Aberdeen North: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) is the MP for Aberdeen North, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. Kirsty Blackman took the seat for Scottish National Party in July 2024 with 14,533 votes (34.5%), ahead of Lynn Thomson (Labour) on 12,773. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 55.4% (42,095 of 75,925); the winning margin was 1,760 votes.
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, Aberdeen North has the 45th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£44,499 a year).
2,693 children in Aberdeen North were in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, the Department for Work and Pensions estimates: 14.4% of under-16s, where the UK share is 26.0%. Before housing costs the share was 11.2% in 2024/25, from 13.8% in 2021/22.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 70.9% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.9 points. The economically inactive share was 25.2%.
3,515 business sites were registered in Aberdeen North in March 2026 (3,470 a year before), and employed 76,000 people in 2024.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £44,499 for jobs in Aberdeen North and £35,931 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £37,512. The residents' figure ranks 181st lowest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
3,165 people were claiming unemployment-related benefits in September 2026, 4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64. September 2025 had 2,830.
MP
Kirsty Blackman, Scottish National Party
- MP for Aberdeen North since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 7 May 2015
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Kirsty Blackman on this site
In Parliament
What Kirsty Blackman said most recently in Parliament, word for word from Hansard (from 8 September 2026 to 21 October 2026). Hansard search returns 343 spoken contributions by Kirsty Blackman since 4 July 2024.
I want the people who sell sandwiches in my constituency to have jobs, just the same as I want the people who work in the energy industry in my constituency to have jobs. Both types of job are important.
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On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. We had a council by-election in my constituency and in the constituency of the hon. Member for Aberdeen South (Douglas Lumsden) over the course of the break.
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It is not always the most high-profile or senior politicians who are targeted; we know that in this House, to our cost.
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The Prime Minister says that, when it comes to the relationship with the EU, the British public will be the boss.
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I first raised the issue of self-generated images in Parliament more than four years ago. I have asked almost every single Culture, Media and Sport team about the issue of livestreaming.
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Read from the Hansard API on 26 October 2026. Up to two items per debate; remarks under 40 characters are left out. All contributions in Hansard.
General election, 4 July 2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Change in share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirsty Blackman | Scottish National Party | 14,533 | 34.5% | −18.4 |
| Lynn Thomson | Labour | 12,773 | 30.3% | +18.4 |
| Gillian Tebberen | Conservative | 5,881 | 14.0% | −10.6 |
| Kenneth Leggat | Reform UK | 3,781 | 9.0% | +7.4 |
| Desmond Bouse | Liberal Democrat | 2,583 | 6.1% | −1.6 |
| Esme Houston | Scottish Green Party | 1,275 | 3.0% | +1.8 |
| Charlie Abel | Alba Party | 703 | 1.7% | |
| Dawn Smith | Scottish Family Party | 352 | 0.8% | |
| Lucas Grant | Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition | 214 | 0.5% |
Result summary as published: SNP hold. Change in share is in percentage points against the notional 2019 result on the new boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library, election results (data, read 14 October 2026).
Results on these boundaries
| Date | Election | First | Second | Majority | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2024 | General election | Scottish National Party 34.5% | Labour 30.3% | 1,760 | 55.4% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Scottish National Party 52.9% | Conservative 24.6% | 14,210 | 65.2% |
Only results on the constituency boundaries first used at the 2024 general election are shown. The 2019 figures are the House of Commons Library's notional estimates of how votes cast in 2019 would have fallen on these boundaries, not a result that was declared. Source: House of Commons Library, constituency results.
Councils
Aberdeen North lies within Aberdeen City.
- Aberdeen City S12000033
Who has power over Aberdeen North
Every body that makes decisions for Aberdeen North, from the street up to the G20. Each one links to its page on the official record. How the ten levels work.
Level 1: Neighbourhood and community power
Residents' and tenants' groups, neighbourhood forums and local policing panels.
Level 2: Parish, town and community councils
Community councils, where the area has them, sit below the council.
Level 5: Devolved and state governments
- Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government makes law for Scotland on devolved subjects
Level 6: National government
- Aberdeen North this page: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) MP
- All 650 MPs votes, interests and costs
- UK government and Parliament official figures and sources
Level 7: Regional blocs and supranational bodies
- Council of Europe and the European Court of Human Rights (CoE / ECtHR) The UK Government says the United Kingdom was one of the Council of Europe's founding members.
Level 8: The UN and global treaty bodies
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) The UN lists the United Kingdom as a member admitted on 24 October 1945.
- United Nations Security Council (UNSC) The UK is one of the five permanent members of the Security Council and holds the veto, according to the UN.
- NATO NATO lists the United Kingdom among its 12 founding members, which signed the North Atlantic Treaty in Washington, D.C.
- World Health Organization (WHO) WHO's list of member states includes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- World Trade Organization (WTO) The WTO says the United Kingdom has been a WTO member since 1 January 1995 and a member of GATT since 1 January 1948.
- Commonwealth of Nations The UK is one of the 56 members, one of three European members with Cyprus and Malta, and the Commonwealth Secretariat is headquartered at Marlborough House in London.
Level 9: The IMF, World Bank and global finance
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) The UK has been a member since 27 December 1945 and has a quota of SDR 20,155.1 million (IMF country page for the United Kingdom).
- World Bank Group (WBG) The UK holds 3.75% of voting power in the IBRD (data as of 30 June 2026) and 6.92% in IDA (as of 30 June 2026), according to the World Bank's voting tables.
Level 10: G7, G20, Davos and global forums
Sources
| Figure | Period | Publisher | Read | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claimants as a share of residents aged 16 to 64 | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Claimant count | September 2026 | ONS | 29 October 2026 | data · area |
| Employment rate, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of residents | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Median full-time pay of people working here | April 2025 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Children in relative low income families, after housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Children in relative low income families, before housing costs | 2024/25 | DWP | 14 October 2026 | data · release |
| Business sites (local units) | March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| People employed by businesses here | 2024 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
| Economically inactive, aged 16 to 64 | April 2025 to March 2026 | ONS | 14 October 2026 | data · area |
"Data" is the file or query each figure was read from (its SHA-256 is in the link title); "area" shows the same table for this constituency alone.
Common questions
Who is the MP for Aberdeen North?
UK Parliament lists Kirsty Blackman, Scottish National Party, as the Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in Aberdeen North?
Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party) won with 14,533 votes, a majority of 1,760, on a turnout of 55.4% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Aberdeen North?
4.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 3,165 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in Aberdeen North?
Median full-time pay of residents was £35,931 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in Aberdeen North live in low income families?
DWP counts 2,693 (14.4% of under-16s) in relative low income after housing costs for 2024/25.
Built 14 October 2026 from official records; how these pages are compiled. This page lists what the record shows and gives no verdict on the MP or the area. Link moved or figure wrong? Tell us.