2012 Aberdeenshire Council election
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All 68 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 35 seats needed for a majority |
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| First party | Second party | Third party | | | | | Leader | Richard Thomson | Jim Gifford | Karen Clark | Party | SNP | Conservative | Liberal Democrats | Last election | 22 seats, 34.5% | 14 seats, 20.8% | 24 seats, 25.2% | Seats won | 28 | 14 | 12 | Seat change | 6 | 0 | 12 | First preferences | 27,336 | 14,907 | 10,797 | First preferences (%) | 38.9% | 21.2% | 15.4% | Swing (pp) | 4.4% | 0.4% | 9.8% | | | Fourth party | Fifth party | Sixth party | | | | | Leader | Norman Smith | Alison Evison | Martin Ford | Party | Independent | Labour | Scottish Green | Last election | 8 seats, 12.7% | 0 seats, 5.4% | 0 seat, 1.1% | Seats won | 11 | 2 | 1 | Seat change | 3 | 2 | 1 | First preferences | 10,320 | 4,785 | 1,681 | First preferences (%) | 14.7% | 6.8% | 2.4% | Swing (pp) | 2.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | |
2012 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map |
Council Leader before election Anne Robertson Liberal Democrats | Council Leader after election Jim Gifford Conservative | |
Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used 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 form of proportional representation, with 68 Councillors being elected.
The 2007 election saw the Scottish Liberal Democrats form a coalition on the Council with the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
The 2012 election saw the SNP gain an additional 6 seats and become the largest party on the Council, supplanting the Lib Dems. The Tories retained their 14 seats on the Council and as a result became the second largest party. The Lib Dems lost half their Councillors falling from 24 to 12 seats. Independents also increased their overall numbers to 11 seats while Labour and the Scottish Green Party won seats in Aberdeenshire for the first time.
Following the election a Tory-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed and in 2013 they were joined by the 2 Labour members. On 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP and a 'Progressive Alliance' between Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councilors, who had been members of the previous administration.
Results
Aberdeenshire Local Election Result 2012 Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| SNP | 28 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 41.18 | 38.89 | 27,336 | +4.39 |
| Conservative | 14 | 2 | 2 | - | 20.59 | 21.21 | 14,907 | +0.41 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 17.65 | 15.36 | 10,797 | -9.84 |
| Independent | 11 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 16.18 | 14.68 | 10,320 | +1.98 |
| Labour | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2.94 | 6.81 | 4,785 | +1.41 |
| Scottish Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1.47 | 2.39 | 1,681 | +1.29 |
| Scottish Christian | 0 | - | - | - | 0.00 | 0.65 | 460 | +0.65 |
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
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012: SNP and Con gain one seat from Independent and Lib Dem
Banff and District - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| SNP | John B. Cox (incumbent)††††††††† | 31.24 | 1,037 | | | |
| SNP | Ian Gray (incumbent)†††††††† | 24.19 | 803 | 959.7 | | |
| Conservative | Mike Roy | 23.13 | 768 | 780.4 | 793.5 | 880.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Francis Mason | 11.12 | 369 | 377.8 | 405.8 | 508.6 |
| Scottish Christian | Colin Murray | 10.30 | 342 | 350.4 | 375.4 | |
Electorate: 8,661 Valid: 3,319 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 830 Turnout: 3,369 (38.32%) |
Troup
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Troup - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| SNP | Hamish Partridge††††††† | 25.44 | 723 | | | | | | |
| Conservative | John Duncan (incumbent) ††† | 20.87 | 593 | 593.5 | 604.5 | 615.5 | 645.6 | 709.6 | 777.6 |
| Independent | Mark Findlater†††††† | 15.52 | 441 | 441.1 | 446.2 | 479.2 | 520.2 | 683.3 | 796.9 |
| SNP | Bob Watson (incumbent) | 14.25 | 405 | 414.2 | 421.2 | 438.4 | 467.4 | 550.6 | |
| Independent | Sydney Mair (incumbent) | 12.10 | 344 | 344.5 | 346.5 | 366.5 | 393.6 | | |
| Labour | Alan Duffill | 6.51 | 185 | 185.2 | 195.2 | 199.2 | | | |
| Independent | Bill Rebecca | 3.34 | 95 | 95.5 | 108.5 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie | 1.97 | 56 | 56.1 | | | | | |
Electorate: 7,609 Valid: 2,842 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 711 Turnout: 2,879 (37.35%) |
Fraserburgh and District
- 2007: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent) | 25.1 | 1,056 | | | | | | | | |
| SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan | 16.72 | 704 | 787.7 | 792.9 | 802.1 | 817.7 | 1,040.6 | | | |
| Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent) | 14.65 | 617 | 637.2 | 644.6 | 666.9 | 723.6 | 733.9 | 759.3 | 836.1 | 993.3 |
| Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent) | 9.90 | 417 | 432.3 | 446.3 | 466.5 | 515.5 | 528.9 | 547.7 | 627.9 | 783.6 |
| Independent | Doreen Mair | 8.81 | 371 | 379.5 | 410.5 | 436.7 | 470.9 | 483.3 | 498.3 | 625.9 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 7.65 | 322 | 326.8 | 334.0 | 361.4 | 420.1 | 427.3 | 446.3 | | |
| Conservative | Bob Sim | 6.15 | 259 | 261.6 | 266.6 | 275.6 | | | | | |
| SNP | Ricky Sheaffe-Greene | 4.89 | 206 | 270.3 | 273.5 | 280.7 | 282.7 | | | | |
| Labour | Ashara Taylor | 4.08 | 172 | 173.6 | 176.8 | | | | | | |
| Independent | George Esslemont | 2.07 | 87 | 88.2 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 11,117 Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 843 Turnout: 4,276 (37.88%) |
Central Buchan
- 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012: Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent
Central Buchan - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | Jim Ingram | 29.23 | 1,141 | | | | | |
| Independent | Norman Smith (incumbent) | 20.70 | 808 | | | | | |
| Conservative | Edie Chapman | 19.9 | 780 | 791.7 | | | | |
| SNP | Lenny Pirie | 11.68 | 456 | 746.9 | 751.4 | 752.6 | 768.1 | 801.0 |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Simpson | 5.64 | 220 | 233.3 | 236.6 | 238.5 | 258.2 | 302.8 |
| Labour | Carol Donald | 5.25 | 205 | 215.4 | 216.6 | 226.4 | | |
| Independent | Hugh Livingstone | 4.82 | 188 | 198.4 | 206.1 | 207.9 | 256.2 | 302.8 |
| Independent | David S. Ross | 2.72 | 106 | 112.6 | 118.6 | | | |
Electorate: 10,231 Valid: 3,904 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 781 Turnout: 3,954 (38.16%) |
Peterhead North and Rattray
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xInd; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| SNP | Anne Allan (incumbent) | 17.35 | 618 | 620 | 628 | 647 | 812 | | | | |
| Independent | Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) | 16.47 | 587 | 592 | 623 | 676 | 704 | 716.9 | | | |
| SNP | Fiona McRae (incumbent) | 14.9 | 534 | 544 | 555 | 561 | 717 | | | | |
| Independent | Alan Gardiner | 14.85 | 529 | 548 | 569 | 625 | 646 | 654.2 | 654.5 | 656.5 | 827.1 |
| Conservative | Sheena Drunsfield | 12.55 | 447 | 455 | 470 | 504 | 525 | 531.3 | 531.5 | 532.1 | |
| SNP | Michael Doig | 11.01 | 394 | 400 | 406 | 430 | | | | | |
| Independent | Stephen William Calder | 5.42 | 193 | 203 | 223 | | | | | | |
| Labour | Thomas Phillips | 4.72 | 168 | 181 | | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Graham Smith | 2.58 | 92 | | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 10,787 Valid: 3,562 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 713 Turnout: 3,624 (33.02%) |
Peterhead South and Cruden
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | Stephen William Smith (incumbent) | 34.05 | 1,030 | | | | | |
| SNP | Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) | 18.64 | 564 | 765.2 | | | | |
| Independent | Sam Coull (incumbent) | 15.17 | 459 | 477.0 | 478.6 | 520.7 | 603.6 | |
| Independent | Tom Malone | 13.82 | 418 | 426.5 | 427.2 | 592.3 | 693.9 | 998.6 |
| Conservative | Steve Owen | 9.59 | 290 | 296.9 | 297.2 | 319.5 | | |
| Independent | Peter Stevenson | 8.73 | 264 | 277.3 | 278.2 | | | |
Electorate: 8,621 Valid: 3,025 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 757 Turnout: 3,089 (35.09%) |
Turriff and District
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Turriff and District - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| SNP | Sandy Duncan (incumbent) | 34.24 | 1,165 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Anne Robertson (incumbent) | 18.43 | 627 | 652.6 | 664.7 | 842.1 | 999.0 |
| Independent | Alisan Keith Norrie (incumbent) | 16.58 | 564 | 590.4 | 609.9 | 808.8 | 1,016.9 |
| Conservative | Jayne James Duff | 15.93 | 542 | 556.6 | 569.8 | | |
| SNP | Colin Graham Mair | 12.70 | 432 | 658.4 | 667.7 | 742.1 | |
| Scottish Christian | Norman Alexander Ogston | 2.12 | 72 | 74.9 | | | |
Electorate: 9,157 Valid: 3,402 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 851 Turnout: 3,455 (37.15%) |
Mid-Formartine
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP and Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
Mid-Formartine - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| SNP | Allan Hendry (incumbent) | 29.12 | 1,293 | | | | | | |
| Independent | Paul Johnston (incumbent) | 21.12 | 938 | | | | | | |
| Conservative | Jim Gifford (incumbent) | 16.24 | 721 | 735.1 | 740.8 | 825.9 | 895.3 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | John Kevin Loveday (incumbent) | 9.89 | 439 | 458.7 | 467.4 | 542.6 | 658.7 | 661.1 | |
| Labour | Braden Davy | 8.92 | 396 | 411.9 | 416.9 | 463.8 | | | |
| Independent | Jeff Goodhall | 8.11 | 360 | 371.6 | 387.1 | | | | |
| SNP | Cryle Shand | 6.62 | 294 | 606.5 | 612.4 | 679.6 | 753.0 | 753.6 | 938.0 |
Electorate: 11,843 Valid: 4,441 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 889 Turnout: 4,480 (37.50%) |
Ellon and District
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Ellon and District - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| SNP | Rob Merson (incumbent) | 39.04 | 1,644 | | | | |
| Conservative | Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) | 16.74 | 705 | 748.8 | 761.6 | 839.4 | 867.1 |
| Liberal Democrats | Isobel Davidson (incumbent) | 16.36 | 689 | 760.6 | 800.9 | 918.6 | |
| SNP | Richard Thomson | 11.26 | 474 | 1,055.3 | | | |
| Labour | Peter Thomas Smyth | 9.48 | 399 | 426.8 | 457.8 | 511.5 | 531.5 |
| Independent | Sandy Allan | 7.12 | 300 | 325.8 | 361.7 | | |
Electorate: 11,173 Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 843 Turnout: 4,262 (37.69%) |
West Garioch
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: Con gain from Lib Dem
Inverurie and District
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverurie and District - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| SNP | Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) | 19.7 | 688 | 701 | | | | | |
| SNP | Hamish Vernal | 17.5 | 612 | 621 | 621.8 | 643.8 | 685.8 | 690.2 | 806.2 |
| Conservative | Richard Cowling (incumbent) | 17.4 | 608 | 614 | 614.0 | 636.0 | 684.0 | 692.1 | 771.4 |
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Christopher Kitts-Hayes (incumbent) †† | 17.3 | 606 | 632 | 632.0 | 660.0 | 730.0 | | |
| Labour | Ellis Thorpe | 13.2 | 463 | 477 | 477.1 | 503.1 | 562.1 | 568.9 | |
| Independent | Mike Raeburn (incumbent) | 6.0 | 211 | 225 | 225.0 | 300.0 | | | |
| Independent | Ron Reid | 5.6 | 196 | 212 | 212.0 | | | | |
| Scottish Green | Karen A. MacKenzie | 3.2 | 113 | | | | | | |
Electorate: 10,034 Valid: 3,497 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 700 Turnout: 3,556 (34.85%) |
East Garioch
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain from Lib Dem
East Garioch - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | Fergie Hood (incumbent) † | 35.0 | 1,140 | | | | | |
| Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 20.3 | 660 | 732.1 | 784.8 | 834.9 | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Nan Cullinane (incumbent) | 15.9 | 519 | 574.6 | 643.7 | 790.3 | 798.3 | 1,080.3 |
| Conservative | Patrick Sleigh | 11.0 | 359 | 384.7 | 402.9 | | | |
| Independent | Amanda Louise Clark | 10.4 | 338 | 393.9 | 467.3 | 569.1 | 575.1 | |
| Labour | Ann Thorpe | 7.4 | 240 | 279.1 | | | | |
Electorate: 9,224 Valid: 3,256 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 815 Turnout: 3,280 (35.30%) |
Westhill and District
- 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent
Westhill and District - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Conservative | Ron McKail (incumbent) | 29.35% | 1,163 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Iris Margaret Walker | 24.08% | 954 | | | | |
| SNP | Amanda Allan (incumbent) | 17.99% | 713 | 780.1 | 813.0 | | |
| SNP | David Robert Aitchison | 17.74% | 703 | 735.5 | 749.8 | 766.6 | 974.2 |
| Labour | Peter Young | 10.83% | 429 | 503.1 | 560.5 | 561.5 | |
Electorate: 10,882 Valid: 3,962 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 793 Turnout: 3,994 (36.41%) |
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Conservative | Moira Ingleby (incumbent) | 26.47% | 1,091 | | | | | |
| SNP | Joanna Strathdee (incumbent)†††† | 20.14% | 830 | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Alastair Ross (incumbent)††††† | 18.24% | 752 | 831.2 | | | | |
| SNP | Tom Murray | 14.56% | 600 | 620.2 | 620.97 | 624.8 | 683.8 | |
| Independent | John Latham | 14.39% | 593 | 650.8 | 653.2 | 653.4 | 760.6 | 995.9 |
| Scottish Green | Jake Williams | 6.21% | 256 | 274.3 | 275.6 | 275.9 | | |
Electorate: 11,265 Valid: 4,122 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 825 Turnout: 4,170 (36.59%) |
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
- 2007: 2xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Conservative | Katrina Farquhar | 34.62% | 1,332 | | | | |
| SNP | Geva Blackett | 28.36% | 1,091 | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 16.64% | 640 | 756.9 | 780.7 | 852.7 | 1,443.3 |
| Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce (incumbent) | 14.11% | 543 | 629.1 | 649.8 | 734.7 | |
| Labour | Beverly Cochran | 5.48% | 241 | 267.1 | 294.4 | | |
Electorate: 8,597 Valid: 3,847 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 962 Turnout: 3,876 (44.75%) |
Banchory and Mid-Deeside
- 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
North Kincardine
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Conservative | Wendy Agnew (incumbent) | 27.0 | 1,111 | | | | | | | | |
| SNP | Graeme Clark (incumbent) | 16.2 | 667 | 684.2 | 713.0 | 741.3 | 762.3 | 1052.7 | | | |
| Labour | Raymond Christie | 9.8 | 404 | 414.8 | 427.8 | 463.4 | 486.6 | 501.9 | 530.6 | 590.8 | 617.8 |
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Bellarby (incumbent) | 8.6 | 354 | 380.3 | 398.8 | 433.8 | 617.7 | 633.9 | 660.9 | 735.0 | 860.6 |
| SNP | Robert Fergusson | 7.5 | 311 | 314.9 | 335.4 | 353.1 | 371.7 | | | |
| Conservative | Jeff Hutchison | 6.7 | 278 | 404.9 | 426.5 | 438.0 | 458.9 | 462.9 | 474.3 | 526.8 | |
| Liberal Democrats | David Fleming | 6.7 | 275 | 297.9 | 319.5 | 347.5 | | | | | |
| Scottish Green | Rachel Shanks | 6.2 | 255 | 263.5 | 286.8 | | | | | | |
| Independent | Bob Michie | 5.8 | 241 | 258.2 | 321.1 | 378.2 | 411.1 | 425.0 | 462.8 | | |
| Independent | Douglas Samways | 5.4 | 224 | 243 | | | | | | | |
Electorate: 10,701 Valid: 4,120 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 825 Turnout: 4,167 (38.50%) |
Mearns
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
Mearns - 4 seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| Conservative | George Carr (incumbent) | 20.73% | 868 | | | | | | |
| SNP | Jean Dick (incumbent) | 20.70% | 867 | | | | | | |
| Liberal Democrats | Bill Howatson (incumbent) | 20.03% | 839 | | | | | | |
| SNP | Robert Forbes | 10.91% | 457 | 458.3 | 482.2 | 482.4 | 564.1 | 595.9 | |
| Independent | Dave Stewart | 10.29% | 431 | 433.2 | 434.5 | 434.7 | 530.9 | 684.8 | 890.5 |
| Conservative | David Nelson | 8.93% | 374 | 394.1 | 395.1 | 395.3 | 423.8 | | |
| Labour | Gill Bayfield | 8.40% | 352 | 353.2 | 354.5 | 354.7 | | | |
Electorate: 10,963 Valid: 4,188 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 838 Turnout: 4,223 (38.20%) |
Post-Election Changes
- † East Garioch Cllr Fergie Hood defected from the SNP and joined the Liberal Democrats on 3 May 2013. SNP councillor in Alex Salmond's constituency defects to the Lib Dems.
- †† West Garioch Cllr Sheena Lonchay and Inverurie and District Cllr Martin Kitts-Hayes both defected from the Liberal Democrats and became Independents on 25 April 2014.Lib Dems quit council group amid 'backstabbing' claims Cllr Kitts-Hayes resigned as a Councillor on 31 August 2016 citing bullying and harassment arising out of the LEGOGATE row.Councillor resigns after personal abuse claim over "Legogate" A by-election was held on 3 November 2016 and the seat was gained by Colin Clark (Conservative).
- ††† Troup Conservative Cllr John Duncan died on 4 September 2014.Political parties gear up for Troup by-election A by-election was held on 27 November 2014 and was gained by Ross Cassie (SNP).
- †††† Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford SNP Cllr Joanne Strathdee died on 23 August 2015 after a long battle with cancer.Council HQ flags at half mast following Joanna Strathdee's death A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 5 November 2015 and the seat was retained by Gwyneth Petrie (SNP).[1]
- ††††† Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford Liberal Democrat Cllr Alastair Ross resigned on health grounds on 1 September 2015.Voters to go to the polls in Aberdeenshire by-elections A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 5 November 2015 and the seat was gained by Margo Stewart (Conservative).[2]
- †††††† Troup Independent Cllr Mark Findlater ceased to be an Independent and joined the Conservatives on 23 February 2016.Independent councillor joins Conservatives
- ††††††† Troup SNP Cllr Hamish Partridge resigned from the party on 17 June 2016 and became an Independent citing curtailments to his freedom of speech.Troup councillor resigns from SNP
- †††††††† Banff and District SNP Cllr Ian Gray died on 27 August 2016 after a long illness.Tributes paid to North-east councillor who has died A by-election was held on 3 November 2016 and the seat was gained by Iain Taylor (Conservative).
- ††††††††† Banff and District SNP Cllr John Cox resigned from the party and became an Independent on 20 February 2017.End of the road for SNP councillor as party block his election bid
By-elections
Troup By-election (27 November 2014) - [1] 1 Seat Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| SNP | Ross Cassie | 46.1% | 1,159 | 1,162 | 1,183 | 1,205 | 1,244 | 1,352 |
| Conservative | Iain Taylor | 22.8% | 574 | 580 | 588 | 604 | 645 | 718 |
| Independent | Alan Still | 15.5% | 391 | 408 | 415 | 423 | 446 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 5.6% | 141 | 141 | 149 | 180 | | |
| Labour | Alan Duffill | 5.6% | 140 | 142 | 148 | | | |
| Scottish Green | Darren Duncan | 2.7% | 68 | 69 | | | | |
| Independent | Philip Mitchell | 1.7% | 43 | | | | | |
Valid: 2,516 Quota: 1,259 Turnout: (32.39%) |
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-election (5 November 2015) [2] - 2 Seats Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 |
| Conservative | Margo Stewart | 36.3% | 1,469 |
| SNP | Gwyneth Petrie | 35.4% | 1,433 |
| Liberal Democrats | David Millican | 22.9% | 928 |
| Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.8% | 196 |
| Libertarian | Derek Scott | 0.5% | 20 |
Valid: 4,046 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,349 Turnout: 4,096 (34.5%) |
Banff By-election (3 November 2016) [3] - 1 Seat Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 |
| Conservative | Iain Taylor | 44.0% | 1170 |
| SNP | Glen Reynolds | 36.2% | 962 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alistair Mason | 19.8% | 526 |
Quota: Turnout: 29.5% |
Inverurie and District By-election (3 November 2016) [3] - 1 Seat Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
1 |
| Conservative | Colin Clark | 38.8% | 1,302 |
| SNP | Neil Baillie | 34.6% | 1,164 |
| Liberal Democrats | Alison Auld | 22.5% | 755 |
| Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.1% | 139 |
Quota: Turnout: 30.4% |
References
- ^ "Scottish Elections :: Troup By-Election 2014 - election result". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-Election". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. 9 May 2018.
- ^ a b "By-Elections results for Banff and District and Inverurie and District". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. 9 May 2018.
External links
- Aberdeenshire 2012 election results