In full: the Aberdeen Council wards of Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone, Bridge of Don, Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill, Northfield/Mastrick North, Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill, Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen;
In part: the Aberdeen Council ward of Midstocket/Rosemount[5]
Location of the constituency after boundaries review
Current
As redefined by the Fifth Review of the
Boundary Commission for Scotland, and subsequently first used in the
2005 general election,[6] Aberdeen North is entirely within the
Aberdeen City council area and one of five constituencies covering that
council area and the
Aberdeenshire council area. To the south of Aberdeen North there is
Aberdeen South, which is also entirely within the Aberdeen City council area. To the west there is
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, which is entirely within the Aberdeenshire council area, and to the north there is
Gordon, which covers part of the Aberdeen City council area and part of the Aberdeenshire council area. Further north there is
Banff and Buchan which, like West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, is entirely within the Aberdeenshire council area.
Fifth Review changes include the transfer of
Bridge of Don,
Dyce and
Danestone areas from Aberdeen North to Gordon, and the new Aberdeen North has boundaries which are very different from those of the earlier constituency. The northern boundary of the earlier constituency coincided with the northern boundary of the Aberdeen City council area. At that time,
Aberdeen Central and
Aberdeen South covered the rest of the Aberdeen City council area, and all three Aberdeen constituencies were entirely within the council area.
Historic
1885 to 1918
From 1832 to 1885 there was a single
Aberdeen constituency. Prior to 1832, the
burgh of Aberdeen had been represented as a component of the
Aberdeen Burghs constituency.
For the
1950 general election boundaries were redefined again, by the
House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949. A new list of wards defined Aberdeen North - Glimonston, Greyfriars, St Clement, St Machar, St Nicholas and Woodside[8] - but the county of city of Aberdeen remained a two-constituency city, divided between Aberdeen South and Aberdeen North, with both constituencies entirely within the city.
The county of Aberdeen was now again divided between
East Aberdeenshire and
West Aberdeenshire, with both of these constituencies entirely within the county.
For the
February 1974 general election there was, again, no change to the boundaries of Aberdeen North, but a review had defined the constituency in terms of a new list of wards. The new wards were Mastrick, Northfield, St Clement's, St Machar, St Nicholas, and Woodside.[8] February 1974 boundaries were used also for the
October 1974 general election.
The
1979 general election was held before a review of constituency boundaries took account of new local government boundaries.
1983 to 1997
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In this period the constituency was made up of the City of Aberdeen District electoral divisions of Ashgrove, Brimmond, Kittybrewster, Mastrick, Northfield East, Northfield West, St Machar, Seaton, Summerfield, and Woodside.
In this period the constituency was made up of the City of Aberdeen District electoral divisions of Balgownie, Brimmond, Danestone, Mastrick, Middleton, Northfield, Summerfield, and West Don, as provided for by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 1995.[9]
Since 2005 the constituency is made up of the Aberdeen City Council wards of Auchmill, Berryden, Castlehill, Cummings Park, Donmouth, Hilton, Kittybrewster, Mastrick, Midstocket, Newhills, Pittodrie, St Machar, Seaton, Sheddocksley, Springhill, Stockethill, Summerhill, Sunnybank, and Woodside, as provided for by the Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005.[10]
As redefined for the
1997 general election, Aberdeen North was one of three constituencies covering and entirely within the Aberdeen City area, the other two being Aberdeen South and
Aberdeen Central. Aberdeen South shared boundaries with both of the other two constituencies.