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Aberdeen South
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Your member of parliament
Douglas Lumsden
ConservativeScottish National Party won Aberdeen South at the 2024 general election with a majority of 3,758 votes, or 8.1 points. A swing of 4.0 points to Labour would take it. That makes it safer than 173 of the 650 seats with a published margin, and less safe than the other 477.
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How safe is this seat?
Competitive
A majority of 8.1 points, which is larger than 173 of the 650 seats with a published margin.
by-election of 18 June 2026
The by-election
This seat has voted since the general election. Douglas Lumsden was returned at the by-election of 18 June 2026.
Majority
6,050
20.9% of votes cast.
Turnout
38.0%
28,897 of 76,033 on the register.
Candidates
7
28,897 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas LumsdenElected | Conservative | 14,308 | 49.5% |
| Richard Gordon Thomson | Scottish National Party | 8,258 | 28.6% |
| Jo Hart | Reform UK | 2,478 | 8.6% |
| Nurul Hoque Ali | Labour | 1,550 | 5.4% |
| Mel Sullivan | Liberal Democrat | 1,270 | 4.4% |
| Jorg Shelton-Eckstein | Scottish Green Party | 974 | 3.4% |
| David Ballantine | Alliance for Democracy and Freedom | 59 | 0.2% |
2024 general election
And at the general election
Majority
3,758
8.1% of votes cast.
Turnout
59.9%
+0.2 points on the UK figure of 59.7%.
Candidates
8
46,345 valid votes counted.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | vs UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen FlynnElected | Scottish National Party | 15,213 | 32.8% | +30.3 |
| Mohammad Malik | Labour | 11,455 | 24.7% | -9.0 |
| John Wheeler | Conservative | 11,300 | 24.4% | +0.7 |
| Michael Pearce | Reform UK | 3,199 | 6.9% | -7.4 |
| Jeff Goodhall | Liberal Democrat | 2,921 | 6.3% | -5.9 |
| Guy Ingerson | Scottish Green Party | 1,609 | 3.5% | +3.2 |
| Graeme Craib | Scottish Family Party | 423 | 0.9% | +0.9 |
| Sophie Molly | Independent | 225 | 0.5% | -1.6 |
Competitive. Close enough that a modest swing would change hands. The vs UK column is each party’s share here against its own national share, summed from all 650 results. That describes the 2024 general election only: arithmetic on the published count, not a forecast.
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