Draft:2026 Aberdeen South by-election
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A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of Aberdeen South will be held in 2026, fofollowing it's MP Stephen Flynn winning a seat in the 2026 Scottish Parliament election for Aberdeen Deeside and North Kincardine, and as per the Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Act 2025, Flynn is banned from holding both a seat in the Scottish Parliament and the House of Commons, and will have to resign his Westminster seat within 49 days.[1][2][3][4]
Previous Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SNP | Stephen Flynn | 15,213 | 32.8 | −12.5 | |
| Labour | M. Tauqeer Malik | 11,455 | 24.7 | +15.9 | |
| Conservative | John Wheeler | 11,300 | 24.4 | −10.0 | |
| Reform | Michael Pearce | 3,199 | 6.9 | +6.5 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Goodhall | 2,921 | 6.3 | −4.4 | |
| Green | Guy Ingerson | 1,609 | 3.5 | +3.0 | |
| Scottish Family | Graeme Craib | 423 | 0.9 | N/A | |
| Independent | Sophie Molly | 225 | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 3,758 | 8.1 | −2.8 | ||
| Turnout | 46,345 | 59.9 | |||
| SNP hold | Swing | −14.2 | |||
See Also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "SNP's Stephen Flynn wins Aberdeen seat in Holyrood election". BBC News. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Five election moments you may have missed". BBC News. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "Scotland set for Westminster by-election as SNP MP Stephen Gethins wins Holyrood seat". The National. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ Walker, David (2026-05-07). "Stephen Flynn and Stephen Gethins by-elections could cost taxpayers £750k". Scottish Daily Express. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
- ↑ "General Election 2024: Aberdeen results". Aberdeen City Council. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
- ↑ "Aberdeen South – General election results 2024". BBC News. Retrieved 5 July 2024.