Banffshire and Buchan Coast (
Gaelic: ''Siorrachd Bhanbh agus Oirthir Bhùchainn'') is a
constituency of the
Scottish Parliament (
Holyrood) covering parts of the
council areas
For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...
of
Aberdeenshire and
Moray. It elects one
Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the
first past the post
In a first-past-the-post electoral system (FPTP or FPP), formally called single-member plurality voting (SMP) when used in single-member districts or informally choose-one voting in contrast to ranked voting, or score voting, voters cast thei ...
method of election. It is one also of ten constituencies in the
North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven
additional members, in addition to ten constituency MSPs, to produce a form of
proportional representation
Proportional representation (PR) refers to a type of electoral system under which subgroups of an electorate are reflected proportionately in the elected body. The concept applies mainly to geographical (e.g. states, regions) and political divis ...
for the region as a whole.
The seat was created for the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
, and covers areas that were formerly in the seats of
Banff and Buchan
Banff and Buchan is a committee area of the Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland.
It has a population of 35,742 (2001 Census). Fishing and agriculture are important industries, together with associated processing and service activity.
Banff and Bucha ...
,
Gordon
Gordon may refer to:
People
* Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters
* Gordon (surname), the surname
* Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War
* Clan Gordon, ...
and
Moray.
It has been held by
Karen Adam
Karen Adam (born 7 June 1975) is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Banffshire and Buchan Coast since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she was previously a councillor for the ...
of the
Scottish National Party since the
2021 Scottish Parliament election
The 2021 Scottish Parliament election took place on 6 May 2021, under the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998. All 129 Members of the Scottish Parliament were elected in the sixth election since the parliament was re-established in 1999. The e ...
.
Electoral region
The other nine constituencies of the North East Scotland region are:
Aberdeen Central,
Aberdeen Donside,
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine,
Aberdeenshire East,
Aberdeenshire West,
Angus North and Mearns,
Angus South,
Dundee City East and
Dundee City West.
The region covers all of the
Aberdeen City council area
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
, the
Aberdeenshire council area
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially different boundaries. The Aberdeenshire Council area inclu ...
, the
Angus council area
Angus ( sco, Angus; gd, Aonghas) is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland, a registration county and a lieutenancy area. The council area borders Aberdeenshire, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross. Main industries include agri ...
, the
Dundee City council area
Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, fourth-largest city and the List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mi ...
and part of the
Moray council area
Moray () gd, Moireibh or ') is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. It lies in the north-east of the country, with a coastline on the Moray Firth, and borders the council areas of Aberdeenshire and Highland.
Between 1975 ...
.
Constituency boundaries and council area
The constituency covers parts of both Aberdeenshire and Moray. It is one of the five constituencies covering Aberdeenshire in the Scottish Parliament, alongside
Aberdeenshire East,
Aberdeenshire West,
Aberdeen South and North Kincardine and
Angus North and Mearns. The rest of
Moray is represented by the
Moray constituency.
The seat was created following the First Periodic review of constituencies for the Scottish Parliament, and first contested at the
2011 Scottish Parliament election
The 2011 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday, 5 May 2011 to elect 129 members to the Scottish Parliament.
The election delivered the first majority government since the opening of Holyrood, a remarkable feat as the Additional M ...
. It largely replaced the seat of
Banff and Buchan
Banff and Buchan is a committee area of the Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland.
It has a population of 35,742 (2001 Census). Fishing and agriculture are important industries, together with associated processing and service activity.
Banff and Bucha ...
which was abolished, and also includes areas that were formerly in the
Gordon
Gordon may refer to:
People
* Gordon (given name), a masculine given name, including list of persons and fictional characters
* Gordon (surname), the surname
* Gordon (slave), escaped to a Union Army camp during the U.S. Civil War
* Clan Gordon, ...
and
Moray constituencies.
[
The electoral wards used in the creation of Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency are:
*In full: Banff and District, Troup, Fraserburgh and District, Peterhead North and Rattray, ]Buckie
Buckie ( gd, Bucaidh) is a burgh town (defined as such in 1888) on the Moray Firth coast of Scotland. Historically in Banffshire, Buckie was the largest town in the county until the administrative area was abolished in 1975. The town is the t ...
*In part: Peterhead South and Cruden (shared with Aberdeenshire East), Keith & Cullen (shared with Moray)
Member of the Scottish Parliament
Election results
2020s
2010s
References
External links
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{{Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions 2011-
Politics of Aberdeenshire
Politics of Moray
Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011
Constituencies of the Scottish Parliament
Constituencies established in 2011
2011 establishments in Scotland
Peterhead
Fraserburgh
Banff, Aberdeenshire
Buckie