Gordon and Buchan
Gordon and Buchan is a List of [UK Parliament constituencies|constituency] of the House of Commons of [the United Kingdom|House of Commons] in the UK Parliament. Following the 2023 review of [Westminster constituencies], it was first contested at the 2024 [United Kingdom general election|2024 general election]. It has been represented since 2024 by Conservative Harriet Cross; she defeated the SNP's Richard Thomson, who was MP for the predecessor constituency of Gordon from 2019 to 2024.
The constituency name refers to the former Scottish districts of Gordon and Buchan.
Boundaries
The constituency comprises the following wards or part wards of Aberdeenshire Council:- In full: Turriff and District, Mid Fromartine, Ellon and District, Inverurie and District.
- In part: Central Buchan, West Garioch1, East Garioch1, Huntly, Strathbogie and [Howe of Alford (ward)|Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford]1.
The seat is made up of those parts of the abolished constituency of Gordon which were in Aberdeenshire Council plus a minority of the abolished Banff and Buchan constituency.