2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

2007 Scottish local government election January 2023 June 2013 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Scotland parliamentary no yes 2003 Aberdeenshire Council election 2003 2007 05 03 y 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 All 68 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 35 24 Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish National Party 22 14 Scottish Conservatives Independent politician 8 2007 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map.svg 300px 2007 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map 34.5% 25.2% 24,175 4 33,120 4 19,946 20.8% 3 12,182 12.7% 3 28 seats, 33.5% 18 seats, 27.6% 11 seats, 21.0% 11 seats, 14.5% 8.3% 6.9% 0.2% 1.8% Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward would elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation. The new wards replaced 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election. The council remained under no overall control and a coalition was formed between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Background Previous election 2003 Aberdeenshire Council electionAt the previous election in 2003 the Liberal Democrats won 28 seats, falling 7 seats short of an overall majority. The SNP, Conservative and Independent groups also fell well short of an overall majority. +2003 Aberdeenshire Council election resultPartySeatsVote shareLiberal Democrats2833.5%SNP1827.6%Conservative1121.0%Independent1114.5% Source:Scottish Council Elections 2003 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2003.pdf 27 July 2024 Elections Centre Composition There was one by-election in the 2003-07 term. The seat was held by the Conservatives. +Composition of Aberdeenshire CouncilParty2003 electionDissolutionLiberal Democrats2828SNP1818Conservative1111Independent1111 Source:Teale Andrew Huntly East Ward - Aberdeenshire https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/15482/#2005-06-09 27 July 2024 Local Elections Archive Project Results 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election result Scottish Liberal Democrats 24 - - 4 35.3 25.2 24,175 8.3 Scottish National Party 22 - - 4 32.4 34.5 33,120 6.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 14 - - 3 20.6 20.8 19,946 0.2 Independent politician 8 - - 3 11.8 12.7 12,182 1.8 Scottish Labour Party 0 - - 0.0 5.4 5,189 2.1 Scottish Green Party 0 - - 0.0 1.1 1,097 New Solidarity (Scotland) 0 - - 0.0 0.1 112 New British National Party 0 - - 0.0 0.1 87 New 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 1 May 2003. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Source:Scottish Council Elections 2007 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2007.pdf 27 July 2024 Elections CentreTeale Andrew Local Election Results 2007 https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2007/428/ 27 July 2024 Local Elections Archive Project Ward results Banff and District Banff and District - 3 seats 8 Scottish National Party Ian Gray 1,088 24.0 1,092 1,103 1,142         Scottish Liberal Democrats Jack Mair 694 15.3 704 713 773 773 848 915 1,132 Independent (politician) John Cox 691 15.2 707 742 791 791 925 1,055 1,257 Scottish Conservative Party Neil Chalmers 616 13.6 626 640 666 666 741 792   Scottish National Party Kathryn Parr 500 11.0 509 525 554 558 609     Independent (politician) Sandy Buchan 383 8.4 398 438 475 475       Scottish Green Party Jonny Barton 298 6.6 301 319           Independent (politician) John Calder 172 3.8 180             Independent (politician) Ian Page 94 2.1               8 8,815 4,536 105 1,135 53.1% Troup Troup - 3 seats 2 Scottish National Party Mitchell Burnett 1,798 47.7   Scottish Conservative Party John Duncan 914 24.3 1,060 Independent (politician) Sydney Mair 770 20.4 975 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ian Findlay 286 7.6 422 2 7,563 3,768 53 943 50.9% Fraserburgh and District Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Brian Topping 1,487 27.1             Scottish National Party Ian Tait 1,131 20.6             Independent (politician) Michael Watt 831 15.1 865 869 890 918 1,041 1,370 Scottish National Party Andy Ritchie 795 14.5 1,022 1,037 1,046 1,060 1,090 1,165 Independent (politician) Dennis Duthie 509 9.3 520 522 554 587 728   Scottish Conservative Party Bob Sim 466 8.5 482 484 490 522     Scottish Liberal Democrats Dominique-Paul Lonchay 164 3.0 167 168 171       Independent (politician) James Milne 109 2.0 116 116         7 11,011 5,492 168 1,099 51.8% Central Buchan Central Buchan - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Sandy Stronach 1,096 20.2               Independent (politician) Norman Smith 1,054 19.4 1,054 1,080 1,142         Scottish Conservative Party Peter Chapman 933 17.2 933 974 1,022 1,031 1,087     Independent (politician) Albert Howe 790 14.6 790 822 911 933 1,016 1,016 1,283 Scottish National Party Norma Thomson 718 13.2 726 771 804 812 870 870   Scottish Labour Party Carol Donald 318 5.9 318 363 378 381       Independent (politician) Jim Conn 265 4.9 265 290           Scottish Liberal Democrats Betty May 253 4.7 253             8 10,020 5,427 91 1,086 55.4% Peterhead North and Rattray Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Anne Allan 1,018 22.4             Independent (politician) Alan Buchan 948 20.9 948           Scottish National Party Fiona McRae 682 15.0 696 699 713 735 763 1,316 Scottish Conservative Party Robert Thomas 655 14.4 655 659 667 704 803 819 Scottish National Party Sandy Allan 585 12.9 666 671 685 718 752   Scottish Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan 288 6.3 290 292 304 356     Independent (politician) Ian Cowie 256 5.6 257 265 289       Solidarity (Scotland) Steven Will 112 2.5 113 115         7 10,274 4,544 150 909 46.0% Peterhead South and Cruden Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Stephen Smith 1,205 29.4         Scottish National Party Stuart Pratt 888 21.6 1,016 1,032     Scottish Liberal Democrats Sam Coull 861 21.0 870 894 895 1,032 Independent (politician) Raymond Matthew 535 13.0 542 637 638 767 Scottish Conservative Party Steven Owen 422 10.3 425 443 443   Independent (politician) Veronica Johnston 193 4.7 196       5 8,813 4,104 108 1,027 48.1% Turriff and District Turriff and District - 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Sandy Duncan 1,916 41.9         Scottish Conservative Party Alistair Duffus Strachan 796 17.4 882 901 932   Scottish Liberal Democrats Anne Robertson 790 17.3 948 962 1,071 1,372 Independent (politician) Alisan Norrie 748 16.4 900 935 971 1,304 Scottish Labour Party Ann Marie Sheal 232 5.1 270 279     British National Party Gary Raikes 87 1.9 119       5 8,679 4,569 52 1,143 53.5% Mid-Formartine Mid Formartine - 4 seats 5 Scottish National Party Allan Hendry 2,035 33.6         Scottish Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston 1,661 27.4         Scottish Conservative Party Jim Gifford 1,034 17.1 1,141 1,182 1,261   Scottish Liberal Democrats John Kevin Loveday 677 11.2 855 1,134 1,210 1,227 Scottish Labour Party Steve Thomson 469 7.7 558 586 613 618 Independent (politician) Howard Kershaw 188 3.1 290 306     5 11,047 6,064 59 1,213 55.9% Ellon and District Ellon and District - 4 seats 5 Scottish National Party Rob Merson 2,458 40.5         Scottish Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson 1,407 23.2         Scottish Conservative Party Gillian Louise Owen 872 14.4 1,033 1,053 1,197 1,274 Scottish Liberal Democrats Debra Margaret Storr 524 8.6 777 899 1,049 1,326 Scottish Labour Party Ann Thorpe 456 7.5 587 599 648   Independent (politician) Diane Ripley 352 5.8 542 555     5 11,186 6,069 69 1,214 55.4% West Garioch West Garioch - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Alison Grant 1,555 35.5           Scottish Liberal Democrats Sheena Margaret Lonchay 973 22.2 1,063 1,085 1,169     Scottish Liberal Democrats Hazel Al-Kowarri 807 18.4 884 899 981 1,027 1,358 Scottish Conservative Party David Clucas 694 15.8 746 775 821 830   Scottish Labour Party Ricky Simpson 263 6.0 293 303       Independent (politician) Terry Rigby 93 2.1 125         6 8,036 4,385 58 1,097 55.7% Inverurie and District Inverurie and District - 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Bryan Hunter Stuart 1,515 29.6           Scottish Liberal Democrats Mike Raeburn 1,316 25.7           Scottish Liberal Democrats Martin Kitts-Hayes 865 16.9 975 1,172       Scottish Conservative Party Richard Cowling 762 14.9 823 837 864 928 1,190 Scottish Labour Party Ellis Thorpe 567 11.1 637 659 693 737   Independent (politician) John Sangster 87 1.7 165 175 192     6 9,361 5,148 86 1,030 56.3% East Garioch East Garioch - 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party Fergie Hood 1,420 31.9       Scottish Liberal Democrats Martin Anthony Ford 1,054 23.7 1,118     Scottish Liberal Democrats Nan Cullinane 968 21.8 1,025 1,030 1,206 Scottish Conservative Party Gordon Naismith 687 15.5 726 726 769 Scottish Labour Party Sheila Henderson 317 7.1 345 345   4 8,185 4,446 56 1,112 54.9% Westhill and District Westhill and District - 4 seats 6 Liberal Democrats (UK) Gurudeo Singh Saluja 1,558 27.3           Scottish Conservative Party Ron McKail 1,306 22.9           Scottish National Party Amanda Allan 1,230 21.6           Independent (politician) Mark Cullen 845 14.8 896 945 967 1,031 1,407 Scottish Liberal Democrats Sheila Thomson 460 8.1 736 774 794 935   Scottish Labour Party Ona Ramsay 301 5.3 325 333 344     6 10,567 5,700 39 1,141 55.0% Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Joanna Strathdee 1,839 30.7             Scottish Conservative Party Moira Ingleby 1,635 27.3             Scottish Liberal Democrats Richard C Stroud 978 16.4 1,077 1,145 1,170 1,280     Scottish Liberal Democrats Alistair Ross 812 13.6 907 979 1,012 1,088 1,143 1,378 Scottish Labour Party Bryan Begg 375 6.3 424 444 456 501 508   Scottish Green Party Jake Williams 251 4.2 340 376 421       Independent (politician) David Hutchison 91 1.5 135 177         7 11,162 5,981 82 1,197 54.7% Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats 5 Scottish Conservative Party Marcus Humphrey 1,444 29.3         Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Argyle 1,286 26.1         Scottish Conservative Party Bruce Luffman 1,009 20.5 1,160 1,172 1,218 1,625 Scottish National Party Carol Douglas 991 20.1 1,009 1,021 1,078   Scottish Labour Party Angus Murdoch 196 4.0 202 213     5 8,467 4,926 75 1,232 59.5% Banchory and Mid-Deeside Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats 5 Scottish Conservative Party Jill Webster 1,570 35.6         Scottish National Party Linda Clark 1,068 24.2 1,140       Scottish Liberal Democrats Karen Clark 795 18.0 876 885 1,029 1,691 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jean Henretty 300 15.3 790 798 857   Scottish Labour Party Andy Brown 300 6.8 326 331     5 7,996 4,409 46 1,103 56.3% North Kincardine North Kincardine - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Alastair Bews 1,426 27.8             Scottish Conservative Party Carl H Nelson 946 18.4 972 1,008 1,065       Scottish Liberal Democrats Paul Melling 864 16.8 957 978 1,124       Scottish Liberal Democrats Ian Mollison 619 12.1 652 689 799 863 875 1,119 Independent (politician) Henry Irvine-Fortescue 575 11.2 613 659 707 713 723   Scottish Labour Party Jim Milne 540 10.5 586 596         Independent (politician) Michelle Reid-Hay 162 3.2 194           7 9,980 5,132 37 1,027 52.4% Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats 11 Scottish Conservative Party Wendy Agnew 1,433 24.9                     Scottish National Party Graeme Clark 1,086 18.9 1,107 1,112 1,117 1,126 1,154           Scottish Liberal Democrats Mike Sullivan 636 11.0 656 657 668 684 700 701 741 797 931 1,105 Scottish Conservative Party Sandy Wallace 629 10.9 730 735 737 751 760 760 779 823 853   Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Bellarby 563 9.8 590 596 605 620 633 633 723 780 880 980 Scottish Labour Party Bridget O'Hare 463 8.0 470 473 479 482 493 493 524 558     Independent (politician) Bob Michie 282 4.9 299 314 333 366 430 430 470       Scottish Green Party Karen Anne Allan 242 4.2 253 258 264 272 285 286         Independent (politician) George Alexander Forbes Emslie 160 2.8 177 182 189 201             Independent (politician) Ken Venters 108 1.9 116 132 139               Independent (politician) Dermot John Hearty 85 1.5 87 89                 Independent (politician) David Wood 73 1.3 79                   11 10,770 5,760 90 1,153 54.8% Mearns Mearns - 4 seats 8 Scottish National Party Jean Dick 1,262 23.0               Scottish Conservative Party George Carr 1,123 20.5               Scottish Liberal Democrats Tom Fleming 909 16.6 940 945 1,046 1,144       Scottish Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson 759 13.8 775 778 815 850 879 1,021 1,291 Scottish Labour Party Gill Bayfield 392 7.1 406 407 442 455 459     Independent (politician) David Nelson 391 7.1 404 407 432 596 601 659   Independent (politician) Robert Gairn Davidson 342 6.2 355 358 403         Scottish Green Party Kate Anderson 306 5.6 336 338           8 10,436 5,484 48 1,097 53.3% Aftermath As no party group had the required 35 seats to have an overall majority, the council remained under no overall control and after negotiations, a coalition was formed between the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives. Cllr Ian Tait resigned from the SNP on 28 July 2008 and now sits as an Independent Scottish Nationalist. Cllr Debra Storr resigned from the Liberal Democrats on 18 November 2008 and on 5 March 2009 she joined the Scottish Green Party. She was a member of the Democratic Independent Group on the council. Cllr Martin Ford resigned from the Liberal Democrats on 23 November 2008 and on 5 March 2009 he joined the Scottish Green Party. He is a member of the Democratic Independent Group on the council. On 23 January 2009, Cllr Sam Coull resigned from the Liberal Democrats. Since 5 March 2009 he sits as a member of the Democratic Independent Group On 23 January 2009, Cllr Paul Johnston left the Liberal Democrat Council Group. He was subsequently expelled from the Liberal Democrats. Since 5 March 2009 he sits as a member of the Democratic Independent Group. Cllr Andy Ritchie resigned from the SNP on 1 April 2009 and now sits as an independent. Cllr Mark Cullen is also a member of the Democratic Independent Group on the council. On 21 February 2012 Banff and District Cllr John Cox ceased to be an independent and joined the Scottish National Party. By-elections Troup by-election There was a Troup by-election held on 1 May 2008 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of the SNP's Michael Burnett on 4 February 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's Bob Watson. Troup - 1 seathttp://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/Byelection1May2008.pdf Archived copy 2011-05-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316104516/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/Byelection1May2008.pdf 16 March 2012 1 Scottish National Party Bob Watson 1,721 62.83 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Lisa Watt 515 18.80 Scottish Liberal Democrats Edward Acton 503 18.36 Scottish National Party 1 7,589 2,739 16 1,371 2,755 (36.3%) Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election There was an Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election held on 23 April 2009 to fill the vacancy which arose with the resignation of the Conservative's Bruce Luffman in 2009. The by-election was won by the Liberal Democrat's Rosemary Bruce. Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 1 seathttp://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/combinedresultspages230409.pdf Archived copy 2011-05-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120316104505/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/combinedresultspages230409.pdf 16 March 2012 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jo Pick 31.47 1,144 1,148 1,152 1,241 1,468 Scottish Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bruce 26.66 969 975 981 1,180 1,566 Independent (politician) William Forbes 23.16 842 845 855 1,003   Scottish National Party George Parkinson 16.97 617 621 636     British National Party Roy Jones 1.21 44 44       Independent (politician) David Hutchison 0.52 19         Scottish Liberal Democrats Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 8,357 3,635 20 1,819 3,655 (43.7%) References External links Aberdeenshire 2007 election results 2007 Category:2007 Scottish local elections Category:21st century in Aberdeenshire