Latest headlines
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Victory for the SNP with 63 seats - two short of a majority
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Conservatives are the second largest party on 31 seats - but Labour on 24 lost 13 seats
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Scottish Greens are the fourth largest party with six seats, ahead of the Lib Dems who won five
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See the changing political map of Scotland
Scoreboard
| Party | Candidates | Votes | % | Net percentage change in seats |
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Party
SNP Scottish National Party |
Candidates Kevin Stewart | Votes 11,648 | 43.6% | Net percentage change in seats +3.6 |
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Party
LAB Scottish Labour |
Candidates Lewis MacDonald | Votes 7,299 | 27.3% | Net percentage change in seats −10.2 |
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CON Scottish Conservatives |
Candidates Tom Mason | Votes 6,022 | 22.6% | Net percentage change in seats +10.2 |
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Party
LD Scottish Lib Dems |
Candidates Ken McLeod | Votes 1,735 | 6.5% | Net percentage change in seats −2.8 |
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Change compared with 2011 |
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Turnout and Majority
Scottish National Party Majority
4,349Turnout
46.7%Constituency Profile
As Europe's oil capital, the off-shore industry dominates the economy of the seat. The city was Scotland's largest fishing port in the 19th century, but the harbour is now largely used to service the vessels of North Sea oil production. In recent times an estimated 65,000 oil and gas industry jobs have been lost in the UK, impacting dramatically on the area.
The residential areas are varied in character and contain some of the city's most affluent districts, such as Rubislaw, but also more working class areas including Woodside, St Machar, Linksfield and Causewayend. The seat also holds the city centre, old town, university and the local football stadium.
Labour's Lewis Macdonald won the seat at three elections, 1999, 2003 and 2007, but Kevin Stewart won it for the SNP in 2011.