Location of the ward [1]
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Peter Argyle (Liberal Democrats) | Marcus Humphrey (Conservative) | Bruce Luffman (Conservative) | |||||
| 2012 | Katrina Farquhar (Conservative) | Geva Blackett (SNP/ Independent (politician)) [2] | ||||||
| 2017 | Paul Gibb (Conservative) | |||||||
| 2022 | Anouk Kloppert (SNP | Sarah Brown (Conservative) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Independent | Geva Blackett (incumbent) [note 1] | 22.7 | 1,098 | 1,127 | 1,173 | 1,272 | |||
| SNP | Anouk Kloppert [note 2] | 21.7 | 1,049 | 1,091 | 1,098 | 1,104 | 1,118 | 1,459 | |
| Conservative | Sarah Brown | 21.3 | 1,029 | 1,040 | 1,571 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 17.5 | 846 | 908 | 950 | 1,064 | 1,091 | ||
| Conservative | Claudia Leith | 13.2 | 640 | 653 | |||||
| Labour | John Lawson | 3.7 | 179 | ||||||
| Electorate: 9,066 Valid: 4,841 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,211 Turnout: 53.8% | |||||||||
2017 Aberdeenshire Council election [6]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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%) | |||||
2012 Aberdeenshire Council election [7]
| 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%) | ||||||||
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Conservative | Marcus Humphrey | 29.3 | 1,444 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle | 26.1 | 1,286 | |||||
| Conservative | Bruce Luffman | 20.5 | 1,009 | 1,160 | 1,172 | 1,218 | 1,625 | |
| SNP | Carol Douglas | 20.1 | 991 | 1,009 | 1,021 | 1,078 | ||
| Labour | Angus Murdoch | 4.0 | 196 | 202 | 213 | |||
| Electorate: Valid: 4,926 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 59.51% | ||||||||
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