is a
Burgh Constituency of the
House Of Commons of the
Parliament Of The United Kingdom , and it elects one
Member Of Parliament (MP) by the
First Past The Post system of election. It was first used in the
1985 General Election , but has undergone various boundary changes since that date.
There is also an
Aberdeen South Holyrood Constituency , a constituency of the
Scottish Parliament The boundaries of Holyrood constituencies remain as when the constituencies were created in 1999
''Holyrood'' referes to the fact that the
Scottish Parliament Building is in the
Holyrood area of
Edinburgh See also ''
Scottish Parliament Constituencies And Regions '', created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency of at that time.
As redifined by the Fifth Review of the '' Aberdeen South is entirely within the
Aberdeen City Council Area and one of five constituencies covering that
Council Area and the
Aberdeenshire Council Area .
To the south and west of Aberdeen South there is
West Aberdeenshire And Kincardine , which is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area. To the north there is
Aberdeen North which, like Aberdeen South is entirely within the Aberdeen City area. Further north there is
Gordon , which covers part of the Aberdeen City area and part of the Aberdeenshire area. To the north of Gordon there is
Banff And Buchan which, like West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area.
From 1832 to 1885 there was a single
Aberdeen constituency. Prior to 1832, the
Burgh Of Aberdeen had been represented as a component of the
Aberdeen Burghs constituency.
When Aberdeen South was created by the
Redistribution Of Seats Act 1885 and first used in the
1885 Gnereal Election , so was Aberdeen North. Aberdeen South then consisted of the municipal wards of St Nicholas, Rosemount, Rubislaw and Ferryhill, and the 9th Parliamentary Polling District. The rest of the
County Of Aberdeen was covered by the
County Constituencies of
Eastern Aberdeenshire and
Western Aberdeenshire .''
Boundaries Of Parliamentary Constituencies 1885-1972 '' (ISBN 0-900178-09-4), F. W. S. Craig 1972
The same boundaries were used in the
1886 General Election , the
1892 General Election , the
1895 General Election , the
1900 General Election , the
1906 General Election , the
January 1910 General Election and the
December 1910 General Election .
In 1918 constituency boundaries were redefined by the
Representation Of The People Act 1918 . By then the
City Of Aberdeen had been created and, together with Aberdeen North, Aberdeen South became one of two constituencies covering the
City (which was one of four
Counties Of Cities in Scotland) and entirely within the city. The new boudaries were first used in the
1918 General Election , and Aberdeen South then consisted of the wards of Ferryhill, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and St Nicholas. The county of Aberdeen was covered by
Aberdeen And Kincardine East ,
Central Aberdeenshire and
Kincardine And West Aberdeenshire . East Aberdeenshire and West Aberdeenshire were entirely within the county of Aberdeen. Kincardine and West Aberdeenshire covered the
County Of Kincardine minus the
Burgh Of Inverbervie , which was covered by
Montrose Burghs , and part of the county of Aberdeen.
The same boundaries were used in the
1922 General Elecion , the
1923 General Election , the
1924 General Election , the
1929 General Election , the
1931 General Election , the
1935 General Election and the
1945 General Election .
For the
1950 General Election boudaries were redefined again, by the
House Of Commons (Redistribution Of Seats) Act 1949 . A new list of wards defined Aberdeen South - Ferryhill, Holburn, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and Torry - but the City of Aberdeen remained a two-constituency city, divided between Aberdeen South and Aberdeen North, with both constituencies entirely within the city.
The county of Aberdeen was now again divided between
East Aberdeenshire and
West Aberdeenshire , with both of these constituencies entirely within the county.
The same boundaries were used for the
1951 General Election .
By the time of the
1955 General Election , a boundary review had taken account of a small enlargement of the city area. However, the same list of wards - Ferryhill, Holburn, Rosemount, Rubislaw, Ruthrieston and Torry - continued to define Aberdeen South, and the same boundaries were used for the
1959 General Election , the
1964 General Election , the
1966 General Election , the
1970 General Election , the
February 1974 General Election and the
October 1974 General Election .
In 1975, throughout Scotland, under the
Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 , counties were abolished, and the City of Aberdeen was enlarged to included areas formerly within the
County Of Aberdeen and the
County Of Kincardine . Also, the city became a district within the
Grampian Region . The enlarged city included areas covered by the constituencies of West Aberdeenshire and
North Angus And Mearns . North Angus and Mearns had been created in 1950 to cover the county of Kincardine and part of the
County Of Angus .
The
1979 General Election was held before a review of constituency boundaries took account of new local government boundaries.
The
1983 General Election , the
1987 General Election and the
1992 General Election took place during this period.
In 1996, under the
Local Government Etc (Scotland) Act 1994 , local government regions and districts were abolished and the city became one of 32
Unitary Council Areas Of Scotland . Also, the name of the city became, officially, ''Aberdeen City''.
As redefined for the
1997 General Election Aberdeen South was one of three constituencies covering and entirely within the Aberdeen City area, the other two being Aberdeen North and
Aberdeen Central . Aberdeen South shared boundaries with both of the other two constituencies.
The same boundaries were used for the
2001 General Election .
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Unionist Party (Scotland)
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James SG McCullagh
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1,768
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By-election, 23 August 1892 - James Bryce re-elected unopposed
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Unionist Party (Scotland)
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WG Black
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2,334
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Labour Party (UK)
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GR McIntosh
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11,817
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Labour Party (UK)
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G Catto
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6,627
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Scottish National Party
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J Davidson
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6,223
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Ms I Keith
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4,767
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Labour Party (UK)
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Scottish National Party
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Jim Towers
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4,299
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116
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Referendum Party
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Ric Wharton
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425
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10
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Labour Party (UK)
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Conservative Party (UK)
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112%
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Ian Yuill
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10,308
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279
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+03
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Moray Macdonald
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7,098
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192
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Scottish National Party
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Ian Angus
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4,293
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116
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+19
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Scottish Socialist Party
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David Watt
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495
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13
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''N/A''
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Labour Party (UK)
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Anne Begg
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15,272
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367
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&minus13
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Liberal Democrats (UK)
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Vicki Harris
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13,924
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335
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+49
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Conservative Party (UK)
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Stewart Whyte
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7,134
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171
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&minus27
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Scottish Green Party
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Rhonda Reekie
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768
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18
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''N/A''
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Scottish Socialist Party
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Donald Munro
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403
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10
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&minus04
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Labour Party (UK)
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&minus31
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Unionist Party (Scotland)
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David Stewart
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3,121
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