Kincardine and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)

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Kincardine and Deeside
Former County constituency
for the House of Commons
1983–1997
Seatsone
Created from Angus North & Mearns, Aberdeen South and West Aberdeenshire [1]
Replaced by West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine
Aberdeen South

Kincardine and Deeside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It was mainly replaced by West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, apart from the parts of the seat within the borders of the City of Aberdeen district, which joined Aberdeen South.

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Boundaries

Kincardine and Deeside District, and the City of Aberdeen District electoral divisions of Auchinyell, Craigton, Kincorth, and Peterculter.

Members of Parliament

ElectionMemberPartyNotes
1983 Alick Buchanan-Smith Conservative Previously MP for Angus North and Mearns from 1964. Died August 1991
1991 by-election Nicol Stephen Liberal Democrats
1992 George Kynoch Conservative
1997 constituency abolished

Elections

Elections of the 1980s

General election 1983: Kincardine and Deeside [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alick Buchanan-Smith 20,293 47.7 +3.6
Liberal Alexander Waugh12,49729.4+15.6
Labour Morag Morell6,47215.2-7.6
SNP Austin Tuttle3,2977.7-11.6
Majority7,79618.3
Turnout 45,55971.5
Conservative win (new seat)
General election 1987: Kincardine and Deeside [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative Alick Buchanan-Smith 19,438 40.7 −7.0
Liberal Nicol Stephen 17,37536.3+6.9
Labour Jurgen Thomaneck7,62415.9+0.7
SNP Frances Duncan3,0826.5−1.2
Green Louise Perica2990.6New
Majority2,0634.4-13.9
Turnout 47,81875.2+3.7
Conservative hold Swing −3.3

Elections of the 1990s

By-election 1991: Kincardine and Deeside
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Democrats Nicol Stephen 20,779 49.0 +12.7
Conservative Marcus Humphrey 12,95530.6−10.1
SNP Allan Macartney 4,70511.1+4.6
Labour Malcolm Savidge 3,2717.7−8.2
Scottish Green Stephen Campbell6831.6+1.0
Majority7,82418.4N/A
Turnout 43,58767.0−8.2
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing +11.4
General election 1992: Kincardine and Deeside [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Conservative George Kynoch 22,924 43.7 +3.0
Liberal Democrats Nicol Stephen 18,42935.1−1.2
SNP Allan Macartney 5,92711.3+4.8
Labour Malcolm Savidge 4,7959.1−6.8
Scottish Green Stephen Campbell3810.7+0.1
Majority4,4958.6+4.2
Turnout 52,45679.3+4.1
Conservative hold Swing +2.1

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References

  1. ↑ "'Kincardine and Deeside', June 1983 up to May 1997". ElectionWeb Project. Cognitive Computing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Election Data 1983". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Election Data 1987". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Election Data 1992". Electoral Calculus. Archived from the original on 15 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Politics Resources". Election 1992. Politics Resources. 9 April 1992. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
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