North East Scotland Region Results 2026

This page details the results for the North East Scotland region, and the constituencies it contains, in the 2026 Scottish Parliament Election.

Constituencies:
Aberdeen Central
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
Aberdeen Donside
Aberdeenshire East
Aberdeenshire West
Angus North and Mearns
Angus South
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Dundee City East
Dundee City West
Other Key Information:
List Seat Allocation Process
2026 List Candidates
Region History
Minor Party Results Summary

North East Scotland Region Overview

Region Map
North East Scotland Region Map 2026
North East Scotland Summary Chart
North East Scotland Constituency Seat Winners 2026

Aberdeen Central: 🟡SNP: Jack Middleton
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine: 🟡SNP: Stephen Flynn
Aberdeen Donside: 🟡SNP: Jackie Dunar
Aberdeenshire East: 🟡SNP: Gillian Martin
Aberdeenshire West: 🔵Conservative: Alexander Burnett
Angus North and Mearns: 🟡SNP: Dawn Black
Angus South: 🟡SNP: Lloyd Melville
Banffshire and Buchan Coast: 🟡SNP: Karen Adam
Dundee City East: 🟡SNP: Stephen Gethins
Dundee City West: 🟡SNP: Heather Adamson

North East Scotland Regional List Seat Winners 2026

1: ➡️Reform UK: Duncan Massey
2: 🔵Conservative Liam Kerr
3: 🟢Green: Maggie Chapman
4: ➡️Reform UK: Mark Simpson
5: 🔴Labour: Michael Marra
6: 🟠Lib Dem: Yi-Pei Chou Turvey
7: 🔵Conservative: Douglas Lumsden

North East Scotland Constituency Vote 2026
North East Scotland Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
North East Scotland Regional List Vote 2026
North East Scotland Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Note: Swing figures and 2021 winners are based on Ballot Box Scotland’s own calculations for the notional results of that election on the new boundaries. These may differ slightly from the notional results used by other sources. You can find the full BBS Notionals here.

Aberdeen Central

Constituency Map
Aberdeen Central Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔴Labour
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 6972 (25.7%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 165
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over 🟢Green
Lead: 3562 (13.1%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): ??
Electorate: 57939
Turnout: 47.2%

Aberdeen Central Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Jack Middleton
🔵Conservative: Stewart Whyte, L5
🔴Labour: Jenny Laing
🟠Lib Dem: Yi-pei Chou Turvey, L1
➡️Reform UK: James Wyllie

Aberdeen Central Constituency Vote 2026
Aberdeen Central Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Aberdeen Central Regional List Vote 2026
Aberdeen Central Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine

Constituency Map
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 1244 (3.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 108
List Vote Leader: 🔵Conservative over 🟡SNP
Lead: 292 (0.8%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): ??
Electorate: 62985
Turnout: 55.0%

Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Stephen Flynn, L1
🔵Conservative: Liam Kerr (*L), L1
🔴Labour: Matthew Lee, L7
🟠Lib Dem: Mel Sullivan, L5
➡️Reform UK: Duncan Massey, L1
⚪Independent: Iris Leask, L1

Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Constituency Vote 2026
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Regional List Vote 2026
Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Aberdeen Donside

Constituency Map
Aberdeen Donside Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 4731 (15.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 113
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Lead: 2495 (8.1%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): ??
Electorate: 64289
Turnout: 47.6%

Aberdeen Donside Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Jackie Dunbar (*C)
🔵Conservative: Hannah Powell, L6
🔴Labour: Lynn Thomson, L3
🟠Lib Dem: Michael Turvey, L2
➡️Reform UK: Claudia Leith, L3
🟤Alliance to Liberate Scotland: Stephen Bowie, L1

Aberdeen Donside Constituency Vote 2026
Aberdeen Donside Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Aberdeen Donside Regional List Vote 2026
Aberdeen Donside Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Aberdeenshire East

Constituency Map
Aberdeenshire East Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Winner versus 2021 Notional: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 943 (2.7%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 96
List Vote Leader: 🔵Conservative over 🟡SNP
Lead: 562 (1.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 60
Electorate: 62556
Turnout: 55.8%

Aberdeenshire East Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Gillian Martin (*C), L2
🔵Conservative: Douglas Lumsden (*L), L2
🔴Labour: Janine Langler, L8
🟠Lib Dem: David Evans, L7
➡️Reform UK: John Crawley, L6

Aberdeenshire East Constituency Vote 2026
Aberdeenshire East Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Aberdeenshire East Regional List Vote 2026
Aberdeenshire East Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Aberdeenshire West

Constituency Map
Aberdeenshire West Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🔵Conservative over 🟡SNP
Winner versus 2021: 🔵Conservative HOLD
Majority: 5784 (15.6%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 124
List Vote Leader: 🔵Conservative over 🟡SNP
Lead: 4942 (13.3%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 74
Electorate: 61255
Turnout: 60.7%

Aberdeenshire West Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Fatima Joji, L3
🔵Conservative: Alexander Burnett (*C), L3
🔴Labour: Kate Blake, L6
🟠Lib Dem: Jeff Goodhall, L4
➡️Reform UK: Jo Hart, L4

Aberdeenshire West Constituency Vote 2026
Aberdeenshire West Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Aberdeenshire West Regional List Vote 2026
Aberdeenshire West Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Angus North and Mearns

Constituency Map
Angus North and Mearns Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 3250 (11.2%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 93
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Lead: 1306 (4.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 51
Electorate: 55067
Turnout: 52.8%

Angus North and Mearns Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Dawn Black, L5
🔵Conservative: Tracey Smith, L7
🔴Labour: Simon Watson, L5
🟠Lib Dem: Martyn Knights, L6
➡️Reform UK: Laurie Carnie, L7
⚪Independent: David Allen Neill

Angus North and Mearns Constituency Vote 2026
Angus North and Mearns Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Angus North and Mearns Regional List Vote 2026
Angus North and Mearns Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Angus South

Constituency Map
Angus South Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 6608 (21.1%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 123
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over 🔵Conservative
Lead: 3877 (12.3%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 61
Electorate: 58967
Turnout: 53.4%

Angus South Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Lloyd Melville
🔵Conservative: Angus MacMillan Douglas
🔴Labour: Heather Doran, L2
🟠Lib Dem: Isobel Knights
➡️Reform UK: Bill Reid, L9

Angus South Constituency Vote 2026
Angus South Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Angus South Regional List Vote 2026
Angus South Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Banffshire and Buchan Coast

Constituency Map
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over ➡️Reform UK
Winner versus 2021 Notional: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 364 (1.2%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 76
List Vote Leader: ➡️Reform UK over 🟡SNP
Lead: 1408 (4.8%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 63
Electorate: 61536
Turnout: 48.1%

Banffshire and Buchan Coast Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Karen Adam (*C)
🔵Conservative: James Adams, L4
🔴Labour: Brooke Ritchie, L9
🟠Lib Dem: Ian Bailey
➡️Reform UK: Conrad Ritchie, L5
⚪Independent: N D R McLennan

Banffshire and Buchan Coast Constituency Vote 2026
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Regional List Vote 2026
Banffshire and Buchan Coast Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Dundee City East

Constituency Map
Dundee City East Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔴Labour
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 8177 (30.8%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 138
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over 🔴Labour
Lead: 5171 (19.4%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 109
Electorate: 57098
Turnout: 46.7%

Dundee City East Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Stephen Gethins
🔵Conservative: Jack Cruickshanks, L8
🔴Labour: Cheryl-Ann Cruickshank, L4
🟠Lib Dem: Tanvir Ahmad, L3
➡️Reform UK: Mark Simpson, L2
🟤TUSC: Donald MacLeod
🟤Worker’s Party: Peter Ashby, L1

Dundee City East Constituency Vote 2026
Dundee City East Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Dundee City East Regional List Vote 2026
Dundee City East Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

Dundee City West

Constituency Map
Dundee City West Key Information

Constituency Winner: 🟡SNP over 🔴Labour
Winner versus 2021: 🟡SNP HOLD
Majority: 6357 (24.5%)
Spoilt Votes (Constituency): 110
List Vote Leader: 🟡SNP over 🔴Labour
Lead: 3710 (14.3%)
Spoilt Votes (Region): 74
Electorate: 56095
Turnout: 46.4%

Dundee City West Candidates 2026

🟡SNP: Heather Anderson
🔵Conservative: Abi Brooks, L9
🔴Labour: Michael Marra (*L), L1
🟠Lib Dem: Daniel Coleman
➡️Reform UK: Arthur Keith, L8
🟤TUSC: Jim McFarlane

Dundee City West Constituency Vote 2026
Dundee City West Notional Constituency Vote Change vs 2021
Dundee City West Regional List Vote 2026
Dundee City West Notional Regional List Vote Change vs 2021

List Seat Allocation Process

To allocate list seats using the D’Hondt method, each party’s share of the vote is divided by one more than the number of seats they’ve won so far in the process. This is an important part of how the list seats then more fairly represent the diversity of views amongst voters. List votes cast for a party that has won lots of constituency seats are not “wasted”, they just aren’t needed to give their voters fair representation.

Starting Point

When allocating the first list seat, this starts with the number of constituencies won by each party:

  • The SNP won 9 constituencies, so their vote is divided by 10.
  • The Conservatives won 1 constituency, so their vote is divided by 2.
  • No one else won any constituencies, so their votes aren’t divided.
Seat 1

Since Reform have the highest total here, they receive the first regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.

Seat 2

Since the Conservatives have the highest total here, they receive the second regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 2 seats overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 3.

Seat 3

Since the Greens have the highest total here, they receive the third regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.

Seat 4

Since Reform have the highest total here, they receive the fourth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 2 seats overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 3.

Seat 5

Since Labour have the highest total here, they receive the fifth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.

Seat 6

Since the Lib Dems have the highest total here, they receive the sixth regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 1 seat overall so far, and therefore for the next round of allocation their share is divided by 2.

Seat 7

Since the Conservatives have the highest total here, they receive the seventh and final regional seat. We add that to their total, giving them 3 seats overall. This completes the list seat allocation process.

North East Scotland: 2026 Regional List Candidates

The six parties that won seats in the Scottish Parliament in 2026 are listed in order of national support on the list vote. Remaining parties are in alphabetical order, and Independents listed last. Candidates that contested both the List and Constituency ballot have their constituency noted after their name on the list.

  1. Stephen Flynn (Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  2. Gillian Martin (*C, Aberdeenshire East)
  3. Fatima Joji (Aberdeenshire West)
  4. Christian Allard
  5. Dawn Black (Angus North and Mearns)
  6. Miranda Radley
  7. Michael Hutchison
  1. Duncan Massey (Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  2. Mark Simpson (Dundee City East)
  3. Claudia Leith (Aberdeen Donside)
  4. Jo Hart (Aberdeenshire West)
  5. Conrad Ritchie (Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
  6. John Crawley (Aberdeenshire East)
  7. Laurie Carnie (Angus North and Mearns)
  8. Arthur Keith (Dundee City West)
  9. Bill Reid (Angus South)
  1. Michael Marra (*L, Dundee City West)
  2. Heather Doran (Angus South)
  3. Lynn Thomson (Aberdeen Donside)
  4. Cheryl-Ann Cruikshank (Dundee City East)
  5. Simon Watson (Angus North and Mearns)
  6. Kate Blake (Aberdeenshire West)
  7. Matthew Lee (Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  8. Janine Langler (Aberdeenshire East)
  9. Brooke Ritchie (Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
  1. Maggie Chapman (*L)
  2. Esme Houston
  3. William Linegar
  4. Sylvia Hardie
  5. Charlotte Horne
  6. Remi Salvan
  7. Fah Asif
  8. Gordon Miller

Note: the originally selected top candidate, Guy Ingerson, was removed as an approved candidate shortly before nominations closed.

  1. Liam Kerr (*L, Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  2. Douglas Lumsden (*L, Aberdeenshire East)
  3. Alexander Burnett (*C, Aberdeenshire West)
  4. James Adams (Banffshire and Buchan Coast)
  5. Stewart Whyte (Aberdeen Central)
  6. Hannah Powell (Aberdeen Donside)
  7. Tracey Smith (Angus North and Mearns)
  8. Jack Cruickshanks (Dundee City East)
  9. Abi Brooks (Dundee City West)
  1. Yi-pei Chou Turvey (Aberdeen Central)
  2. Michael Turvey (Aberdeen Donside)
  3. Tanvir Ahmad (Dundee City East)
  4. Jeff Goodhall (Aberdeenshire West)
  5. Mel Sullivan (Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine)
  6. Martyn Knights (Angus North and Mearns)
  7. David Evans (Aberdeenshire East)
  1. Sarah Hashim
  1. Stephen Bowie (Aberdeen Donside)
  2. Konrad Rekas
  3. Brett Morrison
  4. Ronald Hardie
  5. Mark Mair
  1. Euan Morrice
  2. Susan Ettle
  3. Dave Bestwick
  4. Joanna Moore
  1. Allan Petrie
  1. Richard Tallach

Note: Independent Green Voice are a front group for a bunch of Glasgow bampots, led by someone who was expelled from UKIP for alleged Holocaust denial. They are standing purely as a spoiler party in this election, targeting the legitimate Scottish Green Party, and their simple one candidate per region slate is further evidence of this dodgy dealing.

  1. Kenny Ross
  2. Brian Stewart
  1. Peter Ashby
  • Marie Boulton
  • Iris Leask

Region History

1999 to 2011 Boundaries

Elections in 1999, 2003 and 2007 for North East Scotland were fought on boundaries that covered the whole of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Dundee, coastal Angus, and small parts of Moray (around Keith) and Perth and Kinross (Invergowrie).

The first election for the North East immediately demonstrated the worth of using a fairer voting system: despite winning the most votes on both ballots, the SNP only won two constituencies to the Lib Dems’ three and Labour’s four. With the list seats then parcelled out four-to-three between the SNP and Conservatives, the balance of representation was much more in line with votes cast.

Despite a weakening position nationwide, the SNP managed to pick up the Aberdeen North and Dundee East constituencies from Labour, although they’d still have a net loss of one after the list seats were allocated. That went to the Greens, this region’s contribution to the “Rainbow Parliament”.

By the time of their first national victory in 2007 the SNP were becoming a juggernaut in the North East, further gaining Gordon from the Lib Dems and Dundee West from Labour, and still adding two list MSPs on top of their constituency haul. These net gains came from the Conservatives, who dropped a seat overall, and the Greens, who were ejected entirely.

2011 to 2026 Boundaries

Elections in 2011, 2016 and 2021 for North East Scotland were fought on boundaries that covered the whole of Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus and Dundee, plus a small portion of Moray (from Buckie to Cullen).

In hands-down the most impressive regional result in the history of the Scottish Parliament, not only did the SNP pull off a clean sweep of every constituency in the North East in 2011, but they were even due an 11th seat via the list. The collapsing Lib Dems meanwhile were reduced to just a single seat in the region, coming via the list, with the remaining list MSPs going three to Labour and two to the Conservatives.

The post-IndyRef realignment hit the North East of Scotland in a big way, that perhaps wasn’t clear just from the fact that the Conservatives gained the Aberdeenshire West constituency. The SNP’s loss of around 8% on the list vote was their worst drop anywhere, and came despite a mere 1% gain for the Greens, so slender they didn’t even win a seat. Overall that dip cost the SNP two MSPs in this region, compared to a more than doubling of Conservative numbers up to five seats, leaving just two for Labour and a sole Lib Dem.

Nothing changed in the North East in constituency terms in 2021, but the SNP continued to bleed support on the list vote to the extent they exceeded their fair share of seats in the region for the first time, at the Conservatives’ expense. The other party losing out from vote shifts were the Lib Dems, who swapped positions and thus their seat with the Greens.

Minor Party Results Summary

Due to the number of minor parties and candidates contesting the election, and the small number of votes each received, it would not be feasible to display them as part of the main entry for each constituency. Instead, they are listed here by total regional vote. Full figures per constituency are available in the published results spreadsheet.

  • Advance UK: 465 (0.2%)
  • Alliance to Liberate Scotland: 2270 (0.7%)
  • Independence for Scotland Party: 1800 (0.3%)
  • “Independent Green Voice”: 2354 (0.8%); 7.8% the size of the genuine Green vote 
  • Scottish Family Party: 2380 (0.8%)
  • Scottish Socialist Party: 826 (0.3%)
  • Worker’s Party Scotland: 750 (0.2%)
  • Marie Boulton: 1397 (0.5%)
  • Iris Leask: 374 (0.1%)

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