Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991

The Kincardine and Deeside by-election was a parliamentary election held in Kincardine and Deeside, Scotland, on 7 November 1991, caused by the death of its Conservative Member of Parliament (MP), Alick Buchanan-Smith on 29 August 1991.

The result was a Liberal Democrat gain from the Conservatives, with Nicol Stephen elected as the new MP. Stephen held the seat until the 1992 general election when it was regained by the Conservatives. The Labour candidate, Malcolm Savidge, who came fourth in this by-election, went on to be elected MP for Aberdeen North in the 1997 general election. Nicol Stephen was elected Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeen South in 1999 and became Leader of the Scottish Liberal Democrats in 2005.

The results of the by-election were:

Kincardine and Deeside by-election, 1991

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Democrats	Nicol Stephen	20,779	49.0	+12.7
	Conservative	Marcus Humphrey	12,955	30.6	-10.1
	SNP	Allan Macartney	4,705	11.1	+4.7
	Labour	Malcolm Savidge	3,271	7.7	-8.2
	Scottish Green	Stephen James Campbell	683	1.6
Majority			7,824	18.4
Turnout			43,587	67.0	-8.2
	Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative		Swing	11.4

External links

• Campaign literature from the by-election