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Aberdeen North — UK General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Aberdeen North was won by SNP at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 1,760 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Aberdeen North from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 William Alexander Hunter (Liberal) 4,794 81.7% Benjamin Scott Foster McGeagh (Conservative) 3,900 (66.5 pts) 71.0%
1886 William Alexander Hunter (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 William Alexander Hunter (Liberal) 4,462 83.7% Bremner Patrick Lee (Liberal Unionist) 3,592 (67.4 pts) 60.4%
1895 William Alexander Hunter (Liberal) 4,156 87.2% John Lincoln Mahon (Independent Labour) 3,548 (74.5 pts) 51.1%
1900 Duncan Vernon Pirie (Liberal) 4,238 65.3% Robert Williams (Conservative) 1,987 (30.6 pts) 64.6%
1906 Duncan Vernon Pirie (Liberal) 4,852 62.9% Thomas Kennedy (Social Democratic Federation) 2,917 (37.8 pts) 73.3%
Jan 1910 Duncan Vernon Pirie (Liberal) 4,297 54.0% Robert Scott-Brown (Liberal Unionist) 1,983 (24.9 pts) 77.0%
Dec 1910 Duncan Vernon Pirie (Liberal) 4,282 62.7% Robert Scott-Brown (Liberal Unionist) 1,736 (25.4 pts) 66.0%
1918 Frank Herbert Rose (Independent Labour) 6,128 50.9% Duncan Vernon Pirie (Liberal) 210 (1.7 pts) 36.4%
1922 Frank Herbert Rose (Labour) 10,958 55.7% William Mackenzie Cameron (National Liberal) 4,343 (22.1 pts) 56.9%
1923 Frank Herbert Rose (Labour) 9,138 50.6% William Forbes Lumsden (Unionist) 4,318 (23.9 pts) 53.0%
1924 Frank Herbert Rose (Labour) 13,249 60.8% Laura Sandeman (Unionist) 4,704 (21.6 pts) 64.4%
1929 William Wedgwood Benn (Labour) 17,826 60.8% Reginald Cheyne Berkeley (Liberal) 8,027 (27.4 pts) 62.5%
1931 John George Burnett (Unionist) 22,931 64.3% William Wedgwood Benn (Labour) 14,178 (39.8 pts) 73.4%
1935 George Morgan Garro-Jones (Labour) 16,952 48.7% John George Burnett (Unionist) 2,962 (8.5 pts) 65.9%
1945 Hector Samuel James Hughes (Labour) 26,753 69.7% Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan (Unionist) 17,130 (44.6 pts) 67.2%
1950 Hector Samuel James Hughes (Labour) 31,594 60.5% Archibald Tennant (Unionist) 15,889 (30.4 pts) 82.9%
1951 Hector Samuel James Hughes (Labour) 33,711 64.7% Frank Magee (Unionist) 15,346 (29.5 pts) 82.9%
1955 Hector Samuel Hughes (Labour) 33,153 67.0% Charles A Malden (Unionist) 16,796 (33.9 pts) 74.6%
1959 Hector Samuel Hughes (Labour) 32,793 64.4% John Stewart-Clark (Unionist) 17,656 (34.7 pts) 76.7%
1964 Hector Samuel Hughes (Labour) 31,844 68.9% John McInnes (Unionist) 17,478 (37.8 pts) 74.8%
1966 Hector Hughes (Labour) 28,799 67.5% James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey (Conservative) 20,031 (47.0 pts) 72.1%
1970 Robert Hughes (Labour) 27,707 62.1% Denis John Williams (Conservative) 17,900 (40.1 pts) 69.9%
Feb 1974 Robert Hughes (Labour) 23,193 47.7% James McGugan (SNP) 11,856 (24.4 pts) 75.5%
Oct 1974 Robert Hughes (Labour) 23,130 50.9% James McGugan (SNP) 9,621 (21.2 pts) 69.7%
1979 Robert Hughes (Labour) 26,771 59.3% Gordon Cassie Adams (Conservative) 19,114 (42.4 pts) 69.7%
1983 Robert Hughes (Labour) 19,262 47.4% Colin Stirling Deans (Social Democratic Party) 9,144 (22.5 pts) 65.0%
1987 Robert Hughes (Labour) 24,145 54.7% Sir Robert Smith (Social Democratic Party) 16,278 (36.9 pts) 69.9%
1992 Robert Hughes (Labour) 18,845 47.0% James McGugan (SNP) 9,237 (23.1 pts) 66.5%
1997 Malcolm Savidge (Labour) 18,839 48.5% Brian Adam (SNP) 10,460 (26.9 pts) 71.6%
2001 Malcolm Savidge (Labour) 13,157 43.3% Alasdair Allan (SNP) 4,449 (14.7 pts) 57.6%
2005 Frank Doran (Labour) 15,557 42.5% Steve Delaney (Liberal Democrat) 6,795 (18.6 pts) 55.7%
2010 Frank Doran (Labour) 16,746 44.4% Joanna Strathdee (SNP) 8,361 (22.2 pts) 58.3%
2015 Kirsty Blackman (SNP) 24,793 56.4% Richard Baker (Labour) 13,396 (30.5 pts) 65.0%
2017 Kirsty Blackman (SNP) 15,170 41.3% Orr Vinegold (Labour) 4,139 (11.3 pts) 59.2%
2019 Kirsty Blackman (SNP) 20,205 54.0% Ryan Houghton (Conservative) 12,670 (33.9 pts) 60.0%
2024 Kirsty Blackman (SNP) 14,533 34.5% Lynn Thomson (Labour) 1,760 (4.2 pts) 55.6%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alexander Hunter Liberal 4,79481.7% Yes
Benjamin Scott Foster McGeagh Conservative 89415.2% No
James Wallace Thom Independent Liberal 1773.0% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alexander Hunter Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alexander Hunter Liberal 4,46283.7% Yes
Bremner Patrick Lee Liberal Unionist 87016.3% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Alexander Hunter Liberal 4,15687.2% Yes
John Lincoln Mahon Independent Labour 60812.8% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Duncan Vernon Pirie Liberal 4,23865.3% Yes
Robert Williams Conservative 2,25134.7% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Duncan Vernon Pirie Liberal 4,85262.9% Yes
Thomas Kennedy Social Democratic Federation 1,93525.1% No
Michael Maltman Barrie Conservative 93112.1% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Duncan Vernon Pirie Liberal 4,29754.0% Yes
Robert Scott-Brown Liberal Unionist 2,31429.1% No
Thomas Kennedy Social Democratic Federation 1,34416.9% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Duncan Vernon Pirie Liberal 4,28262.7% Yes
Robert Scott-Brown Liberal Unionist 2,54637.3% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Herbert Rose Independent Labour 6,12850.9% Yes
Duncan Vernon Pirie Liberal 5,91849.1% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Herbert Rose Labour 10,95855.7% Yes
William Mackenzie Cameron National Liberal 6,61533.6% No
James Johnstone Liberal 2,11310.7% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Herbert Rose Labour 9,13850.6% Yes
William Forbes Lumsden Unionist 4,82026.7% No
William Mackenzie Cameron Liberal 4,09922.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Herbert Rose Labour 13,24960.8% Yes
Laura Sandeman Unionist 8,54539.2% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
William Wedgwood Benn Labour 17,82660.8% Yes
Reginald Cheyne Berkeley Liberal 9,79933.4% No
Aitken Ferguson Communist 1,6865.8% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
John George Burnett Unionist 22,93164.3% Yes
William Wedgwood Benn Labour 8,75324.5% No
Helen Crawfurd Communist 3,98011.2% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Morgan Garro-Jones Labour 16,95248.7% Yes
John George Burnett Unionist 13,99040.2% No
Arthur Fraser Macintosh Independent Labour 3,87111.1% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel James Hughes Labour 26,75369.7% Yes
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan Unionist 9,62325.1% No
Austin William Walker SNP 2,0215.3% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel James Hughes Labour 31,59460.5% Yes
Archibald Tennant Unionist 15,70530.0% No
John Gray Wilson Liberal 3,5746.8% No
Bob Cooney Communist 1,3912.7% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel James Hughes Labour 33,71164.7% Yes
Frank Magee Unionist 18,36535.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel Hughes Labour 33,15367.0% Yes
Charles A Malden Unionist 16,35733.0% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel Hughes Labour 32,79364.4% Yes
John Stewart-Clark Unionist 15,13729.7% No
William Alexander Milne SNP 2,9645.8% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Samuel Hughes Labour 31,84468.9% Yes
John McInnes Unionist 14,36631.1% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Hector Hughes Labour 28,79967.5% Yes
James Malcolm Marcus Humphrey Conservative 8,76820.6% No
Doreen Winifred McPherson Liberal 4,35010.2% No
Margaret Rose Communist 7191.7% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 27,70762.1% Yes
Denis John Williams Conservative 9,80722.0% No
John McKenna SNP 3,7568.4% No
Forbes McCallum Liberal 2,8356.4% No
Andrew Jamieson Ingram Communist 5211.2% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 23,19347.7% Yes
James McGugan SNP 11,33723.3% No
Nigel Gavin Manfred Dunnett Conservative 8,11516.7% No
Forbes McCallum Liberal 6,00112.3% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 23,13050.9% Yes
James McGugan SNP 13,50929.7% No
Peter Fraser Conservative 5,12511.3% No
Forbes McCallum Liberal 3,7008.1% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 26,77159.3% Yes
Gordon Cassie Adams Conservative 7,65717.0% No
Maureen Elizabeth Watt SNP 5,79612.8% No
Lindsay Jane McMillan Liberal 4,88710.8% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 19,26247.4% Yes
Colin Stirling Deans Social Democratic Party 10,11824.9% No
Gae Scanlan Conservative 7,42618.3% No
James McGugan SNP 3,7909.3% No
Margaret Erica Harty Green 3670.9% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 24,14554.7% Yes
Sir Robert Smith Social Democratic Party 7,86717.8% No
Gae Scanlan Conservative 6,33014.3% No
Philip Greenhorn SNP 5,82713.2% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Robert Hughes Labour 18,84547.0% Yes
James McGugan SNP 9,60824.0% No
Paul Cook Conservative 6,83617.1% No
Dr Martin Ford Liberal Democrat 4,77211.9% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Savidge Labour 18,83948.5% Yes
Brian Adam SNP 8,37921.6% No
James Gifford Conservative 5,76314.8% No
Mike Rumbles Liberal Democrat 5,42113.9% No
Alasdair McKenzie Referendum Party 4631.2% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Malcolm Savidge Labour 13,15743.3% Yes
Alasdair Allan SNP 8,70828.7% No
Jim Donaldson Liberal Democrat 4,99116.4% No
Richard Cowling Conservative 3,04710.0% No
Shona Foreman Scottish Socialist 4541.5% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Doran Labour 15,55742.5% Yes
Steve Delaney Liberal Democrat 8,76223.9% No
Kevin Stewart SNP 8,16822.3% No
David Anderson Conservative 3,4569.4% No
John Connon Scottish Socialist 6911.9% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Doran Labour 16,74644.4% Yes
Joanna Strathdee SNP 8,38522.2% No
Kristian Chapman Liberal Democrat 7,00118.6% No
Stewart Whyte Conservative 4,66612.4% No
Roy Jones BNP 6351.7% No
Ewan Robertson Scottish Socialist Party 2680.7% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsty Blackman SNP 24,79356.4% Yes
Richard Baker Labour 11,39725.9% No
Sanjoy Sen Conservative 5,30412.1% No
Euan Davidson Liberal Democrat 2,0504.7% No
Tyrinne Rutherford Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2060.5% No
Christopher Willett National Front 1860.4% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsty Blackman SNP 15,17041.3% Yes
Orr Vinegold Labour 11,03130.0% No
Grace O'Keeffe Conservative 8,34122.7% No
Isobel Davidson Liberal Democrat 1,6934.6% No
Richard Durkin Independent 5221.4% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsty Blackman SNP 20,20554.0% Yes
Ryan Houghton Conservative 7,53520.1% No
Nurul Hoque Ali Labour 4,93913.2% No
Isobel Davidson Liberal Democrat 2,8467.6% No
Seb Leslie Brexit Party 1,0082.7% No
Guy Ingerson Green 8802.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Kirsty Blackman SNP 14,53334.5% Yes
Lynn Thomson Labour 12,77330.3% No
Gillian Tebberen Conservative 5,88114.0% No
Kenneth Leggat Reform UK 3,7819.0% No
Desmond Bouse Liberal Democrat 2,5836.1% No
Esme Houston Green 1,2753.0% No
Charlie Abel Alba Party 7031.7% No
Dawn Smith Scottish Family Party 3520.8% No
Lucas Grant Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 2140.5% No

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party.

1885: Liberal margin 66.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 67.4 pts 1895: Liberal margin 74.5 pts 1900: Liberal margin 30.6 pts 1906: Liberal margin 37.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 24.9 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 25.4 pts 1918: Independent Labour margin 1.7 pts 1922: Labour margin 22.1 pts 1923: Labour margin 23.9 pts 1924: Labour margin 21.6 pts 1929: Labour margin 27.4 pts 1931: Unionist margin 39.8 pts 1935: Labour margin 8.5 pts 1945: Labour margin 44.6 pts 1950: Labour margin 30.4 pts 1951: Labour margin 29.5 pts 1955: Labour margin 33.9 pts 1959: Labour margin 34.7 pts 1964: Labour margin 37.8 pts 1966: Labour margin 47.0 pts 1970: Labour margin 40.1 pts Feb 1974: Labour margin 24.4 pts Oct 1974: Labour margin 21.2 pts 1979: Labour margin 42.4 pts 1983: Labour margin 22.5 pts 1987: Labour margin 36.9 pts 1992: Labour margin 23.1 pts 1997: Labour margin 26.9 pts 2001: Labour margin 14.7 pts 2005: Labour margin 18.6 pts 2010: Labour margin 22.2 pts 2015: SNP margin 30.5 pts 2017: SNP margin 11.3 pts 2019: SNP margin 33.9 pts 2024: SNP margin 4.2 pts 1885 1892 1895 1900 1906 Jan 1910 Dec 1910 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 Feb 1974 Oct 1974 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017 2019 2024

Trend

Aberdeen North has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Independent Labour, Labour, Unionist, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Aberdeen North in the 2024 general election?

SNP won Aberdeen North in 2024 with 14,533 votes (34.5%), a majority of 1,760 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Aberdeen North since 1885?

Since 1885, Aberdeen North has been won by: Independent Labour, Labour, Liberal, SNP, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Aberdeen North?

The closest result on record for Aberdeen North was 1918, when Independent Labour beat Liberal by just 210 votes (1.7 percentage points).

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