Aberdeenshire East

Electoral region

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

Constituency boundaries and council area

Aberdeenshire is represented by four constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns and Banffshire and Buchan Coast.

Aberdeenshire East was created at the first periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries ahead of the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and largely consists of areas that were in the former constituency of Gordon. The boundaries of the seat were slightly ammended at the second periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries in 2025, with minor changes in the boundary with the Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency in the area around the villages of Maud and Mintlaw. These changes were implemented by Boundaries Scotland in order to address the variation from the electoral quota for these two constituencies, and to recognise community ties in this area. At this review, the following wards of Aberdeenshire Council were used to redefine the seat:

• Central Buchan (shared with Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
• Turriff and District (entire ward)
• Mid-Formartine (entire ward)
• Ellon and District (entire ward)
• Inverurie and District (entire ward)
• Peterhead South and Cruden (shared with Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
• East Garioch (shared with Aberdeenshire West)

Member of the Scottish Parliament

First contested in the 2011 election, the seat was won by Alex Salmond, who was then First Minister, and had previously held the Gordon seat, from which Aberdeenshire East was largely formed. Salmond had also previously been MSP for Banff and Buchan from 1999 until resigning in 2001, as well as representing the Westminster seat of Banff and Buchan from 1987 until retiring from the British Parliament in 2010.

Election results

2020s

This was the largest Conservative vote share increase at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

2010s

References

Citations

Bibliography

References

1. Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers, p 25.
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 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 140.
5. (8 May 2021). "Declaration of regional votes cast in a constituency: Aberdeenshire East".
6. (8 May 2021). "Declaration of constituency result: Aberdeenshire East".
7. "Aberdeenshire East: Declaration of constituency result & Declaration of regional votes cast in a constituency".
8. "Scottish Parliamentary Elections and Voting System Referendum 2011".
9. (6 May 2011). "Declaration of regional votes cast in a constituency: Aberdeenshire East".