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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
- See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party SNP Scottish National Party | CandidatesGillian Martin | Votes15,912 | 45.8% | Net percentage change in seats−18.7 |
| Party CON Scottish Conservatives | CandidatesColin Clark | Votes10,075 | 29.0% | Net percentage change in seats+15.1 |
| Party LD Scottish Lib Dems | CandidatesChristine Jardine | Votes6,611 | 19.0% | Net percentage change in seats+5.0 |
| Party LAB Scottish Labour | CandidatesSarah Flavell | Votes2,155 | 6.2% | Net percentage change in seats−1.4 |
Change compared with 2011 | ||||
Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
5,837Turnout
55.3%Constituency Profile
The constituency takes in swathes of the old Gordon seat and is largely rural. Forestry, agriculture and food processing are key industries. Beef production is also important to the area but there are other industries, including engineering supplies for the oil and gas industries based at Ellon.
Residential development in towns such as Inverurie and Ellon has resulted in many people who work in Aberdeen's oil industry moving here. Following boundary changes, Huntly and Keith were taken out and went into the neighbouring seats of Aberdeenshire West and Moray. The seat now stretches a little further north and takes in the A952 up to Mintlaw.
The old Gordon constituency was a Liberal Democrat seat at Holyrood until Alex Salmond won it in 2007, and again in 2011. Mr Salmond also holds the Westminster seat of Gordon. However, he is not standing again for Holyrood.
