Peterhead South and Cruden (ward)

Last updated May 05, 2023

Location of the ward ^[1]

Peterhead South and Cruden is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Councillors

Election	Councillors
2007		Stephen Smith (SNP)		Stuart Pratt (SNP)	Sam Coull (Liberal Democrats/ Independent)
2012				Stuart Pratt (SNP)	Sam Coull (Liberal Democrats/ Independent)
2017			Alan Lascelles Fakley (Conservative)	Stephen Calder (Independent)
2022	George Hall (Conservative)			Colin Alexander Simpson (Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2022 election

Peterhead South and Cruden − 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4
	SNP	Stephen William Smith (incumbent)	46.5	1,578
	Conservative	George Hall	32.5	1,105
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Alexander Simpson	12.2	414	783	796	1,110
	Conservative	Neil Johnstone	8.8	298	371	595
Electorate: 9,135 Valid: 3,395 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 849 Turnout: 37.8%

Source:^[2]^[3]

2017 Election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election ^[4]

Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	Conservative	Alan Lascelles Fakley	37.00%	1,364
	SNP	Stephen William Smith (incumbent)	21.35%	787	801	828	857	1,384
	Independent	Stephen Calder	15.16%	559	618	719	909	932
	SNP	Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent)	15.16%	559	567	583	616
	Independent	Sam Coull	7.40%	273	351	416
	Liberal Democrats	Colin Simpson	5.07%	187	289
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,687 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 922 Turnout: 40.8%

2012 Election

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election ^[5]

Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Stephen William Smith (incumbent)	34.05	1,030
	SNP	Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent)	18.64	564	765.2
	Independent	Sam Coull (incumbent)	15.17	459	477.0	478.6	520.7	603.6
	Independent	Tom Malone	13.82	418	426.5	427.2	592.3	693.9	998.6
	Conservative	Steve Owen	9.59	290	296.9	297.2	319.5
	Independent	Peter Stevenson	8.73	264	277.3	278.2
Electorate: 8,621 Valid: 3,025 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 757 Turnout: 3,089 (35.09%)

2007 Election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Peterhead South and Cruden
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5
	SNP	Stephen Smith	29.4	1,205
	SNP	Stuart Pratt	21.6	888	1,016	1,032
	Liberal Democrats	Sam Coull††††	21.0	861	870	894	895	1,032
	Independent	Raymond Matthew	13.0	535	542	637	638	767
	Conservative	Steven Owen	10.3	422	425	443	443
	Independent	Veronica Johnston	4.7	193	196
Electorate: - Valid: 4,104 Spoilt: 108 Quota: 1,027 Turnout: 48.11%

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References

↑ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
↑ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 6 - Peterhead South and Cruden". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
↑ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
↑ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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[1] "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".

[2] "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 6 - Peterhead South and Cruden". 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.

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