North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

Updated on Oct 04, 2024

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Founded 1999

MSPs Scottish National Party 9Conservative 5Labour 2Liberal Democrats 1 Council areas Aberdeen CityAberdeenshireAngusDundee CityMoray (part) Constituencies Aberdeen CentralAberdeen DonsideAberdeen South and North KincardineAberdeenshire EastAberdeenshire WestAngus North and MearnsAngus SouthBanffshire and Buchan CoastDundee City EastDundee City West Created Scottish Parliament election, 1999

North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.

The North East Scotland region shares boundaries with the Highlands and Islands and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

2011–

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

1999–2011

In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covers:

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005

In terms of local government areas the region covers:

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeen City

the City of Dundee

part of Angus (otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region)

a small part of Moray (otherwise within the Highlands and Islands electoral region)

a small part of Perth and Kinross (otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region)

Regional List MSPs

N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

9 Scottish National Party MSPs (nine constituency members)

5 Conservative MSPs (one constituency member, four additional members)

2 Labour MSPs (all additional members)

1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

11 Scottish National Party MSPs (ten constituency members and one additional members)

3 Labour MSPs (all additional members)

2 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)

1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

2007 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

8 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members)

3 Labour MSPs (one constituency members and two additional members)

3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members and one additional member)

2 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)

2003 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

5 Scottish National Party MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member)

4 Labour MSPs (two constituency members and two additional members)

3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members)

3 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)

1 Green MSP (additional member)

Additional member results

Changes:

Maureen Watt replaced Richard Lochhead. Lochhead resigned as an MSP in April 2006 to contest the Moray by-election following the death of Margaret Ewing. Watt was the next available candidate on the Scottish National Party list.

1999 Scottish Parliament election

In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

6 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency members four additional members)

4 Labour MSPs (all constituency members)