# Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Scottish Parliament constituency)

Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Gaelic: Obar Dheathain a Deas agus Ceann Chàrdainn a Tuath) is a constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood) covering part of the Aberdeen City council area and Aberdeenshire. It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one of ten constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.
The constituency was created for 2011 Scottish Parliament election, and combines most of the former Aberdeen South seat along with part of Aberdeenshire that was formerly in Aberdeenshire West. It has been held by Audrey Nicoll of the Scottish National Party since the 2021 Scottish Parliament election.

## Electoral region

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are Aberdeen Donside, Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns, Angus South, Banffshire and Buchan Coast, Dundee City East and Dundee City West.
The region covers all of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Dundee City and part of Moray.

## Constituency boundaries and council area

For the first election to the Scottish Parliament, the constituencies used were the same as those already in existence for the House of Commons (Westminster). For the 2005 general election, the boundaries of the Westminster constituencies were subject to some alteration, and so Holyrood and Westminster constituencies diverged.
Following their First Periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created newly shaped seats for the Aberdeen City council area and Aberdeenshire, which were first used at the 2011 Election.
Aberdeen City is divided between three Scottish Parliament constituencies: Aberdeen Central, Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the city area, while South and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in the Aberdeenshire council area. The remainder of Aberdeenshire is represented by four further constituencies in the Scottish Parliament: Aberdeenshire East, Aberdeenshire West, Angus North and Mearns and Banffshire and Buchan Coast.
In forming the new Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, the electoral wards used are:
* In full:
** Lower Deeside
** Kincorth/Nigg/Cove
** North Kincardine
* In part: (shared with Aberdeen Central)
** Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross
** Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
** Torry/Ferryhill

## Member of the Scottish Parliament

| Election | Election | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from: Aberdeen South and West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine ||||
| | 2011 | Maureen Watt | Scottish National Party |
| | 2021 | Audrey Nicoll | Scottish National Party |

## Election results
### 2020s

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Audrey Nicoll | 16,500 | 42.3 | 0.2 | 14,156 | 36.22 | 1.9 |
| | Conservative | Liam Kerr | 14,829 | 38.0 | 4.5 | 13,619 | 34.84 | 0.7 |
| | Labour | Lynn Thomson | 4,505 | 11.5 | 5.8 | 4,766 | 12.19 | 1.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Yuill | 2,889 | 7.4 | 0.3 | 2,338 | 5.98 | 0.5 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 2,243 | 5.74 | 0.8 |
| | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | Alba | 710 | 1.82 | New |
| | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | Scottish Family | 250 | 0.64 | New |
| | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | All for Unity | 249 | 0.64 | New |
| | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | Independent Green Voice | 173 | 0.44 | New |
| | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | Abolish the Scottish Parliament | 128 | 0.33 | New |
| | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | Reform UK | 124 | 0.32 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Stephen Jamieson | 286 | 0.7 | New | 78 | 0.20 | 0.0 |
| | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | Freedom Alliance (UK) | 78 | 0.20 | New |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 61 | 0.16 | 1.7 |
| | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | Restore Scotland | 43 | 0.11 | New |
| | Independent | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | Laura Marshall | 42 | 0.11 | New |
| | Independent | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | Geoffrey Farquharson | 15 | 0.04 | New |
| | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | Renew | 14 | 0.04 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 1,671 | 4.3 | 4.3 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 39,009 | | | 39,087 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 98 | | | 62 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 39,107 | 64.3 | 9.9 | 39,149 | 64.4 | 10.1 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 2.4 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||

### 2010s

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Regional | Regional | Regional |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Maureen Watt | 13,604 | 42.1 | 0.4 | 12,348 | 38.1 | 6.5 |
| | Conservative | Ross Thomson | 10,849 | 33.5 | 19.4 | 11,039 | 34.1 | 18.6 |
| | Labour | Alison Evison | 5,603 | 17.3 | 2.3 | 4,496 | 13.9 | 5.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Waddell | 2,284 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 1,776 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,577 | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 611 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 229 | 0.7 | 0.0 |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 78 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | Communist | 60 | 0.2 | New |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | Scottish Libertarian | 57 | 0.2 | New |
| | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | National Front | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | RISE | 47 | 0.1 | New |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 2,755 | 8.6 | 13.5 | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 32,340 | | | 32,368 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 131 | | | 56 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,471 | 54.4 | 1.5 | 32,424 | 54.3 | 2.0 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | Swing | Swing | 9.9 | | | |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member for this constituency |||||||||
2011 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Constituency | Constituency | Constituency | Region | Region | Region |
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Votes | % | ±% |
| | SNP | Maureen Watt | 11,947 | 41.7 | N/A | 12,653 | 44.6 | N/A |
| | Labour | Greg Williams | 5,624 | 19.6 | N/A | 5,423 | 19.1 | N/A |
| | Conservative | Stewart Whyte | 4,058 | 14.2 | N/A | 4,402 | 15.5 | N/A |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Sleigh | 4,994 | 17.4 | N/A | 3,215 | 11.3 | N/A |
| | Independent | Marie Boulton | 1,816 | 6.3 | N/A | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | Scottish Green | 1,113 | 3.9 | N/A |
| | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | All-Scotland Pensioners Party | 402 | 1.4 | N/A |
| | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | UKIP | 314 | 1.1 | N/A |
| | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | Scottish Christian | 200 | 0.7 | N/A |
| | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | Socialist Labour | 175 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | BNP | 169 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | Scottish Socialist | 85 | 0.3 | N/A |
| | National Front | Ross Willett | 214 | 0.7 | N/A | 62 | 0.2 | N/A |
| | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | Solidarity | 21 | 0.1 | N/A |
| | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | Angus Independents | 13 | 0.0 | N/A |
| | Others | Others | Others | Others | Others | 104 | 0.4 | N/A |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,323 | 22.1 | N/A | | | |
| Valid Votes | Valid Votes | Valid Votes | 28,653 | | | 28,351 | | |
| Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | Invalid Votes | 91 | | | 73 | | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,744 | 52.9 | N/A | 28,424 | 52.3 | N/A |
| | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) | SNP win (new seat) |
| Notes ↑ Incumbent member on the party list, or for another constituency |||||||||