Mid-Formartine (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
Mid-Formartine is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The ward's name refers to the region of Formartine, north of Aberdeen.
Councillors
| Election | Councillors | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Allan Hendry (SNP) |
Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) |
John Kevin Loveday (Liberal Democrats) |
Jim Gifford (Conservative) | ||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2017 | Karen Adam (SNP) |
Andrew Hassan (Liberal Democrats) | ||||||
| 2022 | Jenny Nicol (SNP) |
Derek Ritchie (Conservative) | ||||||
Election Results
2022 election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Jenny Nicol | 19.2 | 971 | 1,597 | ||||
| Independent | Paul Johnston (incumbent) | 18.2 | 916 | 959 | 1,131 | |||
| Conservative | Derek Ritchie | 17.4 | 876 | 879 | 897 | 910 | 1,648 | |
| Conservative | Sheila Powell (incumbent) | 15.9 | 803 | 809 | 827 | 837 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Andrew Hassan (incumbent) | 14.9 | 752 | 782 | 934 | 1,000 | 1,048 | |
| SNP | Kenny Hutchison | 14.4 | 728 | |||||
| Electorate: 11,612 Valid: 5,046 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 44.2% | ||||||||
2017 Election
2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]
| 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% | ||||||||||
2012 Election
2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| SNP | Allan Hendry (incumbent) | 29.12 | 1,293 | |||||||
| Independent | Paul Johnston (incumbent) | 21.12 | 938 | |||||||
| Conservative | Jim Gifford (incumbent) | 16.24 | 721 | 735.1 | 740.8 | 825.9 | 895.3 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | John Kevin Loveday (incumbent) | 9.89 | 439 | 458.7 | 467.4 | 542.6 | 658.7 | 661.1 | ||
| Labour | Braden Davy | 8.92 | 396 | 411.9 | 416.9 | 463.8 | ||||
| Independent | Jeff Goodhall | 8.11 | 360 | 371.6 | 387.1 | |||||
| SNP | Cryle Shand | 6.62 | 294 | 606.5 | 612.4 | 679.6 | 753.0 | 753.6 | 938.0 | |
| Electorate: 11,843 Valid: 4,441 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 889 Turnout: 4,480 (37.50%) | ||||||||||
2007 Election
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 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% | ||||||||
By-election
Following the election of Karen Adam (SNP) to Holyrood at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on 6 May and her subsequent resignation as Councillor for Mid-Formartine ward a by-election was called on Thursday, 19 August 2021.[6]
2021 By-election
Mid Formartine By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council[7]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Conservative | Sheila Powell | 45.66% | 1,480 | 1,484 | 1,645 | |
| SNP | Jenny Nicol | 37.18% | 1,205 | 1,281 | 1,409 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Jeff Goodhall | 12.71% | 412 | 451 | ||
| Scottish Green | Peter Kennedy | 4.44% | 144 | |||
| Electorate: 11,670 Valid: 3,241 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 1,621 Turnout: 27.9% | ||||||
References
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 8 - Mid-Formartine". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP Karen Adam to step down as councillor".
- ^ "Mid Formartine by election 2021 result". 6 January 2022.