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Aberdeen South — UK General Election Results

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

Aberdeen South was won by SNP at the 2024 general election, with a majority of 3,758 votes over Labour. This page covers every general election in Aberdeen South from 1885 to 2024.

Full Election History, 1885–2024

Election Elected Votes Vote Share Runner-up Majority Turnout
1885 James Bryce (Liberal) 4,548 75.8% Colin McKenzie (Conservative) 3,093 (51.5 pts) 76.8%
1886 James Bryce (Liberal) Elected unopposed — no other candidate stood, no vote count on record 0.0%
1892 James Bryce (Liberal) 3,513 56.0% James Samuel McCullagh (Liberal Unionist) 1,745 (27.8 pts) 70.7%
1895 James Bryce (Liberal) 3,985 56.1% David Stewart (Liberal Unionist) 864 (12.2 pts) 73.0%
1900 James Bryce (Liberal) 4,238 52.5% William Charles Smith (Liberal Unionist) 408 (5.1 pts) 70.9%
1906 James Bryce (Liberal) 6,780 74.4% William George Black (Liberal Unionist) 4,448 (48.8 pts) 70.2%
Jan 1910 George Birnie Esslemont (Liberal) 6,749 60.4% Ronald John McNeill (Conservative) 2,316 (20.7 pts) 82.9%
Dec 1910 George Birnie Esslemont (Liberal) 5,862 59.5% William Smith (Liberal Unionist) 1,865 (18.9 pts) 72.2%
1918 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 10,625 62.4% John Fleming (Liberal) 7,090 (41.6 pts) 43.9%
1922 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 13,208 58.0% Charles Edward Mallet (Liberal) 3,635 (16.0 pts) 57.5%
1923 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 11,258 47.3% John Paton (Labour) 4,347 (18.3 pts) 60.7%
1924 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 16,092 60.1% George Archibald (Labour) 5,393 (20.1 pts) 68.8%
1929 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 21,548 60.8% William Henry Porteous Martin (Labour) 7,680 (21.7 pts) 67.2%
1931 Frederick Charles Thomson (Unionist) 33,988 83.7% George Catto (Labour) 27,361 (67.4 pts) 75.8%
1935 James Douglas Wishart Thomson (Unionist) 25,270 68.1% George Rettie McIntosh (Labour) 13,453 (36.3 pts) 65.9%
1945 James Douglas Wishart Thomson (Unionist) 19,214 46.7% William McLaine (Labour) 1,816 (4.4 pts) 71.9%
1950 Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan (Unionist) 26,128 53.7% Olive Crutchley (Labour) 8,826 (18.1 pts) 84.9%
1951 Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan (Unionist) 28,947 58.7% Sinclair Shaw (Labour) 8,622 (17.5 pts) 82.7%
1955 Lady Tweedsmuir (Unionist) 26,817 57.7% Judith Constance Mary Hart (Labour) 7,190 (15.5 pts) 80.2%
1959 Lady Tweedsmuir (Unionist) 25,471 53.8% Peter Muir Doig (Labour) 8,122 (17.1 pts) 81.6%
1964 Lady Tweedsmuir (Unionist) 25,824 50.0% Donald Campbell Dewar (Labour) 3,898 (7.5 pts) 81.0%
1966 Donald Dewar (Labour) 23,291 46.0% Lady Tweedsmuir (Conservative) 1,799 (3.6 pts) 81.3%
1970 Iain Sproat (Conservative) 23,843 45.4% Donald Dewar (Labour) 1,089 (2.1 pts) 77.2%
Feb 1974 Iain Sproat (Conservative) 21,938 39.6% Robert Middleton (Labour) 3,558 (6.4 pts) 82.1%
Oct 1974 Iain Sproat (Conservative) 18,475 35.5% Robert Middleton (Labour) 365 (0.7 pts) 76.3%
1979 Iain Sproat (Conservative) 20,820 40.7% Norman Godman (Labour) 772 (1.5 pts) 78.6%
1983 Gerry Malone (Conservative) 15,393 38.9% Robert Middleton (Labour) 3,581 (9.0 pts) 68.7%
1987 Frank Doran (Labour) 15,917 37.7% Gerry Malone (Conservative) 1,198 (2.8 pts) 67.1%
1992 Raymond Robertson (Conservative) 15,808 38.5% Frank Doran (Labour) 1,517 (3.7 pts) 69.8%
1997 Anne Begg (Labour) 15,541 35.3% Nicol Stephen (Liberal Democrat) 3,365 (7.6 pts) 72.8%
2001 Anne Begg (Labour) 14,696 39.8% Ian Yuill (Liberal Democrat) 4,388 (11.9 pts) 62.6%
2005 Anne Begg (Labour) 15,272 36.7% Vicki Harris (Liberal Democrat) 1,348 (3.2 pts) 62.1%
2010 Anne Begg (Labour) 15,722 36.5% John Sleigh (Liberal Democrat) 3,506 (8.2 pts) 67.3%
2015 Callum McCaig (SNP) 20,221 41.6% Anne Begg (Labour) 7,230 (14.9 pts) 71.4%
2017 Ross Thomson (Conservative) 18,746 42.1% Callum McCaig (SNP) 4,752 (10.7 pts) 68.6%
2019 Stephen Flynn (SNP) 20,388 44.7% Douglas Lumsden (Conservative) 3,990 (8.7 pts) 69.6%
2024 Stephen Flynn (SNP) 15,213 32.8% Mohammad Malik (Labour) 3,758 (8.1 pts) 60.2%

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1885

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal 4,54875.8% Yes
Colin McKenzie Conservative 1,45524.2% No

1886

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal Unopposed Yes

1892

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal 3,51356.0% Yes
James Samuel McCullagh Liberal Unionist 1,76828.2% No
Henry Hyde Champion Scottish United Trades Councils Labour 99115.8% No

1895

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal 3,98556.1% Yes
David Stewart Liberal Unionist 3,12143.9% No

1900

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal 4,23852.5% Yes
William Charles Smith Liberal Unionist 3,83047.5% No

1906

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Bryce Liberal 6,78074.4% Yes
William George Black Liberal Unionist 2,33225.6% No

Jan 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Birnie Esslemont Liberal 6,74960.4% Yes
Ronald John McNeill Conservative 4,43339.6% No

Dec 1910

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
George Birnie Esslemont Liberal 5,86259.5% Yes
William Smith Liberal Unionist 3,99740.5% No

1918

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 10,62562.4% Yes
John Fleming Liberal 3,53520.8% No
James Robertson Watson Independent 2,86816.8% No

1922

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 13,20858.0% Yes
Charles Edward Mallet Liberal 9,57342.0% No

1923

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 11,25847.3% Yes
John Paton Labour 6,91129.0% No
Charles Edward Mallet Liberal 5,64123.7% No

1924

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 16,09260.1% Yes
George Archibald Labour 10,69939.9% No

1929

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 21,54860.8% Yes
William Henry Porteous Martin Labour 13,86839.2% No

1931

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frederick Charles Thomson Unionist 33,98883.7% Yes
George Catto Labour 6,62716.3% No

1935

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Douglas Wishart Thomson Unionist 25,27068.1% Yes
George Rettie McIntosh Labour 11,81731.9% No

1945

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
James Douglas Wishart Thomson Unionist 19,21446.7% Yes
William McLaine Labour 17,39842.3% No
James Logie Milne Liberal 4,50110.9% No

1950

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan Unionist 26,12853.7% Yes
Olive Crutchley Labour 17,30235.5% No
Richard Thomas Pirie Liberal 5,24810.8% No

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Priscilla Jean Fortescue Buchan Unionist 28,94758.7% Yes
Sinclair Shaw Labour 20,32541.3% No

1955

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lady Tweedsmuir Unionist 26,81757.7% Yes
Judith Constance Mary Hart Labour 19,62742.3% No

1959

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lady Tweedsmuir Unionist 25,47153.8% Yes
Peter Muir Doig Labour 17,34936.6% No
Elma Tryphosa Dangerfield Liberal 4,5589.6% No

1964

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Lady Tweedsmuir Unionist 25,82450.0% Yes
Donald Campbell Dewar Labour 21,92642.5% No
John Reid SNP 2,1974.3% No

1966

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Donald Dewar Labour 23,29146.0% Yes
Lady Tweedsmuir Conservative 21,49242.5% No
Norman King Liberal 5,79711.5% No

1970

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Sproat Conservative 23,84345.4% Yes
Donald Dewar Labour 22,75443.3% No
Kenneth John Baillie Stewart McLeod Liberal 3,1356.0% No
Bruce Mavor Cockie SNP 2,7775.3% No

Feb 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Sproat Conservative 21,93839.6% Yes
Robert Middleton Labour 18,38033.2% No
Alexander Stronach SNP 7,59913.7% No
Angus Abercrombie Robbie Liberal 7,44713.5% No

Oct 1974

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Sproat Conservative 18,47535.5% Yes
Robert Middleton Labour 18,11034.8% No
Alexander Stronach SNP 10,48120.1% No
Angus Abercrombie Robbie Liberal 5,0189.6% No

1979

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Iain Sproat Conservative 20,82040.7% Yes
Norman Godman Labour 20,04839.2% No
Heien Maude Pitt-Watson Liberal 5,90111.5% No
Alexander Stronach SNP 4,3618.5% No

1983

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Gerry Malone Conservative 15,39338.9% Yes
Robert Middleton Labour 11,81229.9% No
Ian Gordon Philip Social Democratic Party 10,37226.2% No
Sam Coull SNP 1,9745.0% No

1987

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Frank Doran Labour 15,91737.7% Yes
Gerry Malone Conservative 14,71934.8% No
Ian Gordon Philip Social Democratic Party 8,84420.9% No
Michael Weir SNP 2,7766.6% No

1992

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Raymond Robertson Conservative 15,80838.5% Yes
Frank Doran Labour 14,29134.8% No
James Davidson SNP 6,22315.1% No
Irene Keith Liberal Democrat 4,76711.6% No

1997

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Begg Labour 15,54135.3% Yes
Nicol Stephen Liberal Democrat 12,17627.6% No
Raymond Robertson Conservative 11,62126.4% No
Jim Towers SNP 4,2999.8% No
Ric Wharton Referendum Party 4251.0% No

2001

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Begg Labour 14,69639.8% Yes
Ian Yuill Liberal Democrat 10,30827.9% No
Moray Macdonald Conservative 7,09819.2% No
Ian Angus SNP 4,29311.6% No
David Watt Scottish Socialist 4951.3% No

2005

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Begg Labour 15,27236.7% Yes
Vicki Harris Liberal Democrat 13,92433.5% No
Stewart Whyte Conservative 7,13417.1% No
Maureen Watt SNP 4,1209.9% No
Rhonda Reekie Green 7681.8% No
Donald Munro Scottish Socialist 4031.0% No

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Anne Begg Labour 15,72236.5% Yes
John Sleigh Liberal Democrat 12,21628.4% No
Amanda Harvie Conservative 8,91420.7% No
Mark McDonald SNP 5,10211.9% No
Susan Ross BNP 5291.2% No
Rhonda Reekie Green 4131.0% No
Robert Green Scotland Against Crooked Lawyers 1380.3% No

2015

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Callum McCaig SNP 20,22141.6% Yes
Anne Begg Labour 12,99126.8% No
Ross Thomson Conservative 11,08722.8% No
Dennis Rixson Liberal Democrat 2,2524.6% No
Dan Yeats Green 9642.0% No
Sandra Skinner UKIP 8971.8% No
Christopher Gray Independent 1390.3% No

2017

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Ross Thomson Conservative 18,74642.1% Yes
Callum McCaig SNP 13,99431.5% No
Callum O'Dwyer Labour 9,14320.5% No
Jenny Wilson Liberal Democrat 2,6105.9% No

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Flynn SNP 20,38844.7% Yes
Douglas Lumsden Conservative 16,39835.9% No
Ian Yuill Liberal Democrat 5,01811.0% No
Shona Simpson Labour 3,8348.4% No

2024

CandidatePartyVotesShareElected
Stephen Flynn SNP 15,21332.8% Yes
Mohammad Malik Labour 11,45524.7% No
John Wheeler Conservative 11,30024.4% No
Michael Pearce Reform UK 3,1996.9% No
Jeff Goodhall Liberal Democrat 2,9216.3% No
Guy Ingerson Green 1,6093.5% No
Graeme Craib Scottish Family Party 4230.9% No
Sophie Molly Independent 2250.5% No

Margin Over Time

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

1885: Liberal margin 51.5 pts 1892: Liberal margin 27.8 pts 1895: Liberal margin 12.2 pts 1900: Liberal margin 5.1 pts 1906: Liberal margin 48.8 pts Jan 1910: Liberal margin 20.7 pts Dec 1910: Liberal margin 18.9 pts 1918: Unionist margin 41.6 pts 1922: Unionist margin 16.0 pts 1923: Unionist margin 18.3 pts 1924: Unionist margin 20.1 pts 1929: Unionist margin 21.7 pts 1931: Unionist margin 67.4 pts 1935: Unionist margin 36.3 pts 1945: Unionist margin 4.4 pts 1950: Unionist margin 18.1 pts 1951: Unionist margin 17.5 pts 1955: Unionist margin 15.5 pts 1959: Unionist margin 17.1 pts 1964: Unionist margin 7.5 pts 1966: Labour margin 3.6 pts 1970: Conservative margin 2.1 pts Feb 1974: Conservative margin 6.4 pts Oct 1974: Conservative margin 0.7 pts 1979: Conservative margin 1.5 pts 1983: Conservative margin 9.0 pts 1987: Labour margin 2.8 pts 1992: Conservative margin 3.7 pts 1997: Labour margin 7.6 pts 2001: Labour margin 11.9 pts 2005: Labour margin 3.2 pts 2010: Labour margin 8.2 pts 2015: SNP margin 14.9 pts 2017: Conservative margin 10.7 pts 2019: SNP margin 8.7 pts 2024: SNP margin 8.1 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 South has been contested at 37 general elections on record since 1885. Parties that have won a seat here over that span: Liberal, Unionist, Labour, Conservative, SNP.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Aberdeen South in the 2024 general election?

SNP won Aberdeen South in 2024 with 15,213 votes (32.8%), a majority of 3,758 votes over Labour in second place.

Which parties have won Aberdeen South since 1885?

Since 1885, Aberdeen South has been won by: Conservative, Labour, Liberal, SNP, Unionist.

What was the closest result in Aberdeen South?

The closest result on record for Aberdeen South was Oct 1974, when Conservative beat Labour by just 365 votes (0.7 percentage points).

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