2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
The Aberdeenshire Council election of 2017 was held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election will use the 19 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 70 councillors being elected, an increase of one member compared to 2012.
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The Scottish Conservatives returned the most councillors, the first time it has been the largest party in the region since the 1982 election, when the area was under the Grampian Regional Council, although they were stopped short of an overall majority. The number of Scottish National Party councillors fell by a quarter but remained the second largest group. The Scottish Liberal Democrats picked up a couple of seats while the other parties gained roughly the same results as the previous election.
On 18 May, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents formed an administration, with Jim Gifford (Conservative) elected as council leader and Bill Howatson (Liberal Democrat) was made Provost.[1]
Results
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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| Conservative | 23 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 32.86 | 40.1 | 37,291 | +18.9 | |
| SNP | 21 | 0 | 7 | -7 | 30.00 | 28.2 | 26,200 | -10.7 | |
| Liberal Democrats | 14 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 20.00 | 14.4 | 13,355 | -1.0 | |
| Independent | 10 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 14.29 | 10.9 | 10,168 | -3.8 | |
| Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1.43 | 4.4 | 4,094 | -2.4 | |
| Scottish Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 1.43 | 1.9 | 1,781 | -0.5 | |
| Libertarian | 0 | - | - | - | 0.0 | 0.08 | 79 | +0.08 | |
| SDP | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0.05 | 48 | +0.05 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Ward results
Banff and District
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017: 1 x Independent gain from SNP
| Banff and District - 3 seats | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | ||
| Conservative | Mike Roy (incumbent) | 36.18% | 1,509 | ||
| Independent | John B. Cox (incumbent) | 26.18% | 1,092 | ||
| SNP | Glen Reynolds | 25.15% | 1,049 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Simpson | 12.49% | 521 | ||
| Electorate: 9,187 Valid: 4,171 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,043 Turnout: 46.0% | |||||
Troup
- 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
- 2012-2017 Change: No Change
| Troup - 3 seats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
| Conservative | Mark Findlater (incumbent) | 44.79% | 1,535 | |||||||
| Independent | Hamish Partridge (incumbent) | 14.97% | 513 | 721 | 759 | 912 | ||||
| SNP | Ross Cassie (incumbent) | 20.63% | 707 | 740 | 759 | 795 | 804 | 1,165 | ||
| SNP | Ricky Taylor | 11.47% | 393 | 406 | 420 | 438 | 443 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie | 4.17% | 143 | 278 | 355 | |||||
| Labour | Ray Stephen | 3.97% | 136 | 201 | ||||||
| Electorate: 7,902 Valid: 3,427 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 857 Turnout: 44.20% | ||||||||||
Fraserburgh and District
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
- 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
| Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | Count 8 | Count 9 | ||
| Conservative | Andy Kille | 24.10% | 1,229 | ||||||||||
| Independent | Doreen Mair | 14.57% | 743 | 781 | 790 | 873 | 950 | 1,061 | |||||
| SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan (incumbent) | 12.04% | 614 | 617 | 758 | 783 | 811 | 855 | 859 | 910 | 999 | ||
| SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent) | 12.78% | 652 | 653 | 709 | 731 | 763 | 776 | 780 | 827 | 968 | ||
| Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent) | 9.73% | 496 | 529 | 532 | 564 | 590 | 637 | 644 | 743 | |||
| Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent) | 6.45% | 329 | 352 | 359 | 397 | 429 | 470 | 478 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 5.14% | 262 | 292 | 299 | 313 | 362 | ||||||
| Labour | Kenneth Watt | 5.23% | 267 | 282 | 287 | 311 | |||||||
| Independent | Charlie Reid | 4.94% | 252 | 258 | 267 | ||||||||
| SNP | David Donn | 5.02% | 256 | 257 | |||||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,100 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 42.9% | |||||||||||||
Central Buchan
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017: Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
| Central Buchan - 4 seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
| Conservative | Marion Buchan | 37.28% | 1,808 | ||||||
| SNP | Jim Ingram (incumbent) | 24.50% | 1,188 | ||||||
| Independent | Norman Smith (incumbent) | 17.79% | 863 | 1,133 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Simpson | 10.41% | 505 | 760 | 777 | 854 | 1,169 | ||
| SNP | Lenny Pirie (incumbent) | 10.02% | 486 | 518 | 700 | 728 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,850 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 971 Turnout: 44.3% | |||||||||
Peterhead North and Rattray
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
- 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
| Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
| Conservative | Dianne Beagrie | 41.33% | 1,899 | |||||||
| SNP | Anne Allan (incumbent) | 22.02% | 1,012 | |||||||
| Independent | Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) | 12.77% | 587 | 855 | 861 | 925 | ||||
| Independent | Iain Sutherland | 9.64% | 443 | 658 | 661 | 728 | 731 | 972 | ||
| SNP | Fiona McRae (incumbent) | 11.95% | 549 | 593 | 667 | 689 | 690 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Massey | 2.29% | 105 | 228 | 230 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,595 Spoilt: 95 Quota: 920 Turnout: 39.0% | ||||||||||
Peterhead South and Cruden
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
| Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
| Conservative | Alan Fakley | 37.00% | 1,364 | ||||||
| SNP | Stephen William Smith (incumbent) | 21.35% | 787 | 801 | 828 | 857 | 1,384 | ||
| Independent | Stephen Calder | 15.16% | 559 | 618 | 719 | 909 | 932 | ||
| SNP | Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) | 15.16% | 559 | 567 | 583 | 616 | |||
| Independent | Sam Coull | 7.40% | 273 | 351 | 416 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Colin Simpson | 5.07% | 187 | 289 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,687 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 922 Turnout: 40.8% | |||||||||
Turriff and District
- 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative win due to one additional seat compared to 2012
| Turriff and District - 4 seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
| Conservative | Iain Taylor* | 37.36% | 1,854 | ||||||
| SNP | Alastair Forsyth | 25.39% | 1,260 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Robertson (incumbent) | 19.77% | 981 | 1,324 | |||||
| Independent | Sandy Duncan (incumbent) | 10.96% | 544 | 682 | 802 | 918 | 1,262 | ||
| Independent | Mike Rawlins | 6.53% | 324 | 429 | 514 | 559 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,963 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 993 Turnout: 46.8% | |||||||||
- = Sitting Councillor for Banff and District Ward.
Mid-Formartine
- 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
- 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
- 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
| Mid-Formartine - 4 seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
| Conservative | Jim Gifford (incumbent) | 34.61% | 1,797 | ||||||||
| Independent | Paul Johnston (incumbent) | 20.61% | 1,070 | ||||||||
| SNP | Karen Adam | 19.99% | 1,038 | 1,057 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hassan | 9.46% | 491 | 724 | 731 | 731 | 860 | 930 | 1,227 | ||
| Independent | Jeff Goodhall | 4.79% | 249 | 456 | 467 | 468 | 534 | 627 | |||
| SNP | Cryle Shand (incumbent) | 5.82% | 302 | 310 | 314 | 329 | 358 | ||||
| Labour | Kirsten Muat | 4.72% | 245 | 301 | 303 | 303 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,192 Spoilt: 43 Quota: 1,039 Turnout: 46.1% | |||||||||||
Ellon and District
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: no change
| Ellon and District - 4 seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
| Conservative | Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) | 40.94 | 2,258 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Isobel Davidson (incumbent) | 19.71 | 1,087 | 1,703.86 | ||||
| SNP | Richard Thomson (incumbent)†††† | 17.9 | 987 | 1,034.02 | 1,093.74 | 1,264.34 | ||
| SNP | Anouk Kahanov-Kloppert | 13.93 | 768 | 793.55 | 843.88 | 1,024.70 | ||
| Labour | John Morgan | 7.52 | 415 | 548.39 | 835.99 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,515 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,104 Turnout: 5,579 (47.2%) | ||||||||
West Garioch
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: no change
| West Garioch - 3 seats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
| Conservative | Sebastian Leslie†† | 42.49 | 1,809 | |||||||
| SNP | Victoria Harper | 19.73 | 840 | 858.10 | 874.33 | 879.02 | 979.03 | 1,487.26 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Hazel Smith | 15.64 | 666 | 1,011.06 | 1,155.76 | |||||
| SNP | Elaine Mitchell | 10.31 | 439 | 450.52 | 460.75 | 465.65 | 577.54 | |||
| Scottish Green | Richard Paul Openshaw | 7.19 | 306 | 353.71 | 401.52 | 436.47 | ||||
| Labour | Peter Young | 4.63 | 197 | 266.5 | ||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,257 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,065 Turnout: 4,310 (47.6%) | ||||||||||
Inverurie and District
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLibDem; 1xIndependent
- 2012-2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
| Inverurie and District - 4 seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Clark (incumbent)† | 35.95 | 1,732 | |||||
| SNP | Neil Baillie | 22.52 | 1,085 | |||||
| Independent | Judy Margaret Whyte | 20.38 | 982 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Marion Ewenson | 11.79 | 568 | 951.1 | 958.69 | 965.63 | ||
| SNP | Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) | 5.09 | 245 | 261.41 | 360.1 | 362.9 | ||
| Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.28 | 206 | 265.42 | 269.77 | 271.69 | ||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,818 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 964 Turnout: 4,866 (43.3%) | ||||||||
East Garioch
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
- 2012-2017 Change: One additional seat in the assembly, gained by Conservatives
| East Garioch - 4 seats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
| Conservative | Dominic Lonchay | 31.34 | 1,429 | |||||||
| Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 18.64 | 850 | 921.27 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Fergie Hood (incumbent) | 18.47 | 842 | 1,077.53 | ||||||
| SNP | Glen Reid | 15.09 | 688 | 695.96 | 706.30 | 707.68 | 752.38 | 1,360.51 | ||
| SNP | Conor McKay | 12.52 | 571 | 577.87 | 590.28 | 591.88 | 658.89 | |||
| Labour | Ann Thorpe | 3.93 | 179 | 228.57 | 294.78 | 297.37 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,596 (45.17%) | ||||||||||
Westhill and District
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
| Westhill and District - 4 seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
| Conservative | Ron McKail (incumbent) | 33.67 | 2,019 | ||||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) | 22.85 | 1,370 | ||||||||
| SNP | David Robert Aitchison (incumbent) | 14.63 | 877 | 884.71 | 893.94 | 912.92 | 921.93 | 987.15 | 1,603.65 | ||
| Conservative | Alistair McKelvie | 13.81 | 828 | 1,564 | |||||||
| SNP | Heather Coull | 9.29 | 557 | 561.06 | 567.94 | 584.07 | 593.09 | 689.29 | |||
| Labour | Lindsey Kirkhill | 4.44 | 266 | 279.39 | 331.55 | 377.96 | 422.04 | ||||
| Libertarian | Derek Scott | 1.31 | 79 | 83.46 | 114.63 | 126.79 | |||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,996 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,200 Turnout: 6,061 (50.4%) | |||||||||||
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
| Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | ||
| Conservative | Moira Ingleby (incumbent) | 30.69 | 1,741 | |||||||
| Conservative | Robbie Withey | 20.43 | 1,159 | |||||||
| Liberal Democrats | John Latham (incumbent) | 17.54 | 995 | 1,212.54 | ||||||
| SNP | Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) | 15.78 | 895 | 924.24 | 930.54 | 931.06 | 994.03 | 1,639.02 | ||
| SNP | Kate Monahan | 10.38 | 589 | 594.92 | 601.66 | 602.01 | 701.6 | |||
| Labour | Bryan Begg | 5.18 | 294 | 363.27 | 390.63 | 396.05 | ||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,673 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 5,785 (47.8%) | ||||||||||
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: no change
| Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | ||
| Conservative | Paul Gibb | 43.97 | 2,093 | |||
| SNP | Geva Blackett (incumbent) | 29.66 | 1,364 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 18.91 | 900 | 1,307.70 | ||
| Independent | Anne Reid | 4.74 | 226 | 338.17 | ||
| Labour | Claire Miller | 3.7 | 176 | 238.99 | ||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,759 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 1,190 Turnout: 4,791 (53.2%) | ||||||
Banchory and Mid-Deeside
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: no change
| Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
| Conservative | Ann Ross | 52.8 | 2,525 | |||||
| SNP | Eileen Durno | 21.89 | 1,046 | 1,088.11 | 1,162.35 | 1,417.64 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce | 20.25 | 968 | 1,689.6 | ||||
| Labour | Iain Gillies | 5.04 | 241 | 352.58 | 596.12 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,780 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,196 Turnout: 4,813 (54.6%) | ||||||||
North Kincardine
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012-2017 Change: no change
| North Kincardine - 4 seats | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | ||
| Conservative | Colin Pike | 30.46 | 1,685 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Mollison (incumbent) | 22.08 | 1,221 | ||||
| SNP | Alastair Bews (incumbent) †††††† | 20.55 | 1,138 | ||||
| Labour | Alison Evison (incumbent) | 16.27 | 901 | 1,074.91 | 1,124.67 | ||
| SNP | Kes Smith | 6.47 | 358 | 375.49 | 387.16 | ||
| Scottish Green | William Ball | 3.25 | 180 | 224.25 | 237.88 | ||
| SDP | David Lansdell | 0.87 | 48 | 95.34 | 100.66 | ||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,531 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 1,107 Turnout: 5,579 () | |||||||
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Labour
| Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | ||
| Conservative | Wendy Agnew (incumbent) | 30.83 | 1,703 | ||||||
| SNP | Dennis Robertson | 23.54 | 1,300 | ||||||
| Liberal Democrats | Sarah Dickinson | 17.09 | 944 | 1,030.38 | 1,057.08 | 1,084.63 | 1,155.68 | ||
| Conservative | Sandy Wallace††† | 14.85 | 820 | 1,196.42 | |||||
| Labour | Raymond Christie (incumbent) | 6.36 | 351 | 381.9 | 403.05 | 410.4 | 457.09 | ||
| Scottish Green | Rachel Shanks | 3.84 | 212 | 223.24 | 312.79 | 316.27 | 365.31 | ||
| Independent | Philip Bishop | 3.49 | 193 | 217.23 | 229.83 | 243.06 | |||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,523 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 5,610 (49.7%) | |||||||||
Mearns
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
- 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
| Mearns - 4 seats | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | Count 5 | Count 6 | Count 7 | ||
| Conservative | George Carr (incumbent) | 36.19 | 2,034 | ||||||||
| SNP | Leigh Wilson††††† | 16.03 | 901 | 914.41 | 935.75 | 936.02 | 997.27 | 1,045.19 | 1,735.42 | ||
| SNP | Carole Wise | 12.46 | 700 | 705.36 | 715.36 | 715.57 | 751.47 | 815.73 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Howatson (incumbent) | 10.66 | 599 | 701.79 | 767.94 | 772.58 | 863.53 | 1,100.31 | 1,145.13 | ||
| Independent | Dave Stewart (incumbent) | 8.4 | 472 | 517.14 | 546.48 | 549.66 | 596.82 | ||||
| Conservative | Jeff Hutchison | 8.2 | 461 | 1,116.16 | 1,141.52 | ||||||
| Scottish Green | Karen Allan | 4.15 | 233 | 248.19 | 284.09 | 284.94 | |||||
| Labour | Patrick Coffield | 3.91 | 220 | 237.43 | |||||||
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,620 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 5,690 (48.3%) | |||||||||||
Changes since 2017
- † Inverurie & District Conservative Cllr Colin Clark was elected as an MP for Gordon on 8 June 2017. He resigned his Council seat on 28 June 2017.[3] A by-election was held on 12 October 2017 and Lesley Berry of the Conservatives won.
- †† West Garioch Conservative Cllr Sebastian Leslie was suspended from the party on 18 September 2018 and became an Independent having refused to pay his Council Tax.
- ††† Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Conservative Cllr Sandy Wallace resigned from the party and became an Independent on 12 December 2018 citing he had no faith in either the Prime Minister or the Conservative controlled Coalition in Aberdeenshire.[4]
- †††† Ellon & District SNP Cllr Richard Thomson was elected an MP for Gordon in the 2019 UK General Election. He resigned his Council seat in April 2020.[5] A by-election will be held on 1 October 2020.
- ††††† Mearns SNP Cllr Leigh Wislson resigned from the party and became an Independent on 15 May 2020 citing professional circumstances.[6]
- †††††† North Kincardine SNP Cllr Alistair Bews resigned from the party and became an Independent on 17 May 2020 citing personal and professional reasons.[7]
By-elections since 2017
| Inverurie & District By-election (12 October 2017) - 1 Seat[8] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count 1 | Count 2 | Count 3 | Count 4 | ||
| Conservative | Lesley Berry | 48.53% | 1,672 | 1,679 | 1,715 | 1,871 | ||
| SNP | Elaine Mitchell | 33.27% | 1,146 | 1,161 | 1,234 | 1,300 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Scott Bremner | 8.56% | 295 | 309 | 412 | |||
| Labour | Sarah Flavell | 8.01% | 276 | 290 | ||||
| Scottish Green | Craig Stewart | 1.62% | 56 | |||||
| Electorate: NA Valid: 3,445 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 30.9% | ||||||||
References
- "Aberdeenshire council chief hails authority for getting job done without any 'political spats' - Evening Express". Evening Express. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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- http://www.ellontimes.co.uk/news/politics/gordon-mp-to-stand-down-as-councillor-1-4488505
- https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/1631026/north-east-councillor-quits-tory-party-because-he-has-no-faith-in-council-leaders/
- https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/2169445/gordon-mp-stands-down-from-role-as-aberdeenshire-councillor/
- https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/2203435/aberdeenshire-councillor-resigns-from-snp-to-sit-as-an-independent-candidate/
- https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeenshire/2206868/second-councillor-quits-snp-group-on-aberdeenshire-council/
- https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/inverurie-and-district-by-election/
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