Aberdeen Central (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Donside, 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.

Constituency boundaries and council area

The Aberdeen Central constituency was created at the same time as the Scottish Parliament, in 1999, with the name and boundaries of an existing Westminster constituency. In 2005, however, the Westminster constituency was abolished.

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 current constituency is within the Aberdeen City council area, which is divided between three constituencies: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the city area, while Deeside and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the Aberdeenshire council area.

In forming the new Aberdeen Central ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, the following electoral wards of Aberdeen City Council were used:

• In full:
  • Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
  • Midstocket/Rosemount
  • George Street/Harbour
• In part:
  • Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill (shared with Aberdeen Donside)
  • Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross (shared with Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  • Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee (shared with Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  • Torry/Ferryhill (shared with Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)

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

Member of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

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2020s

2026

2021

2010s

2000s

1990s

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 27.
2. Under the [[Additional-member system. 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 also one of the ten constituencies in the [[North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region). North East Scotland]] [[Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions
3. The region covers all of the [[Aberdeen City council area]], the [[Aberdeenshire. Aberdeenshire council area]], the [[Angus, Scotland. Angus council area]], the [[Dundee City council area]] and part of the [[Moray. Moray council area]].Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 143.
4. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 108-111.
5. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 48-52.
6. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 140.
7. link. (26 June 2019)
8. (31 March 2021). "North East Scotland Region: Statement of Persons and Parties nominated and Notice of Poll".
9. (31 March 2021). "Aberdeen Central Constituency: Statement of Persons Nominated and Notice of Poll".
10. [https://www.bbc.com/news/election/2021/scotland/constituencies/S16000074 Constituencies A-Z. Aberdeen Central], BBC News; retrieved 7 May 2021
11. [https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/elections-and-voting/scottish-parliamentary-election-2021/scottish-parliamentary-election-2021-results Scottish Parliamentary election 2021 results] Aberdeen Council website
12. "SPE2016 - Central Declaration".
13. "SPE2016 - North East Scotland Regional List results by constituency".
14. "Aberdeen Central - Scottish Parliament constituency".
15. "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament.