Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)

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Aberdeen Donside
Burgh constituency
for the Scottish Parliament
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North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg
Aberdeen Donside shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Population80,156 (2019) [1]
Current constituency
Created 2011
Party SNP
MSP Jackie Dunbar
Council area Aberdeen City
Created from Aberdeen Central,
Aberdeen North

Aberdeen Donside (Gaelic: Obar Dheathain Oir Dheathain) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Aberdeen City council area. 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.

Contents

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

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.

The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.

Constituency boundaries and council area

Aberdeen Donside (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Outline of the constituency

Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created three newly shaped 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.

Aberdeen Donside covers the northern part of the city council area, and comprises the following electoral wards:

Member of the Scottish Parliament

ElectionMemberParty
2011 Brian Adam [a] Scottish National Party
2013 by-election Mark McDonald
2017 [2] Independent
2021 Jackie Dunbar Scottish National Party
  1. Incumbent for Aberdeen North constituency since 2003.

Election results

Aberdeen Donside election results 1999-2021 AberdeenDonside 1999-2021.png
Aberdeen Donside election results 1999-2021

2020s

2026

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

2021

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside [3] [4] [5] [6]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Jackie Dunbar 18,51451.6Decrease2.svg4.416,23345.2Decrease2.svg6.6
Conservative Harriet Cross 9,48826.4Increase2.svg8.08,84924.6Increase2.svg5.8
Labour Heather Herbert5,50515.3Decrease2.svg3.05,28314.7Decrease2.svg2.1
Scottish Green 1,7644.9Increase2.svg1.5
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson2,1626.0Decrease2.svg1.51,7284.8Decrease2.svg0.5
Alba 7432.1New
Scottish Family 2690.8New
All for Unity 2550.7New
TUSC Lucas Grant2400.7New
Independent Green Voice 1770.5New
Abolish the Scottish Parliament 1340.4New
Reform UK 1260.4New
Freedom Alliance (UK)1090.3New
Restore Scotland 850.2New
UKIP 710.2Decrease2.svg2.0
Scottish Libertarian 640.2Steady2.svg0.0
Independent Laura Marshall390.1New
Independent Geoffrey Farquharson150.0New
Renew 70.0New
Majority9,02625.2Decrease2.svg12.4
Valid Votes35,90935,951
Invalid Votes11880
Turnout 36,02758.0Increase2.svg7.236,03158.0Increase2.svg7.2
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.2

2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside [7] [8] [9] [a]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegional
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Mark McDonald [b] 17,33956.0Increase2.svg0.716,08051.8Decrease2.svg2.4
Conservative Liam Kerr 5,70918.4Increase2.svg10.35,82518.8Increase2.svg11.0
Labour Greg Williams5,67218.3Decrease2.svg10.15,20816.8Decrease2.svg6.5
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson2,2617.5Increase2.svg1.51,6535.3Increase2.svg0.1
Scottish Green 1,0463.4Increase2.svg0.8
UKIP 6752.2Increase2.svg1.4
Scottish Christian 2260.7Decrease2.svg0.1
National Front 1060.3Decrease2.svg0.2
Solidarity 720.2Increase2.svg0.2
Scottish Libertarian 570.2New
RISE 550.2New
Communist 370.1New
Majority11,63037.6Increase2.svg12.8
Valid Votes30,98131,040
Invalid Votes11752
Turnout 31,09850.8Increase2.svg3.031,09250.8
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5
Notes
  1. Changes shown are relative to 2011 election
  2. Incumbent member for this constituency
Aberdeen Donside By-Election, 20 June 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP Mark McDonald 9,814 42.0 Decrease2.svg13.4
Labour Willie Young7,78933.3Increase2.svg4.8
Liberal Democrats Christine Jardine 1,9408.3Increase2.svg2.3
Conservative Ross Thomson 1,7917.7Increase2.svg0.4
UKIP Otto Inglis1,1284.8New
Scottish Green Rhonda Reekie4101.8New
National Front Dave MacDonald2491.1Increase2.svg0.3
Scottish Christian Tom Morrow2220.9New
SDA James Trolland350.1New
Majority 2,0258.7Decrease2.svg18.1
Turnout 23,39638.8−8.5
SNP hold Swing Decrease2.svg5.5
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen Donside [10] [11] [a]
PartyCandidateConstituencyRegion
Votes%±%Votes%±%
SNP Brian Adam [b] 14,79055.3Increase2.svg10.514,52654.2N/A
Labour Barney Crockett7,61528.5Decrease2.svg3.26,23723.3N/A
Conservative Ross Thomson 2,1668.1Increase2.svg0.62,0767.7N/A
Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod1,6066.0Decrease2.svg10.01,3905.2N/A
Scottish Green 6832.5N/A
All-Scotland Pensioners Party 5442.0N/A
Independent David Henderson3711.4NewTBC [c] N/A
Socialist Labour 2310.9N/A
Scottish Socialist 2200.8N/A
UKIP 2170.8N/A
Scottish Christian 2100.8N/A
BNP 1770.7N/A
National Front Christopher Willett2130.8New1350.5N/A
Solidarity 170.1N/A
Angus Independents60.0N/A
Others1230.5N/A
Majority7,17526.8Increase2.svg13.7
Valid Votes26,76126,792
Invalid Votes8496
Turnout 26,84547.8N/A26,88847.9N/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. [12]

Scottish Parliament election, 2007 Notional Result: Aberdeen Donside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SNP 12,165 44.8
Labour 8,61431.7
Liberal Democrats 4,34016.0
Conservative 2,0277.5
Majority 3,55113.1
SNP hold Swing

Politics and history of the constituency

The area contains Aberdeen Airport (run by BAA), [13]

Prior to the 2011 election, the Liberal Democrat candidate (Cllr Gordon Leslie), stood down amid allegations related to prostitution. [14]

See also

References

  1. Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based) Archived 6 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine , National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes Archived 15 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine )
  2. "Mark McDonald suspended by SNP after 'new information' emerges". 16 November 2017 via www.bbc.co.uk.
  3. "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.
  4. "Aberdeen Donside Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council . 31 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. Constituencies A-Z | Aberdeen Donside, BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
  6. Scottish Parliamentary election 2021 results Aberdeen Council website
  7. "SPE2016 - Donside Declaration" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council . Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  8. "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council . Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  9. "Aberdeen Donside - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News . Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  10. "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  11. "Results and turnout at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  12. "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. Passengers’ flight tax rise may cost country £80m, Press & Journal, 18 February 2011
  14. Lib Dem candidate stands down over prostitute charges, BBC News, 22 February 2011