Aberdeen North.
Scottish National Party MP Kirsty Blackman holds the seat on 34.5% of the vote.
2 Jun 2026
At just 30% voting participation -- among the lower end for Westminster MPs -- Kirsty Blackman's recent activity has focused more on the chamber than the division lobby. Where she has voted, she has backed SNP opposition to Labour's asylum support regulations, supported referring the Prime Minister to the Privileges Committee over the Mandelson appointment, and acted as a teller against immigration accommodation changes. She also backed the SNP amendment to the King's Speech, signalling formal rejection of Labour's legislative programme. Her most prominent recent news coverage centred on demanding greater support for North Sea workers during the energy transition -- a direct constituency concern for Aberdeen North.
Blackman votes with the SNP at 100% on every recorded vote, with no rebel votes in this parliament. Her 30% participation rate is low, though SNP MPs sometimes abstain strategically on England-only matters, which partly explains the pattern. Her stance profile sits firmly against fiscal tightening -- she scores just 21% on fiscal responsibility and 15% on pro-business measures -- while aligning strongly with workers' rights (89%) and welfare expansion (81%). Her speeches cluster around social care, economy and jobs, fiscal policy, and cost of living, with 313 contributions across 131 debates suggesting consistent engagement when present. She sits on the Speaker's Conference.
Her notable deviations from SNP colleagues include a stronger lean toward pension protection and resistance to Lords overrides. News coverage over the past 90 days has been largely neutral in tone, with economy and jobs dominating -- consistent with her North Sea campaigning. Older coverage flags her 2016 censure for bringing children to a committee, alongside subsequent advocacy for parliamentary reform on the issue. Data on local casework and constituency-level activity beyond media coverage is not available.
Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.
| Ward | Latest winner | Votes | Council | Last cycle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridge Of Don(4 seats) | Alphonse · Mennie · Ali · Cross | 5,377 | Aberdeen City Con | May 2022 |
| Dycebucksburndanestone | Graeme Stephen Lawrence | 0 | Aberdeen City Con | Feb 2023 |
| Hiltonstockethill(3 seats) | Tissera · Cameron · Copland | 2,866 | Aberdeen City Con | May 2022 |
| Kingswellssheddocksleysummerhill(3 seats) | Cameron · Blake · Delaney | 3,687 | Aberdeen City Con | May 2022 |
| Northfield(3 seats) | McRae · Clark · Graham | 2,785 | Aberdeen City Con | May 2022 |
| Tillydroneseatonold Aberdeen(3 seats) | McLellan · Sweeden · Grant | 1,715 | Aberdeen City Con | May 2022 |
Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Headline indicators.
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Ethnicity.
Source · Census 2021
Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band
Income tax contribution.
| Total income tax | £290m |
| Taxpayers | 55,000 |
| Median per taxpayer | £2,710 |
| Mean per taxpayer | £5,290 |
Source · HMRC SPI · ±8% confidence
Where the money flows back in.
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2024 — full result.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty BlackmanWON | SNP | 14,533 | 34.5 |
| Lynn Thomson | Lab | 12,773 | 30.3 |
| Gillian Tebberen | Con | 5,881 | 14.0 |
| Kenneth Leggat | Ref | 3,781 | 9.0 |
| Desmond Bouse | LD | 2,583 | 6.1 |
| Esme Houston | Ind | 1,275 | 3.0 |
| Charlie Abel | Ind | 703 | 1.7 |
| Dawn Smith | Ind | 352 | 0.8 |
| Lucas Grant | Ind | 214 | 0.5 |
Turnout 42,095
Prior contests.
| Year | Winner | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kirsty Blackman | SNP | 54.0 |
| 2017 | Kirsty Blackman | SNP | 41.3 |
| 2015 | Kirsty Blackman | SNP | 56.4 |
| 2010 | Doran, Frank | Lab | 44.4 |
Sources, methods & last update
2023 boundary review
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
±8% confidence
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo