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North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)
Scottish Parliament electoral region
Scottish Parliament electoral region
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | North East Scotland | |
| constituency_type | electoral region | |
| parl_name | Scottish Parliament | |
| image | [[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] |
| caption | North East Scotland shown within Scotland (2011 boundaries) | |
| year | 1999 | |
| member_label | MSPs | |
| members | ||
| local_council_label | Council areas | |
| local_council | ||
| parts_label | Constituencies | |
| parts | ||
| electorate | 589,084 (2022) |
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. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven regional Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole, which thus elects a total of 17 MSPs.
The North East Scotland region shares boundaries with the Highlands and Islands and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Constituencies and local government areas
2026–present
Following the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries, boundaries for Scotland's electoral regions and constituencies were redrawn ahead the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. North East Scotland saw a very minor change in its boundary with the Highlands and Islands region, as result of changes to the boundary between the Moray and Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituencies, but was otherwise left unchanged.
2011–2026
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.
| Region | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[File:North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region) (2011 numbered).svg | 320px | ]] |
1999–2011
In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
| Region | Constituencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:North East Scotland 1999 (Scottish Parliament electoral region).svg | 220px]] | [[File:NorthWestScotlandNumberd.PNG | right | 320px]] |
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
- Dundee City
- 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)
Members of the Scottish Parliament
Constituency MSPs
| Term | Election | Aberdeen Central | Aberdeen North | Aberdeen South | Gordon | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Angus | Banff and Buchan | Dundee East | Dundee West | Term | Election | Aberdeen Central | Aberdeen Donside | Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Aberdeenshire East | Aberdeenshire West | Angus North and Mearns | Angus South | Banffshire and Buchan Coast | Dundee City East | Dundee City West | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="4" | Lewis MacDonald | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" width="1" | Elaine Thomson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="4" width="1" | Nicol Stephen | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (LD) | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="3" | Nora Radcliffe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (LD) | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="4" | Mike Rumbles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (LD) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="4" | Andrew Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Alex Salmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="2" width="1" | John McAllion | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="3" | Kate Maclean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Labour) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001 by | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="3" | Stewart Stevenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Brian Adam | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Shona Robison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish National Party}}" | Alex Salmond | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Joe FitzPatrick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Scottish National Party}}" | Kevin Stewart | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Brian Adam | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="4" | Maureen Watt | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Alex Salmond | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Dennis Robertson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Nigel Don | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Graeme Dey | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="4" | Stewart Stevenson | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Shona Robison | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Joe FitzPatrick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 by | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="2" | Mark McDonald | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Scottish National Party}}" | Gillian Martin | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Conservatives}}" | Alexander Burnett | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (Conservative) | Scottish National Party}}" | Mairi Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (SNP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Independent (politician)}}" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Scottish National Party}}" | Jackie Dunbar (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Audrey Nicoll (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Karen Adam (SNP) |
Regional list MSPs
N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | Year | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Scottish National Party}}" | Shona Robison | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Brian Adam | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" | Irene McGugan | ||||||
| (SNP) | Scottish National Party}}" rowspan="7" | |||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="10" | Marlyn Glen | |||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Greens}}" rowspan="2" | Shiona Baird | ||||||
| (Green) | Scottish Labour}}" rowspan="6" | Richard Baker | ||||||
| (Labour) | Nanette Milne | |||||||
| (Conservative) | ||||||||
| 2006 | Maureen Watt | |||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Scottish National Party}}" | Nigel Don | |||||
| (SNP) | Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" rowspan="7" | Alison McInnes | ||||||
| (Lib Dem) | ||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Jenny Marra | ||||||
| (Labour) | Scottish Labour Party}}" rowspan="7" | Lewis MacDonald | ||||||
| (Labour) | Mark McDonald | |||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||
| 2013 | Christian Allard | |||||||
| (SNP) | ||||||||
| 2016 | Lesley Brennan | |||||||
| (Labour) | ||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="4" | Ross Thomson | |||||
| (Conservative) | Scottish Conservatives}}" rowspan="4" | Peter Chapman | ||||||
| (Conservative) | Liam Kerr | |||||||
| (Conservative) | Mike Rumbles | |||||||
| (Lib Dem) | ||||||||
| 2016 | Bill Bowman | |||||||
| (Conservative) | ||||||||
| 2017 | Tom Mason | |||||||
| (Conservative) | ||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Michael Marra | ||||||
| (Labour) | Mercedes Villalba | |||||||
| (Labour) | Douglas Lumsden | |||||||
| (Conservative) | Maurice Golden | |||||||
| (Conservative) | Tess White | |||||||
| (Conservative) | Scottish Greens}}" | Maggie Chapman | ||||||
| (Green) |
Election results
2026 Scottish Parliament election
Main article: 2026 Scottish Parliament election
2021 Scottish Parliament election
Constituency results
|- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result
Additional member results
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)
Constituency results
References
- (April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
- (April 2025). "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers". Boundaries Scotland.
- See [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ ''The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland''] {{webarchive. link. (21 September 2007)
- (31 March 2021). "Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest North East Scotland Region – Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of Poll".
- "Elections 2021: North East Scotland [region],".
- (8 May 2021). "Scottish Parliament election – North East Scotland Thursday 6 May 2021 – Declaration of result".
- "Scottish Parliamentary election - regional contest: North East Scotland Region: Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of Poll".
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