Aberdeenshire Council election, 2007

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 results of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, each ward will elect three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation. The new wards replace 68 single-member wards which used the plurality (first past the post) system of election.

The council remained under no overall control.

Results

Votes are the first preference votes.

Aberdeenshire Local Election Result 2007
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Liberal Democrats 24 N/A N/A –4 35.3 25.2 24,175
  SNP 22 N/A N/A +7 32.4 34.5 33,120
  Conservative 14 N/A N/A +3 20.6 20.8 19,946
  Labour 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 5.4 5,189
  Scottish Green 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 1.1 1,097
  Solidarity 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 0.1 112
  BNP 0 N/A N/A ±0 0.0 0.1 87
  Independent 8 N/A N/A –6 11.8 12.7 12,182

Ward results

Banff and District (3 seats)

Banff and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
SNP Ian Gray 24.0 1,088 1,092 1,103 1,142        
Liberal Democrats Jack Mair 15.3 694 704 713 773 773 848 915 1,132
Independent John Cox†††††††† 15.2 691 707 742 791 791 925 1,055 1,257
Conservative Neil Chalmers 13.6 616 626 640 666 666 741 792  
SNP Kathryn Parr 11.0 500 509 525 554 558 609    
Independent Sandy Buchan 8.4 383 398 438 475 475      
Scottish Green Jonny Barton 6.6 298 301 319          
Independent John Calder 3.8 172 180            
Independent Ian Page 2.1 94              
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,536   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 1,135   Turnout: 53.11%

Troup (3 seats)

Troup
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2
SNP Mitchell Burnett 47.7 1,798  
Conservative John Duncan 24.3 914 1,060
Independent Sydney Mair 20.4 770 975
Liberal Democrats Ian Findlay 7.6 286 422
Electorate: -   Valid: 3,768   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 943   Turnout: 50.91%

Fraserburgh and District (4 seats)

Fraserburgh and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Brian Topping 27.1 1,487            
SNP Ian Tait 20.6 1,131            
Independent Michael Watt 15.1 831 865 869 890 918 1,041 1,370
SNP Andy Ritchie†††††† 14.5 795 1,022 1,037 1,046 1,060 1,090 1,165
Independent Dennis Duthie 9.3 509 520 522 554 587 728  
Conservative Bob Sim 8.5 466 482 484 490 522    
Liberal Democrats Dominique-Paul Lonchay 3.0 164 167 168 171      
Independent James Milne 2.0 109 116 116        
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,492   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,099   Turnout: 51.83%

Central Buchan (4 seats)

Central Buchan
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
SNP Sandy Stronach 20.2 1,096              
Independent Norman Smith 19.4 1,054 1,054 1,080 1,142        
Conservative Peter Chapman 17.2 933 933 974 1,022 1,031 1,087    
Independent Albert Howe 14.6 790 790 822 911 933 1,016 1,016 1,283
SNP Norma Thomson 13.2 718 726 771 804 812 870 870  
Labour Carol Donald 5.9 318 318 363 378 381      
Independent Jim Conn 4.9 265 265 290          
Liberal Democrats Betty May 4.7 253 253            
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,427   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,086   Turnout: 55.42%

Peterhead North and Rattray (4 seats)

Peterhead North and Rattray
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Anne Allan 22.4 1,018            
Independent Alan Buchan 20.9 948 948          
SNP Fiona McRae 15.0 682 696 699 713 735 763 1,316
Conservative Robert Thomas 14.4 655 655 659 667 704 803 819
SNP Sandy Allan 12.9 585 666 671 685 718 752  
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan 6.3 288 290 292 304 356    
Independent Ian Cowie 5.6 256 257 265 289      
Solidarity Steven Will 2.5 112 113 115        
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,544   Spoilt: 150   Quota: 909   Turnout: 46.04%

Peterhead South and Cruden (3 seats)

Peterhead South and Cruden
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 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%

Turriff and District (3 seats)

Turriff and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
SNP Sandy Duncan 41.9 1,916        
Conservative Alistair Duffus Strachan 17.4 796 882 901 932  
Liberal Democrats Anne Robertson 17.3 790 948 962 1,071 1,372
Independent Alisan Norrie 16.4 748 900 935 971 1,304
Labour Ann Marie Sheal 5.1 232 270 279    
BNP Gary Raikes 1.9 87 119      
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,569   Spoilt: 52   Quota: 1,143   Turnout: 53.53%

Mid-Formartine (4 seats)

Mid-Formartine
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
SNP Allan Hendry 33.6 2,035        
Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston††††† 27.4 1,661        
Conservative Jim Gifford 17.1 1,034 1,141 1,182 1,261  
Liberal Democrats John Kevin Loveday 11.2 677 855 1,134 1,210 1,227
Labour Steve Thomson 7.7 469 558 586 613 618
Independent Howard Kershaw 3.1 188 290 306    
Electorate: -   Valid: 6,064   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 55.91%

Ellon and District (4 seats)

Ellon and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
SNP Rob Merson 40.5 2,458        
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson 23.2 1,407        
Conservative Gillian Louise Owen 14.4 872 1,033 1,053 1,197 1,274
Liberal Democrats Debra Margaret Storr†† 8.6 524 777 899 1,049 1,326
Labour Ann Thorpe 7.5 456 587 599 648  
Independent Diane Ripley 5.8 352 542 555    
Electorate: -   Valid: 6,069   Spoilt: 69   Quota: 1,214   Turnout: 55.37%

West Gairloch (3 seats)

West Garloch
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
SNP Alison Grant 35.5 1,555          
Liberal Democrats Sheena Margaret Lonchay 22.2 973 1,063 1,085 1,169    
Liberal Democrats Hazel Al-Kowarri 18.4 807 884 899 981 1,027 1,358
Conservative David Clucas 15.8 694 746 775 821 830  
Labour Ricky Simpson 6.0 263 293 303      
Independent Terry Rigby 2.1 93 125        
Electorate: -   Valid: 4,385   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 55.68%

Inverurie and District (4 seats)

Inverurie and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart 29.6 1,515          
Liberal Democrats Mike Raeburn 25.7 1,316          
Liberal Democrats Martin Kitts-Hayes 16.9 865 975 1,172      
Conservative Richard Cowling 14.9 762 823 837 864 928 1,190
Labour Ellis Thorpe 11.1 567 637 659 693 737  
Independent John Sangster 1.7 87 165 175 192    
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,148   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,030   Turnout: 56.32%

East Gairloch (3 seats)

East Garloch
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4
SNP Fergie Hood 31.9 1,420      
Liberal Democrats Martin Anthony Ford††† 23.7 1,054 1,118    
Liberal Democrats Nan Cullinane 21.8 968 1,025 1,030 1,206
Conservative Gordon Naismith 15.5 687 726 726 769
Labour Sheila Henderson 7.1 317 345 345  
Electorate:     Valid: 4,446   Spoilt: 56   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 54.94%

Westhill and District (4 seats)

Westhill and District
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
Liberal Democrat Gurudeo Singh Saluja 27.3 1,558          
Conservative Ron McKail 22.9 1,306          
SNP Amanda Allan 21.6 1,230          
Independent Mark Cullen†††††††† 14.8 845 896 945 967 1,031 1,407
Liberal Democrats Sheila Thomson 8.1 460 736 774 794 935  
Labour Ona Ramsay 5.3 301 325 333 344    
Electorate:     Valid: 5,700   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 1,141   Turnout: 55.00%

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (4 seats)

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Joanna Strathdee 30.7 1,839            
Conservative Moira Ingleby 27.3 1,635            
Liberal Democrats Richard C Stroud 16.4 978 1,077 1,145 1,170 1,280    
Liberal Democrats Alistair Ross 13.6 812 907 979 1,012 1,088 1,143 1,378
Labour Bryan Begg 6.3 375 424 444 456 501 508  
Scottish Green Jake Williams 4.2 251 340 376 421      
Independent David Hutchison 1.5 91 135 177        
Electorate:     Valid: 5,981   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 1,197   Turnout: 54.68%

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside (3 seats)

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Conservative Marcus Humphrey 29.3 1,444        
Liberal Democrats Peter Argyle 26.1 1,286        
Conservative Bruce Luffman 20.5 1,009 1,160 1,172 1,218 1,625
SNP Carol Douglas 20.1 991 1,009 1,021 1,078  
Labour Angus Murdoch 4.0 196 202 213    
Electorate:     Valid: 4,926   Spoilt: 75   Quota: 1,232   Turnout: 59.51%

Banchory and Mid-Deeside (3 seats)

Banchory and Mid-Deeside
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Conservative Jill Webster 35.6 1,570        
SNP Linda Clark 24.2 1,068 1,140      
Liberal Democrats Karen Clark 18.0 795 876 885 1,029 1,691
Liberal Democrats Jean Henretty 15.3 300 790 798 857  
Labour Andy Brown 6.8 300 326 331    
Electorate:     Valid: 4,409   Spoilt: 46   Quota: 1,103   Turnout: 56.32%

North Kincardine (4 seats)

North Kincardine
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
SNP Alastair Bews 27.8 1,426            
Conservative Carl H Nelson 18.4 946 972 1,008 1,065      
Liberal Democrats Paul Melling 16.8 864 957 978 1,124      
Liberal Democrats Ian Mollison 12.1 619 652 689 799 863 875 1,119
Independent Henry Irvine-Fortescue 11.2 575 613 659 707 713 723  
Labour Jim Milne 10.5 540 586 596        
Independent Michelle Reid-Hay 3.2 162 194          
Electorate:     Valid: 5,132   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 1,027   Turnout: 52.36%

Stonehaven and Lower Deeside (4 seats)

Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9Count 10Count 11
Conservative Wendy Agnew 24.9 1,433                    
SNP Graeme Clark 18.9 1,086 1,107 1,112 1,117 1,126 1,154          
Liberal Democrats Mike Sullivan 11.0 636 656 657 668 684 700 701 741 797 931 1,105
Conservative Sandy Wallace 10.9 629 730 735 737 751 760 760 779 823 853  
Liberal Democrats Peter Bellarby 9.8 563 590 596 605 620 633 633 723 780 880 980
Labour Bridget O'Hare 8.0 463 470 473 479 482 493 493 524 558    
Independent Bob Michie 4.9 282 299 314 333 366 430 430 470      
Scottish Green Karen Anne Allan 4.2 242 253 258 264 272 285 286        
Independent George Alexander Forbes Emslie 2.8 160 177 182 189 201            
Independent Ken Venters 1.9 108 116 132 139              
Independent Dermot John Hearty 1.5 85 87 89                
Independent David Wood 1.3 73 79                  
Electorate:     Valid: 5,760   Spoilt: 90   Quota: 1,153   Turnout: 54.79%

Mearns (4 seats)

Mearns
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8
SNP Jean Dick 23.0 1,262              
Conservative George Carr 20.5 1,123              
Liberal Democrats Tom Fleming 16.6 909 940 945 1,046 1,144      
Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson 13.8 759 775 778 815 850 879 1,021 1,291
Labour Gill Bayfield 7.1 392 406 407 442 455 459    
Independent David Nelson 7.1 391 404 407 432 596 601 659  
Independent Robert Gairn Davidson 6.2 342 355 358 403        
Scottish Green Kate Anderson 5.6 306 336 338          
Electorate:     Valid: 5,484   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 1,097   Turnout: 53.28%

Changes Since 2007 Elections

By-elections (2007-12)

Troup by-election, 1 May 2008[1]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1
SNP Bob Watson 62.83 1,721
Conservative Lisa Watt 18.80 515
Liberal Democrats Edward Acton 18.36 503
SNP hold Swing
Electorate: 7,589   Valid: 2,739   Spoilt: 16   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 2,755 (36.3%)
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election, 23 April 2009[2]
Party Candidate % 1st Pref Count 1 Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
Conservative Jo Pick 31.47 1,144 1,148 1,152 1,241 1,468
Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bruce 26.66 969 975 981 1,180 1,566
Independent William Forbes 23.16 842 845 855 1,003  
SNP George Parkinson 16.97 617 621 636    
BNP Roy Jones 1.21 44 44      
Independent David Hutchison 0.52 19        
Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative Swing
Electorate: 8,357   Valid: 3,635   Spoilt: 20   Quota: 1,819   Turnout: 3,655 (43.7%)

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