Mearns (ward)

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Location of the ward [1]

The Mearns is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

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It takes its name from the Mearns, an old name for the former Kincardineshire (from the Scottish Gaelic A' Mhaoirne meaning "the Stewartry").

Councillors

ElectionCouncillors
2007 Bill Howatson
(Liberal Democrats)		Tom Fleming
(Liberal Democrats)		George Carr
(Conservative)		Jean Dick
(SNP)
2012 Dave Stuart
(Independent)
2017 Jeff Hutchison
(Conservative)		Leigh Wilson
(SNP/
Independent/
Alba) [2] [3]
2020
2021
2022Alison Evison
(Independent)		Laurie Carnie
(Conservative)		Kevin Stelfox
(SNP)

Election results

2024 by-election

Mearns by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
Liberal Democrats Isobel Knights
Reform UK Claudia Leith
Scottish Green William Linegar
SNP Hannah Scott
Conservative Tracey Smith
Quota: 

    2022 election

    Mearns − 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345678910
    SNP Kevin Stelfox29.01,677         
    Conservative George Carr (incumbent)21.01,217         
    Independent Alison Elizabeth McBean Evison [note 1] 10.8623663 667 674 699 730 792 894 1,111 1,349
    Conservative Laurie Carnie10.7619625 668 681 689 695 724 741 825 924
    Independent Dave Stewart8.9513546 550 558 573 592 622 672   
    Liberal Democrats Shona Ewen6.5377413 415 418 422 430 561 680 789  
    Labour Yvonne Allan5.8336392 393 396 399 412     
    Scottish Green Douglas Fraser3.4194375 376 380 398 447 506    
    Alba Leigh Wilson (incumbent)1.799171 171 179 186      
    Independent David Allan Neill1.37586 86 87       
    Scottish Family Diane Elizabeth Laurenson0.95256 56        
    Electorate: 12,170  Valid: 5,782  Spoilt: 57  Quota: 1,157  Turnout: 47.7%  

      Source: [4] [5]

      2017 election

      2017 Aberdeenshire Council election [6]

      Mearns - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Conservative George Carr (incumbent)36.192,034      
      SNP Leigh Wilson16.03901914.41 935.75 936.02 997.27 1,045.19 1,735.42
      SNP Carole Wise12.46700705.36 715.36 715.57 751.47 815.73  
      Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson (incumbent)10.66599701.79 767.94 772.58 863.53 1,100.31 1,145.13
      Independent Dave Stewart (incumbent)8.4472517.14 546.48 549.66 596.82   
      Conservative Jeff Hutchison8.24611,116.16 1,141.52    
      Scottish Green Karen Allan4.15233248.19 284.09 284.94    
      Labour Patrick Coffield3.91220237.43      
      Electorate: TBC  Valid: 5,620  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 1,125  Turnout: 5,690 (48.3%)  

        2012 election

        2012 Aberdeenshire Council election [7]

        Mearns - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        Conservative George Carr (incumbent)20.73%868      
        SNP Jean Dick (incumbent)20.70%867      
        Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson (incumbent)20.03%839      
        SNP Robert Forbes10.91%457458.3 482.2 482.4 564.1 595.9  
        Independent Dave Stewart10.29%431433.2 434.5 434.7 530.9 684.8 890.5
        Conservative David Nelson8.93%374394.1 395.1 395.3 423.8   
        Labour Gill Bayfield8.40%352353.2 354.5 354.7    
        Electorate: 10,963  Valid: 4,188  Spoilt: 35  Quota: 838  Turnout: 4,223 (38.20%)  

          2007 election

          2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

          Mearns
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345678
          SNP Jean Dick23.01,262       
          Conservative George Carr20.51,123       
          Liberal Democrats Tom Fleming16.6909940 945 1,046 1,144   
          Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson13.8759775 778 815 850 879 1,021 1,291
          Labour Gill Bayfield7.1392406 407 442 455 459   
          Independent David Nelson7.1391404 407 432 596 601 659  
          Independent Robert Gairn Davidson6.2342355 358 403     
          Scottish Green Kate Anderson5.6306336 338      
          Electorate:  Valid: 5,484  Spoilt: 48  Quota: 1,097  Turnout: 53.28%  

            Notes

            1. ↑ Sitting councillor for North Kincardine.

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            References

            1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk.
            2. ↑ "Aberdeenshire councillor resigns from SNP to sit as an independent candidate".
            3. ↑ "Alba party gains support of two Aberdeenshire councillors". 28 March 2021.
            4. ↑ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 19 - Mearns". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
            5. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
            6. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
            7. ↑ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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