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 and it elects seven of the 56 additional-member Members of the Scottish Parliament (MSPs). Thus it elects a total of 17 MSPs.
| North East Scotland | |
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| electoral region for the Scottish Parliament | |
.svg) North East Scotland shown within Scotland | |
| Population | 768,973 (2019)[1] |
| Current electoral region | |
| Created | 1999 |
| MSPs | |
| Council areas | |
| Constituencies | |
The North East Scotland region shares boundaries with the Highlands and Islands and Mid Scotland and Fife regions.
Constituencies and local government areas
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Map of boundaries from 2011
Since 2011
editAs 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.
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1999–2011
editIn terms of first past the post constituencies the region covered:
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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 2005[2]
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
editConstituency MSPs
editRegional list MSPs
editN.B. This table is for presentation purposes only
| Parliament | Year | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | MSP | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1999 | Shona Robison (SNP) |
Brian Adam (SNP) |
Irene McGugan (SNP) |
Richard Lochhead (SNP) |
Alex Johnstone (Conservative) |
Ben Wallace (Conservative) |
David Davidson (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2nd | 2003 | Marlyn Glen (Labour) |
Shiona Baird (Green) |
Richard Baker (Labour) |
Nanette Milne (Conservative) | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Maureen Watt (SNP) | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd | 2007 | Nigel Don (SNP) |
Alison McInnes (Lib Dem) | ||||||||||||
| 4th | 2011 | Jenny Marra (Labour) |
Lewis MacDonald (Labour) |
Mark McDonald (SNP) | |||||||||||
| 2013 | Christian Allard (SNP) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Lesley Brennan (Labour) | ||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2016 | Ross Thomson (Conservative) |
Peter Chapman (Conservative) |
Liam Kerr (Conservative) |
Mike Rumbles (Lib Dem) | ||||||||||
| 2016 | Bill Bowman (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tom Mason (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||
| 6th | 2021 | Michael Marra (Labour) |
Mercedes Villalba (Labour) |
Douglas Lumsden (Conservative) |
Maurice Golden (Conservative) |
Tess White (Conservative) |
Maggie Chapman (Green) | ||||||||
Election results
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2021 Scottish Parliament election
editConstituency results
edit| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Central | Kevin Stewart | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen Donside | Jackie Dunbar | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Audrey Nicoll | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeenshire East | Gillian Martin | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeenshire West | Alexander Burnett | Conservative hold | |
| Angus North and Mearns | Mairi Gougeon | SNP hold | |
| Angus South | Graeme Dey | SNP hold | |
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | Karen Adam | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City East | Shona Robison | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City West | Joe FitzPatrick | SNP hold | |
Additional member results
edit| 2021 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland[3][4][5] | |||||
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| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Fatima Joji, Christian Allard, Fergus Mutch, William Duff, Nadia El-Nakla, John Cooke, Lynne Short, Gillian Al-Samarai, Joshua Mennie | 147,910 | 40.9 |  3.8
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| Conservative | Liam Kerr, Alexander Burnett, Douglas Lumsden, Maurice Golden, Tess White, Gillian Tebberen, Stewart White, Mark Findlater, Harriet Cross, Philip Scott, Eleanor Price, Mason McIlreavy, Alan Fakley | 110,555 | 30.6 |  2.6
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| Labour | Michael Marra, Mercedes Villalba, Barry Black, Lynn Thomson, Richard McCready, Georgia Strachan, Kaamal Bola, Heather Herbert, Owen Wright | 41,062 | 11.4 | 1.2
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| Scottish Green | Maggie Chapman, Guy Ingerson, Rachel Shanks, Leòdhas Iain Massie, Sylvia Hardie, Peter Kennedy, Bradley Booth | 22,735 | 6.3 | 1.4
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| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce, John Waddell, Ben Lawrie, Ian Yuill, Conrad Wood, Isobel Davidson, Alison Simpson, Michael Crichton | 18,051 | 5.0 | 1.0
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| Alba | Alex Salmond, Heather McLean, Brian Topping, Dot Jessiman | 8,269 | 2.3 | 2.3
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| All for Unity | Scott Fenwick, Arthur Keith, Bobby Ferguson, Danielle Millar, Richard Kelbie, Ben Stones, John McPhee | 2,591 | 0.7 | 0.7
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| Scottish Family Party | David Bestwick, John Donaldson, William Strachan, George Arthur, Shehla Arthur | 2,311 | 0.6 | 0.6
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| Independent Green Voice | Richard Tallach | 2,019 | 0.6 | 0.6
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| Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Callum Buchanan | 1,218 | 0.3 | 0.3
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| Reform UK | John Cox, James Whitelaw, Greig Mair, Samantha Evans, Carol MacDonald | 1,056 | 0.3 | 0.3
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| Freedom Alliance | Kirsty Miller, Jason Duncan, Diane Mathieson, Sadie Cubitt | 1,011 | 0.3 | 0.3
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| Restore Scotland | David McHutchon, Ewan Gurr | 712 | 0.2 | 0.2
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| Scottish Libertarian | Bryce Hope | 653 | 0.2 |  0.0
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| UKIP | Duncan Odgers, David Mackay, William Morren, Gerald Haddrell, Albert Emery, Kathleen Rowham | 599 | 0.2 | 1.9
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| Independent | Laura Marshall | 354 | 0.1 | 0.1
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| Independent | Geoffrey Alexander Farquharson | 156 | 0.04 | 0.0
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| Renew | Colin McFadyen | 95 | 0.0 | 0.0
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2016 Scottish Parliament election
editIn 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)
Constituency results
edit| 2016 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Aberdeen Central | Kevin Stewart | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen Donside | Mark McDonald | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Maureen Watt | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeenshire East | Gillian Martin | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeenshire West | Alexander Burnett | Conservative gain from SNP | |
| Angus North and Mearns | Mairi Evans | SNP hold | |
| Angus South | Graeme Dey | SNP hold | |
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | Stewart Stevenson | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City East | Shona Robison | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City West | Joe Fitzpatrick | SNP hold | |
Additional member results
editCandidates elected on the regional list are shown in bold; candidates elected in a constituency who also stood on a list are shown in italics.
| 2016 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland[6] | |||||
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| List | Candidates | Votes | Of total (%) | ± from prev. | |
| SNP | Christian Allard, Fergus Mutch, Vari McDonald, Kevin Stewart, Nigel Don, Nadia El-Nakla, Maureen Watt, Mark McDonald, Bill Duff, Bryan Stuart, Gill Samarai, Donald Morrison | 137,086 | 44.7% | −8.1% | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone (died in office), Alexander Burnett, Ross Thomson, Peter Chapman, Liam Kerr, Bill Bowman, Nicola Ross, Colin Clark, Kirstene Hair, Tom Mason | 85,848 | 28.0% | +13.9% | |
| Labour | Jenny Marra, Lewis MacDonald, Lesley Brennan, Richard McCready, Sarah Duncan, Willie Young, Alison Evision, Nathan Morrison, Joanne McFadden, John Ruddy | 38,791 | 12.6% | −3.8% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Mike Rumbles, Alison McInnes, Sheila Thomson, Scott Martin Rennie, Craig Robertson Duncan, Euan Robert Davidson, David Ronald Evans | 18,444 | 6.0% | −0.8% | |
| Scottish Green | Maggie Chapman, Dan Yeats, Morag Hannah, David Officer, Anne Mansfield, Morgan Petrie | 15,123 | 4.9% | +1.0% | |
| UKIP | Calum David Alexander Walker, Emily Ruth Santos, John William Stephen | 6,376 | 2.1% | +1.1% | |
| Scottish Christian | Tom Morrow, Norman Alexander Ogston | 2,068 | 0.7% | −0.1% | |
| Solidarity | James Edmund Rodgerson Irving-Lewis, Darren Thomas Ferguson, Brett Matthew Harper, Gareth Desmond Norman, Isobel Alvey | 992 | 0.3% | +0.2% | |
| National Front | Dave MacDonald | 617 | 0.2% | 0.0% | |
| RISE | Connor Beaton, Marty Smith, Sean Paul O'Connor & Hanne-Lisbeth Paterson | 599 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
| Scottish Libertarian | Derek Graham Scott | 552 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
| Communist | Raymond Mennie | 510 | 0.2% | +0.2% | |
2011 Scottish Parliament election
editIn 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)
Constituency results
edit| 2011 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Aberdeen Central | Kevin Stewart | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen Donside | Brian Adam | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen South and North Kincardine | Maureen Watt | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | |
| Aberdeenshire East | Alex Salmond | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeenshire West | Dennis Robertson | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | |
| Angus North and Mearns | Nigel Don | SNP hold | |
| Angus South | Graeme Dey | SNP hold | |
| Banffshire and Buchan Coast | Stewart Stevenson | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City East | Shona Robison | SNP hold | |
| Dundee City West | Joe Fitzpatrick | SNP hold | |
Additional member results
edit| 2011 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Mark McDonald | 1 | -1 | 140,749 | 52.7% | +12.2% | |
| Labour | Richard Baker Jenny Marra Lewis MacDonald |
3 | +1 | 43,893 | 16.4% | -3.2% | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone Nanette Milne |
2 | ±0 | 37,681 | 14.1% | −1.1% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison McInnes | 1 | ±0 | 18,178 | 6.8% | −8.4% | |
| Scottish Green | 0 | ±0 | 10,407 | 3.9% | +0.7% | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | ±0 | 4,420 | 1.7% | +0.1% | ||
| UKIP | 0 | ±0 | 2,477 | 0.9% | +0.5% | ||
| Scottish Christian | 0 | ±0 | 2,159 | 0.8% | +0.1% | ||
| BNP | 0 | ±0 | 1,925 | 0.7% | −0.3% | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | ±0 | 1,459 | 0.5% | ±0 | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | ±0 | 1,115 | 0.4% | −0.1% | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 758 | 0.3% | ±0 | ||
| National Front | 0 | ±0 | 640 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Angus Independents Representatives | 0 | ±0 | 471 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Solidarity | 0 | ±0 | 286 | 0.1% | −0.7% | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 237 | 0.1% | ±0 | ||
| Independent | 0 | ±0 | 190 | 0.1% | ±0 | ||
2007 Scottish Parliament election
editIn 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
edit| 2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Aberdeen Central | Lewis Macdonald | Labour hold | |
| Aberdeen North | Brian Adam | SNP hold | |
| Aberdeen South | Nicol Stephen | Liberal Democrats hold | |
| Angus | Andrew Welsh | SNP hold | |
| Banff and Buchan | Stewart Stevenson | SNP hold | |
| Dundee East | Shona Robison | SNP hold | |
| Dundee West | Joe Fitzpatrick | SNP gain from Labour | |
| Gordon | Alex Salmond | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | |
| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Mike Rumbles | Liberal Democrats hold | |
Additional member results
edit| 2007 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Maureen Watt Nigel Don |
2 | +1 | 105,265 | 40.5% | +13.2% | |
| Labour | Richard Baker Marlyn Glen |
2 | ±0 | 52,125 | 20.0% | -0.1% | |
| Conservative | Alex Johnstone Nanette Milne |
2 | −1 | 37,666 | 14.5% | -2.9% | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison McInnes | 1 | +1 | 40,934 | 15.7% | −3.1% | |
| Scottish Green | 0 | −1 | 8,148 | 3.1% | −2.1% | ||
| Scottish Senior Citizens | 0 | 0 | 3,874 | 1.5% | +1.5% | ||
| BNP | 0 | 0 | 2,764 | 1.1% | N/A | ||
| Solidarity | 0 | 0 | 2,004 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 1,895 | 0.7% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 1,331 | 0.5% | −0.5% | ||
| CPA | 0 | 0 | 1,113 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 1,051 | 0.4% | −3.8% | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1,045 | 0.4% | -0.2% | ||
| Scottish Voice | 0 | 0 | 569 | 0.2% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Enterprise | 0 | 0 | 222 | 0.1% | N/A | ||
2003 Scottish Parliament election
editIn 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
edit| 2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Aberdeen Central | Lewis Macdonald | Labour hold | |
| Aberdeen North | Brian Adam | SNP gain from Labour | |
| Aberdeen South | Nicol Stephen | Liberal Democrats hold | |
| Angus | Andrew Welsh | SNP hold | |
| Banff and Buchan | Stewart Stevenson | SNP hold | |
| Dundee East | Shona Robison | SNP gain from Labour | |
| Dundee West | Kate Maclean | Labour hold | |
| Gordon | Nora Radcliffe | Liberal Democrats hold | |
| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Mike Rumbles | Liberal Democrats hold | |
Additional member results
edit| 2003 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Richard Lochhead | 1 | −3 | 66,463 | 27.3% | -5.0% | |
| Labour | Marlyn Glen Richard Baker |
2 | +2 | 49,189 | 20.2% | -5.3% | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | 0 | 45,831 | 18.8% | +1.3% | ||
| Conservative | David Davidson Nanette Milne Alex Johnstone |
3 | ±0 | 42,318 | 17.4% | -0.9% | |
| Scottish Green | Shiona Baird | 1 | +1 | 12,724 | 5.2% | +2.4% | |
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | 0 | 10,226 | 4.2% | +3.1% | ||
| Scottish Pensioners | 0 | 0 | 5,584 | 2.3% | N/A | ||
| Fishing | 0 | 0 | 5,566 | 2.3% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | 0 | 2,431 | 1.0% | -0.2% | ||
| UKIP | 0 | 0 | 1,498 | 0.6% | N/A | ||
| Scottish People's | 0 | 0 | 941 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 902 | 0.4% | N/A | ||
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
editIn 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
edit| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||
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| Constituency | Elected member | Result | |
| Aberdeen Central | Lewis Macdonald | Scottish Labour win (new seat) | |
| Aberdeen North | Elaine Thomson | Scottish Labour win (new seat) | |
| Aberdeen South | Nicol Stephen | Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |
| Angus | Andrew Welsh | Scottish National Party win (new seat) | |
| Banff and Buchan | Alex Salmond | Scottish National Party win (new seat) | |
| Dundee East | John McAllion | Scottish Labour win (new seat) | |
| Dundee West | Kate Maclean | Scottish Labour win (new seat) | |
| Gordon | Nora Radcliffe | Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |
| West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | Mike Rumbles | Scottish Liberal Democrats win (new seat) | |
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
edit| 1999 Scottish Parliament election: North East Scotland | |||||||
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| Party | Elected candidates | Seats | +/− | Votes | % | +/−% | |
| SNP | Brian Adam Richard Lochhead Shona Robison Irene McGugan |
4 | N/A | 93,329 | 32.3% | N/A | |
| Labour | 0 | N/A | 72,666 | 25.5% | N/A | ||
| Conservative | David Davidson Ben Wallace Alex Johnstone |
3 | N/A | 52,149 | 18.3% | N/A | |
| Liberal Democrats | 0 | N/A | 49,843 | 17.5% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Green | 0 | N/A | 8,067 | 2.8% | N/A | ||
| Socialist Labour | 0 | N/A | 3,557 | 1.2% | N/A | ||
| Scottish Socialist | 0 | N/A | 3,016 | 1.1% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 2,303 | 0.8% | N/A | ||
| Independent | 0 | N/A | 770 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
| Natural Law | 0 | N/A | 746 | 0.3% | N/A | ||
References
edit- ^ Scottish Parliamentary Constituency (SPC) Population Estimates (2011 Data Zone based), National Records of Scotland; retrieved 6 May 2021 (accompanying summary notes)
- ^ See The 5th Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland Archived 21 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Scottish Parliamentary election – regional contest North East Scotland Region – Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 31 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Elections 2021: North East Scotland [region],". BBC News. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Bell, Fraser (8 May 2021). "Scottish Parliament election – North East Scotland Thursday 6 May 2021 – Declaration of result" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Scottish Parliamentary election - regional contest: North East Scotland Region: Statement of persons and parties nominated and Notice of Poll" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 22 February 2020.