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Aberdeen North.

Scottish National Party MP Kirsty Blackman holds the seat on 34.5% of the vote.

Member of ParliamentKirsty Blackman · Scottish National Party
CouncilAberdeen City
Boundary set2023
ONS codeS14000060
Electorate · 2024
75.9k
Registered to vote
2024 GE — winner
34.5%
Scottish National Party · +4.2pp over Lab
Settlements
0
Named built-up areas
Crime · per 1k pop · 3mo
data.police.uk · 12mo rolling
Dispatch
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.

34.5%
SNP vote · 2024 GE
1
Council overlapping the seat
6
Wards · 17 councillors
§ 01The local picture — wards.6 wards · 17 councillors

Ward-level direction-of-travel: who controls what, who flipped recently, who holds the line.

WardLatest winnerVotesCouncilLast cycle
Bridge Of Don(4 seats)Alphonse · Mennie · Ali · Cross5,377Aberdeen City ConMay 2022
Dycebucksburndanestone Graeme Stephen Lawrence0Aberdeen City ConFeb 2023
Hiltonstockethill(3 seats)Tissera · Cameron · Copland2,866Aberdeen City ConMay 2022
Kingswellssheddocksleysummerhill(3 seats)Cameron · Blake · Delaney3,687Aberdeen City ConMay 2022
Northfield(3 seats)McRae · Clark · Graham2,785Aberdeen City ConMay 2022
Tillydroneseatonold Aberdeen(3 seats)McLellan · Sweeden · Grant1,715Aberdeen City ConMay 2022

Source · Democracy Club · DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

§ 03Demographics.Census 2021 · vs national avg

Headline indicators.

IndicatorLocalNationalΔ

Ethnicity.

Source · Census 2021

Population by age & sexCensus 2021 · 18 bands · click to expand
Male 48.7% Female 51.4% Median seat
MaleAgeFemale
85+
80-84
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
16-19
10-15
5-9
0-4

Source · Census 2021 (ONS) · % of usual residents; tick marks the median seat per band

§ 04Local economy.Income · tax · businesses · schools
Median income
£27,400
HMRC SPI · 2024
Mean income
£34,700
HMRC SPI · 2024
Businesses
2,445
VAT/PAYE-registered
Schools
1
0 primary · 0 secondary

Income tax contribution.

Total income tax£290m
Taxpayers55,000
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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§ 06Election history.5 contests · created on 2023 boundaries

2024 — full result.

CandidateVotes%
Kirsty BlackmanWONSNP14,53334.5
Lynn ThomsonLab12,77330.3
Gillian TebberenCon5,88114.0
Kenneth LeggatRef3,7819.0
Desmond BouseLD2,5836.1
Esme HoustonInd1,2753.0
Charlie AbelInd7031.7
Dawn SmithInd3520.8
Lucas GrantInd2140.5

Turnout 42,095

Prior contests.

YearWinner%
2019Kirsty BlackmanSNP54.0
2017Kirsty BlackmanSNP41.3
2015Kirsty BlackmanSNP56.4
2010Doran, FrankLab44.4
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
BoundariesONS Open Geography Portal
2023 boundary review
Wards & councilsLGBCE · Democracy Club
DCLEAPIL v1.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
SettlementsONS Built-Up Areas
Census 2021
DemographicsONS · Nomis · Census 2021
National avg over 575 seats
Income & taxHMRC SPI
±8% confidence
SchoolsDfE · attainment data
Crimedata.police.uk
LSOA-aggregated · rolling 12mo
ElectionsElectoral Commission