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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
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All 70 seats to Aberdeenshire Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
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Leader Jim Gifford Richard Thomson Peter Argyle
Party Conservative SNP Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Mid Formartine Ellon and District Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
Last election 14 seats, 21.2% 28 seats, 38.9% 12 seats, 15.4%
Seats won 23 21 14
Seat change Increase9 Decrease7 Increase2
Popular vote 37,291 26,180 13,355
Percentage 40.1% 28.2% 14.4%
Swing Increase18.9% Decrease10.7% Decrease1.0%
  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
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Leader Norman Smith Alison Evison Martin Ford
Party Independent Labour Scottish Green
Last election 11 seats, 14.7% 2 seats, 6.8% 1 seat, 2.4%
Seats after 10 1 1
Seat change Decrease1 Decrease1 Steady0
Popular vote 10,168 4,094 1,781
Percentage 10.9% 4.4% 1.9%
Swing Decrease3.8% Decrease2.4% Decrease0.5%
2017 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map
Council Leader before election

Hamish Vernal
SNP

Council Leader after election

Jim Gifford
Conservative

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 19 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 70 councillors being elected, an increase of two members compared to 2012.

The Conservatives returned the most councillors, the first time it has been the largest party in the region since 1982, when the area was under the Grampian Regional Council, although they fell short of an overall majority. The number of Scottish National Party (SNP) councillors fell by seven but remained the second largest group. The Liberal Democrats picked up two seats while the other parties achieved roughly the same results as the previous election in 2012.

After negotiations, on 18 May 2017, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents formed an administration, with Conservative councillor Jim Gifford being elected as council leader and Liberal Democrat councillor Bill Howatson being elected Provost.[1]

Background

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Previous election

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Further information: 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election

At the previous election in 2012 the SNP won 28 seats, becoming the largest party on the council for the first time since 1995, replacing the Liberal Democrats. However, the SNP was still short of 7 seats for an overall majority. The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Independent groups all fell well short of an overall majority. It must also be noted that in 2012 there were only 68 seats on the council.

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election result
Party Seats Vote share
SNP 28 38.9%
Conservative 14 21.2%
Liberal Democrats 12 15.4%
Independent 11 14.7%
Labour 2 6.8%
Scottish Greens 1 2.4%

Source:[2]

Composition

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There were several defections during the 2012-17 term, and 4 by-elections. One by-election resulted in an SNP gain from Conservative. Two by-elections resulted in Conservative gains from the Liberal Democrats, and the other resulted in a Conservative gain from the SNP.

Composition of Aberdeenshire Council
Party 2012 election Dissolution
SNP 28 25
Conservative 14 17
Liberal Democrats 12 9
Independent 11 14
Labour 2 2
Scottish Greens 1 1

Results

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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 23 9 0 Increase9 32.9 40.1 37,291 Increase18.9
  SNP 21 0 7 Decrease7 30.0 28.2 26,180 Decrease10.7
  Liberal Democrats 14 2 0 Increase2 20.0 14.4 13,355 Decrease1.0
  Independent 10 2 3 Decrease1 14.3 10.9 10,168 Decrease3.8
  Labour 1 0 1 Decrease1 1.4 4.4 4,094 Decrease2.4
  Scottish Green 1 0 0 Steady 1.4 1.9 1,781 Decrease0.5
  Scottish Libertarian 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 79 New
  SDP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.1 48 New
Total 68 92,996

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Source:[3][4]

Ward results

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Banff and District

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017: 1 x Independent gain from SNP
Banff and District - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Mike Roy (incumbent) 36.18% 1,509
Independent John B. Cox (incumbent) 26.18% 1,092
SNP Glen Reynolds 25.15% 1,049
Liberal Democrats Alison Simpson 12.49% 521
Electorate: 9,187   Valid: 4,171   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,043   Turnout: 46.0%  

Troup

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  • 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2012-2017 Change: No Change
Troup - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Mark Findlater (incumbent) 44.79% 1,535          
Independent Hamish Partridge (incumbent) 14.97% 513 721 759 912    
SNP Ross Cassie (incumbent) 20.63% 707 740 759 795 804 1,165
SNP Ricky Taylor 11.47% 393 406 420 438 443  
Liberal Democrats Sandy Leslie 4.17% 143 278 355      
Labour Ray Stephen 3.97% 136 201        
Electorate: 7,902   Valid: 3,427   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 857   Turnout: 44.20%  

Fraserburgh and District

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
  • 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conservative Andy Kille 24.10% 1,229                
Independent Doreen Mair 14.57% 743 781 790 873 950 1,061      
SNP Charles Cummin Buchan (incumbent) 12.04% 614 617 758 783 811 855 859 910 999
SNP Brian Topping (incumbent) 12.78% 652 653 709 731 763 776 780 827 968
Independent Ian Tait (incumbent) 9.73% 496 529 532 564 590 637 644 743  
Independent Michael Watt (incumbent) 6.45% 329 352 359 397 429 470 478    
Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 5.14% 262 292 299 313 362        
Labour Kenneth Watt 5.23% 267 282 287 311          
Independent Charlie Reid 4.94% 252 258 267            
SNP David Donn 5.02% 256 257              
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,100   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 42.9%  

Central Buchan

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017: Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
Central Buchan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Marion Buchan 37.28% 1,808        
SNP Jim Ingram (incumbent) 24.50% 1,188        
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 17.79% 863 1,133      
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 10.41% 505 760 777 854 1,169
SNP Lenny Pirie (incumbent) 10.02% 486 518 700 728  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,850   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 971   Turnout: 44.3%  

Peterhead North and Rattray

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
  • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Dianne Beagrie 41.33% 1,899          
SNP Anne Allan (incumbent) 22.02% 1,012          
Independent Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) 12.77% 587 855 861 925    
Independent Iain Sutherland 9.64% 443 658 661 728 731 972
SNP Fiona McRae (incumbent) 11.95% 549 593 667 689 690  
Liberal Democrats Alistair Massey 2.29% 105 228 230      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,595   Spoilt: 95   Quota: 920   Turnout: 39.0%  

Peterhead South and Cruden

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Alan Fakley 37.00% 1,364        
SNP Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 21.35% 787 801 828 857 1,384
SNP Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) 15.16% 559 567 583 616  
Independent Stephen Calder 14.02% 517 618 719 909 932
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%  

Turriff and District

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  • 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative win due to one additional seat compared to 2012
Turriff and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Iain Taylor* 37.36% 1,854        
SNP Alastair Forsyth 25.39% 1,260        
Liberal Democrats Anne Robertson (incumbent) 19.77% 981 1,324      
Independent Sandy Duncan (incumbent) 10.96% 544 682 802 918 1,262
Independent Mike Rawlins 6.53% 324 429 514 559  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,963   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 993   Turnout: 46.8%  
  • = Sitting Councillor for Banff and District Ward.

Mid-Formartine

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  • 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
Mid-Formartine - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Jim Gifford (incumbent) 34.61% 1,797            
Independent Paul Johnston (incumbent) 20.61% 1,070            
SNP Karen Adam 19.99% 1,038 1,057          
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan 9.46% 491 724 731 731 860 930 1,227
Independent Jeff Goodhall 4.79% 249 456 467 468 534 627  
SNP Cryle Shand (incumbent) 5.82% 302 310 314 329 358    
Labour Kirsten Muat 4.72% 245 301 303 303      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,192   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,039   Turnout: 46.1%  

Ellon and District

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  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2012-2017 Change: no change
Ellon and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) 40.94 2,258      
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson (incumbent) 19.71 1,087 1,703.86    
SNP Richard Thomson (incumbent) 17.9 987 1,034.02 1,093.74 1,264.34
SNP Anouk Kahanov-Kloppert 13.93 768 793.55 843.88 1,024.70
Labour John Morgan 7.52 415 548.39 835.99  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,515   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 1,104   Turnout: 5,579 (47.2%)  

West Garioch

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  • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
West Garioch - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Sebastian Leslie 42.49 1,809          
SNP Victoria Harper 19.73 840 858.10 874.33 879.02 979.03 1,487.26
Liberal Democrats Hazel Smith 15.64 666 1,011.06 1,155.76      
SNP Elaine Mitchell 10.31 439 450.52 460.75 465.65 577.54  
Scottish Green Richard Paul Openshaw 7.19 306 353.71 401.52 436.47    
Labour Peter Young 4.63 197 266.5        
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,257   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 1,065   Turnout: 4,310 (47.6%)  

Inverurie and District

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  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLibDem; 1xIndependent
  • 2012-2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
Inverurie and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Colin Clark (incumbent) 35.95 1,732      
SNP Neil Baillie 22.52 1,085      
Independent Judy Margaret Whyte 20.38 982      
Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson 11.79 568 951.1 958.69 965.63
SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) 5.09 245 261.41 360.1 362.9
Labour Sarah Flavell 4.28 206 265.42 269.77 271.69
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 964   Turnout: 4,866 (43.3%)  

East Garioch

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  • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
  • 2012-2017 Change: One additional seat in the Ward, gained by Conservatives
East Garioch - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Dominic Lonchay 31.34 1,429          
Scottish Green Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) 18.64 850 921.27        
Liberal Democrats Fergie Hood (incumbent) 18.47 842 1,077.53        
SNP Glen Reid 15.09 688 695.96 706.30 707.68 752.38 1,360.51
SNP Conor McKay 12.52 571 577.87 590.28 591.88 658.89  
Labour Ann Thorpe 3.93 179 228.57 294.78 297.37    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,559   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 912   Turnout: 4,596 (45.17%)  

Westhill and District

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  • 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
Westhill and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Ron McKail (incumbent) 33.67 2,019            
Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) 22.85 1,370            
SNP David Robert Aitchison (incumbent) 14.63 877 884.71 893.94 912.92 921.93 987.15 1,603.65
Conservative Alistair McKelvie 13.81 828 1,564          
SNP Heather Coull 9.29 557 561.06 567.94 584.07 593.09 689.29  
Labour Lindsey Kirkhill 4.44 266 279.39 331.55 377.96 422.04    
Scottish Libertarian Derek Scott 1.31 79 83.46 114.63 126.79      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,996   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,200   Turnout: 6,061 (50.4%)  

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

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  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Moira Ingleby (incumbent) 30.69 1,741          
Conservative Robbie Withey 20.43 1,159          
Liberal Democrats John Latham (incumbent) 17.54 995 1,212.54        
SNP Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) 15.78 895 924.24 930.54 931.06 994.03 1,639.02
SNP Kate Monahan 10.38 589 594.92 601.66 602.01 701.6  
Labour Bryan Begg 5.18 294 363.27 390.63 396.05    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,673   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,135   Turnout: 5,785 (47.8%)  

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

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  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats
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%)  

Banchory and Mid-Deeside

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  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Ann Ross 52.8 2,525      
SNP Eileen Durno 21.89 1,046 1,088.11 1,162.35 1,417.64
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bruce 20.25 968 1,689.6    
Labour Iain Gillies 5.04 241 352.58 596.12  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,780   Spoilt: 33   Quota: 1,196   Turnout: 4,813 (54.6%)  

North Kincardine

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  • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
  • 2012-2017 Change: No change
North Kincardine - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3
Conservative Colin Pike 30.46 1,685    
Liberal Democrats Ian Mollison (incumbent) 22.08 1,221    
SNP Alastair Bews (incumbent) 20.55 1,138    
Labour Alison Evison (incumbent) 16.27 901 1,074.91 1,124.67
SNP Kes Smith 6.47 358 375.49 387.16
Scottish Green William Ball 3.25 180 224.25 237.88
SDP David Lansdell 0.87 48 95.34 100.66
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,531   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,107   Turnout: 5,579  

Stonehaven and Lower Deeside

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  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
  • 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Labour
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Wendy Agnew (incumbent) 30.83 1,703        
SNP Dennis Robertson 23.54 1,300        
Liberal Democrats Sarah Dickinson 17.09 944 1,030.38 1,057.08 1,084.63 1,155.68
Conservative Sandy Wallace 14.85 820 1,196.42      
Labour Raymond Christie (incumbent) 6.36 351 381.9 403.05 410.4 457.09
Scottish Green Rachel Shanks 3.84 212 223.24 312.79 316.27 365.31
Independent Philip Bishop 3.49 193 217.23 229.83 243.06  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,523   Spoilt: 87   Quota: 1,105   Turnout: 5,610 (49.7%)  

Mearns

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  • 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
  • 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
  • 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
Mearns - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative George Carr (incumbent) 36.19 2,034            
SNP Leigh Wilson 16.03 901 914.41 935.75 936.02 997.27 1,045.19 1,735.42
SNP Carole Wise 12.46 700 705.36 715.36 715.57 751.47 815.73  
Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson (incumbent) 10.66 599 701.79 767.94 772.58 863.53 1,100.31 1,145.13
Independent Dave Stewart (incumbent) 8.4 472 517.14 546.48 549.66 596.82    
Conservative Jeff Hutchison 8.2 461 1,116.16 1,141.52        
Scottish Green Karen Allan 4.15 233 248.19 284.09 284.94      
Labour Patrick Coffield 3.91 220 237.43          
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,620   Spoilt: 70   Quota: 1,125   Turnout: 5,690 (48.3%)  

Aftermath

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As no single party group on the council won enough seats to form an administration with an overall majority, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents groups formed an administration on 18 May 2017, after negotiations. As part of the deal, Conservative councillor for Mid-Formartine Cllr Jim Gifford was elected as council leader and Liberal Democrat councillor for Mearns, Cllr Bill Howatson was elected as Provost.[1]

West Garioch Conservative Cllr Sebastian Leslie was suspended from the party on 18 September 2018 and became an Independent having refused to pay his Council Tax.[citation needed]

Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Conservative Cllr Sandy Wallace resigned from the party and became an Independent on 12 December 2018 citing he had no faith in either the Prime Minister or the Conservative controlled Coalition in Aberdeenshire.[5] On 10 November 2020, the Scottish Libertarian Party announced that Wallace had joined the party.[6]

North Kincardine Conservative Cllr Colin Pike resigned from the party and became an Independent on 6 March 2020.[7]

Mearns SNP Cllr Leigh Wilson resigned from the party and became an Independent on 15 May 2020 citing professional circumstances.[8]

North Kincardine SNP Cllr Alistair Bews resigned from the party and became an Independent on 17 May 2020 citing personal and professional reasons.[9]

On 1 June 2020 Mid-Formantine Conservative Cllr Jim Gifford was replaced as Leader of the council and became an Independent. He was followed by Lesley Berry (Inverurie) and Jeff Hutchinson (Mearns).[10]

On 7 June 2020 Banff Conservative Cllr Mike Roy resigned from the party and became an Independent.[11]

By-elections

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Inverurie & District by-election

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On 12 October 2017 a by-elected was held after Inverurie & District Conservative Cllr Colin Clark was elected as an MP for Gordon on 8 June 2017. He resigned his council seat on 28 June 2017.[12] The Conservative candidate Lesley Berry held the seat for her party.

Inverurie & District By-election (12 October 2017) - 1 Seat[13]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Lesley Berry 48.53% 1,672 1,679 1,715 1,871
SNP Elaine Mitchell 33.27% 1,146 1,161 1,234 1,300
Liberal Democrats Scott Bremner 8.56% 295 309 412
Labour Sarah Flavell 8.01% 276 290
Scottish Green Craig Stewart 1.62% 56
Electorate: NA   Valid: 3,445   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 1,723   Turnout: 30.9%  

Ellon & District by-election

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On 15 October a by-election was held after Ellon & District SNP Cllr Richard Thomson was elected an MP for Gordon in the 2019 UK general election. He resigned his Council seat in April 2020.[14] The SNP candidate Louise Mcallister held the seat for her party.

Ellon & District By-election (15 October 2020) - 1 Seat [15]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP Louise Mcallister 42.4 1,683 1,725 1,757 1,916
Conservative John Crawley 41.7 1,658 1,663 1,679 1,840
Liberal Democrats Trevor Mason 10.2 405 443 485  
Labour John Bennett 2.9 114 126    
Scottish Green Peter Kennedy 2.8 112      
Electorate: 11,893   Valid: 3,972   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 1,987   Turnout: 4,006 (33.7%)  

East Garioch by-election

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On 17 June 2021 a by-election was held after East Garioch Lib Dem Councillor Fergus Hood died in March 2021 following a prolonged illness.[16] The Conservative candidate David Keating won the seat from the Liberal Democrats.

East Garioch By-election (17 June 2021) - 1 Seat [17]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative David Keating 45.5 1,240 1,261 1,268 1,394
SNP Dan Ritchie 35.3 963 982 1,058 1,146
Liberal Democrats Trevor Mason 10.3 281 319 365  
Scottish Green Jamie Ogilvie 4.8 130 143  
Labour Andy Brown 4.1 111      
Electorate: 10,445   Valid: 2,725   Spoilt: 15   Quota: 1,363   Turnout: 26.2%  

Mid-Formantine by-election

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On 19 August a by-election was held after Mid-Formantine SNP Cllr Karen Adam resigned her seat upon being elected a MSP to the Scottish Parliament for Banffshire and Buchan Coast on 3 June 2021. The Conservative candidate Sheila Powell won the seat from the SNP.

Mid-Formantine By-election (19 August 2021) - 1 Seat[18]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Sheila Powell 45.7 1,480
SNP Jenny Nicol 37.2 1,205
Liberal Democrats Jeff Goodhall 12.7 412
Scottish Green Peter Kennedy 4.4 144
Quota:  

References

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