Inverurie and District (ward)

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Inverurie and District.svg
Location of the ward [1]

Inverurie and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

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Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Bryan Hunter Stuart
(SNP)
Mike Raeburn Lonchay
(Liberal Democrats)
Martin Kitts-Hayes
(Liberal Democrats)
Richard Cowling
(Conservative)
2012 Hamish Vernal
(SNP)
2017 Neil Baillie
(SNP)
Judy Margaret Whyte
(Independent)
Marion Ewenson
(Liberal Democrats)
Colin Clark
(Conservative)
2022 David Keating
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Inverurie and District − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Conservative David Keating [note 1] 25.71,276 
SNP Neil Baillie (incumbent)24.11,200 
Independent Judy Margaret Whyte (incumbent)22.51,120 
Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson (incumbent)17.08431,003
SNP Archie Peebles6.9343348
Green Denise May Rothnie3.8187195
Electorate: 12,128  Valid: 4,969  Spoilt: 83  Quota: 994  Turnout: 41.7%  

    Source: [2] [3]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election [4]

    Inverurie and District - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Conservative Colin Clark (incumbent)†35.951,732   
    SNP Neil Baillie22.521,085   
    Independent Judy Margaret Whyte20.38982   
    Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson11.79568951.1 958.69 965.63
    SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent)5.09245261.41 360.1 362.9
    Labour Sarah Flavell4.28206265.42 269.77 271.69
    Electorate: TBC  Valid: 4,818  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 964  Turnout: 4,866 (43.3%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election [5]

      Inverurie and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent)19.7688701     
      SNP Hamish Vernal17.5612621 621.8 643.8 685.8 690.2 806.2
      Conservative Richard Cowling (incumbent)17.4608614 614.0 636.0 684.0 692.1 771.4
      Liberal Democrats Martin Christopher Kitts-Hayes (incumbent) ††17.3606632 632.0 660.0 730.0  
      Labour Ellis Thorpe13.2463477 477.1 503.1 562.1 568.9  
      Independent Mike Raeburn (incumbent)6.0211225 225.0 300.0    
      Independent Ron Reid5.6196212 212.0     
      Green Karen A. MacKenzie3.2113      
      Electorate: 10,034  Valid: 3,497  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 700  Turnout: 3,556 (34.85%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Inverurie and District
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart29.61,515     
        Liberal Democrats Mike Raeburn25.71,316     
        Liberal Democrats Martin Kitts-Hayes16.9865975 1,172   
        Conservative Richard Cowling14.9762823 837 864 928 1,190
        Labour Ellis Thorpe11.1567637 659 693 737  
        Independent John Sangster1.787165 175 192   
        Electorate: -  Valid: 5,148  Spoilt: 86  Quota: 1,030  Turnout: 56.32%  

          By-election

          Following the election of Colin Clark (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) to Westminster at the 2017 United Kingdom general election on 8 June and his subsequent resignation as Councillor for Inverurie & District ward, a by-election was called on Thursday, 12 October 2017. [6]

          2017 By-election

          Inverurie & District By-election 2017 - Aberdeenshire Council [7]

          Inverurie & District - 1 seat
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Conservative Lesley Berry48.17%1,6721,679 1,715 1,871
          SNP Elaine Mitchell33.02%1,1461,161 1,234 1,300
          Liberal Democrats Scott James Bremner8.50%295309 412  
          Labour Sarah Flavell7.95%276290   
          Green Craig Stewart1.61%56   
          Electorate: 11,233  Valid: 3,445  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 1,723  Turnout: 30.9%  

            Notes

            1. Sitting councillor for East Garioch.

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            References

            1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission .
            2. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 11 - Inverurie and District". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
            3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
            4. "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
            5. "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
            6. "Gordon MP to stand down as councillor".
            7. "Inverurie and District Ward By-Election 2017". 15 September 2021.