Kincardine and Deeside (constituency)
UK Parliament constituency (1983–1997)
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Kincardine and Deeside was a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1983 until 1997. It was mainly replaced by West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, apart from the parts of the seat within the borders of the City of Aberdeen district, which joined Aberdeen South.
Seatsone
Created fromAngus North & Mearns, Aberdeen South and West Aberdeenshire[1]
| Kincardine and Deeside | |
|---|---|
| Former county constituency for the House of Commons | |
| 1983–1997 | |
| Seats | one |
| Created from | Angus North & Mearns, Aberdeen South and West Aberdeenshire[1] |
| Replaced by | West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine Aberdeen South |
Boundaries
Kincardine and Deeside District, and the City of Aberdeen District electoral divisions of Auchinyell, Craigton, Kincorth, and Peterculter.
Members of Parliament
| Election | Member | Party | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Alick Buchanan-Smith | Conservative | Previously MP for Angus North and Mearns from 1964. Died August 1991 | |
| 1991 by-election | Nicol Stephen | Liberal Democrats | ||
| 1992 | George Kynoch | Conservative | ||
| 1997 | constituency abolished | |||
Elections
Elections of the 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 20,293 | 47.7 | +3.6 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Waugh | 12,497 | 29.4 | +15.6 | |
| Labour | Morag Morell | 6,472 | 15.2 | −7.6 | |
| SNP | Austin Tuttle | 3,297 | 7.7 | −11.6 | |
| Majority | 7,796 | 18.3 | |||
| Turnout | 45,559 | 71.5 | |||
| Conservative win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | Alick Buchanan-Smith | 19,438 | 40.7 | −7.0 | |
| Liberal | Nicol Stephen | 17,375 | 36.3 | +6.9 | |
| Labour | Jurgen Thomaneck | 7,624 | 15.9 | +0.7 | |
| SNP | Frances Duncan | 3,082 | 6.5 | −1.2 | |
| Green | Louise Perica | 299 | 0.6 | New | |
| Majority | 2,063 | 4.4 | −13.9 | ||
| Turnout | 47,818 | 75.2 | +3.7 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | −3.3 | |||
Elections of the 1990s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 20,779 | 49.0 | +12.7 | |
| Conservative | Marcus Humphrey | 12,955 | 30.6 | −10.1 | |
| SNP | Allan Macartney | 4,705 | 11.1 | +4.6 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Savidge | 3,271 | 7.7 | −8.2 | |
| Green | Stephen Campbell | 683 | 1.6 | +1.0 | |
| Majority | 7,824 | 18.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 43,587 | 67.0 | −8.2 | ||
| Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | +11.4 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | George Kynoch | 22,924 | 43.7 | +3.0 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nicol Stephen | 18,429 | 35.1 | −1.2 | |
| SNP | Allan Macartney | 5,927 | 11.3 | +4.8 | |
| Labour | Malcolm Savidge | 4,795 | 9.1 | −6.8 | |
| Green | Stephen Campbell | 381 | 0.7 | +0.1 | |
| Majority | 4,495 | 8.6 | +4.2 | ||
| Turnout | 52,456 | 79.3 | +4.1 | ||
| Conservative hold | Swing | +2.1 | |||