Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen Donside
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
Aberdeen Donside shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Electorate62,531 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created2011
PartySNP
MSPJackie Dunbar
Council areaAberdeen City
Created fromAberdeen Central,
Aberdeen North

Aberdeen Donside (Gaelic: Obar Dheathain Oir Dheathain) is a burgh constituency of the Scottish Parliament covering part of the Aberdeen City council area.[2] Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.[3]

The seat has been held by Jackie Dunbar of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

Electoral region

See also: North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.[3] The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, the Aberdeenshire council area, the Angus council area, the Dundee City council area and part of the Moray council area.[4]

Constituency boundaries and council area

Following the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created three new seats for the Aberdeen City council area. The council area is now divided between three constituencies: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the Aberdeen City council area, while South and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the Aberdeenshire council area. For the 2026 Scottish Parliament election Aberdeen South and North Kincardine will be renamed as Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, whilst retaining its current boundaries; the change of name was implemented at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries to maintain consistency with the naming of the Aberdeen Donside seat.[5]

Aberdeen Donside covers the northern part of the city council area, and comprises the following wards of Aberdeen City Council:[2]

At the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025 the seat boundaries were left unchanged,[6][7] and the seat continues to be formed of the same wards as at the first periodic review.[2]

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election Member Party
2011 Brian Adam[a] Scottish National Party
2013 by-election Mark McDonald
2017[8] Independent
2021 Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party
  1. ^ Incumbent for Aberdeen North constituency since 2003.

Election results

2020s

2026

2026 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Central
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jackie Dunbar
Conservative Hannah Powell
Sovereignty Kelly Wilson
Majority
Valid Votes
Invalid Votes
Turnout

2021

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside[9][10][11][12]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Jackie Dunbar 18,514 51.6 4.4 16,233 45.2 6.6
Conservative Harriet Cross 9,488 26.4 8.0 8,849 24.6 5.8
Labour Heather Herbert 5,505 15.3 3.0 5,283 14.7 2.1
Green 1,764 4.9 1.5
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson 2,162 6.0 1.5 1,728 4.8 0.5
Alba 743 2.1 New
Scottish Family 269 0.8 New
All for Unity 255 0.7 New
TUSC Lucas Grant 240 0.7 New
Independent Green Voice 177 0.5 New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 134 0.4 New
Reform 126 0.4 New
Freedom Alliance (UK) 109 0.3 New
Restore Scotland 85 0.2 New
UKIP 71 0.2 2.0
Scottish Libertarian 64 0.2 0.0
Independent Laura Marshall 39 0.1 New
Independent Geoffrey Farquharson 15 0.0 New
Renew 7 0.0 New
Majority 9,026 25.2 12.4
Valid Votes 35,909 35,951
Invalid Votes 118 80
Turnout 36,027 58.0 7.2 36,031 58.0 7.2
SNP hold Swing 6.2

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside[13][14][15][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Regional
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Mark McDonald[b] 17,339 56.0 0.7 16,080 51.8 2.4
Conservative Liam Kerr 5,709 18.4 10.3 5,825 18.8 11.0
Labour Greg Williams 5,672 18.3 10.1 5,208 16.8 6.5
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson 2,261 7.5 1.5 1,653 5.3 0.1
Green 1,046 3.4 0.8
UKIP 675 2.2 1.4
Scottish Christian 226 0.7 0.1
National Front 106 0.3 0.2
Solidarity 72 0.2 0.2
Scottish Libertarian 57 0.2 New
RISE 55 0.2 New
Communist 37 0.1 New
Majority 11,630 37.6 12.8
Valid Votes 30,981 31,040
Invalid Votes 117 52
Turnout 31,098 50.8 3.0 31,092 50.8
SNP hold Swing 5.5
Notes
  1. ^ Changes shown are relative to 2011 election
  2. ^ Incumbent member for this constituency
Aberdeen Donside By-Election, 20 June 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP Mark McDonald 9,814 42.0 13.4
Labour Willie Young 7,789 33.3 4.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 1,940 8.3 2.3
Conservative Ross Thomson 1,791 7.7 0.4
UKIP Otto Inglis 1,128 4.8 New
Green Rhonda Reekie 410 1.8 New
National Front Dave MacDonald 249 1.1 0.3
Scottish Christian Tom Morrow 222 0.9 New
SDA James Trolland 35 0.1 New
Majority 2,025 8.7 18.1
Turnout 23,396 38.8 −8.5
SNP hold Swing 5.5
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside[16][17][a]
Party Candidate Constituency Region
Votes % ±% Votes % ±%
SNP Brian Adam[b] 14,790 55.3 10.5 14,526 54.2 N/A
Labour Barney Crockett 7,615 28.5 3.2 6,237 23.3 N/A
Conservative Ross Thomson 2,166 8.1 0.6 2,076 7.7 N/A
Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod 1,606 6.0 10.0 1,390 5.2 N/A
Green 683 2.5 N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 544 2.0 N/A
Independent David Henderson 371 1.4 New TBC[c] N/A
Socialist Labour 231 0.9 N/A
Scottish Socialist 220 0.8 N/A
UKIP 217 0.8 N/A
Scottish Christian 210 0.8 N/A
BNP 177 0.7 N/A
National Front Christopher Willett 213 0.8 New 135 0.5 N/A
Solidarity 17 0.1 N/A
Angus Independents 6 0.0 N/A
Others 123 0.5 N/A
Majority 7,175 26.8 13.7
Valid Votes 26,761 26,792
Invalid Votes 84 96
Turnout 26,845 47.8 N/A 26,888 47.9 N/A
SNP win (new seat)
Notes
  1. ^ Changes shown are relative to the notional result for 2007
  2. ^ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency
  3. ^ Included as part of "Others"

2000s

The following is the notional result for the 2007 Scottish Parliament election, as calculated by the BBC.[18]

Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Aberdeen Donside
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SNP 12,165 44.8
Labour 8,614 31.7
Liberal Democrats 4,340 16.0
Conservative 2,027 7.5
Majority 3,551 13.1
SNP hold Swing

Politics and history of the constituency

The area contains Aberdeen Airport (run by BAA),[19]

Prior to the 2011 election, the Liberal Democrat candidate (Cllr Gordon Leslie), stood down amid allegations related to prostitution.[20]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
  2. ^ a b c Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
  3. ^ a b Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 28.
  4. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
  5. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 51.
  6. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 108-111.
  7. ^ Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 48-52.
  8. ^ "Mark McDonald suspended by SNP after 'new information' emerges". 16 November 2017 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  9. ^ "North East Scotland Region: Statement of Persons and Parties nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Aberdeen Donside Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  11. ^ Constituencies A-Z | Aberdeen Donside, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
  12. ^ Scottish Parliamentary election 2021 results Aberdeen Council website
  13. ^ "SPE2016 - Donside Declaration" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  14. ^ "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  15. ^ "Aberdeen Donside - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  16. ^ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  18. ^ "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  19. ^ Passengers’ flight tax rise may cost country £80m, Press & Journal, 18 February 2011
  20. ^ Lib Dem candidate stands down over prostitute charges, BBC News, 22 February 2011

Bibliography

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