North East Scotland (Scottish Parliament electoral region)

North East Scotland is one of the eight electoral regions of the Scottish Parliament which were created in 1999. Ten of the parliament's 73 first past the post constituencies are sub-divisions of the region. Under the additional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, the region elects seven regional Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs), in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole, which thus elects a total of 17 MSPs.

The North East Scotland region shares boundaries with the Highlands and Islands and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.

Constituencies and local government areas

2026–present Following the Second Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries, boundaries for Scotland's electoral regions and constituencies were redrawn ahead the 2026 Scottish Parliament election. North East Scotland saw a very minor change in its boundary with the Highlands and Islands region, as result of changes to the boundary between the Moray and Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituencies, but was otherwise left unchanged.

RegionConstituencies from 2026 Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Aberdeen Donside Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West

2011–2026

As a result of the First Periodic Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries the boundaries of the region and constituencies were redrawn for the 2011 Scottish Parliament election.

RegionConstituencies Aberdeen Central Aberdeen Donside Aberdeen South and North Kincardine Aberdeenshire East Aberdeenshire West Angus North and Mearns Angus South Banffshire and Buchan Coast Dundee City East Dundee City West

1999–2011 In terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered: RegionConstituenciesAberdeen Central Aberdeen North Aberdeen South Angus Banff and Buchan Dundee East Dundee West Gordon West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

The constituencies were created in 1999 with the names and boundaries of Westminster constituencies, as existing in at that time. Scottish Westminster constituencies were mostly replaced with new constituencies in 2005See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland

In terms of local government areas the region covers:

Aberdeenshire Aberdeen City Dundee City part of Angus (otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region) a small part of Moray (otherwise within the Highlands and Islands electoral region) a small part of Perth and Kinross (otherwise within the Mid Scotland and Fife electoral region)

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Constituency MSPs Term ElectionAberdeen CentralAberdeen NorthAberdeen SouthGordonWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineAngusBanff and BuchanDundee EastDundee West1st1999 Lewis MacDonald(Labour) Elaine Thomson(Labour)Nicol Stephen(Lib Dem)Nora Radcliffe(Lib Dem)Mike Rumbles(Lib Dem)Andrew Welsh(SNP) (SNP)John McAllion(Labour)(Labour)2001 byStewart Stevenson(SNP) 2nd2003Brian Adam(SNP)Shona Robison(SNP) 3rd2007Alex SalmondJoe FitzPatrick Term Election Aberdeen CentralAberdeen DonsideAberdeen South and North KincardineAberdeenshire EastAberdeenshire WestAngus North and MearnsAngus SouthBanffshire and Buchan CoastDundee City EastDundee City West4th2011 Kevin Stewart(SNP) Brian Adam(SNP)Maureen Watt(SNP)Alex Salmond(SNP)Dennis Robertson(SNP)(SNP) (SNP)Stewart Stevenson(SNP)Shona Robison (SNP)Joe FitzPatrick(SNP)2013 byMark McDonald(SNP) (later independent)5th2016(SNP)(Conservative)(SNP)20186th2021Jackie Dunbar (SNP)Audrey Nicoll (SNP)Karen Adam (SNP) Term Election Aberdeen CentralAberdeen DonsideAberdeen Deeside and North KincardineAberdeenshire EastAberdeenshire WestAngus North and MearnsAngus SouthBanffshire and Buchan CoastDundee City EastDundee City West7th2026Jack Middleton (SNP)Jackie Dunbar (SNP)Stephen Flynn (SNP)(SNP)(Conservative)Dawn Black (SNP)Lloyd Melville (SNP)Karen Adam (SNP)Stephen Gethins (SNP)Heather Anderson (SNP)

Regional list MSPs N.B. This table is for presentation purposes only

Parliament Year MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP MSP 1st1999Shona Robison(SNP)Brian Adam(SNP)Irene McGugan(SNP)Richard Lochhead (SNP)Alex Johnstone(Conservative)Ben Wallace(Conservative)David Davidson(Conservative)2nd2003Marlyn Glen(Labour)Shiona Baird(Green)Richard Baker(Labour)Nanette Milne(Conservative)2006Maureen Watt(SNP)3rd2007Nigel Don(SNP)Alison McInnes(Lib Dem)4th2011Jenny Marra(Labour)Lewis MacDonald(Labour)Mark McDonald(SNP)2013Christian Allard(SNP)2016Lesley Brennan(Labour)5th2016Ross Thomson(Conservative)Peter Chapman(Conservative)Liam Kerr(Conservative)Mike Rumbles(Lib Dem)2016Bill Bowman(Conservative)2017Tom Mason(Conservative)6th2021Michael Marra(Labour)Mercedes Villalba(Labour)Maurice Golden(Conservative)Tess White(Conservative)Douglas Lumsden(Conservative)Maggie Chapman(Green)7th2026Yi-pei Chou Turvey(Lib Dem)Duncan Massey(Reform)Mark Simpson(Reform)2026James Adams(Conservative)

Election results

2026 Scottish Parliament election

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Additional Member results

2021 Scottish Parliament election Constituency results

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Additional member results

2016 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2016 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: 9 Scottish National Party MSPs (nine constituency members) 5 Conservative MSPs (one constituency member, four additional members) 2 Labour MSPs (all additional members) 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

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Additional member results Candidates elected on the regional list are shown in bold; candidates elected in a constituency who also stood on a list are shown in italics.

2011 Scottish Parliament election

In the 2011 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: 11 Scottish National Party MSPs (ten constituency members and one additional members) 3 Labour MSPs (all additional members) 2 Conservative MSPs (all additional members) 1 Liberal Democrat MSP (additional member)

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2007 Scottish Parliament election In the 2007 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows: 8 Scottish National Party MSPs (six constituency members and two additional members) 3 Labour MSPs (one constituency members and two additional members) 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (two constituency members and one additional member) 2 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results {| class=wikitable !colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result

Additional member results {| class=wikitable !colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

2003 Scottish Parliament election In the 2003 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

5 Scottish National Party MSPs (four constituency members and one additional member) 4 Labour MSPs (two constituency members and two additional members) 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members) 3 Conservative MSPs (all additional members) 1 Green MSP (additional member)

Constituency results {| class=wikitable !colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result

Additional member results {| class=wikitable !colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

Changes: Maureen Watt replaced Richard Lochhead, who resigned as an MSP in April 2006 to contest the Moray by-election following the death of Margaret Ewing. Watt was the next available candidate on the SNP list.

1999 Scottish Parliament election In the 1999 Scottish Parliament election the region elected MSPs as follows:

6 Scottish National Party MSPs (two constituency members four additional members) 4 Labour MSPs (all constituency members) 3 Liberal Democrat MSPs (all constituency members) 3 Conservative MSPs (all additional members)

Constituency results {| class=wikitable !colspan=4 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan=2 style="width: 200px"|Constituency ! style="width: 150px"|Elected member ! style="width: 300px"|Result

Changes: 2001 Banff and Buchan by-election: Stewart Stevenson replaced Alex Salmond, who had resigned. Salmond was elected as the Member of Parliament for the Banff and Buchan constituency of the United Kingdom Parliament the same day as the Scottish Parliament by-election.

Additional member results {| class=wikitable !colspan=8 style=background-color:#f2f2f2|1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland |- ! colspan="2" style="width: 150px"|Party ! Elected candidates ! style="width: 40px"|Seats ! style="width: 40px"|+/− ! style="width: 50px"|Votes ! style="width: 40px"|% ! style="width: 40px"|+/−%

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