Scottish Parliamentary Elections and Voting System Referendum 2011
A Scottish Parliamentary Election took place on Thursday, 5th May 2011, with a referendum on the same day to decide the voting system for UK parliamentary elections. The results in the three Aberdeenshire-run constituencies were as follows:
Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Electorate: 53,698
Total Votes Cast (per verification sheet): 25,099
Turnout: 46.74%
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Share |
| DUFFILL, Alan | Scottish Labour Party |
2,642
|
10.57%
|
| MILNE, Galen | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
958
|
3.83%
|
| STEVENSON, Stewart | Scottish National Party (SNP) |
16,812
|
67.24%
|
| WATT, Michael | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
4,592
|
18.37%
|
|
Total Valid Votes
|
25,004
|
100.00%
|
Rejected Votes
|
Reason for Rejection |
Number of Votes |
Share |
| Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark |
0
|
0.00%
|
| Voting for more than one candidate |
11
|
11.58%
|
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
1
|
1.05%
|
| Unmarked or void for uncertainty |
83
|
87.37%
|
|
Total Rejected Votes
|
95
|
100.00%
|
The following candidate is duly elected to serve as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the BANFFSHIRE and BUCHAN COAST constituency:
| Stewart Stevenson |
Scottish National Party (SNP)
|
Aberdeenshire East
Electorate: 57,591
Total Votes Cast (per verification sheet): 30,364
Turnout: 52.72%
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Share |
| BURNETT STUART, Geordie | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
4,211
|
13.90%
|
| MCINNES, Alison | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
4,238
|
13.99%
|
| SALMOND, Alex | Scottish National Party (SNP) |
19,533
|
64.50%
|
| SMYTH, Peter Thomas | Scottish Labour Party |
2,304
|
7.61%
|
|
Total Valid Votes
|
30,286
|
100.00%
|
Rejected Votes
|
Reason for Rejection |
Number of Votes |
Share |
| Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark |
0
|
0.00%
|
| Voting for more than one candidate |
11
|
13.58%
|
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
0
|
0.00%
|
| Unmarked or void for uncertainty |
70
|
86.42%
|
|
Total Rejected Votes
|
81
|
100.00%
|
The following candidate is duly elected to serve as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the ABERDEENSHIRE EAST constituency:
| Alex Salmond |
Scottish National Party (SNP)
|
Aberdeenshire West
Electorate: 53,779
Total Votes Cast (per verification sheet): 28,752
Turnout: 53.46%
|
Candidate |
Party |
Votes |
Share |
| MILNE, Nanette | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
6,027
|
21.05%
|
| MORRISON, Jean | Scottish Labour Party |
2,349
|
8.20%
|
| ROBERTSON, Dennis | Scottish National Party (SNP) |
12,186
|
42.55%
|
| RUMBLES, Mike | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
8,074
|
28.20%
|
|
Total Valid Votes
|
28,636
|
100.00%
|
Rejected Votes
|
Reason for Rejection |
Number of Votes |
Share |
| Lack of official mark or unique identifying mark |
0
|
0.00%
|
| Voting for more than one candidate |
18
|
15.93%
|
| Writing or mark by which the voter could be identified |
0
|
0.00%
|
| Unmarked or void for uncertainty |
95
|
84.07%
|
|
Total Rejected Votes
|
113
|
100.00%
|
The following candidate is duly elected to serve as a Member of the Scottish Parliament for the ABERDEENSHIRE WEST constituency:
| Dennis Robertson |
Scottish National Party (SNP)
|
Regional Results
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast Regional Result (PDF 20.2KB)
- Aberdeenshire East Regional Result (PDF 19.80KB)
- Aberdeenshire West Regional Result (PDF 20.0KB)
AV Referendum Results
- Banffshire and Buchan Coast AV Referendum Results (PDF 14.7KB)
- Aberdeenshire East AV Referendum Results (PDF 14.3KB)
- Aberdeenshire West AV Referendum Results (PDF 14.5KB)
There are various formal notices below which provide detailed information on the elections and referendum.
- Notice of Election (Constituency) (PDF 57.2 KB)
- Notice of Election (Regional) (PDF 56.2 KB)
- Notice of Referendum (PDF 52.7 KB)
The polling stations which were used in each of our constituencies can be found below:-
- Notice of Situation of Polling Places - Banffshire and Buchan Coast (PDF 63.7KB)
- Notice of Situation of Polling Places - Aberdeenshire East (PDF 65.6KB)
- Notice of Situation of Polling Places - Aberdeenshire West (PDF 62.5KB)
At this election, some Aberdeenshire Council residents were in the Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, and Angus North and Mearns Constituencies. Further details can be found at www.angus.gov.uk.