Gordon and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)

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Gordon and Buchan
County constituency
for the House of Commons
Boundary of Gordon and Buchan in Scotland
CountyAberdeenshire
Current constituency
CreatedNext United Kingdom general election
Member of ParliamentTBC (TBC)
SeatsOne
Created fromBanff and Buchan & Gordon

Gordon and Buchan is a proposed constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it will first be contested at the next general election.

Contents[edit]

Map
Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency will comprise the following wards of Aberdeenshire:[2]

Elections in the 2020s[edit]

Next general election: Gordon and Buchan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Nurul Hoque Ali[3]
Conservative Harriet Cross[4]
Scottish Green Sophie Molly[5][6]
SNP Richard Thomson[7]
Liberal Democrats Conrad Wood[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  2. ^ "New Seat Details - Gordon and Buchan". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  3. ^ Scottish Labour [@ScottishLabour] (April 10, 2024). "👏 Congratulations to your Scottish Labour candidate for Gordon and Buchan, Nurul Hoque Ali!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/scottish-conservatives-announce-harriet-cross-as-candidate-f-322925/
  5. ^ Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire Greens [@AberdeenGreens] (May 17, 2024). "📣 We have announced our UK general election candidate for Gordon & Buchan, Sophie Molly! Sophie is a musician and music tutor. She is passionate about the pursuit of economic, environmental, and social justice. 💚 We are proud to have her as our candidate! #VoteScottishGreen" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Scottish Greens announce their candidate for Gordon and Buchan at Westminster". Grampian Online. 2024-05-17.
  7. ^ Learmonth, Andrew (5 November 2023). "Just a third of general election candidates selected so far are women". The Herald.
  8. ^ Kuc, Morag (13 July 2023). "Scottish Liberal Democrat Gordon and Buchan candidate announced". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 2023-10-08.