West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)
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| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine County constituency |
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| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine shown within Scotland | |
| Created: | 1997 |
| MP: | Robert Smith |
| Party: | Liberal Democrats |
| Type: | House of Commons |
| Council areas: | Aberdeenshire |
| EP constituency: | Scotland |
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine 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 1997 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.
There is also a West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine Holyrood constituency, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament[1], created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency of at that time.
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[edit] Boundaries
| Council areas grouped by the Fifth Review |
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| Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire |
The constituency covers a southern portion of the Aberdeenshire council area.
As redefined by the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland.[2] and subsequently first used in the 2005 general election, it is one of five constituencies covering the Aberdeenshire council area and the Aberdeen City council area. To the northeast of West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine there are the constituencies of Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South, which are both entirely within the Aberdeen City area. To the north of West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, there is the Gordon constituency, which covers part of the Aberdeenshire area and part of the Aberdeen City area, and further north there is the Banff and Buchan constituency which, like West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area.
The West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency includes the towns of Stonehaven and Banchory, and stretches along the Dee river valley to Braemar. Westhill and Kemnay, which were with the Gordon constituency until 2005, are now within the West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine constituency.
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[edit] Members of Parliament
- Robert Smith, Liberal Democrat (1997–present)
[edit] Election results
| Confirmed candidates for the next UK general election [3] [4] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone | ||||
| Scottish National Party | Dennis Robertson | ||||
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Smith | ||||
| General Election 2005: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Smith | 19,285 | 46.3 | +2.3 | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone | 11,814 | 28.4 | −2.1 | |
| Labour | James Barrowman | 5,470 | 13.1 | +0.8 | |
| Scottish National Party | Caroline Little | 4,700 | 11.3 | −0.8 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Lorna Grant | 379 | 0.9 | −0.2 | |
| Majority | 7,471 | 17.9 | |||
| Turnout | 41,648 | 63.5 | +1.9 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +2.2 | |||
| General Election 2001: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Liberal Democrat | Robert Smith | 16,507 | 43.5 | +2.4 | |
| Conservative | Thomas Kerr | 11,686 | 30.8 | −4.1 | |
| Labour | Kevin Hutchens | 4,669 | 12.3 | +3.2 | |
| Scottish National Party | John Green | 4,634 | 12.2 | −0.9 | |
| Scottish Socialist | Alan Manley | 418 | 1.1 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,821 | 12.7 | |||
| Turnout | 37,914 | 62.0 | −11.1 | ||
| Liberal Democrat hold | Swing | +3.3 | |||
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ 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 - ^ Boundary Commission for Scotland website
- ^ West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, UKPollingReport
- ^ Conservative Home
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