THE SNP have conceded defeat with a senior source saying it is the “Tories’ night”, as MSP Douglas Lumsden is named the victor.
The two by-elections taking place in Scotland were triggered when the former SNP MPs in these seats, Stephen Flynn in Aberdeen South and Stephen Gethins in Arbroath and Broughty Ferry, were elected to the Scottish Parliament on May 7.
The law does not allow people to hold seats in the Parliament and in the House of Commons simultaneously.
Here are the full results:
The full list of candidates were:
- Nurul Hoque Ali – Labour Party
- David Ballantine – Alliance for Democracy and Freedom
- Jo Hart – Reform UK
- Douglas Lumsden – Conservative and Unionist Party
- Jorg Shelton-Eckstein – Scottish Green Party
- Mel Sullivan – Liberal Democrats
- Richard Thomson – Scottish National Party (SNP)
The turnout in Aberdeen South
The turnout should come as the results come in. You can see the turnout below for the two other Westminster by-elections taking place.
What was the result in Aberdeen South in the 2024 General Election?
Aberdeen South has existed as a constituency since 1885 but its boundaries have been redrawn on several occasions and the seat has changed hands across the decades.
In recent times, Labour represented the constituency from 1997 up to 2015, when it was first won by the SNP.
The Conservatives took the seat in 2017, only for the SNP to retake it in 2019 and hold it in 2024.
The result in 2024 saw Mr Flynn elected for the SNP on a very low share of the vote, 33%, with Labour in second place on 25% and the Conservatives close behind on 24%, while Reform got 7%, the Lib Dems 6% and the Greens 3%.
All six of these parties are standing at the by-election, along with a candidate for the Alliance for Democracy and Freedom.
