Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine
Countyconstituency for theScottish Parliament
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine shown within theNorth East Scotland electoral region and the region shown withinScotland
Electorate	61,544 (2022)[1]
Current constituency
Created	2011
Party	Scottish National Party
MSP	Audrey Nicoll
Council area	Aberdeen City Aberdeenshire
Created from	Aberdeen South, West Aberdeenshire & Kincardine

Aberdeen South and North Kincardine (Gaelic:Obar Dheathain a Deas agus Ceann Chàrdainn a Tuath) is acounty constituency of theScottish Parliament covering part of theAberdeen City council area andAberdeenshire.^[2] Under theadditional-member electoral system used for elections to the Scottish Parliament, it elects oneMember of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by thefirst past the post method of election. It is also one of ten constituencies in theNorth East Scotlandelectoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to the ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form ofproportional representation for the region as a whole.^[3]

The constituency was created for2011 Scottish Parliament election, and combines most of the formerAberdeen South seat along with part of Aberdeenshire that was formerly inAberdeenshire West.^[4] It has been held byAudrey Nicoll of theScottish National Party since the2021 Scottish Parliament election. For the2026 Scottish Parliament election the constituency will be renamed asAberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, whilst retaining its current boundaries; the change of name was implemented at thesecond periodic review of Scottish Parliament boundaries to maintain consistency with the naming of theAberdeen Donside seat.^[5]

The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are:Aberdeen Central,Aberdeen Donside,Aberdeenshire East,Aberdeenshire West,Angus North and Mearns,Angus South,Banffshire and Buchan Coast,Dundee City East andDundee City West.^[3] The region covers all of theAberdeen City council area, theAberdeenshire council area, theAngus council area, theDundee City council area and part of theMoray council area.^[6]

Outline of the constituency

For thefirst election to the Scottish Parliament, the constituencies used were the same as those already in existence for theHouse of Commons. For the2005 general election, the boundaries of the House of Commons constituencies were subject to some alteration, and so these constituencies and those for the Scottish Parliament diverged. There is no longer any link between the two sets of boundaries. Following thefirst periodic review of parliamentary constituencies to the Scottish Parliament, the Boundary Commission for Scotland created newly shaped seats for theAberdeen City council area andAberdeenshire, which were first used at the2011 Election.

Aberdeen City is divided between three Scottish Parliament constituencies:Aberdeen Central,Aberdeen Donside and Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine. Central and Donside are entirely within the city area, while Deeside and North Kincardine also takes in North Kincardine in theAberdeenshire council area. The remainder ofAberdeenshire is represented by four further constituencies in the Scottish Parliament:Aberdeenshire East,Aberdeenshire West,Angus North and Mearns andBanffshire and Buchan Coast.

The seat is formed of the followingwards ofAberdeen City Council andAberdeenshire Council:^[2]

• In Aberdeen:
  • Lower Deeside (entire ward)
  • Kincorth/Nigg/Cove (entire ward)
  • Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells (shared with Aberdeen Central)
  • Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Ward (shared with Aberdeen Central)
  • Torry/Ferryhill wards (shared with Aberdeen Central)
• Aberdeenshire:
  • North Kincardine Ward (entire ward)

2021 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine^[7][8][9]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Audrey Nicoll	16,500	42.3	0.2	14,156	36.22	1.9
	Conservative	Liam Kerr[a]	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
	Green					2,243	5.74	0.8
	Alba					710	1.82	New
	Scottish Family					250	0.64	New
	All for Unity					249	0.64	New
	Independent Green Voice					173	0.44	New
	Abolish the Scottish Parliament					128	0.33	New
	Reform					124	0.32	New
	Scottish Libertarian	Stephen Jamieson	286	0.7	New	78	0.20	0.0
	Freedom Alliance (UK)					78	0.20	New
	UKIP					61	0.16	1.7
	Restore Scotland					43	0.11	New
	Independent	Laura Marshall				42	0.11	New
	Independent	Geoffrey Farquharson				15	0.04	New
	Renew					14	0.04	New
Majority			1,671	4.3	4.3
Valid Votes			39,009			39,087
Invalid Votes			98			62
Turnout			39,107	64.3	9.9	39,149	64.4	10.1
	SNPhold		Swing		2.4
Notes ^Incumbent member on theparty list, or for another constituency

2016 Scottish Parliament election: Aberdeen South and North Kincardine^[10][11][12]

Party		Candidate	Constituency			Regional
			Votes	%	±%	Votes	%	±%
	SNP	Maureen Watt[a]	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
	Green					1,577	4.9	0.9
	UKIP					611	1.9	0.8
	Scottish Christian					229	0.7	0.0
	Solidarity					78	0.2	0.2
	Communist					60	0.2	New
	Scottish Libertarian					57	0.2	New
	National Front					50	0.2	0.1
	RISE					47	0.1	New
Majority			2,755	8.6	13.5
Valid Votes			32,340			32,368
Invalid Votes			131			56
Turnout			32,471	54.4	1.5	32,424	54.3	2.0
	SNPhold		Swing		9.9
Notes ^Incumbent member for this constituency

• "Second Review of Scottish Parliament Boundaries: Report to Scottish Ministers"(PDF). Boundaries Scotland. April 2025. Retrieved26 November 2025.

• List of Scottish Parliament constituencies and electoral regions (2026–)

• "Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine constituency map (2025 boundaries)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved17 November 2025.
• "Aberdeen South and North Kincardine constituency map (2011 boundaries)"(PDF).Boundaries Scotland. Retrieved24 June 2021.

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