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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 Liberal Democrats form a coalition on the Council with the Scottish Conservatives.
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 Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP and a 'Progressive Alliance' between Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration.
At the previous election in 2007 the Liberal Democrats won 24 seats, falling 11 seats short of an overall majority. The SNP won 22 seats, falling 13 seats short of an overall majority. Both the Conservative and Independent groups fell well short of an overall majority.
Party | Seats | Vote share |
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Liberal Democrats | 24 | 25.2% |
SNP | 22 | 34.5% |
Conservative | 14 | 20.8% |
Independent | 8 | 12.7% |
Source: [1]
There were 2 by-elections in the 2007-12 term. One was in the Troup ward, which was held by the SNP. The other by-election was in the Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside ward, which resulted in a Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
Party | 2007 election | Dissolution |
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Liberal Democrats | 24 | 21 |
SNP | 22 | 21 |
Conservative | 14 | 13 |
Independent | 8 | 11 |
Scottish Greens | 0 | 2 |
Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− | |
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SNP | 28 | 7 | 1 | ![]() | 41.2 | 38.9 | 27,336 | ![]() | |
Conservative | 14 | 2 | 2 | ![]() | 20.6 | 21.2 | 14,907 | ![]() | |
Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | 12 | ![]() | 17.7 | 15.4 | 10,797 | ![]() | |
Independent | 11 | 3 | 0 | ![]() | 16.2 | 14.7 | 10,320 | ![]() | |
Labour | 2 | 2 | 0 | ![]() | 2.9 | 6.8 | 4,785 | ![]() | |
Scottish Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | ![]() | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1,681 | ![]() | |
Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | ![]() | 0.0 | 0.7 | 460 | New | |
Total | 68 | 70,286 |
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.
Source: [2]
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
SNP | Allison Grant (incumbent) | 42.5 | 1,327 | ||||
Conservative | Patricia Oddie | 20.8 | 651 | 716.3 | 774.3 | 826.9 | |
Liberal Democrats | Sheena Margaret Lonchay (incumbent) †† | 14.0 | 439 | 555.6 | 645.3 | 1,052.7 | |
Liberal Democrats | Hazel Linda Al-Kowarri (incumbent) | 13.6 | 426 | 495.4 | 601.1 | ||
Scottish Green | Richard Paul Openshaw | 9.1 | 283 | 407.0 | |||
Electorate: 8,621 Valid: 3,126 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 782 Turnout: 3,153 (36.26%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
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1 | 2 | ||||
Conservative | Jill Webster (incumbent) | 36.0 | 1,185 | ||
SNP | Linda Clark (incumbent) | 29.1 | 956 | ||
Liberal Democrats | Karen Clark (incumbent) | 23.0 | 757 | 952.8 | |
Labour | Lesley Young | 8.4 | 278 | ||
Scottish Green | Matt Wickham | 3.5 | 114 | ||
Electorate: 8,296 Valid: 3,290 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 823 Turnout: 3,309 (39.66%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
SNP | Alastair Bews (incumbent) | 24.94% | 988 | ||||||
Labour | Alison Evison | 21.53% | 853 | ||||||
Conservative | Carl Nelson (incumbent) | 19.74% | 782 | 785.7 | 790.3 | 812.7 | |||
Liberal Democrats | Ian Mollison (incumbent) | 11.71% | 464 | 466.8 | 472.8 | 478.1 | 484.7 | 833.2 | |
Liberal Democrats | Paul Melling (incumbent) | 10.48% | 415 | 423.1 | 434.9 | 437.4 | 441.7 | ||
SNP | Alan Inglis | 10.43% | 413 | 585.3 | 598.4 | 607.4 | 609.1 | 644.7 | |
Scottish Christian | Tom Morrow | 1.16% | 46 | 46.8 | 49.6 | ||||
Electorate: 10,563 Valid: 3,961 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 793 Turnout: 3,997 (37.50%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||||
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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%) |
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
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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%) |
As no single party group on the council had the required 35 seats for an overall majority, a Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. In 2013, the 2 Labour councillors joined the administration. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP, Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration.
East Garioch Cllr Fergus Hood defected from the SNP and joined the Liberal Democrats on 3 May 2013. [3]
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. [4]
Troup Independent Cllr Mark Findlater ceased to be an Independent and joined the Conservatives on 23 February 2016. [5]
Troup SNP Cllr Hamish Partridge resigned from the party on 17 June 2016 and became an Independent citing curtailments to his freedom of speech. [6]
Banff and District SNP Cllr John Cox resigned from the party and became an Independent on 20 February 2017. [7]
On 27 November 2014 a by-election was held after the death of Conservative councillor John Duncan on 4 September 2014. [8] The SNP candidate Ross Cassie gained the seat from the Conservatives.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
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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%) |
On 5 November 2015 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Joanne Strathdee on 23 August 2015, [10] and the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Alastair Ross on 1 September 2015. [11] It was won by both Conservative candidate Margo Stewart, gaining a seat for her party, and SNP candidate Gwyneth Petrie, who held the seat for her paarty.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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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 | |
Scottish Libertarian | Derek Scott | 0.5% | 20 | |
Valid: 4,046 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,349 Turnout: 4,096 (34.5%) |
On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Ian Gray on 27 August 2016. [13] It was won by the Conservative candidate Iain Taylor, gaining the seat for his party.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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1 | ||||
Conservative | Iain Taylor | 44.0% | 1170 | |
SNP | Glen Reynolds | 36.2% | 962 | |
Liberal Democrats | Alistair Mason | 19.8% | 526 | |
Quota: Turnout: 29.5% |
On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Kitts-Hayes. [15] It was won by Conservative candidate Colin Clark, gaining the seat for his party.
Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |
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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% |
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Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight 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 29 Councillors being elected.
Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight 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 29 Councillors elected.
The 2012 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election used the 13 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 43 Councillors elected.
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the twelve 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 41 Councillors being elected.
Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eleven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 36 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected in total.
2012 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 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 34 Councillors elected.
2012 Elections to East Lothian Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 7 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 23 councillors elected.
The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the thirteen 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 47 councillors being elected.
The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven 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 40 Councillors being elected.
The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected.
Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected 3 members, using the STV electoral system.
Elections to Fife Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 22 wards created as a result of the Local Government Commission for Scotland's 5th review which was published in September 2016, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 75 councillors elected; a decrease of three seats from 2012 as one ward, The Lochs, was abolished.
The 2017 Argyll and Bute Council elections took place on 4 May 2017 alongside local elections across Scotland. This was the third local election to take place using the Single Transferable Vote electoral system.
2017 Elections to Scottish Borders Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 11 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 34 councillors elected.
Elections to Perth and Kinross Council were held on 4 May 2017, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election covered the twelve 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 40 Councillors being elected, a reduction of 1 member compared to 2012.
The 2017 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council. The election used the 13 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 a total of 45 Councillors elected, an increase in two members from 2012.
Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, 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 70 councillors being elected, an increase of two members compared to 2012.
The 2017 Highland Council election was held on 4 May 2017 to elect members of the Highland Council. The election used the 21 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004; each ward elected three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system. A total of 74 councillors were elected, six less than in 2012.
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