was included in Montrose Burghs) and part of the county of Aberdeen.[citation needed]

The same boundaries were used in the 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1931, 1935 and 1945 general elections.[citation needed]

#### 1950 to 1955[edit]

For the 1950 general election boundaries were redefined again, by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. A new list of wards defined Aberdeen South – Ferryhill, Holburn, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and Torry[6] – but the county of city of Aberdeen remained a two-constituency city, divided between Aberdeen South and Aberdeen North, with both constituencies entirely within the city.

The county of Aberdeen was then again divided between East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire, with both of these constituencies entirely within the county.[citation needed]

The same boundaries were used for the 1951 general election.

#### 1955 to 1983[edit]

By the time of the 1955 general election, a boundary review had taken account of a small enlargement of the city area. However, the same list of wards – Ferryhill, Holburn, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and Torry[6] – continued to define Aberdeen South, and the same boundaries were used for the 1959 general election, the 1964 general election, the 1966 general election, the 1970 general election, the February 1974 general election and the October 1974 general election.

In 1975, throughout Scotland, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973, counties were abolished, and the enlarged City of Aberdeen district was formed by including areas formerly within the county of Aberdeen and the county of Kincardine. The city became a district within the Grampian region. The enlarged City of Aberdeen district included areas covered by the constituencies of West Aberdeenshire and North Angus and Mearns. North Angus and Mearns had been created in 1950 to cover the county of Kincardine and part of the county of Angus.[citation needed]

The 1979 general election was held before a review of constituency boundaries took account of new local government boundaries.

#### 1983 to 1997[edit]

For the 1983 election, the electoral wards used to create this seat were Rosemount, Rubislaw, St Clements, St Nicholas, Hazlehead, Holburn, Ferryhill, Torry, Nigg.[7]

The 1983 general election, the 1987 general election and the 1992 general election took place during this period. At the 1992 general election the constituency was the only seat which Labour had won at the 1987 election to be gained by the Conservatives.

In 1996, under the Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994, local government regions and districts were abolished and the city became one of 32 unitary council areas of Scotland. Also, the name of the city became, officially, Aberdeen City.

#### 1997 to 2005[edit]

As redefined for the 1997 general election, Aberdeen South was one of three constituencies covering and entirely within the Aberdeen City area, the other two being Aberdeen North and Aberdeen Central. Aberdeen South shared boundaries with both of the other two constituencies.

The same boundaries were used for the 2001 general election.

## Voting patterns[edit]

Chart of Aberdeen South elections since the 1970 general election.

Aberdeen South was traditionally a strong Liberal Party constituency until it was won by the Unionist Party at the 1918 general election. The constituency subsequently went on to return Unionist MPs to Parliament until the party amalgamated with the Conservatives in 1965. The constituency developed into a Unionist-Labour marginal in 1964 and was gained by Labour's Donald Dewar in 1966, who went on to become the leader of the Scottish Labour Party and later the first-ever First Minister of Scotland in 1999. From the 1970 general election onwards, Aberdeen South returned Conservative MPs to Parliament. The seat was gained by Labour in 1987 and regained by the Conservatives in 1992. At Labour's 1997 landslide election victory Aberdeen South fell to Labour's Anne Begg, who represented the constituency until the 2015 general election when the constituency was gained by Callum McCaig of the Scottish National Party.

Throughout the 2000s, the Liberal Democrats emerged as the main challenger to Labour in Aberdeen South, taking second place in 2005 behind Labour by just 3.2% of the vote. In the Scottish Parliament the equivalent Aberdeen South constituency was represented by the Liberal Democrats from 1999 until 2011, when the constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine was gained by the SNP. Recently the Conservatives have made a set of substantial advances in Aberdeen South, making gains in the constituency at the 2015 UK general election despite seeing a drop in their national vote share across Scotland. At the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the Conservatives finished in second place in the Aberdeen South and North Kincardine constituency, more than doubling their vote share in the constituency and coming behind the SNP by 8.5% of the vote.

Ross Thomson of the Conservatives went on to gain the seat at the 2017 snap general election with a majority of 4,752 votes (10.6%) ahead of the sitting SNP MP Callum McCaig.

In 2019, the seat went back to the SNP when Thomson declined to stand again after controversy. Stephen Flynn became the MP with a majority of 3,990 votes with 44.7% of the vote. This means that in the 10 years between 2010 and 2019, four MPs from three different parties had represented the seat. Notably, since 1964 no candidate has ever managed to secure an absolute majority - 50% of the vote or more.

## Members of Parliament[edit]

Election | Member | Party

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| 1885 | James Bryce | Liberal
| 1907 | George Esslemont | Liberal
| 1917 | John Fleming | Liberal
| 1918 | Sir Frederick Thomson, Bt.  | Unionist
| 1935 | Sir Douglas Thomson, Bt.  | Unionist
| 1946 | Lady Tweedsmuir | Unionist
| 1965 | Conservative
| 1966 | Donald Dewar | Labour
| 1970 | Iain Sproat | Conservative
| 1983 | Gerry Malone | Conservative
| 1987 | Frank Doran | Labour
| 1992 | Raymond Robertson | Conservative
| 1997 | Dame Anne Begg | Labour
| 2015 | Callum McCaig | Scottish National Party
| 2017 | Ross Thomson | Conservative
| 2019 | Stephen Flynn | Scottish National Party

## Election results[edit]

Aberdeen South election results

### Elections in the 1880s[edit]

1885 general election: Aberdeen South[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | 4,548  | 75.8  | N/A
| Conservative | Colin McKenzie  | 1,455  | 24.2  | N/A
Majority  | 3,093  | 51.6  | N/A
Turnout | 6,003  | 76.8  | N/A
Registered electors | 7,813  |  |
| Liberal win (new seat)
1886 general election: Aberdeen South[8][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | Unopposed
| Liberal hold

### Elections in the 1890s[edit]

1892 general election: Aberdeen South[9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | 3,513  | 56.0  | N/A
| Liberal Unionist | James Samuel G. McCullagh  | 1,768  | 28.2  | New
| Scottish Trades Councils | Henry Hyde Champion | 991  | 15.8  | New
Majority  | 1,745  | 27.8  | N/A
Turnout | 6,272  | 70.7  | N/A
Registered electors | 8,876  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
1892 by-election: Aberdeen South[9][10] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | Unopposed
| Liberal hold
James Bryce 1895 general election: Aberdeen South[11][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | 3,985  | 56.1  | +0.1
| Liberal Unionist | David Stewart  | 3,121  | 43.9  | +15.7
Majority  | 864  | 12.2  | −15.6
Turnout | 7,106  | 73.0  | +2.3
Registered electors | 9,731  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −7.8  |

### Elections in the 1900s[edit]

1900 general election: Aberdeen South[11][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | 4,238  | 52.5  | −3.6
| Liberal Unionist | William Charles Smith  | 3,830  | 47.5  | +3.6
Majority  | 408  | 5.0  | −7.2
Turnout | 8,068  | 70.9  | −2.1
Registered electors | 11,383  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −3.6  |
Black 1906 general election: Aberdeen South[12][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | James Bryce | 6,780  | 74.4  | +21.9
| Liberal Unionist | William George Black | 2,332  | 25.6  | −21.9
Majority  | 4,448  | 48.8  | +43.8
Turnout | 9,112  | 70.2  | −0.7
Registered electors | 12,980  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | +21.9  |
1907 by-election: Aberdeen South[13][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Esslemont | 3,779  | 42.3  | −32.1
| Conservative | Ronald McNeill | 3,412  | 38.2  | +12.6
| Independent Labour | Fred Bramley | 1,740  | 19.5  | New
Majority  | 367  | 4.1  | −44.7
Turnout | 8,931  | 68.4  | −1.8
Registered electors | 13,053  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −22.4  |

### Elections in the 1910s[edit]

January 1910 general election: Aberdeen South[14][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Esslemont | 6,749  | 60.4  | −14.0
| Unionist | Ronald McNeill | 4,433  | 39.6  | +14.0
Majority  | 2,316  | 20.8  | −28.0
Turnout | 11,182  | 82.9  | +12.7
Registered electors | 13,496  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −14.0  |
December 1910 general election: Aberdeen South[14][9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | George Esslemont | 5,862  | 59.5  | −0.9
| Liberal Unionist | William C Smith  | 3,997  | 40.5  | +0.9
Majority  | 1,865  | 19.0  | −1.8
Turnout | 9,859  | 72.2  | −10.7
Registered electors | 13,657  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | −0.9  |
Fleming 1917 by-election: Aberdeen South [9] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal | John Fleming | 3,283  | 64.1  | +4.6
| Independent | James Watson | 1,507  | 29.4  | New
| Independent | Frederick Pethick-Lawrence | 333  | 6.5  | New
Majority  | 1,776  | 34.7  | +15.7
Turnout | 5,123  | 37.1  | −35.1
Registered electors | 13,791  |  |
| Liberal hold | Swing | N/A |
1918 general election: Aberdeen South[15] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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C | Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 10,625 | 62.4 | +21.9
| Liberal | John Fleming | 3,535  | 20.8  | −38.7
| Independent | James Watson | 2,868  | 16.8  | N/A
Majority  | 7,090  | 41.6  | N/A
Turnout | 17,028  | 43.9  | −28.3
Registered electors | 38,800  |  |
| Unionist gain from Liberal | Swing | +30.3  |
C indicates candidate endorsed by the coalition government.

### Elections in the 1920s[edit]

1922 general election: Aberdeen South[16] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 13,208  | 58.0  | −4.4
| Liberal | Charles Mallet | 9,573  | 42.0  | +21.2
Majority  | 3,635  | 16.0  | −25.6
Turnout | 22,781  | 57.5  | +13.6
| Unionist hold | Swing | −12.8  |
Mallet 1923 general election: Aberdeen South[17] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 11,258  | 47.3  | −10.7
| Labour | John Paton | 6,911  | 29.0  | New
| Liberal | Charles Mallet | 5,641  | 23.7  | −18.3
Majority  | 4,347  | 18.3  | +2.3
Turnout | 23,810  | 60.7  | +3.2
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
1924 general election: Aberdeen South[18] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 16,092  | 60.1  | +12.8
| Labour | George Archibald | 10,699  | 39.9  | +10.9
Majority  | 5,393  | 20.2  | +1.9
Turnout | 26,791  | 68.8  | +8.1
Registered electors | 38,958  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +1.0  |
1929 general election: Aberdeen South[19] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 21,548  | 60.8  | +0.7
| Labour | William Martin | 13,868  | 39.2  | −0.7
Majority  | 7,680  | 21.6  | +1.4
Turnout | 35,416  | 67.2  | −1.6
| Unionist hold | Swing | −0.7  |

### Elections in the 1930s[edit]

1931 general election: Aberdeen South[20] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Frederick Thomson | 33,988  | 83.68  | +22.82
| Labour | George Catto  | 6,627  | 16.32  | −22.88
Majority  | 27,361  | 67.36  | +45.76
Turnout | 40,115  | 75.83  | +8.63
| Unionist hold | Swing | +22.85  |
1935 by-election: Aberdeen South[21] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Thomson | 20,925  | 66.04  | −17.64
| Labour | Joseph Forbes Duncan | 10,760  | 33.96  | +17.64
Majority  | 10,165  | 32.08  | −35.28
Turnout | 31,685  | 75.83  | 0.00
| Unionist hold | Swing |  |
1935 general election: Aberdeen South[22] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Thomson | 25,270  | 68.14  | −15.54
| Labour | George Rettie McIntosh  | 11,817  | 31.86  | +15.56
Majority  | 13,453  | 36.28  | -27.92
Turnout | 37,087  | 65.85  | −9.98
| Unionist hold | Swing | −15.5  |

### Elections in the 1940s[edit]

1945 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Douglas Thomson | 19,214  | 46.73  | −26.59
| Labour | William McLaine | 17,398  | 42.32  | +10.46
| Liberal | James Logie Milne  | 4,501  | 10.95  | New
Majority  | 1,816  | 4.41  | −31.87
Turnout | 41,113  | 72.20  | \+ 6.35
| Unionist hold | Swing | +13.51  |
1946 by-election: Aberdeen South[23] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 21,750  | 54.84  | +8.11
| Labour | Arthur Irvine | 17,911  | 45.16  | +2.84
Majority  | 3,839  | 9.68  | +5.26
Turnout | 39,661  |  |
| Unionist hold | Swing | +5.42  |

### Elections in the 1950s[edit]

1950 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 26,128  | 53.68  | +6.95
| Labour | Olive R. Crutchley  | 17,302  | 35.54  | – 6.64
| Liberal | Richard Thomas Pirie  | 5,248  | 10.78  | −0.17
Majority  | 8,826  | 18.14  | +13.72
Turnout | 58,680  | 84.89  | +12.29
| Unionist hold | Swing | +6.80  |
1951 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 28,947  | 58.75  | +5.07
| Labour | Sinclair Shaw  | 20,325  | 41.25  | +5.71
Majority  | 8,622  | 17.50  | −0.64
Turnout | 49,272  | 82.69  | −1.80
| Unionist hold | Swing | +5.39  |
1955 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 26,817  | 57.74  | −1.01
| Labour | Judith Hart | 19,627  | 42.26  | +1.01
Majority  | 7,190  | 15.48  | −2.02
Turnout | 46,444  | 81.07  | −1.62
| Unionist hold | Swing | −1.01  |
1959 general election: Aberdeen South[24] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 25,471  | 53.8  | −3.9
| Labour | Peter Doig | 17,349  | 36.6  | −5.7
| Liberal | Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield | 4,558  | 9.6  | New
Majority  | 8,122  | 17.2  | +1.7
Turnout | 47,378  | 81.6  | +0.5
| Unionist hold | Swing | −1.7  |

### Elections in the 1960s[edit]

1964 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Unionist | Priscilla Buchan | 25,824  | 50.00  | −3.8
| Labour | Donald Dewar | 21,926  | 42.45  | +5.85
| SNP | John Reid  | 3,898  | 7.55  | New
Majority  | 3,898  | 7.55  | −9.65
Turnout | 51,648  | 83.80  | +2.23
| Unionist hold | Swing | +4.82  |
1966 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Donald Dewar | 23,291  | 46.1  | +3.7
| Conservative | Priscilla Buchan | 21,492  | 42.5  | −7.5
| Liberal | Norman W. King  | 5,797  | 11.5  | New
Majority  | 1,799  | 3.6  | N/A
Turnout | 50,580  | 81.3  | −2.5
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +5.6  |

### Elections in the 1970s[edit]

1970 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Iain Sproat | 23,843  | 45.4  | +2.9
| Labour | Donald Dewar | 22,754  | 43.3  | −2.8
| Liberal | Kenneth J.B.S. McLeod  | 3,135  | 6.0  | −5.5
| SNP | Bruce Mavor Cockie  | 2,777  | 5.3  | New
Majority  | 1,089  | 2.1  | N/A
Turnout | 52,509  | 77.1  | −4.2
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +2.82  |
February 1974 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Iain Sproat | 21,938  | 39.63  | −6.78
| Labour | Robert Middleton  | 18,380  | 33.20  | −10.13
| SNP | Alexander Stronach  | 7,599  | 13.73  | +8.44
| Liberal | Angus Abercrombie Robbie  | 7,447  | 13.45  | +7.48
Majority  | 3,558  | 6.43  | +4.35
Turnout | 55,366  | 82.17  | +5.12
| Conservative hold | Swing | −8.45  |
October 1974 general election: Aberdeen South[25] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Iain Sproat | 18,475  | 35.47  | −4.16
| Labour | Robert Middleton  | 18,110  | 34.77  | +1.57
| SNP | Alexander Stronach  | 10,481  | 20.12  | +6.39
| Liberal | Angus Abercrombie Robbie  | 5,018  | 9.63  | −3.82
Majority  | 365  | 0.70  | −5.73
Turnout | 52,204  | 76.32  | −5.85
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.88  |
1979 general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Iain Sproat | 20,820  | 40.72  | +5.25
| Labour | Norman Godman | 20,048  | 39.21  | +4.44
| Liberal | Helen Maud Pitt-Watson  | 5,901  | 11.54  | +1.91
| SNP | Alexander Stronach  | 4,361  | 8.53  | −11.59
Majority  | 772  | 1.51  | +0.81
Turnout | 54,430  | 78.55  | +0.23
| Conservative hold | Swing | +0.4  |

### Elections in the 1980s[edit]

1983 general election: Aberdeen South[26] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 15,393  | 38.9  | −1.4
| Labour | Robert Middleton  | 11,812  | 29.9  | −9.2
| SDP | Ian Philip  | 10,372  | 26.2  | +14.9
| SNP | Sam Coull  | 1,974  | 5.0  | −4.4
Majority  | 3,581  | 9.0  | +7.5
Turnout | 39,551  | 68.7  | −9.8
| Conservative hold | Swing | −6.6  |
1987 general election: Aberdeen South[27] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Frank Doran | 15,917  | 37.7  | +7.8
| Conservative | Gerry Malone | 14,719  | 34.8  | −4.1
| SDP | Ian Philip  | 8,844  | 20.9  | −5.3
| SNP | Michael Weir | 2,776  | 6.6  | +1.6
Majority  | 1,198  | 2.9  | N/A
Turnout | 42,256  | 67.1  | −1.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +6.0  |

### Elections in the 1990s[edit]

1992 general election: Aberdeen South[28][29] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Raymond Robertson | 15,808  | 38.5  | +3.7
| Labour | Frank Doran | 14,291  | 34.8  | −2.9
| SNP | James Davidson  | 6,223  | 15.1  | +8.5
| Liberal Democrats | Irene Keith  | 4,767  | 11.6  | −9.3
Majority  | 1,517  | 3.7  | N/A
Turnout | 41,089  | 70.2  | +3.1
| Conservative gain from Labour | Swing | +3.3  |
1997 general election: Aberdeen South[30] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anne Begg | 15,541  | 35.3  | +11.4
| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 12,176  | 27.6  | +16.0
| Conservative | Raymond Robertson | 11,621  | 26.4  | −11.0
| SNP | Jim Towers  | 4,299  | 11.6  | −2.3
| Referendum | Ric Wharton  | 425  | 1.0  | New
Majority  | 3,365  | 7.7  | N/A
Turnout | 44,062  | 72.8  | +2.6
| Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.2  |

### Elections in the 2000s[edit]

2001 general election: Aberdeen South[31] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anne Begg | 14,696  | 39.8  | +4.5
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Yuill | 10,308  | 27.9  | +0.3
| Conservative | Moray Macdonald  | 7,098  | 19.2  | −7.2
| SNP | Ian Angus  | 4,293  | 11.6  | 0.0
| Scottish Socialist | David Watt  | 495  | 1.3  | New
Majority  | 4,388  | 11.9  | +4.2
Turnout | 36,890  | 62.5  | −10.3
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5  |
2005 general election: Aberdeen South[32] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anne Begg | 15,272  | 36.7  | −1.3
| Liberal Democrats | Vicki Harris  | 13,924  | 33.5  | +4.9
| Conservative | Stewart Whyte  | 7,134  | 17.1  | −2.7
| SNP | Maureen Watt | 4,120  | 9.9  | −2.3
| Scottish Green | Rhonda Reekie  | 768  | 1.8  | New
| Scottish Socialist | Donald Munro  | 403  | 1.0  | −0.4
Majority  | 1,348  | 3.2  | −8.7
Turnout | 41,621  | 62.1  | +2.4
| Labour hold | Swing | −3.1  |

### Elections in the 2010s[edit]

2010 general election: Aberdeen South[33][34] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Labour | Anne Begg | 15,722  | 36.5  | −0.2
| Liberal Democrats | John Sleigh  | 12,216  | 28.4  | −5.1
| Conservative | Amanda Harvie  | 8,914  | 20.7  | +3.6
| SNP | Mark McDonald | 5,102  | 11.9  | +2.0
| BNP | Susan Ross  | 529  | 1.2  | New
| Scottish Green | Rhonda Reekie  | 413  | 1.0  | −0.9
| SACL | Robert Green  | 138  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 3,506  | 8.1  | +4.9
Turnout | 43,034  | 67.2  | +5.1
| Labour hold | Swing | +2.5  |
2015 general election: Aberdeen South[35][36] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | Callum McCaig | 20,221  | 41.6  | +29.7
| Labour | Anne Begg | 12,991  | 26.8  | −9.8
| Conservative | Ross Thomson | 11,087  | 22.8  | +2.1
| Liberal Democrats | Denis Rixon  | 2,252  | 4.6  | −23.8
| Scottish Green | Dan Yeats  | 964  | 2.0  | +1.0
| UKIP | Sandra Skinner  | 897  | 1.8  | New
| Independent | Christopher Gray  | 139  | 0.3  | New
Majority  | 7,230  | 14.8  | N/A
Turnout | 48,551  | 71.3  | +4.1
| SNP gain from Labour | Swing | +19.8  |
2017 general election: Aberdeen South[37][38][39] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Conservative | Ross Thomson | 18,746  | 42.1  | +19.3
| SNP | Callum McCaig | 13,994  | 31.5  | −10.1
| Labour | Callum O'Dwyer  | 9,143  | 20.6  | −6.2
| Liberal Democrats | Jenny Wilson  | 2,610  | 5.9  | +1.3
Majority  | 4,752  | 10.6  | N/A
Turnout | 44,493  | 68.5  | −2.8
| Conservative gain from SNP | Swing | +14.8  |
2019 general election: Aberdeen South[40][41][42] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | Stephen Flynn | 20,388  | 44.7  | +13.2
| Conservative | Douglas Lumsden | 16,398  | 35.9  | −6.2
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Yuill | 5,018  | 11.0  | +5.2
| Labour | Shona Simpson  | 3,834  | 8.4  | −12.2
Majority  | 3,990  | 8.8  | N/A
Turnout | 45,638  | 69.4  | +0.9
| SNP gain from Conservative | Swing | +9.7  |

### Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Aberdeen South  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| SNP | Stephen Flynn |  |  |
| Labour | Tauqeer Malik[43] |  |  |
| Conservative | John Wheeler[44][circular reference] |  |  |
Majority  |  |  |
Turnout |  |  |
|  | Swing |  |

## References[edit]

Specific

1. ^ The boundaries of Holyrood constituencies remain as when the constituencies were created in 1999
Holyrood refers to the fact that the Scottish Parliament Building is in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh
See also Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
2. ^ "Scotland's most expensive postcodes revealed". The Scotsman. 5 November 2014.
3. ^ Gardham, Magnus (28 February 2003). "THE GREAT DIVIDE; Richest parts of Scotland 250 times better off than most deprived schemes. – Daily Record". Free Online Library.
4. ^ "Fifth Periodical Review". Boundary Commission for Scotland. Archived from the original on 9 October 2007.
See also List of UK Parliamentary constituencies in Scotland
5. ^ Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1889
6. ^ a b c d Boundaries of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
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10. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1893
11. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1901
12. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1907
13. ^ The Times, 21 February 1907
14. ^ a b Debrett's House of Commons and the Judicial Bench, 1916
15. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1920
16. ^ British parliamentary election results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
17. ^ The Times, 8 December 1923
18. ^ Oliver and Boyd's Edinburgh Almanack, 1927
19. ^ British Parliamentary Election Results 1918–1949, FWS Craig
20. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1934
21. ^ The Times, 23 May 1935
22. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1939
23. ^ The Times, 28 November 1946
24. ^ Whitaker's Almanack 1963
25. ^ Whitaker's Almanack, 1977
26. ^ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
27. ^ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
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33. ^ "Election Data 2010". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 26 July 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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41. ^ "Aberdeen South parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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43. ^ https://labourlist.org/2023/08/our-rolling-list-of-labour-parliamentary-candidate-selections/
44. ^ Candidates in the next United Kingdom general election#cite note-667

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* Dumfries and Galloway
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* East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow
* Moray
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* Edinburgh West
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Labour (2)|

* Edinburgh South
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Alba (2)|

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* Moray
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* Ochil & South Perthshire
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* Stirling
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* Greenock
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* Ross and Cromarty
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* Rutherglen
* South Angus
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