Gordon and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)

Gordon and Buchan is a constituency of the House of Commons in the UK Parliament.^[1] Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, it was first contested at the 2024 general election. The constituency name refers to the former Scottish districts of Gordon and Buchan.

Gordon and Buchan
County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Gordon and Buchan in Scotland
Subdivisions of Scotland	Aberdeenshire
Current constituency
Created	2024
Member of Parliament	Harriet Cross (Conservative)
Seats	One
Created from	Banff and Buchan & Gordon

Contents

Map of boundaries from 2024

The constituency comprises the following wards of Aberdeenshire:^[2]

• East Garioch, Ellon and District, Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford, Inverurie and District, Mid-Formartine, Turriff and District, West Garioch from the former Gordon constituency
• Central Buchan and Turriff and District from the former Banff and Buchan constituency

Members of Parliament

Election		Member	Party
	2024	Harriet Cross	Scottish Conservative

Elections in the 2020s

General election 2024: Gordon and Buchan ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Conservative	Harriet Cross	14,418	32.9	−13.1
	SNP	Richard Thomson	13,540	30.9	−8.3
	Liberal Democrats	Conrad Wood	7,307	16.7	+5.4
	Labour	Nurul Hoque Ali	4,686	10.7	+7.2
	Reform UK	Kris Callander	3,897	8.9	N/A
Rejected ballots			166
Majority			878	2.0
Turnout			44,014	63.2
	Conservative win (new seat)

References

1. "28 June 2023 - 2023 Review Report laid before Parliament | The Boundary Commission for Scotland". www.bcomm-scotland.independent.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
2. "New Seat Details - Gordon and Buchan". www.electoralcalculus.co.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
3. "Gordon and Buchan results". BBC News. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
4. "Results Gordon and Buchan". Aberdeenshire Council. Retrieved 9 July 2024.

External links

• Gordon and Buchan UK Parliament constituency (boundaries from June 2024) at MapIt UK