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Banff and Buchan

Every general election in Banff and Buchan since 1983 (until 2019). Latest: David Duguid, Conservative, majority 4,118.

2019 general election

CandidatePartyVotesShareShare bar
David Duguid Elected sitting MPConservative21,18250.1%
Paul RobertsonScottish National Party17,06440.4%
Alison SmithLiberal Democrats2,2805.4%
Brian BalcombeLabour1,7344.1%
Valid votes42,260
Majority4,1189.7%

Con hold Turnout 63.4% of 66,655 electors. Full result →

0%25%50%75%100%1983198719921997200120052010201520172019Scottish National Party, 1983: 37.4%Scottish National Party, 1987: 44.3%Scottish National Party, 1992: 47.5%Scottish National Party, 1997: 55.8%Scottish National Party, 2001: 54.2%Scottish National Party, 2005: 51.2%Scottish National Party, 2010: 41.3%Scottish National Party, 2015: 60.2%Scottish National Party, 2017: 39.1%Scottish National Party, 2019: 40.4%Conservative, 1983: 39.7%Conservative, 1987: 38.7%Conservative, 1992: 38.6%Conservative, 1997: 23.8%Conservative, 2001: 20.2%Conservative, 2005: 19.4%Conservative, 2010: 30.8%Conservative, 2015: 28.8%Conservative, 2017: 48.0%Conservative, 2019: 50.1%Labour, 1983: 7.8%Labour, 1987: 7.5%Labour, 1992: 8.2%Labour, 1997: 11.8%Labour, 2001: 14.2%Labour, 2005: 12.0%Labour, 2010: 14.0%Labour, 2015: 5.8%Labour, 2017: 9.5%Labour, 2019: 4.1%Liberal Democrats, 1992: 5.6%Liberal Democrats, 1997: 6.0%Liberal Democrats, 2001: 9.0%Liberal Democrats, 2005: 13.3%Liberal Democrats, 2010: 11.4%Liberal Democrats, 2015: 5.1%Liberal Democrats, 2017: 3.5%Liberal Democrats, 2019: 5.4%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1983: 15.0%SDP–Liberal Alliance, 1987: 9.6%
Vote share in Banff and Buchan at each general election SNP Con Lab LD Alliance

Boundary changes in 2024

Where the voters of the old Banff and Buchan (2010–2019 boundaries) live now:

Shares of population, from the House of Commons Library’s boundary analysis in the UK Parliament election results data.

Every result

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ElectionWinnerRunner-upMajority%TurnoutResult
2019Con David DuguidSNP4,1189.763.4%Con hold
2017Con David DuguidSNP3,6938.961.6%Con gain from SNP
2015SNP Eilidh WhitefordCon14,33931.466.5%SNP hold
2010SNP Eilidh WhitefordCon4,02710.559.8%SNP hold
2005SNPCon11,83731.856.7%
2001SNPCon10,50334.154.4%SNP hold
1997SNPCon12,84532.068.7%
1992SNPCon4,1088.971.2%SNP hold
1987SNPCon2,4415.670.8%SNP gain from Con
1983ConSNP9372.366.1%

Constituency boundaries were redrawn several times (most recently in 1983, 1997, 2005 (Scotland), 2010 and 2024), so the area behind the name changed over time. Before 2010 results are by party; candidate names start in 2010.

Questions and answers

Who last won Banff and Buchan?

David Duguid (Conservative) won Banff and Buchan at the 2019 general election with a majority of 4,118.

Which parties have won Banff and Buchan?

At the 10 general elections held under this name since 1983: Scottish National Party 7, Conservative 3.

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