Banffshire and Buchan Coast

Banffshire and Buchan Coast
Scottish Parliament county constituency
Banffshire and Buchan Coast shown within the North East Scotland electoral region and the region shown within Scotland
Created	2011
Council area	Aberdeenshire (part) Moray (part)

Banffshire and Buchan Coast is a new constituency of the Scottish Parliament (Holyrood). It elects one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) by the first past the post method of election. It is one also of nine constituencies in the North East Scotland electoral region, which elects seven additional members, in addition to nine constituency MSPs, to produce a form of proportional representation for the region as a whole.

Electoral region

See also North East Scotland Scottish Parliament 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 the Aberdeenshire council area, the Aberdeen City council area, the Dundee City council area, part of the Angus council area, a small part of the Moray council area and a small part of the Perth and Kinross council area.

Constituency boundaries

The Banffshire and Buchan Coast constituency was created in 2011 from about 5/6ths of the previous Banff and Buchan constituency (losing New Pitsligo, Strichen, Mintlaw, Longside, New Leeds, Cruden Bay, New Deer, Maud, Old Deer, Stuartfield, Fetterangus, Longhaven) and 1/8th of the previous Moray constituency (gaining Cullen, Portknockie, Findochty, Buckie) and a small part of the previous Gordon constituency (gaining Rothiemay, Knock). Previously sitting entirely within the Banff and Buchan Westminster constituency it now includes part of the Moray Westminster constituency.

Boundary review

See : Scottish Parliament constituencies and regions from 2011

Following the First Periodic review of constituencies for the Scottish Parliament, Banff and Buchan becomes the newly drawn seat of Banffshire and Buchan Coast at the 2011 elections.

The Holyrood constituency covers a northern portion of the Aberdeenshire council area and part of the neighbouring Moray council area.

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.
• In part: Peterhead South and Cruden shared with Aberdeenshire East and Keith and Cullen shared with Moray.

Members of the Scottish Parliament

Election results

See also

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References

1. ^ Statement of Persons Nominated Aberdeenshire Council