West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine: MP, 2024 result and local figures
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is represented in the House of Commons by Andrew Bowie (Conservative). The 2024 count gave Andrew Bowie (Conservative) 17,428 votes and Glen Reynolds (Scottish National Party) 13,987, a majority of 3,441. Turnout, counted as valid votes over the electorate, was 67.1% (48,958 of 72,994).
Key figures
What the figures show
On the official figures, West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine has the 2nd lowest share of children in low income families after housing costs of the 650 constituencies with this figure (7.3%), and the 28th highest median full-time pay for jobs based here of the 632 constituencies with this figure (£46,394 a year).
DWP figures count 1,352 children under 16 in relative low income families after housing costs in 2024/25, 7.3% of children here against 26.0% across the UK. Before housing costs the share was 5.5% in 2024/25, from 6.7% in 2021/22.
Median annual pay for full-time work was £46,394 for jobs in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine and £45,620 for its residents (April 2025, ASHE). A year before, the residents' median was £42,738. The residents' figure ranks 87th highest of 632 constituencies with an estimate. The latest year is provisional.
Survey estimates for April 2025 to March 2026 have 78.6% of working-age residents in employment, within a margin of 7.2 points. The economically inactive share was 19.6%.
5,290 business sites were registered in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine in March 2026 (5,250 a year before), and employed 42,000 people in 2024.
In September 2026, 1.6% of 16 to 64 year olds in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine were claimants (945 people). September 2025 had 850.
MP
Andrew Bowie, Conservative
- MP for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since 4 July 2024
- In the House of Commons since 8 June 2017
Official UK Parliament page · Statements by Andrew Bowie on this site
In Parliament
Hansard records these as Andrew Bowie's latest words in Parliament, from 13 October 2026 to 28 October 2026. Hansard search returns 380 spoken contributions by Andrew Bowie since 4 July 2024.
On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Thank you for granting this point of order.
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Finally, Mr Speaker—at last, after two and a half years, this Government have found it within themselves to do the right thing, after exhausting all the alternatives. We have arrived at this destination far later than we should have. Jackdaw was first approved by us in 2022.
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Oil and gas workers in Scotland will be feeling cold fury. The Labour party is creating jobs in oil and gas in Port Stanley while killing them in Aberdeen.
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I welcome the Secretary of State and congratulate her on her new post; I look forward to working collaboratively with her on issues on which we agree—I am sure we will find some at some point.
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Businesses are being crushed by the weight of energy costs in this country, and that is leading to the deindustrialisation of Great Britain, everywhere from the ceramics industry in Stoke to the chemicals industry in Grangemouth.
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Read from the Hansard API on 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bowie | Conservative | 17,428 | 35.6% | −7.1 |
| Glen Reynolds | Scottish National Party | 13,987 | 28.6% | −12.5 |
| Kate Blake | Labour | 6,397 | 13.1% | +8.5 |
| Michael Turvey | Liberal Democrat | 6,342 | 13.0% | +1.2 |
| Brandon Innes | Reform UK | 3,497 | 7.1% | |
| William Linegar | Scottish Green Party | 1,032 | 2.1% | |
| Iris Leask | Independent | 219 | 0.4% | |
| David Neill | Independent | 56 | 0.1% |
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 35.6% | Scottish National Party 28.6% | 3,441 | 67.1% |
| 12 December 2019 | General election (notional result on these boundaries) | Conservative 42.7% | Scottish National Party 41.1% | 843 | 72.5% |
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
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine lies within Aberdeenshire.
- Aberdeenshire S12000034
Who has power over West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine
Every body that makes decisions for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine, 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
- West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine this page: Andrew Bowie (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 West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine?
UK Parliament lists Andrew Bowie, Conservative, as the Member of Parliament for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine since the July 2024 general election.
What was the 2024 general election result in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine?
Andrew Bowie (Conservative) won with 17,428 votes, a majority of 3,441, on a turnout of 67.1% (House of Commons Library).
What is the unemployment claimant rate in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine?
1.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 in September 2026, 945 people, on the ONS claimant count.
What is the average salary in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine?
Median full-time pay of residents was £45,620 a year in April 2025 (ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings).
How many children in West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine live in low income families?
DWP counts 1,352 (7.3% 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.