Aberdeen Central (UK Parliament constituency)

Not to be confused with Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency).
Aberdeen Central
Former Burgh constituency
for the House of Commons
Subdivisions of Scotland Aberdeenshire
Major settlements Aberdeen
1997 (1997)–2005 (2005)
Number of members One
Replaced by Aberdeen North
Aberdeen South

Aberdeen Central was a burgh constituency in the city of Aberdeen in Scotland which was represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1997 general election and returned one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system until it was abolished for the 2005 general election.

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History

Upon the boundary review in time for the 2005 election, the seat was abolished, with most of the seat joining Aberdeen North, except for Queen's Cross, Gilcomston and Langstane which joined Aberdeen South.

Boundaries

Aberdeen Central centred around the centre of Aberdeen, the boundaries generally being, but not precisely, the River Dee and River Don and the Anderson Drive ring-road.

Members of Parliament

Election Member Party
1997 Frank Doran Labour
2005 Constituency abolished: see Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South

Elections

1990s

General Election, 1 May 1997
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Doran 17,745 49.82 N/A
Conservative J Wisely 6,944 19.50 N/A
SNP B Topping 5,767 16.19 N/A
Liberal Democrat J Brown 4,714 13.24 N/A
Referendum Party J Farquharson 446 1.25 N/A
Majority 10,801 30.33 N/A
Turnout 35,616 65.29 N/A

2000s

General Election, 7 June 2001
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Frank Doran 12,025 45.5 −4.32
SNP Wayne Gault 5,379 20.4 +4.21
Liberal Democrat Eleanor Anderson 4,547 17.2 +3.96
Conservative Stewart Whyte 3,761 14.2 −5.3
Scottish Socialist Andy Cumbers 717 2.7 N/A
Majority 6,646 25.1 −5.23
Turnout 26,429 52.7 −12.59
Labour hold Swing −4.2

References