Scotland · 69,605Boundary · 2023

Gordon & Buchan

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Created in the 2023 boundary review, replacing Gordon.

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Apr 2026

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 2.0%.

A first-term Conservative MP elected in July 2024, Harriet Cross has quickly established herself as a vocal advocate for her rural northeast Scotland constituency. Her most prominent recent campaign has been against the government's agricultural inheritance tax, where she has been explicitly credited as a leading campaigner pushing for full reversal -- a battle she has continued even after Labour announced a partial watering-down of the scheme. She has also taken the fight to the Northern Ireland Secretary over the Troubles legacy bill, raising the concerns of a named Turriff veteran facing what she described as vexatious claims, and has publicly challenged the Transport Secretary over the long-delayed dualling of the A96, calling it a matter of "life and death" for her constituents.

Cross votes with the Conservative Party 99.7% of the time -- she has cast just one rebel vote, backing a Gavin Williamson amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill in November 2024, which her party's leadership opposed. Her participation rate of 76% sits below the Commons average. Her voting profile is firmly Conservative: strongly anti-tax-increases, pro-business, and supportive of Lords and parliamentary scrutiny. She scores notably higher than her party average on criminal justice reform and trade union rights, though both remain minority positions for her.

371
Commons votes
This parliament
£31k
Median income
HMRC · 2024
69.6k
Electorate
2024 GE

A new constituency created in the 2023 boundary review.

Current Member of Parliament

Harriet Cross

Harriet Cross

Conservative and Unionist Party

Harriet Cross is the Conservative MP for Gordon and Buchan, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. She currently undertakes the role of Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons).

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Voting at a Glance

Won by Con in its first election in 2024 by 2.0%.

2024 General Election

§ 06This week in Westminster.Live · today’s sittingOrder Paper · refreshed daily

Cross’s scheduled Commons activity this week — whipped divisions, oral questions, debates — drawn from the House of Commons Order Paper.

§ 07The record, at a glance.371 divisions voted

Two readings of the same data. Issue volume shows where Cross has cast the most ballots — a proxy for engagement, not direction. Notable votes are the moments where the whip was free or where they broke ranks.

Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted · cumulative this Parliament
Taxation
89
Economy
74
Crime & Policing
42
Education
33
Employment
32
Constitution and Democracy
28
Notable votes
Free votes and rebellions — moments the MP’s own judgment matters more than the whip

No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.

§ 08The local picture.4 wards

Constituencies are not uniform. Below — the local council make-up, key facts worth knowing, and the neighbouring seats on either side.

WardCouncillorVotesParty
Ellon DistrictGillian Owen906Conserva
Ellon DistrictIsobel Davidson1,205Liberal
Ellon DistrictJohn Crawley1,050Conserva
Ellon DistrictLouise McAllister1,139Scottish
Inverurie DistrictDavid Keating1,276Conserva
Inverurie DistrictJudy Margaret Whyte1,120Independ
Inverurie DistrictMarion Ewenson843Liberal
Inverurie DistrictNeill Baillie1,200Scottish
Mid FormartineAndrew John Hassan752Liberal
Mid FormartineDerek Ritchie876Conserva
Mid FormartineJenny Nicol971Scottish
Mid FormartinePaul Johnston916Independ
Median income
£30,600
HMRC SPI 2024
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