Bridge of Don (ward)

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Bridge of Don
ward
Aberdeen City Council.
Bridge of Don (ward) 2017.png
Boundary of Bridge of Don in Aberdeen from 2017.
Lieutenancy area Aberdeen
Electorate 15,188
Current ward
Created 1999  ( 1999 )
CouncillorAlison Alphonse (SNP)
CouncillorJessica Mennie (SNP)
CouncillorNurul Hoque Ali (Lab)
CouncillorSarah Cross (Conservative)

Bridge of Don is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council since 2017 by Sarah Cross of the Conservative Party, Alison Alphonse and Jessica Mennie, both of the Scottish National Party, and Nurul Hoque Ali of the Labour Party. [n 1]

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Boundaries

In the Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, conducted by The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, and published in 2006, the ward is described to contain the whole suburb of the Bridge of Don. [1]

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Muriel Jaffrey
(SNP)		Willie Young
(Labour)		John Reynolds
(Liberal Democrats
/Ind.)		Gordon Leslie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Sandy Stuart
(SNP)
2017 Alison Alphonse
(SNP)		Brett Hunt
(Conservative)
2019
by-election		Sarah Cross
(Conservative)		Jessica Mennie
(SNP)
2022 Nurul Hoque Ali
(Labour)

Election results

2022 election

Bridge of Don – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Alison Alphonse (incumbent)24.31,649       
Conservative Sarah Cross (incumbent)23.51,594       
SNP Jessica Mennie (incumbent)16.11,0941,339 1,341 1,347 1,450   
Labour Nurul Hoque Ali15.31,0401,053 1,066 1,076 1,118 1,136 1,246 1,708
Liberal Democrats Mevrick Renson Fernandes10.9739748 762 783 833 852 1,033  
Conservative Matthew Watt5.6379380 564 578 583 585   
Scottish Green Sylvia Hardie3.1210220 221 226     
Scottish Family Harald Rainer Bartl1.38888 90      
Electorate: 15,216  Valid: 6,793  Spoilt: 137  Quota: 1,359  Turnout: 45.5%  

    Source: [2] [3]

    Elections of the 2010s

    Bridge of Don by-election: 3rd October 2019 [4]
    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%  
      Aberdeen City Council Election: 4th May 2017 [5]
      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%)  
        Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2012
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Independent John Reynolds (incumbent)28.0%1,530        
        SNP Muriel Jaffrey (incumbent)20.5%1,119        
        Labour Willie Young (incumbent)18.8%1,0311,085.9 1,087 1,112.5     
        SNP Sandy Stuart9.5%520559.5 570.9 576.8 578.5 595.6 612.5 985.5 1,107.2
        SNP Graham Bennett7.2%396418.2 425.3 433.9 434.8 449.4 465.1   
        Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod6.2%338412.8 414.1 436.1 438.7 498.4 640.7 660.3  
        Conservative Francis Davidson Webster6.1%333360.3 360.5 364.3 365.2 385.1    
        Independent Gordon A. Leslie (incumbent)2.0%107217.6 218.5 238.4 241     
        Scottish Green Daniel Kenneth Juett1.8%97107.2 107.5       
        Electorate: 14,188  Valid: 5,471  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 1,095  Turnout: 5,539 (38.56%)  

          Elections of the 2000s

          Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2007
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Muriel Jaffrey36.32,805     
          Labour Willie Young20.91,6151,615    
          Liberal Democrats John Reynolds†18.31,4111,573 1,573   
          Liberal Democrats Gordon Leslie†††††9.5731921 929 938 977 1,316
          Conservative Brian Davidson7.9610726 731 733 783 827
          Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod5.2404509 523 535 587  
          Independent Hamish Mackay1.9146267 272 273   
          Electorate:  Valid: 7,722  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 1,545  Turnout: 7,814  

            Notes

            1. ↑ As with all Scottish councils, the ward elects councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.

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            References

            1. ↑ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements – Aberdeen City Council Area" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
            2. ↑ "Declaration of Results Report Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
            3. ↑ "Candidate votes per stage Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
            4. ↑ "Local By Elections" (PDF). aberdeencity.gov.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
            5. ↑ "Local government election 2017: Results | Aberdeen City Council". 29 June 2021.
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