Aberdeen South - UK Parliament Constituency

Here are the most recent election results for the Aberdeen South constituency.

Note: Smaller parties may be omitted. The candidate with the largest vote who does not belong to one of the main parties is listed as 'Minor'. Votes listed for 'Other' are calculated by taking the votes from the main parties and 'Minor' away from the total votes cast.

Name	Aberdeen South
Region	Scotland
1st in 2024		SNP
2nd in 2024		Labour
Swing To Lose	4.05%
Next Election Prediction	View

Note: 'Swing To Lose' is the swing needed by the 2nd placed party against the 1st placed party to win the seat.

Electoral History

Election		Party
	Election 2024	SNP
	Election 2019 (New Boundaries)	SNP
	Election 2019	SNP
	Election 2017	Conservative
	Election 2015	SNP
	Election 2010	Labour
	Election 2005 (New Boundaries)	Labour
	Election 2005	Labour
	Election 2001	Labour
	Election 1997	Labour
	Election 1992	Conservative
	Election 1987	Labour
	Election 1983	Conservative
	Election 1979	Conservative
	Election 1974 (October)	Conservative
	Election 1974 (February)	Conservative

Election 2024

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	15,213	32.83%	-12.43%
	Labour	11,455	24.72%	+15.95%
	Conservative	11,300	24.38%	-9.98%
	Reform UK	3,199	6.90%	+6.51%
	Liberal Democrat	2,921	6.30%	-4.39%
	Green	1,609	3.47%	+2.94%
	Minor	423	0.91%	N/A
	Others	225	0.49%	N/A
Majority		3,758	8.11%
Turnout		46,345	59.93%	-5.53%
Electorate		77,328
Swing from SNP to LAB			14.19%
Swing from SNP to CON			1.23%
Swing from CON to LAB			12.96%
	SNP hold

Election 2019 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	22,683	45.26%	+0.59%
	Conservative	17,220	34.36%	-1.57%
	Liberal Democrat	5,358	10.69%	-0.30%
	Labour	4,394	8.77%	+0.37%
	Green	268	0.53%	N/A
	Reform UK	195	0.39%	N/A
Majority		5,463	10.90%
Turnout		50,118	65.46%	-3.98%
Electorate		76,560
Swing from CON to SNP			1.08%
Swing from LD to SNP			0.45%
Swing from CON to LD			0.63%
	SNP hold

Election 2019

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	20,388	44.67%	+13.21%
	Conservative	16,398	35.93%	-6.21%
	Liberal Democrat	5,018	11.00%	+5.15%
	Labour	3,834	8.40%	-12.15%
Majority		3,990	8.74%
Turnout		45,638	69.44%	+0.97%
Electorate		65,719
Swing from CON to SNP			9.71%
Swing from LD to SNP			4.03%
Swing from CON to LD			5.68%
	SNP gain from Conservative

Election 2017

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,746	42.14%	+19.31%
	SNP	13,994	31.46%	-10.19%
	Labour	9,143	20.55%	-6.20%
	Liberal Democrat	2,600	5.84%	+1.21%
Majority		4,752	10.68%
Turnout		44,483	68.47%	-2.87%
Electorate		64,964
Swing from SNP to CON			14.75%
Swing from LAB to CON			12.75%
Swing from SNP to LAB			1.99%
	Conservative gain from SNP

Election 2015

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	SNP	20,221	41.65%	+29.79%
	Labour	12,991	26.76%	-9.78%
	Conservative	11,087	22.84%	+2.12%
	Liberal Democrat	2,252	4.64%	-23.75%
	Green	964	1.99%	+1.03%
	UKIP	897	1.85%	N/A
	Minor	139	0.29%	N/A
Majority		7,230	14.89%
Turnout		48,551	71.34%	+4.13%
Electorate		68,056
Swing from LAB to SNP			19.78%
Swing from CON to SNP			13.84%
Swing from LAB to CON			5.95%
	SNP gain from Labour

Election 2010

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,722	36.53%	-0.16%
	Liberal Democrat	12,216	28.39%	-5.07%
	Conservative	8,914	20.71%	+3.57%
	SNP	5,102	11.86%	+1.96%
	Minor	529	1.23%	N/A
	Green	413	0.96%	N/A
	Others	138	0.32%	N/A
Majority		3,506	8.15%
Turnout		43,034	67.21%	+5.10%
Electorate		64,031
Swing from LD to LAB			2.45%
Swing from LAB to CON			1.87%
Swing from LD to CON			4.32%
	Labour hold

Election 2005 (New Boundaries)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,272	36.69%	0.00%
	Liberal Democrat	13,924	33.45%	0.00%
	Conservative	7,134	17.14%	0.00%
	SNP	4,120	9.90%	0.00%
	Others	1,171	2.81%	N/A
Majority		1,348	3.24%
Turnout		41,621	62.11%	0.00%
Electorate		67,012
Swing from LD to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LAB			0.00%
Swing from CON to LD			0.00%
	Labour hold

Election 2005

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,272	36.69%	-3.14%
	Liberal Democrat	13,924	33.45%	+5.51%
	Conservative	7,134	17.14%	-2.10%
	SNP	4,120	9.90%	-1.74%
	Green	768	1.85%	N/A
	Minor	403	0.97%	N/A
Majority		1,348	3.24%
Turnout		41,621	62.11%	-0.51%
Electorate		67,012
Swing from LAB to LD			4.33%
Swing from LAB to CON			0.52%
Swing from CON to LD			3.81%
	Labour hold

Election 2001

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	14,696	39.84%	+4.57%
	Liberal Democrat	10,308	27.94%	+0.31%
	Conservative	7,098	19.24%	-7.13%
	SNP	4,293	11.64%	+1.88%
	Minor	495	1.34%	N/A
Majority		4,388	11.89%
Turnout		36,890	62.62%	-10.22%
Electorate		58,907
Swing from LD to LAB			2.13%
Swing from CON to LAB			5.85%
Swing from CON to LD			3.72%
	Labour hold

Election 1997

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,541	35.27%	+0.49%
	Liberal Democrat	12,176	27.63%	+16.03%
	Conservative	11,621	26.37%	-12.10%
	SNP	4,299	9.76%	-5.39%
	Minor	425	0.96%	N/A
Majority		3,365	7.64%
Turnout		44,062	72.84%	+2.60%
Electorate		60,490
Swing from LAB to LD			7.77%
Swing from CON to LAB			6.29%
Swing from CON to LD			14.07%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1992

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,808	38.47%	+3.64%
	Labour	14,291	34.78%	-2.89%
	SNP	6,223	15.15%	+8.58%
	Liberal Democrat	4,767	11.60%	N/A
Majority		1,517	3.69%
Turnout		41,089	70.24%	+3.11%
Electorate		58,494
Swing from LAB to CON			3.26%
Swing from CON to SNP			2.47%
Swing from LAB to SNP			5.73%
	Conservative gain from Labour

Election 1987

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Labour	15,917	37.67%	+7.80%
	Conservative	14,719	34.83%	-4.09%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	8,844	20.93%	-5.29%
	SNP	2,776	6.57%	+1.58%
Majority		1,198	2.84%
Turnout		42,256	67.13%	-1.60%
Electorate		62,943
Swing from CON to LAB			5.94%
Swing from ALL to LAB			6.55%
Swing from ALL to CON			0.60%
	Labour gain from Conservative

Election 1983

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	15,393	38.92%	-1.80%
	Labour	11,812	29.87%	-9.34%
	SDP-Liberal Alliance	10,372	26.22%	N/A
	SNP	1,974	4.99%	-3.54%
Majority		3,581	9.05%
Turnout		39,551	68.74%	-9.82%
Electorate		57,540
Swing from LAB to CON			3.77%
Swing from CON to ALL			14.01%
Swing from LAB to ALL			17.78%
	Conservative hold

Election 1979

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	20,820	40.72%	+5.25%
	Labour	20,048	39.21%	+4.44%
	Liberal	5,901	11.54%	+1.91%
	SNP	4,361	8.53%	-11.59%
Majority		772	1.51%
Turnout		51,130	78.55%	+2.23%
Electorate		65,090
Swing from LAB to CON			0.40%
Swing from LIB to CON			1.67%
Swing from LIB to LAB			1.27%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (October)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	18,475	35.47%	-4.15%
	Labour	18,110	34.77%	+1.57%
	SNP	10,481	20.12%	+6.40%
	Liberal	5,018	9.63%	-3.82%
Majority		365	0.70%
Turnout		52,084	76.32%	-5.84%
Electorate		68,241
Swing from CON to LAB			2.86%
Swing from CON to SNP			5.28%
Swing from LAB to SNP			2.41%
	Conservative hold

Election 1974 (February)

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Party		Votes	Percentage	Change
	Conservative	21,938	39.63%	N/A
	Labour	18,380	33.20%	N/A
	SNP	7,599	13.73%	N/A
	Liberal	7,447	13.45%	N/A
Majority		3,558	6.43%
Turnout		55,364	82.17%	N/A
Electorate		67,379

	Conservative win

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