Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)

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For the Scottish Parliament constituency, see Banff and Buchan (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Banff and Buchan
County constituency
Banff and Buchan shown within Scotland
Created: 1983
MP: Alex Salmond
Party: Scottish National Party
Type: House of Commons
Council areas: Aberdeenshire
EP constituency: Scotland

Banff and Buchan is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), which elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1983 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.

There is also a Banff and Buchan Holyrood constituency, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament[1], created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency at that time. The current MP is Alex Salmond who is also an MSP and First Minister of Scotland.

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[edit] Boundaries

Council areas
grouped by the Fifth Review
Image:Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen City.png
Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

As created in 1983, the constituency replaced part of East Aberdeenshire and part of Banffshire.

New boundaries were used for the 2005 general election, as recommended by the Fifth Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland,[2] and the constituency is now one of five covering the Aberdeenshire council area and the Aberdeen City council area. The Banff and Buchan constituency is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area, covering a northern portion of it. To the south, Gordon covers part of the Aberdeenshire area and part of the Aberdeen City area. Further south, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is entirlely within the Aberdeenshire area and Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South are entirely within the Aberdeen City area.

The Banff and Buchan constituency continues to include the port towns of Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Also, it now includes Turriff, which was formerly within the Gordon constituency.

[edit] Members of Parliament

Year Member Party
1983 Albert McQuarrie Conservative
1987 Alex Salmond SNP

[edit] Election results

General Election 2005: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Alex Salmond 19,044 51.2 −3.1
Conservative Sandy Wallace 7,207 19.4 −0.8
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Anderson 4,952 13.3 +4.3
Labour Rami Okasha 4,476 12.0 −2.1
Christian Vote Victor Ross 683 1.8 N/A
UK Independence Kathleen Kemp 442 1.2 +0.2
Scottish Socialist Steve Will 412 1.1 −0.3
Majority 11,837 31.8 −2.3
Turnout 37,216 56.6 +2.2
Scottish National Party hold Swing −1.1
General Election 2001: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Alex Salmond 16,710 54.2 −1.5
Conservative Sandy Wallace 6,207 20.1 −3.7
Labour Ted Harris 4,363 14.2 +2.3
Liberal Democrat Douglas Herbison 2,769 9.0 +3.0
Scottish Socialist Alice Rowan 447 1.5 N/A
UK Independence Eric Davidson 310 1.0 N/A
Majority 10,503 34.1 +2.1
Turnout 30,806 54.4 −14.3
Scottish National Party hold Swing +1.1
General Election 1997: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Alex Salmond 22,409 55.8 +8.2
Conservative William Frain-Bell 9,564 23.8 −14.8
Labour Megan Harris 4,747 11.8 +3.6
Liberal Democrat Neil Fletcher 2,398 6.0 +0.4
Referendum Party Alan Buchan 1,060 2.6 N/A
Majority 12,845 32.0 +23.1
Turnout 40,178 68.7 −2.5
Scottish National Party hold Swing +11.5
General Election 1992: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Alex Salmond 21,954 47.5 +3.3
Conservative S. Manson 17,846 38.6 −0.1
Labour B. Balcombe 3,803 8.2 +0.8
Liberal Democrat R. Kemp 2,588 5.6 −4.0
Majority 4,108 8.9 +3.3
Turnout 46,191 71.2 +0.4
Scottish National Party hold Swing +1.7
General Election 1987: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Scottish National Party Alex Salmond 19,462 44.3 +6.8
Conservative Albert McQuarrie 17,021 38.7 −1.0
SDP-Liberal Alliance G. M. Burness 4,211 9.6 −5.5
Labour J. M. Livie 3,281 7.5 −0.3
Majority 2,441 5.6
Turnout 43,975 70.8 +3.8
Scottish National Party gain from Conservative Swing +3.9
General Election 1983: Banff and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Conservative Albert McQuarrie 16,072 39.7
Scottish National Party Douglas Henderson 15,135 37.4
SDP-Liberal Alliance E. Needham 6,084 15.0
Labour I. F. R. Lloyd 3,150 7.8
Majority 937 2.3
Turnout 40,441 67.0

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ The boundaries of Holyrood constituencies remain as when the constituencies were created in 1999
    Holyrood referes to the fact that the Scottish Parliament Building is in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh
    See also Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
  2. ^ Boundary Commission for Scotland website.

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