Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)
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| Aberdeen North Burgh constituency |
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| Aberdeen North shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 1885 |
| MP: | Frank Doran |
| Party: | Labour |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | City of Aberdeen |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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[edit] Boundaries
From 1885 the constituency consisted of the municipal wards of St Clement, St Andrew, St Machar and Greyfriars, and the 10th and 11th Parliamentary Polling Districts.
New boundaries were used for the 2005 general election. Prior to that election the constituency covered a northern portion of the Aberdeen City council area, with the rest of the city council area being covered by Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South. As a result of the 2005 boundary changes[1] the constituency now covers a central portion of the city council area, with Gordon to the north and an altered Aberdeen South. As well as a northern portion of the city council area, the Gordon constituency covers a central portion of the Aberdeenshire council area. Aberdeen Central was divided between the new Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South constituencies: most of it was merged into Aberdeen North.
In 1997, 20,000 or so voters had been transferred to the Aberdeen North constituency from the Gordon constituency. In 2005 the Bridge of Don, Dyce and Danestone areas were transferred back into Gordon.
[edit] History
Aberdeen North constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the Aberdeen constituency was split in two. Since then, the city has always been given at least two seats, varyingly with or without elements from Aberdeenshire.
Currently, there are two constituencies for the city, and three for the historic Aberdeenshire county.
[edit] Members of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
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| 1885 | William Alexander Hunter | Liberal | |
| 1896 | Duncan Vernon Pirie | Liberal | |
| 1918 | Frank Herbert Rose | Labour | |
| 1928 | William Wedgwood Benn | Labour | |
| 1931 | John George Burnett | Conservative | |
| 1935 | George Morgan Garro-Jones | Labour | |
| 1945 | Hector Samuel James Hughes | Labour | |
| 1970 | Robert Hughes | Labour | |
| 1997 | Malcolm Savidge | Labour | |
| 2005 | Frank Doran | Labour | |
[edit] Election results
| General Election 2005: Aberdeen North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Frank Doran | 15,557 | 42.5 | −0.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Steve Delaney | 8,762 | 23.9 | +7.5 | |
| Scottish National Party | Kevin Stewart | 8,168 | 22.3 | −6.4 | |
| Conservative | David Anderson | 3,456 | 9.4 | −0.6 | |
| Scottish Socialist | John Connon | 691 | 1.9 | +0.4 | |
| Majority | 6,795 | 18.5 | |||
| Turnout | 36,634 | 55.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | −9.3 | |||
| General Election 2001: Aberdeen North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Labour | Malcolm Savidge | 13,157 | 43.3 | −4.5 | |
| Scottish National Party | Alasdair Allan | 8,708 | 28.7 | +6.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jim Donaldson | 4,991 | 16.4 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Richard Cowling | 3,047 | 10.0 | −5.0 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Shona Foreman | 454 | 1.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,449 | 14.6 | |||
| Turnout | 30,357 | 57.4 | −13.3 | ||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
| By-election 1896: Aberdeen North | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal | Duncan Vernon Pirie | 2,909 | |||
| Socialist / Labour | Tom Mann | 2,479 | |||
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ 2005 boundary changes were in accordance with The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland.
