2017 Aberdeen City Council election

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2017 Aberdeen City Council election
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All 45 seats to Aberdeen City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
Turnout37.6%
 First partySecond partyThird party
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Leader Stephen Flynn Douglas Lumsden Jenny Laing
Party SNP Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Kincorth/Nigg/Cove Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Midstocket/Rosemount
Last election15 seats, 31.3%3 seats, 9.7%17 seats, 29.7%
Seats won19119
Seat changeIncrease2.svg4Increase2.svg8Decrease2.svg8
Popular vote22,69017,42711,784
Percentage32.6%25.0%16.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.3%Increase2.svg15.4%Decrease2.svg12.8%
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LeaderIan Yuill Marie Boulton
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Lower Deeside
Last election5 seats, 15.1%3 seats, 11.2%
Seats won42
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg1
Popular vote10,7535,195
Percentage15.4%7.9%
SwingIncrease2.svg0.3%Decrease2.svg3.3%
Aberdeen City Council election 2017.svg
The 13 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Jenny Laing
Labour

Council Leader after election

Jenny Laing
Labour (suspended)

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.

Contents

The Scottish National Party won 19 seats, the Scottish Conservatives won 11, Scottish Labour won nine, the Scottish Liberal Democrats won four and there were two independent members. On 11 May, the Lib Dems, ruled out entering into a formal coalition and instead would "consider every issue before the council on its merits on a case-by-case basis." [1]

On 17 May, an agreement was reached to form a coalition between the Tories, Labour and the three independent councillors, up from two after councillor Jennifer Stewart resigned from the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an Independent and give the coalition an overall majority. [2] The coalition agreed by Aberdeen's Labour councillors was without the party executive's approval and so the councillors were told to withdraw from the deal by 5pm on 17 May or face suspension. The deadline passed without any change to the coalition and as such, all 9 Labour councillors were suspended from the party. [3]

In August, the co-leadership was ratified by a meeting of the full council, appointing Douglas Lumsden (Con) & Jenny Laing (Lab) as co-leaders.

Election results

Aberdeen City Local Election Result 2017
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 19——+442.232.422,690+1.1
  Conservative 11——+824.424.717,427+15.1
  Labour 9—8−817.817.712,496−12.0
  Liberal Democrats 4——−18.915.210,753+0.1
  Independent 2——−14.47.45,195−3.8
  Scottish Green 0———0.02.21,538−0.3
  UKIP 0———0.00.3202+0.2
  National Front 0———0.00.0639-0.39
  Libertarian 0———0.00.0531New
  Solidarity 0———0.00.0428New
Total45 69,687

Ward results

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative Avril MacKenzie30.42,012     
SNP Neil MacGregor (incumbent)25.31,670     
SNP Gill Samarai (incumbent)11.9785798.7 1,087.3 1,115.5 1,176.8 1,317.9
Labour Barney Crockett (incumbent)‡11.3744806 813.5 1,141.6 1,273.4 1,483.7
Independent Coral Duthie7.7509658.1 669.8 708.9 942.9  
Labour Graeme Lawrence (incumbent)6.9458504.9 514.3    
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Pearce6.5430614.5 625.5 666.2   
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,608  Spoilt: 145  Quota: 1,322  Turnout: 6,753 (44.2%)  

    Bridge of Don

    Bridge of Don – 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Conservative Brett Hunt‡‡‡‡25.81,868        
    SNP Alison Alphonse22.21,610        
    Independent John Reynolds (incumbent)14.41,0451,132.2 1,137.6 1,140.1 1,179.6 1,327.2 1,598.9  
    SNP Sandy Stuart (incumbent)‡‡‡11.9862869.9 996.7 1,000.4 1,009.7 1,056.04 1,130.7 1,157.8 1,373.4
    Labour Willie Young (incumbent)11.1805849.9 854.09 856.2 856.2 871.3 1,026.3 1,047.03  
    Liberal Democrats Karen Farquhar9.2669782.9 791.2 794.3 803.5 850.2    
    Independent George Saunders3.8279305.8 308.5 317.7 338.9     
    Independent Simon McLean1.07083.3 84.07 91.9      
    Solidarity James Irving-Lewis0.42832.7 35.2       
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 7,236  Spoilt: 114  Quota: 1,448  Turnout: 7,350 (49.3%)  

      Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill

      Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill – 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Liberal Democrats Steve Delaney *36.21,825      
      SNP David John Cameron *17.7895972.5 974.8 997.8 1,668.7  
      Conservative John Wheeler15.8797951.8 979.9 1,000.8 1,009 1,033.3 1,341.6
      Labour Barry Mitchell13.7690767.8 779 818.1 848.7 952.7  
      SNP Josh Mennie13.4678722.8 731.3 769.7    
      Scottish Green Pippa Robertson1.890149.6 159.4     
      UKIP Philip Clarke1.46877.5      
      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,043  Spoilt: 85  Quota: 1,261  Turnout: 5,128 (45.5%)  

        Northfield/Mastrick North

        Northfield/Mastrick North – 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP Jackie Dunbar*39.9%1,747       
        Labour Gordon Graham *‡15.8%692728.1 740.5 779.9 885.5 902.8 911.07 1,551.3
        Labour Frank Gilfeather14.4%629655.8 661.8 693.2 788.6 798.8 809.9  
        Conservative Alan Martin8.6%376379.7 395.7 430.6     
        SNP Ciaran McRae8.4%370742.6 748.5 764.7 776.2 1,206.7  
        SNP Jessica Mennie7.6%333486.5 494.01 502.9 516.2    
        Liberal Democrats Sam Forman3.5%154169.7 188.02      
        Independent Faith Robertson-Foy1.8%8186.2       
        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,382  Spoilt: 180  Quota: 1,096  Turnout: 4,562 (37.2%)  

          Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill

          Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill – 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          SNP Neil Copland *25.3%1,148       
          Conservative Freddie John19.6%889889.2 914.2 933.2 991.2 1,019.2 1,039.7 1,235.2
          Labour Lesley Dunbar *‡18%818818.9 843.9 870.9 913.9 1,252.9  
          SNP Lauren Wards16.1%729738.9 761.09 829.4 884.5 906.7 925.03  
          Labour Lewis MacLeod8.1%369369.3 379.3 393.3 445.3    
          Liberal Democrats Sam Petchey4.8%219219.2 248.2 308.3     
          Scottish Green Peter Kennedy4.1%186186.5 223.5      
          Independent David Page Henderson3.9%179179.4       
          Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,537  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,135  Turnout: 4,674 (40.5%)  

            Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen

            Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen – 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            123456789
            Labour Ross Grant (incumbent)‡27%867        
            SNP Alexander McLellan25.6%825        
            SNP Jim Noble (incumbent)16.9%545549.6 566.9 569.9 582.9 595.2 682.9 774.5 839.7
            Conservative Emma Farquhar10.6%342344.3 344.5 350.5 372.5 408.7 432.1 471.2  
            Labour Ramsay Milne (incumbent)7.6%245288.3 288.8 293.01 296.4 326.9 379.9   
            Scottish Green Alex Arthur5.5%178180.5 181.06 182.06 188.3 231.3    
            Liberal Democrats Jenny Wilson4.1%133134.3 134.5 137.5 142.6     
            UKIP Stephen Adams1.6%5353.9 54.02 60.03      
            National Front Dave MacDonald0.9%2929.3 29.3       
            Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,217  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 805  Turnout: 3,350 (36.4%)  

              Midstocket/Rosemount

              Midstocket/Rosemount – 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1234567
              Conservative Tom Mason 27.7%1,318      
              SNP Bill Cormie (incumbent)25.1%1,195      
              Labour Jenny Laing (incumbent)‡19.7%935960.05 960.4 971.05 1,040.2 1,154.2 1,283.3
              SNP Derek Davidson8.4%398399.2 403.8 403.8 491.1 524.9 604.5
              Independent Dustin MacDonald6.5%311323.8 323.9 379.3 419.7 492.4  
              Scottish Green Alex Jarvis5.4%256260.5 260.8 268.4    
              Liberal Democrats William Sell5.2%245270.01 272.1 292.9 332.05   
              Independent Bill Robb2%97117.4 117.5     
              Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,755  Spoilt: 80  Quota: 1,189  Turnout: 4,835 (44.3%)  

                George Street/Harbour

                George Street/Harbour – 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123456789
                SNP Dell Henrickson20.8%753        
                SNP Michael Hutchison (incumbent)17.4%632650.5 653.5 676.7 866.6    
                Conservative Ryan Houghton16.2%588588.6 601.7 641.7 646.7 649.9 664.1 688.9 836.4
                Labour Sandra MacDonald‡15%545545.9 549.9 578.9 582.9 596.8 864.2  
                Scottish Green Guy Ingerson10%364365.04 366.04 425.1 440.3 489.7 500.2 534.8  
                Labour Mike Scott8.1%292292.1 293.1 315.1 316.2 320.1    
                SNP Wendy Stuart5.8%210215.4 216.5 222.5      
                Liberal Democrats John Waddell5.7%206206.3 211.3       
                UKIP John Stephen0.9%3232.1        
                Electorate: TBC  Valid: 3,622  Spoilt: 103  Quota: 725  Turnout: 3,725 (30.5%)  

                  Lower Deeside

                  Lower Deeside – 3 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345678
                  Conservative Philip Bell39.82,714       
                  Independent Marie Boulton (incumbent)16.41,1191,449.4 1,452.5 1,512 1,556.09 1,822.8  
                  Labour M. Tauqeer Malik (incumbent)‡15.31,0401,155.5 1,165.09 1,211.1 1,241.6 1,447.9 1,497.3 1,976.8
                  SNP Pamela McBain15.11,0281,042.9 1,049.4 1,068.8 1,145.9 1,224.4 1,235.1  
                  Liberal Democrats Ken McLeod7.9541743.6 751.9 770.7 816.04    
                  Scottish Green Nir Oren2.9195209.5 213.3 223.8     
                  Independent Kenneth Pratt2.1143202.9 205.7      
                  Libertarian Robbie Bowman0.53145.9       
                  Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,811  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,703  Turnout: 6,863 (57.7%)  

                    Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross

                    Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross – 4 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    12345
                    Liberal Democrats Jennifer Stewart (incumbent) ‡23.01,725    
                    Liberal Democrats Martin Greig (incumbent)21.21,592    
                    Conservative Claire Imrie17.71,3261,380.5 1,395.4 1,448 2,614.1
                    Conservative Steve Robertson16.21,2141,251.4 1,273.8 1,345.4  
                    SNP John Cooke16.11,2101,239.9 1,251.8 1,371.9 1,396.4
                    Labour John McLeod5.9441470.2 481.1   
                    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 7,508  Spoilt: 131  Quota: 1,502  Turnout: 7,639 (54.3%)  

                      Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee

                      Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee – 3 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      12
                      Liberal Democrats Ian Yuill (incumbent)40.22,458 
                      Conservative Douglas Lumsden 25.11,533 
                      SNP Gordon Townson (incumbent)23.21,4171,596.7
                      Labour Angela Taylor (incumbent)11.67081,076.8
                      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,116  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,530  Turnout: 6,170 (51.9%)  

                        Torry/Ferryhill

                        Torry/Ferryhill – 4 seats
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        123456789
                        Conservative Alan Donnelly (incumbent)‡‡26.11,337        
                        SNP Christian Allard 17.8910913.6 914.6 920.7 963.9 988.4 1,013.4 1,037.7 1,159.3
                        SNP Catriona MacKenzie‡‡‡‡‡16.5847851.2 851.2 854.2 915.4 956.4 1,001.4 1,017.3 1,143.1
                        Labour Yvonne Allan (incumbent)‡16.5843873.7 873.7 881.4 908.9 989.7 1,324.2  
                        Independent David Fryer11.3580616.7 619.8 629.2 681.2 754.7 799.0 846.3  
                        Labour Piotr Teodorowski9.1467474.8 474.8 476.8 499.09 547.4    
                        Liberal Democrats Gregor McAbery5.6286332.7 333.7 340.01 377.5     
                        Scottish Green Renée Slater5.3269274.7 275.7 282.8      
                        UKIP William McIntosh1.04965.7        
                        National Front Billy Watson0.21010.5        
                        Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,598  Spoilt: 144  Quota: 1,120  Turnout: 5,742 (37.8%)  

                          Kincorth/Nigg/Cove

                          Kincorth/Nigg/Cove – 4 seats
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12345678
                          SNP Stephen Flynn *‡‡‡‡‡‡27.01,396       
                          Conservative Philip Sellar21.51,113       
                          SNP Alex Nicoll +13.77071,020.3 1,023.08 1,041.9    
                          Labour Sarah Duncan‡11.4590595.7 601.9 615.5 615.9 670.9 960.07 1,198.6
                          Independent Andy Finlayson *10.9562571.5 585.9 719.5 720.8 812.07 845.5  
                          Labour Lynn Thomson6.1318322.1 329.5 343.7 344.08 388.3   
                          Liberal Democrats Cameron Finnie5.2270273.09 286.2 305.3 305.9    
                          Independent Finlay Crossan4.3220224.1 232.9      
                          Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,176  Spoilt: 120  Quota: 1,036  Turnout: 5,296 (40.9%)  

                            + = Sitting Councillor for Midstocket/Rosemount Ward.

                            Changes between 2017 and 2022

                            ‡ Changes of affiliation

                            On 17 May 2017, Cllr Jennifer Stewart (Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross) resigned from the Liberal Democrat group and now sits as an Independent.

                            On the same day, all 9 Labour councillors were suspended from the party and now sit as "Aberdeen Labour".

                            By-elections since 2017

                            Bridge of Don By-election (3 October 2019) – 2 Seats [9]
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            1
                            Conservative Sarah Cross36.2%1,857
                            SNP Jessica Mennie35.0%1,797
                            Liberal Democrats Michael Skoczykloda18.1%929
                            Labour Graeme Lawrence5.9%305
                            Scottish Green Sylvia Hardie2.7%140
                            Independent Simon McLean0.8%43
                            Red Party of ScotlandMax McKay0.17%9
                            Electorate: 15,188  Valid: 5,135  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 1,712  Turnout: 34.2%  
                              Torry/Ferryhill By-election (21 November 2019)
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              123456
                              SNP Audrey Nicoll 43.21,6181,620 1,624 1,673 1,819 1,989
                              Conservative Neil Murray26.0972983 996 1,049 1,083 1,151
                              Labour Willie Young10.6395396 402 462 533  
                              Liberal Democrats Gregor McAbery8.4315320 324    
                              Scottish Green Betty Lyon8.1304320 347 429   
                              Independent Simon McLean2.38689     
                              UKIP Roy Hill1.453     
                              Electorate: 15,443  Valid: 3,743  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,872  Turnout: 3,783 (24.5%)  
                                Kincorth/Nigg/Cove By-election (5 November 2020)
                                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                                12345678
                                SNP Miranda Radley47.41,6611,661 1,663 1,672 1,691 1,697 1,716 1,785
                                Conservative Christopher Wyles20.2709710 712 713 714 725 746 834
                                Labour Shona Simpson12.2429430 430 431 441 446 471 529
                                Independent Andy Finlayson10.5367368 368 374 383 419 451  
                                Liberal Democrats Moira Henderson3.6128132 132 133 140 148   
                                Independent Simon McLean2.59293 97 99 104    
                                Scottish Green Daniel Verhamme1.75860 61 63     
                                Independent Lizette Belizzi Houston0.93132 34      
                                Independent Sochima Iroh0.516       
                                Libertarian Bryce Hope0.516       
                                Electorate: 13,130  Valid: 3,540  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 1,754  Turnout: 3,573 (27%)  

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