Scottish Conservative MP for Aberdeen South and former MSP
Aberdeen South by-election has become a focal point for energy policy and regional economic concerns as Conservative, Reform, and SNP candidates campaign around oil jobs, decarbonisation, and Holyrood Westminster power dynamics. Voters weigh support for drilling against environmental and economic questions.
Sir Ian Wood has died at 84, ending a career that transformed a Aberdeen-based fishing yard into a global energy services group. He founded Wood Group, chaired it until 2012, and established the Wood Foundation to tackle inequality in Scotland and Africa. Tributes praise his enterprise, philanthropy and impact on Aberdeen’s economy.