2012 Aberdeenshire Council election

2012 Scottish local government election April 2022 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2017 All 68 seats to Aberdeenshire Council 35 Richard Thomson Scottish National Party 22 seats, 34.5% 28 6 Jim Gifford Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 14 seats, 20.8% 14 Karen Clark Liberal Democrats (UK) 24 seats, 25.2% 12 12 Norman Smith Independent (politician) 8 seats, 12.7% 11 3 Alison Evison Scottish Labour Party 0 seats, 5.4% 2 2 Scottish Green Party Martin Ford 0 seats, 1.1% 1 1 Council Leader Anne Robertson Scottish Liberal Democrats Council Leader after election Jim Gifford Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 2012 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map.svg 300px 2012 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map 27,336 38.9% 4.4% 21.2% 14,907 0.4% 15.4% 10,797 9.8% 10,320 14.7% 2.0% 4,785 6.8% 1.4% 1,681 2.4% 1.3% Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, 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 68 Councillors being elected. The 2007 election saw the Liberal Democrats form a coalition on the Council with the Scottish Conservatives. The 2012 election saw the SNP gain an additional 6 seats and become the largest party on the Council, supplanting the Lib Dems. The Tories retained their 14 seats on the Council and as a result became the second largest party. The Lib Dems lost half their Councillors falling from 24 to 12 seats. Independents also increased their overall numbers to 11 seats while Labour and the Scottish Green Party won seats in Aberdeenshire for the first time. Following the election a Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP and a 'Progressive Alliance' between Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration. Background Previous election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council electionAt the previous election in 2007 the Liberal Democrats won 24 seats, falling 11 seats short of an overall majority. The SNP won 22 seats, falling 13 seats short of an overall majority. Both the Conservative and Independent groups fell well short of an overall majority. +2007 Aberdeenshire Council election resultPartySeatsVote shareLiberal Democrats2425.2%SNP2234.5%Conservative1420.8%Independent812.7% Source:Scottish Council Election 2007 https://www.electionscentre.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Scottish-Council-Elections-2007.pdf 27 July 2024 Elections Centre Composition There were 2 by-elections in the 2007-12 term. One was in the Troup ward, which was held by the SNP. The other by-election was in the Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside ward, which resulted in a Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative. +Composition of Aberdeenshire CouncilParty2007 electionDissolutionLiberal Democrats2421SNP2221Conservative1413Independent811Scottish Greens02 Results 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election result Scottish National Party 28 7 1 6 41.2 38.9 27,336 4.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 14 2 2 20.6 21.2 14,907 0.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats 12 0 12 12 17.7 15.4 10,797 9.8 Independent (politician) 11 3 0 3 16.2 14.7 10,320 2.0 Scottish Labour Party 2 2 0 2 2.9 6.8 4,785 1.4 Scottish Green Party 1 1 0 1 1.5 2.4 1,681 1.3 Scottish Christian Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 460 New68 70,286 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 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils. Source:Teale Andrew Local Election Results 2012 https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/428/ 27 July 2024 Local Elections Archive Project Ward results Banff and District 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012: SNP and Con gain one seat from Independent and Lib Dem Banff and District - 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party John B. Cox (incumbent)††††††††† 1,037 31.24       Scottish National Party Ian Gray (incumbent)†††††††† 803 24.19 959.7     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Mike Roy 768 23.13 780.4 793.5 880.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Alistair Francis Mason 369 11.12 377.8 405.8 508.6 Scottish Christian Party Colin Murray 342 10.30 350.4 375.4   4 8,661 3,319 50 830 3,369 (38.32%) Troup 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change Troup - 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Hamish Partridge††††††† 723 25.44             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Duncan (incumbent) ††† 593 20.87 593.5 604.5 615.5 645.6 709.6 777.6 Independent (politician) Mark Findlater†††††† 441 15.52 441.1 446.2 479.2 520.2 683.3 796.9 Scottish National Party Bob Watson (incumbent) 405 14.25 414.2 421.2 438.4 467.4 550.6   Independent (politician) Sydney Mair (incumbent) 344 12.10 344.5 346.5 366.5 393.6     Scottish Labour Party Alan Duffill 185 6.51 185.2 195.2 199.2       Independent (politician) Bill Rebecca 95 3.34 95.5 108.5         Scottish Liberal Democrats Sandy Leslie 56 1.97 56.1           7 7,609 2,842 37 711 2,879 (37.35%) Fraserburgh and District 2007: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats 9 Scottish National Party Brian Topping (incumbent) 1,056 25.1                 Scottish National Party Charles Cummin Buchan 704 16.72 787.7 792.9 802.1 817.7 1,040.6       Independent (politician) Ian Tait (incumbent) 617 14.65 637.2 644.6 666.9 723.6 733.9 759.3 836.1 993.3 Independent (politician) Michael Watt (incumbent) 417 9.90 432.3 446.3 466.5 515.5 528.9 547.7 627.9 783.6 Independent (politician) Doreen Mair 371 8.81 379.5 410.5 436.7 470.9 483.3 498.3 625.9   Scottish Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 322 7.65 326.8 334.0 361.4 420.1 427.3 446.3     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Bob Sim 259 6.15 261.6 266.6 275.6           Scottish National Party Ricky Sheaffe-Greene 206 4.89 270.3 273.5 280.7 282.7         Scottish Labour Party Ashara Taylor 172 4.08 173.6 176.8             Independent (politician) George Esslemont 87 2.07 88.2               9 11,117 4,211 65 843 4,276 (37.88%) Central Buchan 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2007-2012: Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent Central Buchan - 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Jim Ingram 1,141 29.23           Independent (politician) Norman Smith (incumbent) 808 20.70           Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Edie Chapman 780 19.9 791.7         Scottish National Party Lenny Pirie 456 11.68 746.9 751.4 752.6 768.1 801.0 Scottish Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 220 5.64 233.3 236.6 238.5 258.2 302.8 Scottish Labour Party Carol Donald 205 5.25 215.4 216.6 226.4     Independent (politician) Hugh Livingstone 188 4.82 198.4 206.1 207.9 256.2 302.8 Independent (politician) David S. Ross 106 2.72 112.6 118.6       6 10,231 3,904 50 781 3,954 (38.16%) Peterhead North and Rattray 2007: 2xSNP; 1xInd; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats 9 Scottish National Party Anne Allan (incumbent) 618 17.35 620 628 647 812         Independent (politician) Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) 587 16.47 592 623 676 704 716.9       Scottish National Party Fiona McRae (incumbent) 534 14.9 544 555 561 717         Independent (politician) Alan Gardiner 529 14.85 548 569 625 646 654.2 654.5 656.5 827.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sheena Drunsfield 447 12.55 455 470 504 525 531.3 531.5 532.1   Scottish National Party Michael Doig 394 11.01 400 406 430           Independent (politician) Stephen William Calder 193 5.42 203 223             Scottish Labour Party Thomas Phillips 168 4.72 181               Scottish Liberal Democrats Graham Smith 92 2.58                 9 10,787 3,562 62 713 3,624 (33.02%) Peterhead South and Cruden 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 1,030 34.05           Scottish National Party Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) 564 18.64 765.2         Independent (politician) Sam Coull (incumbent) 459 15.17 477.0 478.6 520.7 603.6   Independent (politician) Tom Malone 418 13.82 426.5 427.2 592.3 693.9 998.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Steve Owen 290 9.59 296.9 297.2 319.5     Independent (politician) Peter Stevenson 264 8.73 277.3 278.2       6 8,621 3,025 64 757 3,089 (35.09%) Turriff and District 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Turriff and District - 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Sandy Duncan (incumbent) 1,165 34.24         Scottish Liberal Democrats Anne Robertson (incumbent) 627 18.43 652.6 664.7 842.1 999.0 Independent (politician) Alisan Keith Norrie (incumbent) 564 16.58 590.4 609.9 808.8 1,016.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jayne James Duff 542 15.93 556.6 569.8     Scottish National Party Colin Graham Mair 432 12.70 658.4 667.7 742.1   Scottish Christian Party Norman Alexander Ogston 72 2.12 74.9       5 9,157 3,402 53 851 3,455 (37.15%) Mid-Formartine 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: SNP and Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem Mid-Formartine - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Allan Hendry (incumbent) 1,293 29.12             Independent (politician) Paul Johnston (incumbent) 938 21.12             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jim Gifford (incumbent) 721 16.24 735.1 740.8 825.9 895.3     Scottish Liberal Democrats John Kevin Loveday (incumbent) 439 9.89 458.7 467.4 542.6 658.7 661.1   Scottish Labour Party Braden Davy 396 8.92 411.9 416.9 463.8       Independent (politician) Jeff Goodhall 360 8.11 371.6 387.1         Scottish National Party Cryle Shand 294 6.62 606.5 612.4 679.6 753.0 753.6 938.0 7 11,843 4,441 39 889 4,480 (37.50%) Ellon and District 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Ellon and District - 4 seats 5 Scottish National Party Rob Merson (incumbent) 1,644 39.04         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) 705 16.74 748.8 761.6 839.4 867.1 Scottish Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson (incumbent) 689 16.36 760.6 800.9 918.6   Scottish National Party Richard Thomson 474 11.26 1,055.3       Scottish Labour Party Peter Thomas Smyth 399 9.48 426.8 457.8 511.5 531.5 Independent (politician) Sandy Allan 300 7.12 325.8 361.7     5 11,173 4,211 51 843 4,262 (37.69%) West Garioch 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: Con gain from Lib Dem West Garioch - 3 seats 4 Scottish National Party Allison Grant (incumbent) 1,327 42.5       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patricia Oddie 651 20.8 716.3 774.3 826.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Sheena Margaret Lonchay (incumbent) †† 439 14.0 555.6 645.3 1,052.7 Scottish Liberal Democrats Hazel Linda Al-Kowarri (incumbent) 426 13.6 495.4 601.1   Scottish Green Party Richard Paul Openshaw 283 9.1 407.0     4 8,621 3,126 27 782 3,153 (36.26%) Inverurie and District 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Inverurie and District - 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) 688 19.7 701           Scottish National Party Hamish Vernal 612 17.5 621 621.8 643.8 685.8 690.2 806.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Cowling (incumbent) 608 17.4 614 614.0 636.0 684.0 692.1 771.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Martin Christopher Kitts-Hayes (incumbent) †† 606 17.3 632 632.0 660.0 730.0     Scottish Labour Party Ellis Thorpe 463 13.2 477 477.1 503.1 562.1 568.9   Independent (politician) Mike Raeburn (incumbent) 211 6.0 225 225.0 300.0       Independent (politician) Ron Reid 196 5.6 212 212.0         Scottish Green Party Karen A. MacKenzie 113 3.2             7 10,034 3,497 59 700 3,556 (34.85%) East Garioch 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain from Lib Dem East Garioch - 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Fergie Hood (incumbent) † 1,140 35.0           Scottish Green Party Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) 660 20.3 732.1 784.8 834.9     Scottish Liberal Democrats Nan Cullinane (incumbent) 519 15.9 574.6 643.7 790.3 798.3 1,080.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patrick Sleigh 359 11.0 384.7 402.9       Independent (politician) Amanda Louise Clark 338 10.4 393.9 467.3 569.1 575.1   Scottish Labour Party Ann Thorpe 240 7.4 279.1         6 9,224 3,256 24 815 3,280 (35.30%) Westhill and District 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent Westhill and District - 4 seats 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ron McKail (incumbent) 1,163 29.35%         Scottish Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker 954 24.08%         Scottish National Party Amanda Allan (incumbent) 713 17.99% 780.1 813.0     Scottish National Party David Robert Aitchison 703 17.74% 735.5 749.8 766.6 974.2 Scottish Labour Party Peter Young 429 10.83% 503.1 560.5 561.5   5 10,882 3,962 32 793 3,994 (36.41%) Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats 6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Moira Ingleby (incumbent) 1,091 26.47%           Scottish National Party Joanna Strathdee (incumbent)†††† 830 20.14%           Scottish Liberal Democrats Alastair Ross (incumbent)††††† 752 18.24% 831.2         Scottish National Party Tom Murray 600 14.56% 620.2 620.97 624.8 683.8   Independent (politician) John Latham 593 14.39% 650.8 653.2 653.4 760.6 995.9 Scottish Green Party Jake Williams 256 6.21% 274.3 275.6 275.9     6 11,265 4,122 48 825 4,170 (36.59%) Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside 2007: 2xCon; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Katrina Farquhar 1,332 34.62%         Scottish National Party Geva Blackett 1,091 28.36%         Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Argyle (incumbent) 640 16.64% 756.9 780.7 852.7 1,443.3 Scottish Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bruce (incumbent) 543 14.11% 629.1 649.8 734.7   Scottish Labour Party Beverly Cochran 241 5.48% 267.1 294.4     5 8,597 3,847 39 962 3,876 (44.75%) Banchory and Mid-Deeside 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats 2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jill Webster (incumbent) 1,185 36.0   Scottish National Party Linda Clark (incumbent) 956 29.1   Scottish Liberal Democrats Karen Clark (incumbent) 757 23.0 952.8 Scottish Labour Party Lesley Young 278 8.4   Scottish Green Party Matt Wickham 114 3.5   2 8,296 3,290 19 823 3,309 (39.66%) North Kincardine 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem North Kincardine - 4 seats 6 Scottish National Party Alastair Bews (incumbent) 988 24.94%           Scottish Labour Party Alison Evison 853 21.53%           Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Carl Nelson (incumbent) 782 19.74% 785.7 790.3 812.7     Scottish Liberal Democrats Ian Mollison (incumbent) 464 11.71% 466.8 472.8 478.1 484.7 833.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats Paul Melling (incumbent) 415 10.48% 423.1 434.9 437.4 441.7   Scottish National Party Alan Inglis 413 10.43% 585.3 598.4 607.4 609.1 644.7 Scottish Christian Party Tom Morrow 46 1.16% 46.8 49.6       6 10,563 3,961 36 793 3,997 (37.50%) Stonehaven and Lower Deeside 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats 9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Wendy Agnew (incumbent) 1,111 27.0                 Scottish National Party Graeme Clark (incumbent) 667 16.2 684.2 713.0 741.3 762.3 1052.7       Scottish Labour Party Raymond Christie 404 9.8 414.8 427.8 463.4 486.6 501.9 530.6 590.8 617.8 Scottish Liberal Democrats Peter Bellarby (incumbent) 354 8.6 380.3 398.8 433.8 617.7 633.9 660.9 735.0 860.6 Scottish National Party Robert Fergusson 311 7.5 314.9 335.4 353.1 371.7       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jeff Hutchison 278 6.7 404.9 426.5 438.0 458.9 462.9 474.3 526.8   Scottish Liberal Democrats David Fleming 275 6.7 297.9 319.5 347.5           Scottish Green Party Rachel Shanks 255 6.2 263.5 286.8             Independent (politician) Bob Michie 241 5.8 258.2 321.1 378.2 411.1 425.0 462.8     Independent (politician) Douglas Samways 224 5.4 243               9 10,701 4,120 47 825 4,167 (38.50%) Mearns 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem Mearns - 4 seats 7 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party George Carr (incumbent) 868 20.73%             Scottish National Party Jean Dick (incumbent) 867 20.70%             Scottish Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson (incumbent) 839 20.03%             Scottish National Party Robert Forbes 457 10.91% 458.3 482.2 482.4 564.1 595.9   Independent (politician) Dave Stewart 431 10.29% 433.2 434.5 434.7 530.9 684.8 890.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Nelson 374 8.93% 394.1 395.1 395.3 423.8     Scottish Labour Party Gill Bayfield 352 8.40% 353.2 354.5 354.7       7 10,963 4,188 35 838 4,223 (38.20%) Aftermath As no single party group on the council had the required 35 seats for an overall majority, a Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. In 2013, the 2 Labour councillors joined the administration. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP, Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration. East Garioch Cllr Fergus Hood defected from the SNP and joined the Liberal Democrats on 3 May 2013.6 May 2013 SNP councillor in Alex Salmond's constituency defects to the Lib Dems https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/snp-councillor-alex-salmonds-constituency-1872570 27 July 2024 Daily Record (Scotland) West Garioch Cllr Sheena Lonchay and Inverurie and District Cllr Martin Kitts-Hayes both defected from the Liberal Democrats and became Independents on 25 April 2014.25 April 2014 Lib Dems quit council group amid 'backstabbing' claims https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/46933/lib-dems-quit-council-group-amid-backstabbing-claims/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal Troup Independent Cllr Mark Findlater ceased to be an independent and joined the Conservatives on 23 February 2016.23 February 2016 Independent councillor joins Conservatives https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/843449/independent-north-east-councillor-joins-conservatives/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal Troup SNP Cllr Hamish Partridge resigned from the party on 17 June 2016 and became an independent citing curtailments to his freedom of speech.Troup councillor resigns from SNP http://www.fraserburghherald.co.uk/news/troup-councillor-resigns-from-snp-1-4157967 dead 27 July 2024 The Fraserburgh Herald 11 October 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161011005533/http://www.fraserburghherald.co.uk/news/troup-councillor-resigns-from-snp-1-4157967 Banff and District SNP Cllr John Cox resigned from the party and became an independent on 20 February 2017.King Joshua 20 February 2017 End of the road for SNP councillor as party block his election bid https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/1174516/end-of-the-road-for-snp-councillor-as-party-block-his-election-bid/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal By-elections Troup by-election On 27 November 2014 a by-election was held after the death of Conservative councillor John Duncan on 4 September 2014.King Joshua 27 September 2014 Political parties gear up for Troup by-election https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/358465/political-parties-gear-up-for-troup-by-election/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal The SNP candidate Ross Cassie gained the seat from the Conservatives. Troup By-election (27 November 2014) - Scottish Elections :: Troup By-Election 2014 - election result http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/troup2.php scottishelections.org.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20150126085615/http://www.scottishelections.org.uk/scotland/lby/troup2.php 2015-01-26 dead 1 Seat 6 Scottish National Party Ross Cassie 1,159 46.1% 1,162 1,183 1,205 1,244 1,352 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Iain Taylor 574 22.8% 580 588 604 645 718 Independent (politician) Alan Still 391 15.5% 408 415 423 446   Scottish Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 141 5.6% 141 149 180     Scottish Labour Party Alan Duffill 140 5.6% 142 148       Scottish Green Party Darren Duncan 68 2.7% 69         Independent (politician) Philip Mitchell 43 1.7%           6 2,516 1,259 (32.39%) Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford by-election On 5 November 2015 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Joanne Strathdee on 23 August 2015,24 August 2015 Council HQ flags at half mast following Joanna Strathdee's death https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/676499/council-hq-flags-half-mast-following-joanna-strathdees-death/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal and the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Alastair Ross on 1 September 2015.Hebditch Jon 1 September 2015 Voters to go to the polls in Aberdeenshire by-elections https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/682961/voters-go-to-the-polls-in-aberdeenshire-by-elections/ 27 July 2024 The Press and Journal It was won by both Conservative candidate Margo Stewart, gaining a seat for her party, and SNP candidate Gwyneth Petrie, who held the seat for her party. Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-election (5 November 2015)https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/results/huntly-strathbogie-and-howe-of-alford-by-election/ Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-Election May 9, 2018 www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk - 2 Seats 1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Margo Stewart 1,469 36.3% Scottish National Party Gwyneth Petrie 1,433 35.4% Scottish Liberal Democrats David Millican 928 22.9% Scottish Labour Party Sarah Flavell 196 4.8% Scottish Libertarian Party Derek Scott 20 0.5% 1 4,046 50 1,349 4,096 (34.5%) Banff by-election On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Ian Gray on 27 August 2016.Tributes paid to North-east councillor who has died https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/tributes-paid-north-east-councillor-died1/ dead 27 July 2024 The Evening Express 6 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161206093025/https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/tributes-paid-north-east-councillor-died1/ It was won by the Conservative candidate Iain Taylor, gaining the seat for his party. Banff and District By-election (3 November 2016)https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/results/by-elections-results-for-banff-and-district-and-inverurie-and-district/ By-Elections results for Banff and District and Inverurie and District May 9, 2018 www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk - 1 Seat 2 Scottish Conservatives Iain Taylor 1,170 44.0 1,378 Scottish National Party Glen Reynolds 962 36.2 1,097 Scottish Liberal Democrats Alistair Mason 526 19.8   Scottish Conservatives Scottish National Party 2 2,658 26 1,330 2,684 Inverurie and District by-election On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Kitts-Hayes.Teale Andrew Inverurie and District Ward - Aberdeenshire https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/ward/10663/#2016-11-03 27 July 2024 Local Elections Archive Project It was won by Conservative candidate Colin Clark, gaining the seat for his party. Inverurie and District By-election (3 November 2016) - 1 Seat 3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Colin Clark 1,302 38.8 1,319 1,701 Scottish National Party Neil Baillie 1,164 34.6 1,192 1,341 Scottish Liberal Democrats Alison Auld 755 22.5 795   Scottish Labour Sarah Flavell 139 4.1     Scottish Conservatives Scottish Liberal Democrats 3 3,360 18 1,681 3,378 References External links Aberdeenshire 2012 election results 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections Category:21st century in Aberdeenshire