UK Explained

West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine

Represented in Parliament by Andrew Bowie (Conservative). Here is who won the last general election here, and a few numbers about the area.

Your MP at a glance

Andrew Bowie, Conservative. Open their full page →

These describe the record. They do not say why an MP voted or claimed as they did.

How West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine compares

Every dot is one of the 631 areas that have figures. The large red dot is this area; green dots are areas like it.

TYPICAL FULL-TIME PAY, A WEEK

This area is 125 of 631 for pay, counting from the highest.

UK £767This area £859£400£1,100
PEOPLE CLAIMING UNEMPLOYMENT-RELATED BENEFITS

Higher than 4 areas and lower than 644.

UK 3.9%This area 1.6%0.0%12.0%

Areas like this one

The three areas with the closest pay and claimant rate. This says nothing about politics or geography.

AreaWeekly payClaimants
West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine£8591.6%
Wirral West£8571.8%
Orkney and Shetland£8471.4%
Bicester and Woodstock£8621.9%
United Kingdom£7673.9%

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Who lives here

Census figures for Scotland and Northern Ireland are published separately and are not on UK Explained yet.

WINNER, 2024
Andrew Bowie

Conservative

MAJORITY
3,441

votes ahead of second place

TURNOUT
67%

of people who could vote did

Andrew Bowie won with 36% of the votes, and Glen Reynolds (Scottish National Party) came second with 29%.

Votes for each party

Conservative36% · 17,428
Scottish National Party29% · 13,987
Labour13% · 6,397
Liberal Democrat13% · 6,342
Reform UK7% · 3,497
Scottish Green Party2% · 1,032
Everyone else1% · 275
Every candidate
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Andrew BowieConservative17,42835.6%
Glen ReynoldsScottish National Party13,98728.6%
Kate BlakeLabour6,39713.1%
Michael TurveyLiberal Democrat6,34213.0%
Brandon InnesReform UK3,4977.1%
William LinegarScottish Green Party1,0322.1%
Iris LeaskIndependent2190.4%
David NeillIndependent560.1%

2024 General Election, on today’s boundaries. Source: House of Commons Library via the Members API.

Your area at a glance

Typical pay for full-time workers who live here
£859 a week
This areaUK: £767 a week

Median gross weekly pay, 2025. Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

Working-age people claiming unemployment-related benefits
1.6%
This areaUK: 3.9%

Share of people aged 16 to 64, August 2026. Source: ONS and DWP claimant count.

At a general election each area elects one MP, and the candidate with the most votes wins, even without more than half. The area figures describe the people who live here. They do not show whether any MP or vote is the cause.

Updated 4 Oct 2026