Current MSP: Maureen Watt (SNP) [MSP website]
Party Candidate Votes +/– % +/–
SNP Maureen Watt ^ 11947 +3884 41.7 +13.2
Labour Greg Williams 5624 +544 19.6 +1.7
Liberal Democrat John Sleigh 4994 -5140 17.4 -18.4
Conservative Stewart Whyte 4058 -982 14.2 -3.6
Independent Marie Boulton 1816 +1816 6.3 +6.3
National Front Ross Alexander Willet # 214 +214 0.7 +0.7
Majority 6323 Turnout 28653 Swing +5.8% SNP gain
Maureen Watt, who finished fourth in the near-equivalent Aberdeen South seat for the SNP in 2003, is rewarded for her perseverance in 2011, beating Labour into 2nd spot and the Lib Dems into 3rd in Nicol Stephen’s old seat.

Marie Boulton is an independent councillor for Lower Deeside and opponent of the Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route, and scored one of the best 2011 results for an independent constituency candidate.

Notes: Given boundary changes since 2007, variations in votes and share between seats with different boundaries would be misleading. We use the Denver figures, essentially a calculation of the 2007 votes cast within 2011 boundaries. More information on this here.

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* – Incumbent
^ – Challenger holding a list seat in previous Parliament
# – Lost deposit
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