Gordon and Buchan is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency name refers to the former Scottish districts of Gordon and Buchan.
| Gordon and Buchan | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the House of Commons | |
 Interactive map of boundaries from 2024 | |
 Location within Scotland | |
| Subdivisions of Scotland | Aberdeenshire |
| Major settlements | Kintore, Inverurie, Huntly, Ellon, Oldmeldrum |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2024 |
| Member of Parliament | Harriet Cross (Conservative) |
| Seats | One |
| Created from | Banff and Buchan & Gordon |
Contents
editThe constituency comprises the following wards of Aberdeenshire:[2]
Members of Parliament
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Harriet Cross | Scottish Conservative | |
Elections in the 2020s
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Harriet Cross | 14,418 | 32.9 | −13.1 | |
| SNP | Richard Thomson | 13,540 | 30.9 | −8.3 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Conrad Wood | 7,307 | 16.7 | +5.4 | |
| Labour | Nurul Hoque Ali | 4,686 | 10.7 | +7.2 | |
| Reform UK | Kris Callander | 3,897 | 8.9 | N/A | |
| Rejected ballots | 166 | ||||
| Majority | 878 | 2.0 | |||
| Turnout | 44,014 | 63.2 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
References
edit- ^ "28 June 2023 – 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ "New Seat Details – Gordon and Buchan". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
- ^ "Gordon and Buchan results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ^ "Results Gordon and Buchan". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
External links
edit- Gordon and Buchan UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK
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