Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Scottish Parliament constituency)
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | |
|---|---|
| County constituency for the Scottish Parliament | |
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.svg) Banffshire and Buchan Coast shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 75,612 (2019)[1] |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Party | SNP |
| MSP | Karen Adam |
| Council area | Aberdeenshire Moray |
| Created from | Banff and Buchan, Moray |
Banffshire and Buchan Coast (Gaelic: Siorrachd Bhanbh agus Oirthir Bhùchainn) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Moray. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one also of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and covers areas that were formerly in the seats of Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Moray.[2] It has been held by Karen Adam of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.
Electoral region
[edit]The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the Aberdeen City council area, Aberdeenshire, Angus, the Dundee City council area and part of Moray.
Constituency boundaries and council area
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The constituency covers parts of both Aberdeenshire and Moray. It is one of the five constituencies covering Aberdeenshire in the Scottish Parliament, alongside Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine and Angus North and Mearns. The rest of Moray is represented by the Moray constituency.
The seat was created following the First Periodic review of constituencies for the Scottish Parliament, and first contested at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election. It largely replaced the seat of Banff and Buchan which was abolished, and also includes areas that were formerly in the Gordon and Moray constituencies.[2]
The electoral wards used in the creation of Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency are:
- In full: Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, Buckie
- In part: Peterhead South and Cruden (shared with Aberdeenshire East), Keith and Cullen (shared with Moray)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Stewart Stevenson | SNP | |
| 2021 | Karen Adam | ||
Election results
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2020s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Karen Adam | 14,920 | 45.2 |  9.9
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12,919 | 39.1 | 12.3
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| Conservative | Mark Findlater | 14,148 | 42.9 |  10.8
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13,130 | 39.7 | 10.5
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| Labour | Georgia Strachan | 2,169 | 6.6 | 1.7
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2,225 | 6.7 | 0.4
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| Scottish Green | 1,167 | 3.5 | 0.5
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| Alba | 1,135 | 3.4 | New | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Simpson | 1,071 | 3.2 | 1.3
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924 | 2.8 | 0.2
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| Scottish Family | 286 | 0.9 | New | |||||
| All for Unity | 231 | 0.7 | New | |||||
| Freedom Alliance (UK) | Jason Duncan | 347 | 1.1 | New | 189 | 0.6 | New | |
| Reform UK | 170 | 0.5 | New | |||||
| Independent Green Voice | 147 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| Restore Scotland | David McHutchon | 331 | 1.0 | New | 145 | 0.4 | New | |
| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 139 | 0.4 | New | |||||
| UKIP | 86 | 0.3 | 3.5
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| Scottish Libertarian | 47 | 0.1 |  0.0
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| Independent | Laura Marshall | 35 | 0.1 | New | ||||
| Independent | Geoffrey Farquharson | 12 | 0.0 | New | ||||
| Renew | 12 | 0.0 | New | |||||
| Majority | 772 | 2.3 | 20.7
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| Valid Votes | 32,986 | 32,999 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 89 | 74 | ||||||
| Turnout | 33,075 | 56.2 | 7.5
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33,073 | 56.2 | 7.4
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| SNP hold | Swing | 10.4
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2010s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Regional | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Stewart Stevenson[a] | 15,802 | 55.1 | 12.1
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14,809 | 51.4 | 13.3
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| Conservative | Peter Chapman | 9,219 | 32.1 | 13.8
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8,419 | 29.2 | 15.3
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| Labour | Nathan Morrison | 2,372 | 8.3 | 2.3
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2,052 | 7.1 | 1.4
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| UKIP | 1,070 | 3.7 | 2.4
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| Liberal Democrats | David Evans | 1,290 | 4.5 | 0.7
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868 | 3.0 | 0.6
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| Scottish Green | 858 | 3.0 | 1.0
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| Scottish Christian | 429 | 1.5 | 0.2
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| Solidarity | 113 | 0.4 | 0.3
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| National Front | 57 | 0.2 | 0.1
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| Scottish Libertarian | 52 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| Communist | 50 | 0.2 | New | |||||
| RISE | 31 | 0.1 | New | |||||
| Majority | 6,583 | 23.0 | 29.8
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| Valid Votes | 28,683 | 28,808 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 135 | 42 | ||||||
| Turnout | 28,818 | 48.7 | 2.5
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28,850 | 48.8 | 2.1
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| SNP hold | Swing | 13.0
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| Party | Candidate | Constituency | Region | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% | |||
| SNP | Stewart Stevenson[a] | 16,812 | 67.2 | N/A | 16,185 | 64.7 | N/A | |
| Conservative | Michael Watt | 4,592 | 18.4 | N/A | 3,482 | 13.9 | N/A | |
| Labour | Alan Duffill | 2,642 | 10.6 | N/A | 2,115 | 8.5 | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | Galen Milne | 958 | 3.8 | N/A | 606 | 2.4 | N/A | |
| Scottish Green | 509 | 2.0 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Christian | 435 | 1.7 | N/A | |||||
| All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 431 | 1.7 | N/A | |||||
| UKIP | 331 | 1.3 | N/A | |||||
| BNP | 269 | 1.1 | N/A | |||||
| Socialist Labour | 116 | 0.5 | N/A | |||||
| Scottish Socialist | 80 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
| National Front | 68 | 0.3 | N/A | |||||
| Solidarity | 18 | 0.1 | N/A | |||||
| Angus Independents | 6 | 0.0 | N/A | |||||
| Others | 363 | 1.5 | N/A | |||||
| Majority | 12,220 | 48.8 | N/A | |||||
| Valid Votes | 25,004 | 25,014 | ||||||
| Invalid Votes | 95 | 83 | ||||||
| Turnout | 25,099 | 46.17 | N/A | 25,097 | 46.7 | N/A | ||
| SNP win (new seat) | ||||||||
Notes
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References
[edit]- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ a b "The New Scottish Parliament Constituencies 2011" (PDF). BBC News online. 8 September 2010. p. 12. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
- ^ "Declaration of regional votes cast in a constituency: Banffshire and Buchan" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Declaration of constituency result: Banffshire and Buchan Coast" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Constituencies A-Z: Banffshire & Buchan Coast". BBC News. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "Banffshire and Buchan Coast" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Banffshire and Buchan Coast - Scottish Parliament constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Scottish Parliamentary Elections and Voting System Referendum 2011". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "2011 Election analysis (Excel 2.37MB)". Scottish Parliament. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Results and turnout at the 2011 Scottish Parliament election". Electoral Commission. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency map" (PDF). Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved 30 June 2021.