Aberdeen South

New parliamentary constituency

This constituency is new at the July general election, and replaces the previous two constituencies:

Aberdeen North

Covered approximately 23% of this new constituency’s population, and 9% of this new constituency’s area.

Aberdeen South

Covered approximately 97% of this new constituency’s population, and 99% of this new constituency’s area.

MP profiles

Date elected

12th Dec 2019

Public opinion

Would be less favourable towards the Conservative Party if they chose to weaken climate policies

71.4%

69.1% national average

Believe the government has increased investment in renewables over the past 5 years

55.6%

52.0% national average

Believe that the government should use wind and solar farms to reduce energy bills

83.8%

84.3% national average

Believe that the government should continue the block on onshore wind development

29.0%

24.3% national average

Second placed party at most recent election

Labour Party

Have missed a bill payment in the last six months

34.4%

31.5% national average

Have missed a credit payment in the last six months

27.4%

23.6% national average

Have not been able to afford to turn the heating on at home when they have felt cold in the past month

38.4%

37.5% national average

Loss of nature and destruction of the environment should be one of the most important concerns for the country

This area National average
Net agree 72.2% 72.6%
Net disagree 10% 8.7%
Strongly agree 33.6% 33.8%
Partly agree 37.8% 38.8%
Neither agree nor disagree 18.6% 18.7%
Partly disagree 6.8% 5.9%
Strongly disagree 3.2% 2.7%

Mental health has been impacted by the cost of living crisis

41.0%

41.5% national average

Neither support nor oppose Net Zero

24%

26.2% national average

Policies for tackling the cost of living crisis should go hand in hand with policies to tackle the climate crisis

This area National average
Net agree 60.8% 58.9%
Net disagree 16.8% 17.6%
Strongly agree 26% 24.2%
Somewhat agree 34.8% 34.7%
Neither agree nor disagree 22.4% 23.4%
Somewhat disagree 9.8% 10.5%
Strongly disagree 7% 7.1%

Tackling climate change should / should not be one of the Government’s biggest priorities right now

This area National average
Should be a priority 60.4% 57.5%
Should not be a priority 39.6% 42.5%

Worried about having to use a foodbank in the next year

25.4%

28.7% national average

Worried about not being able to afford their mortgage or rent in the next year

37.4%

40.0% national average

Place

Constituency age distribution

This area National average
Ages 0 - 15 14.7% 18.3%
Ages 16 - 24 15.4% 10.5%
Ages 25 - 34 16.3% 13.2%
Ages 35 - 49 19.7% 19.1%
Ages 50 - 64 17.9% 19.8%
Ages 65 and over 16.0% 19.1%

Constituency Population

112,100

102,977.2 national average

Country of the UK

Scotland

Estimated child poverty

19.7%

29.3% national average

Ethnicity

This area National average
Asian / Asian British 10.3% 8.1%
African, Caribbean or Black 4.9% 1.3%
Mixed / Multiple ethnic groups 5.4% 2.8%
Other ethnic groups 2.1% 1.8%
Other White 0.6% 6.3%
White British 77.0% 77.5%

Number of onshore windfarms

0

0.7 national average

Movement

Churches that have declared a climate emergency

0

0.2 national average

Number of RSPB Reserves

0

0.3 national average

Number of Save the Children shops

0

0.2 national average

Number of Wildlife Trusts Reserves

0

2.4 national average