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Aberdeen South

Westminster constituency · Scotland

Forecast of November 2, 2026

Our forecast gives the Conservatives a more than 99% chance of winning, with an average lead of 8.4 points.

Safe seat. Chance of a final gap under 5 points: 3%.

Projected vote share

Projection by party

  • Conservative 35.0%
  • SNP 26.7%
  • Reform UK 13.0%
  • Labour 10.6%
  • Green 6.5%
  • Lib Dems 5.3%
  • Other 2.6%

Thin vertical mark: 2024 result.

Compared with the average

Conservative SNP Reform UK Labour
Aberdeen South 35.0%26.7%13.0%10.6%
National averageUnited Kingdom 20.0%+15.0 2.8%+23.8 22.3%−9.2 26.5%−15.9

Simple average of the 650 ridings, not weighted by population.

Local profile

Employment rate77.7%

Source: Office for National Statistics: mid-2022 population, January 2026 labour market

Previous election (2024)

The SNP won by 8.1 points.

Our current projection: the Conservatives ahead by 8.4 points.

Candidates and votes in 2024

Candidate Party Votes %
Stephen Flynn Elected SNP 15,213 32.8
Mohammad Malik Labour 11,455 24.7
John Wheeler Conservative 11,300 24.4
Michael Pearce Reform UK 3,199 6.9
Jeff Goodhall Lib Dems 2,921 6.3
Guy Ingerson Green 1,609 3.5
Graeme Craib Other 423 0.9
Sophie Molly Other 225 0.5

Nearby ridings

Party ahead and how sure the projection is.

Watch list

The tightest races

The smallest projected gaps between the top two.

  1. Inverness, Skye and West Ross-shireSNP76%1.2-point gap
  2. Bury St Edmunds and StowmarketReform UK46%1.4-point gap
  3. Romsey and Southampton NorthConservative63%1.4-point gap
Forecast updated