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Aberdeenshire West
Scottish Conservative constituency in north-east Scotland projected to fall to the SNP in 2026.
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Background
Aberdeenshire West is a rural constituency in the Scottish Parliament covering farming and fishing communities in the north-east. It has been a reliable Conservative seat, benefiting from the party's traditional strength in agricultural Scotland.
Polling and local intelligence for the 2026 Holyrood elections project the seat as a likely SNP gain, reflecting the broader erosion of Scottish Conservative support outside their 2016--2019 peak. A loss here would further shrink the Conservative group at Holyrood and reduce the party's geographic footprint in rural Scotland.