West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)

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West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine is a UK parliamentary constituency in northeast Scotland, covering rural and small-town areas of Aberdeenshire including parts of Deeside and Kincardineshire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK Parliament constituency
boundaryReview Fifth Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies
characterisedAs largely rural
small towns and villages
contains Cairngorms National Park (eastern part)
containsArea Deeside
Kincardineshire (historic county)
linked to: Kincardineshire

Royal Deeside
containsCoastline North Sea coast near Stonehaven
containsRiver River Dee (sections)
linked to: River Dee
councilArea Aberdeenshire Council
country United Kingdom
created 1997
economicProfile agriculture, tourism and oil‑related commuting
electorateType borough constituency
elects one Member of Parliament
hasBorderWith Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)
Angus (UK Parliament constituency)
Banff and Buchan (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: Banff and Buchan

Gordon (UK Parliament constituency)
Moray (UK Parliament constituency)
hasHistoricCountyComponent Aberdeenshire (historic county)
linked to: Aberdeenshire

Kincardineshire (historic county)
linked to: Kincardineshire
hasType county‑type seat (post‑2005 classification)
locatedIn Aberdeenshire
Scotland
mainSettlement Aboyne
Alford
Ballater
Banchory
Portlethen
Stonehaven
mapEntity Scotland
overlapsWith Aberdeenshire West (Scottish Parliament constituency)
Angus North and Mearns (Scottish Parliament constituency)
parliamentaryBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
partOf House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
post2005Coverage wholly within Aberdeenshire council area
previouslyIncluded parts of the City of Aberdeen (pre‑2005 boundaries)
region North East Scotland
linked to: Northeast Scotland
replaced Aberdeen South (UK Parliament constituency)
Kincardine and Deeside (UK Parliament constituency)
representedIn UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
votingSystem first past the post

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Angus (UK Parliament constituency) hasBorderWith West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)
Kincardineshire hasHistoricParliamentaryConstituency Kincardine and Western Aberdeenshire (UK Parliament constituency)
linked to: West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (UK Parliament constituency)