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- Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
- Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
- Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesMark McDonald | Votes17,339 | 56.0% | Net percentage change in seats+0.7 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesLiam Kerr | Votes5,709 | 18.4% | Net percentage change in seats+10.3 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesGreg Williams | Votes5,672 | 18.3% | Net percentage change in seats−10.1 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesIsobel Davidson | Votes2,261 | 7.3% | Net percentage change in seats+1.3 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
11,630Turnout
50.6%Constituency Profile
The constituency includes the northern part of Aberdeen and some of its rural hinterland. The parts of the city that are included in the seat are mainly residential and made up in part by council estates such as Northfield, Mastrick and Summerhill. The rest of the seat is rural in character, apart from Dyce and Bridge of Don, as both areas are home to sizeable industrial estates.
Part of its boundary hugs the River Don and runs down along the coast past Royal Aberdeen Golf Course to the Donmouth Nature Reserve.
After a closely fought 1999 Holyrood election, the old Aberdeen North seat was won by Labour's Elaine Thomson. But the SNP's Brian Adam won the constituency at the 2003, 2007 and 2011 Holyrood elections. He died in April 2013 and the by-election that followed was won by SNP candidate Mark McDonald.
