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Earnings

Median gross annual earnings (residence-based).

£25,210

2011

£26,658

2021

+£1,448

£ change

+5.7%

% change

Real-terms comparison

2011 at 2021 prices: £32,445 Real change: −£5,787

Election history

SNP Stephen Flynn Hold

2024-07-04

Majority 3,758 Turnout 59.9% Votes 46,345

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Stephen Flynn	SNP	15,213	32.8%	-12.4pp
Mohammad Malik	LAB	11,455	24.7%	+16.0pp
John Wheeler	CON	11,300	24.4%	-10.0pp
Michael Pearce	REF	3,199	6.9%	+6.5pp
Jeff Goodhall	LD	2,921	6.3%	-4.4pp
Guy Ingerson		1,609	3.5%	+2.9pp
Graeme Craib		423	0.9%	—
Sophie Molly		225	0.5%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Stephen Flynn	SNP	20,388	44.7%	+13.2pp
Douglas Lumsden	CON	16,398	35.9%	-6.2pp
Ian Yuill	LD	5,018	11.0%	+5.1pp
Shona Simpson	LAB	3,834	8.4%	-12.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Ross Thomson	CON	18,746	42.1%	+19.3pp
Callum McCaig	LAB	13,994	31.5%	-10.2pp
Callum O'Dwyer	LAB	9,143	20.6%	-6.2pp
Jenny Wilson	LD	2,610	5.9%	+1.2pp

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Callum McCaig	SNP	20,221	41.7%	+29.8pp
Anne Begg	LAB	12,991	26.8%	-9.8pp
Ross Thomson	CON	11,087	22.8%	+2.1pp
Dennis Rixson	LD	2,252	4.6%	-23.8pp
Dan Yeats		964	2.0%	+1.0pp
Sandra Skinner		897	1.9%	—
Christopher Gray		139	0.3%	—

Candidate	Party	Count	Share	Swing
✓ Anne Begg	LAB	15,722	36.5%	-0.2pp
John Sleigh	LD	12,216	28.4%	-5.1pp
Amanda Harvie	CON	8,914	20.7%	+3.6pp
Mark McDonald	LAB	5,102	11.9%	+2.0pp
Susan Ross		529	1.2%	—
Rhonda Reekie		413	1.0%	-0.9pp
Robert Green		138	0.3%	—

Demographics

Changes shown vs 2001 Census

📊 Age

35 to 49

19.9%

50 to 64

17.9%

0 to 17

16.4%

25 to 34

16.4%

65 and over

16.1%

18 to 24

13.2%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

85.5%

Asian or Asian British

5.6%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

5.1%

Other ethnic group

3.8%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

2.0%

📊 Age

65 and over

16.0%

18 to 24

13.8%

⛪ Religion

No religion

56.9%

Christian

31.5%

Not answered

6.0%

Muslim

2.9%

Other religion

1.4%

Hindu

1.3%

Buddhist

0.5%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.1%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

44.2%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

16.1%

Other qualifications

12.3%

Level 3 qualifications

10.1%

No qualifications

9.7%

Apprenticeship

6.3%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

56.0%

Private renters

25.6%

Social renters

16.7%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

92.6%

Asian or Asian British

3.8%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

2.3%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.7%

Other ethnic group

0.6%

📊 Age

45 to 64

25.5%

30 to 44

21.9%

18 to 29

21.0%

Under 18

16.6%

65 and over

15.0%

⛪ Religion

No religion

46.5%

Christian

42.7%

Muslim

1.7%

Hindu

0.9%

Buddhist

0.4%

Other religion

0.3%

Jewish

0.1%

Sikh

0.0%

🌍 Ethnicity

White

97.7%

Asian or Asian British

1.1%

Other ethnic group

0.5%

Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups

0.4%

Black, African, Caribbean or Black British

0.3%

⛪ Religion

Christian

54.0%

No religion

39.6%

Not answered

4.6%

Other religion

0.7%

Muslim

0.6%

Buddhist

0.3%

Hindu

0.2%

Jewish

0.0%

Sikh

0.0%

🎓 Education

Level 4 qualifications or above

29.3%

Level 1 and entry level qualifications

23.7%

No qualifications

23.5%

Level 2 qualifications

15.4%

Level 3 qualifications

8.1%

🏠 Housing

Owner-occupiers

69.9%

Social renters

19.4%

Private renters

7.1%

Rent free

3.5%

Demographic change (2001–2021)

Measured change only. No assumptions or interpretation.

🌍 Ethnicity

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Other ethnic group	0.5%	0.6%	3.8%	+0.1pp	+3.2pp	+3.3pp
Asian or Asian British	1.1%	3.8%	5.6%	+2.7pp	+1.8pp	+4.5pp
Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	0.3%	2.3%	5.1%	+2.0pp	+2.8pp	+4.8pp
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.4%	0.7%	2.0%	+0.3pp	+1.3pp	+1.6pp
White	97.7%	92.6%	85.5%	-5.1pp	-7.1pp	-12.2pp

⛪ Religion

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Buddhist	0.3%	0.4%	0.5%	+0.2pp	+0.1pp	+0.3pp
Christian	54.0%	42.7%	31.5%	-11.2pp	-11.2pp	-22.5pp
Hindu	0.2%	0.9%	1.3%	+0.8pp	+0.4pp	+1.2pp
Jewish	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
Muslim	0.6%	1.7%	2.9%	+1.1pp	+1.1pp	+2.2pp
Sikh	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0pp	0.0pp	0.0pp
No religion	39.6%	46.5%	56.9%	+6.9pp	+10.4pp	+17.3pp
Other religion	0.7%	0.3%	1.4%	-0.4pp	+1.1pp	+0.7pp
Not answered	4.6%	—	6.0%	—	—	+1.4pp

🎓 Education

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Apprenticeship	—	—	6.3%	—	—	—
Level 4 qualifications or above	29.3%	—	44.2%	—	—	+14.9pp
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	23.7%	—	16.1%	—	—	-7.6pp
Level 2 qualifications	15.4%	—	—	—	—	—
Level 3 qualifications	8.1%	—	10.1%	—	—	+2.0pp
No qualifications	23.5%	—	9.7%	—	—	-13.8pp
Other qualifications	—	—	12.3%	—	—	—

🏠 Housing

Group	2001 %	2011 %	2021 %	01→11	11→21	01→21
Owner-occupiers	69.9%	—	56.0%	—	—	-14.0pp
Private renters	7.1%	—	25.6%	—	—	+18.5pp
Rent free	3.5%	—	—	—	—	—
Social renters	19.4%	—	16.7%	—	—	-2.7pp

Previous MPs

4

MP	Party	From	To
Ross Thomson	CON	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Callum McCaig	SNP	2015-05-07	2017-05-03
Dame Anne Begg	LAB	1997-05-01	2015-03-30
Mr Raymond Robertson	CON	1992-04-09	1997-05-01