Gordon and Buchan: MP, 2024 result and local figures
Harriet Cross (Conservative) is the MP for Gordon and Buchan, elected at the general election of 4 July 2024. The 2024 count gave Harriet Cross (Conservative) 14,418 votes and Richard Thomson (Scottish National Party) 13,540, a majority of 878. 43,848 valid votes were cast by an electorate of 69,605, 63.0% of those registered.
Key figures
What the figures show
Compared with other constituencies, Gordon and Buchan has the 6th lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (9.1%).
DWP figures count 1,574 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 9.1% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. On the before-housing-costs measure it fell from 7.8% in 2021/22 to 6.8% in 2024/25.
Full-time employees living in Gordon and Buchan had median pay of £45,032 a year in April 2025; for jobs based in the constituency the median was £38,985. In April 2024 the residents' figure was £42,769. The residents' figure ranks 97th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
80.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were in work in April 2025 to March 2026, on the Annual Population Survey estimate (95% confidence interval ±7.9 points). 16.5% were economically inactive.
Workplaces in Gordon and Buchan accounted for 30,000 jobs in 2024; the business register lists 5,215 local units for March 2026.
The number of people claiming unemployment-related benefits stood at 1,020 in September 2026, a claimant rate of 1.8%. That is up from 890 twelve months before.
MP
Harriet Cross, Conservative
- MP for Gordon and Buchan since 4 July 2024
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Harriet Cross on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Harriet Cross's latest words in Parliament, from 14 July 2026 to 13 October 2026. Hansard search returns 441 spoken contributions by Harriet Cross since 4 July 2024.
We are in a global energy supply crisis, as oil shipments remain stuck; a fifth of global liquefied natural gas supplies have been disrupted by the war in Iran; and across Europe, gas reserves are at record lows as we head into winter.
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Because, unlike this Labour Government, we were not banning new production from the North sea, so we would have had a flow of gas from there. Let us be serious.
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What is important here is the reality and, as the Prime Minister said, being pragmatic. Some 24 million homes in the UK use gas, and that situation cannot change overnight. Whether or not we ban our own gas, that need does not change.
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Across the country, businesses are under increasing pressure. Competition, the costs of doing business, ever increasing taxation and regulatory burdens are making it as hard as it has ever been for our rural businesses to get on.
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The right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) was elected less than a month ago. He will be Prime Minister on Monday, by which time we will be on an almost 50-day recess.
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Read from the Hansard API on 27 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harriet Cross | Conservative | 14,418 | 32.9% | −13.1 |
| Richard Thomson | Scottish National Party | 13,540 | 30.9% | −8.3 |
| Conrad Wood | Liberal Democrat | 7,307 | 16.7% | +5.3 |
| Nurul Ali | Labour | 4,686 | 10.7% | +7.2 |
| Kris Callander | Reform UK | 3,897 | 8.9% |
Result summary as published: Con 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 | Conservative 32.9% | Scottish National Party 30.9% | 878 | 63.0% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 46.0% | Scottish National Party 39.2% | 3,224 | 67.8% |
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
Gordon and Buchan lies within Aberdeenshire.
- Aberdeenshire S12000034
Who has power over Gordon and Buchan
Every body that makes decisions for Gordon and Buchan, 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
- Gordon and Buchan this page: Harriet Cross (Conservative) 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 Gordon and Buchan?
Harriet Cross (Conservative), elected on 4 July 2024, according to UK Parliament records.
What was the 2024 general election result in Gordon and Buchan?
The House of Commons Library records 14,418 votes for Harriet Cross of Conservative and a majority of 878; 63.0% of the electorate cast a valid vote.
What is the unemployment claimant rate in Gordon and Buchan?
The ONS claimant count for September 2026 is 1,020, 1.8% of the 16 to 64 population.
What is the average salary in Gordon and Buchan?
For full-time employees living here the ONS puts median annual pay at £45,032 (April 2025).
How many children in Gordon and Buchan live in low income families?
1,574 children under 16, 9.1%, after housing costs in 2024/25, according to the Department for Work and Pensions.
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.