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  Type County
  Entity Scotland
  DivisionType Council Areas
  Division Aberdeenshire
  MP Robert Smith
  Party Liberal Democrats
  EP Scotland


West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a Constituency of the House Of Commons of the Parliament Of The United Kingdom . It was created for the 1997 General Election , and it elects one Member Of Parliament (MP) by the First Past The Post system of election.


BOUNDARIES


Major towns in the area are Stonehaven and Banchory . The constituency stretches along the Dee river valley to Braemar . In 2005 Westhill and Kemnay were moved from Gordon into West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine


MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT



ELECTION RESULTS

  title General Election 2005 : West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Robert Smith
  votes 19,285
  percentage 463
  change +23


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Alex Johnstone
  votes 11,814
  percentage 284
  change &minus21


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate James Barrowman
  votes 5,470
  percentage 131
  change +08


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate Caroline Little
  votes 4,700
  percentage 113
  change &minus08


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Lorna Grant
  votes 379
  percentage 09
  change &minus02


  votes 7,471
  percentage 179


  votes 41,648
  percentage 635
  change +19


  winner Liberal Democrats (UK)
  swing +22



  title General Election 2001 : West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine


  party Liberal Democrats (UK)
  candidate Robert Smith
  votes 16,507
  percentage 435
  change +24


  party Conservative Party (UK)
  candidate Thomas Kerr
  votes 11,686
  percentage 308
  change &minus41


  party Labour Party (UK)
  candidate Kevin Hutchens
  votes 4,669
  percentage 123
  change +32


  party Scottish National Party
  candidate John Green
  votes 4,634
  percentage 122
  change &minus09


  party Scottish Socialist Party
  candidate Alan Manley
  votes 418
  percentage 11
  change ''N/A''


  votes 4,821
  percentage 127


  votes 37,914
  percentage 620
  change &minus111


  winner Liberal Democrats (UK)
  swing +33



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