Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)

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Aberdeen North

Burgh constituency
Aberdeen North shown within Scotland
Created:	1885
MP:	Frank Doran
Party:	Labour
Type:	House of Commons
Council areas:	City of Aberdeen
EP constituency:	Scotland

Aberdeen North is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Boundaries

New boundaries were used for the 2005 general election. Prior to that election the constituency covered a northern portion of the City of Aberdeen council area, with the rest of the city council area being covered by Aberdeen Central and Aberdeen South. As a result of the 2005 boundary changes2005 boundary changes were in accordance with [The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland]. the constituency now covers a central portion of the city council area, with Gordon to the north and an altered Aberdeen South. As well as a northern portion of the city council area, the Gordon constituency covers a central portion of the Aberdeenshire council area. Aberdeen Central was divided between the new Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South constituencies: most of it was merged into Aberdeen North.

In 1997, 20,000 or so voters had been transferred to the Aberdeen North constituency from the Gordon constituency. In 2005 the Bridge of Don, Dyce and Danestone areas were transferred back into Gordon.

History

Aberdeen North constituency was formed by the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885, when the Aberdeen constituency was split in two. Since then, the city has always been given at least two seats, varyingly with or without elements from Aberdeenshire.

Currently, there are two constituencies for the city, and three for the historic Aberdeenshire county.

Members of Parliament

Year		Member	Party
	1885	William Alexander Hunter	Liberal
	1896	Duncan Vernon Pirie	Liberal
	1918	Frank Herbert Rose	Labour
	1928	William Wedgwood Benn	Labour
	1931	John George Burnett	Conservative
	1935	George Morgan Garro-Jones	Labour
	1945	Hector Samuel James Hughes	Labour
	1970	Robert Hughes	Labour
	1997	Malcolm Savidge	Labour
	2005	Frank Doran	Labour

Election results

Footnotes