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2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
← 2017 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) 2027 →
All 70 seats to Aberdeenshire Council
36 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Andy Kille Gwyneth Petrie
Party Conservative SNP
Leader's seat Fraserburgh and District Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Last election 23 seats, 40.4% 21 seats, 28.4%
Seats before 18 16
Seats won 26 21
Seat change Increase 3 Steady
Popular vote 30,636 25,881
Percentage 35.3% 29.8%
Swing Decrease 4.8% Increase 1.6%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader Peter Argyll N/A
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside (defeated) N/A
Last election 14 seats, 13.7% 10 seats, 11.0%
Seats before 13 18
Seats won 14 9
Seat change Steady Decrease 1
Popular vote 13,269 10,458
Percentage 15.3% 12.0%
Swing Increase 0.9% Increase 1.1%
2022 Aberdeenshire Council Election Results Map.
Council Leader before election

Andy Kille
Conservative

Council Leader after election

Mark Findlater
Conservative

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council election took place on Thursday 5 May 2022, on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 19 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 70 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either three or four councillors, using the STV electoral system.[1]

The Conservatives were again returned as the largest party on the council, however they again fell short of an overall majority, winning 26 councillors on a reduced vote share. This represents an increase of 3 compared to 2017, although this was chiefly due to not standing enough candidates in 2017, leading to 3 candidates achieving double their required quota and several others coming close. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained in second place with no net change in total seats, leaving them with 21 seats on an increased vote share from 2017. The Liberal Democrats also recorded no change in councillors, returning 14, on a slightly higher vote share than in 2017. Labour and the Greens lost their only seats on the council and the number of independent councillors returned decreased by one despite the number of votes being cast for these candidates increasing slightly.

Background

Previous election

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Party Seats Vote share
Conservatives 23 40.1%
SNP 21 28.2%
Liberal Democrats 14 14.4%
Independent 10 10.9%
Labour 1 4.4%
Green 1 1.9%

Source:[2]

Composition

Since the previous election, several changes in the composition of the council occurred. Most were changes to the political affiliation of councillors including Conservative councillors Colin Pike, Jim Gifford, Lesley Berry, Jeff Hutchison, Mike Roy and Dianne Beagrie; SNP councillor Geva Blackett and Labour councillor Alison Evison, who resigned from their respective parties to become independents.[3][4][5][6][7][8] Conservative councillors Sebastian Leslie and Robbie Withey were suspended from the party over unpaid council tax and assault allegations, respectively.[9][10]

Conservative councillor Sandy Wallace who resigned from the party and initially became an independent before defecting to the Libertarian Party.[11][12] Independent councillor Iain Sutherland joined the Conservatives[13] and SNP councillors Alastair Bews and Leigh Wilson resigned from the party and initially became an independent before defecting to the Alba Party.[14] SNP councillor Brian Topping also defected to the Alba Party.[15] Four by-elections were held and resulted in a Conservative hold,[16] an SNP hold,[17] a Conservative gain from the Lib Dems[18] and a Conservative gain from the SNP.[19]

Party 2017 result Dissolution
Conservative 23 18
SNP 21 16
Liberal Democrats 14 13
Independents 10 18[Note 1]
Labour 1 0
Green 1 1
Alba N/A 3
Libertarian 0 1

Retiring councillors

Ward Party Retiring councillor
Troup Independent Hamish Partridge
Fraserburgh and District SNP Charles Buchan
Conservative Andy Kille
Central Buchan Conservative Marion Buchan
SNP Jim Ingram
Peterhead North and Rattray SNP Anne Allan
Peterhead South and Cruden Independent Stephen Calder
Conservative Alan Fakley
Turriff and District Independent Sandy Duncan
Liberal Democrats Anne Robertson
West Garioch SNP Victoria Harper
Inverurie and District Independent Lesley Berry
East Garioch Green Martin Ford
Westhill and District Conservative Alistair McKelvie
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford Conservative Moira Ingleby
Liberal Democrats John Latham
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside Conservative Paul Gibb
Banchory and Mid-Deeside Liberal Democrats Rosemary Bruce
North Kincardine Liberal Democrats Ian Mollison
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Libertarian Sandy Wallace
Mearns Liberal Democrats Bill Howatson
Independent Jeff Hutchison

Results

2022 Aberdeenshire Council election result
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  Conservative 26 3 0 Increase 3 37.1 35.2 30,636 Decrease 4.8
  SNP 21 3 2 Steady 30.0 29.7 25,881 Increase 1.5
  Liberal Democrats 14 2 2 Steady 20.0 15.2 13,269 Increase 0.8
  Independent 9 3 5 Decrease 1 12.8 12.0 10,458 Increase 1.1
  Labour 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 4.2 3,717 Decrease 0.1
  Scottish Green 0 0 1 Decrease 1 0.0 2.1 1,863 Increase 0.2
  Alba 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.8 727 New
  Scottish Family 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.3 270 New
  ISP 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 36 New
  Libertarian 0 0 0 Steady 0.0 0.0 34 Decrease 0.0

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 4 May 2017. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward summary

Results of the 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election by ward
Ward %
Cllrs
 %
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 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
Conservative SNP Lib Dem Labour Green Ind Others
Banff and District 27.80 1 31.88 1 3.78 0 5.04 0 2.65 0 27.02 1 1.84 0 3
Troup 50.20 2 37.26 1 8.47 0 4.07 0 3
Fraserburgh and District 32.45 1 20.01 1 4.85 1 35.96 1 6.74 0 4
Central Buchan 33.28 1 31.11 2 13.03 1 4.57 0 2.90 0 11.32 0 3.78 0 4
Peterhead North and Rattray 26.71 1 29.10 1 3.71 0 38.12 2 2.36 0 4
Peterhead South and Cruden 41.33 1 46.48 1 12.19 1 3
Turriff and District 39.09 2 33.93 1 23.46 1 3.52 0 4
Mid-Formartine 33.27 1 33.67 1 14.90 1 18.15 1 4
Ellon and District 35.64 2 31.67 1 21.96 1 6.34 0 4.39 0 4
West Garioch 27.14 1 29.43 1 12.72 1 7.65 0 4.30 0 17.09 0 1.68 0 3
Inverurie and District 25.68 1 31.05 1 16.97 1 3.76 0 22.54 1 4
East Garioch 27.43 1 40.97 1 9.44 1 7.66 0 14.50 1 4
Westhill and District 39.60 2 25.06 1 26.25 1 7.61 0 1.47 0 4
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford 40.44 2 34.52 1 13.91 1 7.83 0 2.70 0 0.60 0 4
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside 34.48 1 21.67 1 17.48 0 3.70 0 22.68 1 3
Banchory and Mid-Deeside 42.69 1 23.97 1 21.52 1 11.09 0 0.72 0 3
North Kincardine 26.93 1 36.12 2 15.52 1 5.73 0 14.28 0 1.37 0 4
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside 31.97 2 27.11 1 22.72 1 6.89 0 3.11 0 8.31 0 4
Mearns 31.75 2 29.00 1 6.52 0 5.81 0 3.36 0 20.94 1 2.61 0 4
Total 35.3 26 29.8 21 15.3 14 4.3 0 2.1 0 12.0 9 1.2 0 70

Ward results

Banff and District

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017-2022 Change: No change
Banff and District − 3 seats[20][21]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Glen Reynolds (incumbent) 31.9% 1,265            
Conservative Stewart Adams 27.8% 1,103            
Independent John Cox (incumbent) 19.8% 787 834.7 862.3 892.8 921.1 950.5 1,023.1
Independent Mike Roy (incumbent) 7.2% 285 299.8 318.7 326.2 368.7 401.9 487.5
Labour James Low 5% 200 224.3 234.9 238.5 294.8 365.1  
Liberal Democrats Sandy Leslie 3.8% 150 167.4 181.4 199.7      
Scottish Green Neil Woodward 2.6% 105 182.8 185.1 214.8 239    
Alba Iain Cameron 1.8% 73 106.3 108.7        
Electorate: 9,185   Valid: 3,968   Spoilt: 34   Quota: 993   Turnout: 4,002 (43.6%)  

Troup

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP
  • 2017-2022 Change: +1 Conservative, -1 Independent
Troup − 3 seats[20][22]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Mark Findlater (incumbent) 42.5% 1,305        
SNP Ross Cassie (incumbent) 37.3% 1,144        
Liberal Democrats Ian Bailey 8.5% 260 299.1 378.6 546.5  
Conservative Richard Menard 7.7% 236 647.9 675.8 697 894.5
Scottish Green Simon Scott 4.1% 125 135.7 300    
Electorate: 7,641   Valid: 3,070   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 768   Turnout: 3,124 (40.9%)  

Fraserburgh and District

  • 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: -1 SNP, +1 Liberal Democrat
Fraserburgh and District − 4 seats[20][23]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative James Adams 32.4% 1,526          
Independent Doreen Mair (incumbent) 32.1% 1,509          
SNP Seamus Logan 20.0% 941          
Alba Brian Topping (incumbent) 5.8% 274 312.3 385.4 396.8    
Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 4.8% 228 402.4 557.5 574.4 650.9 883.9
Independent Paul Greenall 3.9% 182 269.8 423.7 444.7 553.3  
Scottish Family John McColl 0.9% 43 76 94      
Electorate: 11,604   Valid: 4,703   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 941   Turnout: 4,743 (40.9%)  

Central Buchan

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Independent
Central Buchan − 4 seats[20][24]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conservative Hannah Powell 18.70% 871 883 885 889 902 1,020      
SNP David Mair 15.98% 744 750 774 797 812 862 864 866 901
SNP Geoff Crowson 15.14% 705 710 740 788 810 843 844 845 881
Conservative Steve Owen 14.58% 679 690 693 697 714 759 831 834  
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson (incumbent) 13.03% 607 613 617 641 715 946      
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 11.32% 527 535 551 561 597        
Labour Arif Mahmood 4.57% 213 215 223 239          
Scottish Green Jamie Cole-Hamilton 2.90% 135 138 145            
Alba Charlotte Diana Cross 2.38% 111 117              
Scottish Family Joanna Moore 1.40% 65                
Electorate: 11,170   Valid: 4,657   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 932   Turnout: 42.5%  

Peterhead North and Rattray

  • 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2022: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Peterhead North and Rattray − 4 seats[20][25]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Leanne McWhinnie 29.10% 1,222            
Independent Dianne Beagrie (incumbent) 23.19% 974            
Conservative Matthew James 14.26% 599 610 626 633 637 665 1,125
Independent Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) 13.05% 548 605 631 679 741 823 877
Conservative Iain Sutherland (incumbent) 12.45% 523 536 554 563 571 589  
Liberal Democrats Kevin Robert Anderson 3.71% 156 202 208 225 258    
Alba Trish McPherson 2.36% 99 189 194 215      
Independent Sharon Bradford 1.88% 79 116 141        
Electorate: 11,821   Valid: 4,200   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 841   Turnout: 4,268 (36.1%)  

Peterhead South and Cruden

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from Independent
Peterhead South and Cruden − 3 seats[20][26]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
SNP Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 46.48% 1,578      
Conservative George Hall 32.55% 1,105      
Liberal Democrats Colin Alexander Simpson 12.19% 414 783 796 1,110
Conservative Neil Johnstone 8.78% 298 371 595  
Electorate: 9,135   Valid: 3,395   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 849   Turnout: 3,454 (37.8%)  

Turriff and District

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
Turriff and District − 4 seats[20][27]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Iain Walker Taylor (incumbent) 23.81% 1,075        
Liberal Democrats Anne Stirling(incumbent, elected in 2017 as Anne Robertson) 23.46% 1,059        
SNP Alastair Forsyth (incumbent) 17.54% 792 798 825 869 1,624
SNP Susan Dubois 16.39% 740 741 751 823  
Conservative Gordon Lang 15.28% 690 839 881 895 904
Scottish Green Kathryn Louise Vincent 3.52% 159 161 186    
Electorate: 10,429   Valid: 4,515   Spoilt: 105   Quota: 904   Turnout: 4,620 (44.3%)  

Mid-Formartine

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Mid-Formartine − 4 seats[20][28]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Jenny Nicol 19.24% 971 1,597      
Independent Paul Johnston (incumbent) 18.15% 916 959 1,131    
Conservative Derek Ritchie 17.36% 876 879 897 910 1,648
Conservative Sheila Powell (incumbent) 15.91% 803 809 827 837  
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan (incumbent) 14.90% 752 782 934 1,000 1,048
SNP Kenny Hutchison 14.43% 728        
Electorate: 11,612   Valid: 5,046   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 5,131 (44.2%)  

Ellon and District

  • 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Ellon and District − 4 seats[20][29]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Liberal Democrats Isobel Davidson (incumbent) 21.96% 1,205            
SNP Louise McAllister (incumbent) 20.75% 1,139            
Conservative John Crawley 19.13% 1,050 1,063 1,064 1,070 1,140    
Conservative Gillian Owen (incumbent) 16.51% 906 935 936 946 993 1,028 1,202
SNP Josh Gall 10.91% 599 612 645 772 871 873  
Labour Mark Lappin 6.34% 348 370 371 444      
Scottish Green Craig William Stewart 4.39% 241 255 258        
Electorate: 11,837   Valid: 5,488   Spoilt: 76   Quota: 1,098   Turnout: 5,564 (47.0%)  

West Garioch

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
West Garioch − 3 seats[20][30]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Moray Grant 29.43% 1,247              
Conservative Sam Payne 27.14% 1,150              
Liberal Democrats Hazel Smith (incumbent) 12.72% 539 561 588 598 683 736 956 1,318
Independent Sheena Lonchay 10.64% 451 468 480 493 536 696 773  
Labour Sasha Brydon 7.65% 324 348 357 365 425 451    
Independent Sebastian Leslie (incumbent)[CON] 6.44% 273 282 299 306 326      
Scottish Green Anne Mansfield 4.30% 182 251 253 279        
Alba Elaine Mitchell 1.68% 71 88 89          
Electorate: 9,227   Valid: 4,237   Spoilt: 44   Quota: 1,060   Turnout: 4,281 (46.4%)  

Inverurie and District

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Inverurie and District − 4 seats[20][31]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2
Conservative David Keating[EGR] 25.68% 1,276  
SNP Neil Baillie (incumbent) 24.15% 1,200  
Independent Judy Margaret Whyte (incumbent) 22.54% 1,120  
Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson (incumbent) 16.97% 843 1,003
SNP Archie Peebles 6.90% 343 348
Scottish Green Denise May Rothnie 3.76% 187 195
Electorate: 12,128   Valid: 4,969   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 994   Turnout: 5,052 (41.7%)  

East Garioch

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Green, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Conservative
  • 2022: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Green
East Garioch − 4 seats[20][32]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
SNP Glen Reid (incumbent) 40.97% 1,727        
Conservative Dominic Lonchay (incumbent) 27.43% 1,156        
Liberal Democrats Trevor Booth Mason 9.44% 398 564 649 720 1,041
Labour Rosanna Dobbin 7.66% 323 496 538 595  
Independent Jim Gifford[MFM] 7.62% 321 441 502 763 871
Independent Drew Cullinane 6.88% 290 438 476    
Electorate: 10,414   Valid: 4,215   Spoilt: 24   Quota: 844   Turnout: 4,239 (40.7%)  

Westhill and District

  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Westhill and District − 4 seats[20][33]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Ron McKail (incumbent) 29.00% 1,655      
Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) 26.25% 1,498      
SNP Fatima Joji 25.06% 1,430      
Conservative Craig Miller 10.60% 605 1,050 1,135 1,144
Labour Lesley Young 7.61% 434 455 604 705
Alba Colin MacKay 0.84% 48 53 61 101
ISP Stephen Cameron 0.63% 36 38 47 105
Electorate: 12,033   Valid: 5,706   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,142   Turnout: 5,764 (47.9%)  

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford − 4 seats[20][34]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) 34.52% 1,945            
Conservative Lauren Knight 26.46% 1,491            
Conservative Robbie Withey (incumbent)[Note 2] 13.98% 788 820 1,047 1,055 1,092 1,094 1,277
Liberal Democrats Jeff Goodhall 13.91% 784 976 1,021 1,033 1,143    
Labour Bryan Scott Begg 7.83% 441 630 651 655 728 735  
Independent Rosie Leagas 2.70% 152 264 276 298      
Libertarian Stuart Whitby 0.60% 34 58 62        
Electorate: 12,148   Valid: 5,635   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,128   Turnout: 5,714 (47.0%)  

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

  • 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Liberal Democrat
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside − 3 seats[20][35]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Independent Geva Blackett (incumbent)[SNP] 22.68% 1,098 1,127 1,173 1,272    
SNP Anouk Kloppert[ELD] 21.67% 1,049 1,091 1,098 1,104 1,118 1,459
Conservative Sarah Brown 21.26% 1,029 1,040 1,571      
Liberal Democrats Peter Argyle (incumbent) 17.48% 846 908 950 1,064 1,091  
Conservative Claudia Leith 13.22% 640 653        
Labour John Lawson 3.70% 179          
Electorate: 9,066   Valid: 4,841   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 1,211   Turnout: 4,881 (53.8%)  

Banchory and Mid-Deeside

  • 2017: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 1 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Banchory and Mid-Deeside − 3 seats[20][36]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Ann Ross (incumbent) 25.06% 1,211      
SNP Eileen Durno (incumbent) 23.97% 1,158 1,158 1,161 1,264
Liberal Democrats Yi-Pei Chou Turvey 21.52% 1,040 1,040 1,049 1,340
Conservative Harriet Cross 17.63% 852 854 867 924
Labour Andy Brown 11.09% 536 536 542  
Scottish Family Graeme Craib 0.72% 35 35    
Electorate: 9,105   Valid: 4,832   Spoilt: 38   Quota: 1,209   Turnout: 4,870 (53.5%)  

North Kincardine

  • 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Labour, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x SNP gain from Labour
North Kincardine − 4 seats[20][37]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
SNP David Aitchison[WAD] 21.58% 1,182                
Conservative Shirley Burnett 15.61% 855 856 863 898 906 1,457      
Liberal Democrats Mel Sullivan 15.52% 850 852 864 896 993 1,016 1,126    
SNP Catherine Mary Victor 14.59% 799 865 870 903 1,052 1,053 1,059 1,064 1,214
Conservative Jeff Hutchison (incumbent in Mearns) 11.34% 620 621 626 633 637        
Independent Colin Pike (incumbent) 9.62% 527 528 534 649 684 718 804 815  
Scottish Green Louise Claire Ross 5.73% 314 319 335 348          
Independent Alastair Bews (incumbent) 4.66% 255 259 269            
Scottish Family Elizabeth Wilson Leslie 1.37% 75 76              
Electorate: 12,478   Valid: 5,477   Spoilt: 80   Quota: 1,096   Turnout: 5,557 (44.5%)  

Stonehaven and Lower Deeside

  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2017-2022 Change: No Change
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside − 4 seats[20][38]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Liberal Democrats Sarah Dickinson (incumbent) 22.72% 1,263              
Conservative Wendy Agnew (incumbent) 20.63% 1,147              
SNP Dawn Black 17.11% 951 968 969 1,024 1,104 1,215    
Conservative Alan Turner 11.33% 630 652 677 681 721 852 854 1,018
SNP Dennis Robertson (incumbent) 9.89% 550 564 564 601 644 721 808  
Independent Ma Simpson 8.31% 462 489 491 518 631      
Labour Raymond James Christie 6.89% 383 412 415 453        
Scottish Green Rachel Katherine Shanks 3.11% 173 192 192          
Electorate: 11,356   Valid: 5,559   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,112   Turnout: 5,645 (49.7%)  

Mearns

  • 2017: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat
  • 2022: 2 x Conservative, 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent
  • 2017-2022 Change: 1 x Independent gain from Liberal Democrat
Mearns − 4 seats[20][39]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
SNP Kevin Stelfox 29.00% 1,677                  
Conservative George Carr (incumbent) 21.05% 1,217                  
Independent Alison Elizabeth McBean Evison[NKI] 10.77% 623 663 667 674 699 730 792 894 1,111 1,349
Conservative Laurie Carnie 10.71% 619 625 668 681 689 695 724 741 825 924
Independent Dave Stewart 8.87% 513 546 550 558 573 592 622 672    
Liberal Democrats Shona Ewen 6.52% 377 413 415 418 422 430 561 680 789  
Labour Yvonne Allan 5.81% 336 392 393 396 399 412        
Scottish Green Douglas Fraser 3.36% 194 375 376 380 398 447 506      
Independent David Allan Neill 1.30% 75 86 86 87            
Alba Leigh Wilson (incumbent) 1.71% 99 171 171 179 186          
Scottish Family Diane Elizabeth Laurenson 0.90% 52 56 56              
Electorate: 12,170   Valid: 5,782   Spoilt: 57   Quota: 1,157   Turnout: 5,839 (47.7%)  

Aftermath

On 18 May 2022, a coalition deal was announced between the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and seven aligned independents to form the council administration. The following day, as part of the deal, councillor Mark Findlater, Conservative councillor for the Troup ward, was appointed Council Leader, with Councillor Anne Stirling from the Liberal Democrats becoming Depute Leader, and Independent councillor Judy Whyte was named Provost.[40]

Notes

  1. ^
    Note 1: Includes 10 aligned independents, one member of the Democratic Independent and Green Group, five independents and two unaligned independents.
  2. ^
    Note 2: Councillor Robbie Withey was suspended from the Conservative Party in April 2022 after it was alleged he grabbed a man by the throat. As this was after the close of nomination of candidates for the election in May, he still appeared on the ballot as a Conservative candidate.[41]
  3. ^
    CON: Elected as Conservative councillor in 2017. Suspended from Conservative Party in 2018.
    4. [42]
  4. ^
    EGR: Sitting councillor for East Garioch.
  5. ^
    ELD: Sitting councillor for Ellon and District.
  6. ^
    MFM: Sitting councillor for Mid-Formartine.
  7. ^
    NKI: Sitting councillor for North Kincardine.
  8. ^
    SNP Initially elected as an SNP representative. Resigned from SNP in August 2021.
    9. [43]
  9. ^
    WAD: Sitting councillor for Westhill and District.

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