Aberdeen South (constituency, UK)

This article covers the constituency for the UK Parliament. For the constituency for the Scottish Parliament, see Aberdeen South (constituency, Scotland) .

Aberdeen South
Educated
1885
MP
Stephen Flynn ( SNP )
Regions
Aberdeen

Aberdeen South is a constituency for the British House of Commons . It was created in 1885 and today covers the southern areas of the Aberdeen Council Area . However, over the decades, its boundaries have changed several times. The congruent constituency for the Scottish Parliament was abolished in the course of the constituency reform before the Scottish parliamentary elections in 2011 and was essentially incorporated into the newly created constituency of Aberdeen South and North Kincardine . The constituency sends a representative.

Election results

General election 1885

Results of the general election in 1885
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal	James Bryce	4548	75.8
Conservative	Colin McKenzie	1455	24.2

General election 1886

Bryce won the election unopposed.

General election 1892

Results of the general election in 1892
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal	James Bryce	3513	56.0
unionist	James SG McCullagh	1768	28.2
Labor	Henry Hyde Champion	991	15.8

General election 1895

Results of the general election in 1895
Political party	candidate	be right	%
Liberal	James Bryce	3985	56.1
Liberal Unionist	David Stewart	3121	43.9

General election 1900

Results of the general election in 1900
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	James Bryce	4238	57.6	+1.5
unionist	William Charles Smith	3121	42.4	−1.5

General election 1906

Results of the 1906 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	James Bryce	6780	74.4	+16.8
unionist	WG Black	2332	25.6	−16.8

By-elections 1907

With Bryce 'appointment as British Ambassador to the United States, new elections were necessary in the Aberdeen South constituency.

Results of the 1907 by-elections
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	George Birnie Esslemont	3779	42.3	−32.1
unionist	Ronald McNeill	3421	38.2	+11.6
Labor	F. Bramley	1740	19.5	+19.5

General election January 1910

Results of the general election January 1910
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	George Birnie Esslemont	6749	60.4	+18.1
Conservative	Ronald McNeill	4433	39.6	+1.4

General election December 1910

Results of the general election December 1910
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	George Birnie Esslemont	5862	59.5	−0.9
unionist	William C. Smith	3997	40.5	+0.9

By-elections 1917

After Esslemont resigned his mandate for health reasons, new elections were necessary in the constituency of Aberdeen South.

Results of the 1917 by-elections
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Liberal	John Fleming	3283	64.1	+4.6
Non-party	J. Robertson Watson	1507	29.4	+29.4
Non-party	Frederick Pethick-Lawrence	333	6.5	+6.5

General election 1918

Results of the general election in 1918
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	10,625	62.4	+62.4
Liberal	John Fleming	3535	20.8	−43.3
Non-party	J. Robertson Watson	2868	16.8	−12.6

General election 1922

Results of the general election in 1922
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	13.208	58.0	−4.4
Liberal	Charles Mallet	9573	42.0	+21.2

General election 1923

Results of the general election in 1923
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	11,258	47.3	−10.7
Labor	John Paton	6911	29.0	+29.0
Liberal	Charles Mallet	5641	23.7	−18.3

General election 1924

Results of the general election in 1924
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	16.092	60.1	+12.8
Labor	G. Archibald	10,699	39.9	+10.9

General election 1929

Results of the 1929 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	21,548	60.8	+0.7
Labor	WHP Martin	13,868	39.2	−0.7

General election 1931

Results of the 1931 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Frederick Thomson	33,988	83.7	+22.9
Labor	G. Catto	6627	16.3	−22.9

By-elections in 1935

Due to the death of Frederick Thomson, by-elections were necessary in the constituency of Aberdeen South.

Results of the 1935 by-elections
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Douglas Thomson	20,925	66.0	−17.7
Labor	Joseph F. Duncan	10,760	34.0	+17.7

General election 1935

Results of the general election in 1935
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Douglas Thomson	25,270	68.1	+2.1
Labor	GR McIntosh	11,817	31.9	−2.1

General election 1945

Results of the general election in 1945
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
unionist	Douglas Thomson	19,214	46.7	−21.4
Labor	W. McLaine	17,398	42.3	+10.4
Liberal	James Logie Milne	4501	11.0	+11.0

By-elections in 1946

After the return of Douglas Thomson's mandate, by-elections were necessary in the Aberdeen South constituency.

Results of the 1946 by-election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	21,750	54.8	+8.1
Labor	Arthur Irvine	17,911	45.2	+2.9

General election 1950

Results of the general election in 1950
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	26,128	53.7	−1.1
Labor	O. Crutchley	17.302	35.5	−9.7
Liberal	Richard Thomas Pirie	5248	10.8	+10.8

General election 1951

Results of the general election in 1951
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	28,947	58.8	+5.1
Labor	S. Shaw	20,325	41.2	+5.7

General election 1955

Results of the general election in 1955
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	26,817	57.7	−1.1
Labor	C. Hart	20,325	42.3	+1.1

General election 1959

Results of the general election in 1959
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	25,471	53.8	−3.9
Labor	Peter Doig	17,349	36.6	−5.7
Liberal	Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield	4558	9.6	+9.6

General election 1964

Results of the 1964 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	25,824	50.0	−3.8
Labor	Donald Dewar	21,926	42.5	+5.9
SNP	John Reid	3898	7.6	+7.6

General election 1966

Results of the 1966 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Donald Dewar	23,291	46.1	+3.6
Conservative	Priscilla Buchan	21,492	42.5	−7.5
Liberal	Norman W. King	5797	11.5	+11.5

General election 1970

Results of the 1970 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Iain Sproat	23,843	45.4	+2.9
Labor	Donald Dewar	22,754	43.3	−2.8
Liberal	KJBS McLeod	3135	6.0	−5.5
SNP	BM Cockie	2777	5.3	+5.3

General election February 1974

Results of the February 1974 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Iain Sproat	21,938	39.6	−5.8
Labor	R. Middleton	18,380	33.2	−10.1
SNP	A. Stronach	7599	13.7	+8.4
Liberal	A. Robbie	7447	13.5	+7.5

General election October 1974

Results of the October 1974 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Iain Sproat	18,475	35.5	−4.1
Labor	R. Middleton	18,110	34.8	+1.6
SNP	A. Stronach	10,481	20.1	+6.4
Liberal	A. Robbie	5018	9.6	−3.9

General election 1979

Results of the 1979 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Iain Sproat	20,820	40.7	+5.2
Labor	NA Goodman	20,048	39.2	+4.4
Liberal	H. Pitt-Watson	5901	11.5	+1.9
SNP	A. Stronach	4361	8.5	−11.6

General election 1983

Results of the 1983 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Gerry Malone	7426	38.9	−1.8
Labor	R. Middleton	11,812	29.9	−9.3
SDP	IG Philip	10,372	26.2	+26.2
SNP	A. Stronach	1974	5.0	−3.5

General election 1987

Results of the 1987 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Frank Doran	15,917	37.7	+7.8
Conservative	Gerry Malone	14,719	34.8	+4.1
SDP	IG Philip	8844	20.9	−5.3
SNP	Mike Weir	2776	6.6	+1.6

General election 1992

Results of the general election in 1992
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Raymond Robertson	15,808	38.5	+3.7
Labor	Frank Doran	14,291	34.8	−2.9
SNP	James C. Davidson	6223	15.2	+8.6
Liberal Democrats	Irene Keith	4767	11.6	+11.6

General election 1997

Results of the 1997 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Anne Begg	15,541	35.3	+0.5
Liberal Democrats	Nicol Stephen	12.176	27.6	+16.0
Conservative	Raymond Robertson	11,621	26.4	−12.1
SNP	Jim Towers	4299	9.8	−5.4
Referendum party	Rick Wharton	425	1.0	+1.0

General election 2001

Results of the 2001 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Anne Begg	14,696	39.8	+4.5
Liberal Democrats	Ian Yuill	10.308	27.9	+0.3
Conservative	Moray Macdonald	7098	19.2	−7.2
SNP	Ian Angus	4293	11.6	+1.8
Socialist	David Watt	495	1.3	+0.3

General election 2005

Results of the general election 2005
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Anne Begg	15,272	36.7	−3.1
Liberal Democrats	Vicki Harris	13,924	33.5	+5.6
Conservative	Stewart Whyte	7134	17.1	−2.1
SNP	Maureen Watt	4120	9.9	−1.7
Green	Rhonda Reekie	768	1.9	+1.9
Socialist	Donald Munro	403	1.0	−0.3

General election 2010

Results of the 2010 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Labor	Anne Begg	15,722	36.5	−0.2
Liberal Democrats	John Sleigh	12,216	28.4	−5.1
Conservative	Amanda Harvie	8914	20.7	+3.6
SNP	Mark McDonald	5102	11.9	+2.0
BNP	Susan Ross	529	1.2	+1.2
Green	Rhonda Reekie	413	1.0	−0.9
SACL	Robert Green	138	0.3	+0.3

General election 2015

Results of the general election 2015
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
SNP	Callum McCaig	20,221	41.6	+29.8
Labor	Anne Begg	12,991	26.8	−9.7
Conservative	Ross Thomson	11,087	22.8	+2.1
Liberal Democrats	Denis Rixson	2252	4.6	−23.8
Green	Dan Yeats	964	2.0	+1.0
UKIP	Sandra Skinner	897	1.8	+1.8
Non-party	Christopher Gray	139	0.3	+0.3

General election 2017

Results of the 2017 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
Conservative	Ross Thomson	18,746	42.1	+19.3
SNP	Callum McCaig	13,994	31.5	−10.1
Labor	Callum O'Dwyer	9143	20.6	−6.2
Liberal Democrats	Jenny Wilson	2600	5.8	+1.2

General election 2019

Results of the 2019 general election
Political party	candidate	be right	%	±
SNP	Stephen Flynn	20,388	44.7	+13.2
Conservative	Douglas Lumsden	16,398	35.9	−6.2
Liberal Democrats	Jenny Wilson	5,018	11.0	+5.1
Labor	Shona Simpson	3.834	8.4	−12.1

Individual evidence

1. ^ Map of the constituency
2. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k} W. H. Fraser, ME Smith, J. Naughtie: Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History , Tuckwell Press, 2000, pp. 202-203. ISBN 978-1-86232-108-3
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} W. H. Fraser, ME Smith, J. Naughtie: Aberdeen, 1800-2000: A New History , Tuckwell Press, 2000, pp 230-231. ISBN 978-1-86232-108-3
4. ↑ Results of the general election in 1931 ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
5. ↑ Results of the general election in 1935 ( Memento of the original from March 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ Results of the general election in 1945 ( Memento of the original from May 25, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1950 ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
8. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1951 ( Memento of the original from October 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
9. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1955 ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
10. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1959 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
11. ↑ Results of the 1964 general election ( Memento of the original from August 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
12. ↑ Results of the 1966 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from August 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
13. ↑ Results of the 1970 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ Results of the February 1974 general election ( Memento of the original from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
15. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in October 1974 ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
16. ↑ Results of the 1979 lower house elections ( Memento of the original from March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
17. ↑ Results of the parliamentary elections in 1983 ( Memento of the original from June 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
18. ↑ Results of the lower house elections in 1987 ( Memento of the original from May 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
19. ↑ Results of the general election in 1992 ( Memento of the original from May 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
20. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the general election 1997 and 2001 ( Memento of the original from September 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
21. ↑ Results of the lower house elections 2005 ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
22. ↑ Results of the 2010 general election ( Memento of the original from February 20, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
23. ↑ ^{a b c} Results of the general election since 2015