THERE was certainly no sign of Aberdeen North being unusually favourable territory for the SNP during their original heyday in the 1970s ...
can reasonably expect to retain on July 4 even if they have a poor election night nationally. And for that they have their more recent pioneers to thank, most notably Brian Adam.
He inevitably went on to rack up much bigger majorities in the 2007 and 2011 Holyrood elections which put the SNP in government, and he held the seat until his untimely death in 2013.level, Aberdeen North seemingly remained unaffected by Adam’s breakthrough for many years. As late as the 2010 General Election, Labour were still defeating the SNP for the UK Parliament seat by more than 20 percentage points.
Labour certainly haven’t forgotten their own heritage in Aberdeen North. Probably their most celebrated former MP for the seat was William Wedgwood Benn, the father of left-wing icon Tony Benn and grandfather of the more Blairite Hilary Benn. If the SNP do hold Aberdeen North, it’ll be a good indicator they’ve at least achieved their No 1 objective of ensuring that the wheels don’t come off completely.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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