Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)

UK constituency infobox alt
Name = Banff and Buchan


Type = County
Entity = Scotland
DivisionType = Council areas
Division = Aberdeenshire
Year = 1983
MP = Alex Salmond
Party = Scottish National Party
EP = Scotland

Banff and Buchan is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), which elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. It was first used in the 1983 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date.

There is also a Banff and Buchan Holyrood constituency, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament [The boundaries of Holyrood constituencies remain as when the constituencies were created in 1999
"Holyrood" referes to the fact that the Scottish Parliament Building is in the Holyrood area of Edinburgh
See also "Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions"] , created in 1999 with the boundaries of the Westminster constituency at that time. The current MP is Alex Salmond who is also an MSP and First Minister of Scotland.

Boundaries

As created in 1983, the constituency replaced part of East Aberdeenshire and part of Banffshire.

New boundaries were used for the 2005 general election, as recommended by the Fifth Periodical Report of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, [" [http://www.bcomm-scotland.gov.uk/ Boundary Commission for Scotland website] ".] and the constituency is now one of five covering the Aberdeenshire council area and the Aberdeen City council area. The Banff and Buchan constituency is entirely within the Aberdeenshire area, covering a northern portion of it. To the south, Gordon covers part of the Aberdeenshire area and part of the Aberdeen City area. Further south, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is entirlely within the Aberdeenshire area and Aberdeen North and Aberdeen South are entirely within the Aberdeen City area.

The Banff and Buchan constituency continues to include the port towns of Peterhead and Fraserburgh. Also, it now includes Turriff, which was formerly within the Gordon constituency.

Members of Parliament

Election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Eilidh Whiteford
votes =
percentage =
change =

Election box begin
title=General Election 2005: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alex Salmond
votes = 19,044
percentage = 51.2
change = −3.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sandy Wallace
votes = 7,207
percentage = 19.4
change = −0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Eleanor Anderson
votes = 4,952
percentage = 13.3
change = +4.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Rami Okasha
votes = 4,476
percentage = 12.0
change = −2.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Operation Christian Vote
candidate = Victor Ross
votes = 683
percentage = 1.8
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Kathleen Kemp
votes = 442
percentage = 1.2
change = +0.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Steve Will
votes = 412
percentage = 1.1
change = −0.3Election box majority
votes = 11,837
percentage = 31.8
change = −2.3Election box turnout
votes = 37,216
percentage = 56.6
change = +2.2Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing = −1.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 2001: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alex Salmond
votes = 16,710
percentage = 54.2
change = −1.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Sandy Wallace
votes = 6,207
percentage = 20.1
change = −3.7Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Ted Harris
votes = 4,363
percentage = 14.2
change = +2.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Douglas Herbison
votes = 2,769
percentage = 9.0
change = +3.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish Socialist Party
candidate = Alice Rowan
votes = 447
percentage = 1.5
change = "N/A"Election box candidate with party link
party = United Kingdom Independence Party
candidate = Eric Davidson
votes = 310
percentage = 1.0
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 10,503
percentage = 34.1
change = +2.1Election box turnout
votes = 30,806
percentage = 54.4
change = −14.3Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing = +1.1

Election box begin
title=General Election 1997: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alex Salmond
votes = 22,409
percentage = 55.8
change = +8.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = William Frain-Bell
votes = 9,564
percentage = 23.8
change = −14.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = Megan Harris
votes = 4,747
percentage = 11.8
change = +3.6Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = Neil Fletcher
votes = 2,398
percentage = 6.0
change = +0.4Election box candidate with party link
party = Referendum Party
candidate = Alan Buchan
votes = 1,060
percentage = 2.6
change = "N/A"Election box majority
votes = 12,845
percentage = 32.0
change = +23.1Election box turnout
votes = 40,178
percentage = 68.7
change = −2.5Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing = +11.5

Election box begin
title=General Election 1992: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alex Salmond
votes = 21,954
percentage = 47.5
change = +3.3Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = S. Manson
votes = 17,846
percentage = 38.6
change = −0.1Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = B. Balcombe
votes = 3,803
percentage = 8.2
change = +0.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Liberal Democrats (UK)
candidate = R. Kemp
votes = 2,588
percentage = 5.6
change = −4.0Election box majority
votes = 4,108
percentage = 8.9
change = +3.3Election box turnout
votes = 46,191
percentage = 71.2
change = +0.4Election box hold with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
swing = +1.7

Election box begin
title=General Election 1987: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Alex Salmond
votes = 19,462
percentage = 44.3
change = +6.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Albert McQuarrie
votes = 17,021
percentage = 38.7
change = −1.0Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = G. M. Burness
votes = 4,211
percentage = 9.6
change = −5.5Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = J. M. Livie
votes = 3,281
percentage = 7.5
change = −0.3Election box majority
votes = 2,441
percentage = 5.6
change = Election box turnout
votes = 43,975
percentage = 70.8
change = +3.8Election box gain with party link
winner = Scottish National Party
loser = Conservative Party (UK)
swing = +3.9

Election box begin
title=General Election 1983: Banff and BuchanElection box candidate with party link
party = Conservative Party (UK)
candidate = Albert McQuarrie
votes = 16,072
percentage = 39.7
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Scottish National Party
candidate = Douglas Henderson
votes = 15,135
percentage = 37.4
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = SDP-Liberal Alliance
candidate = E. Needham
votes = 6,084
percentage = 15.0
change = Election box candidate with party link
party = Labour Party (UK)
candidate = I. F. R. Lloyd
votes = 3,150
percentage = 7.8
change = Election box majority
votes = 937
percentage = 2.3
change = Election box turnout
votes = 40,441
percentage = 67.0
change =

Notes and references

See also