2017 Aberdeen City Council election
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All 45 seats to Aberdeen City Council 23 seats needed for a majorityTurnout 37.6%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Stephen Flynn
Douglas Lumsden
Jenny Laing
Party
SNP
Conservative
Labour
Leader's seat
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
Midstocket/Rosemount
Last election
15 seats, 31.3%
3 seats, 9.7%
17 seats, 29.7%
Seats won
19
11
9
Seat change
4
8
8
Popular vote
22,690
17,427
11,784
Percentage
32.6%
25.0%
16.9%
Swing
1.3%
15.4%
12.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Ian Yuill
Marie Boulton
Party
Liberal Democrats
Independent
Leader's seat
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
Lower Deeside
Last election
5 seats, 15.1%
3 seats, 11.2%
Seats won
4
2
Seat change
1
1
Popular vote
10,753
5,195
Percentage
15.4%
7.9%
Swing
0.3%
3.3%
The 13 multi-member wards
The 2017 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 4 May 2017 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council . The election used the 13 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 a form of proportional representation , with a total of 45 Councillors elected, an increase in 2 members from 2012.
On 11 May, the Scottish Liberal Democrats ruled out entering into a formal coalition and instead would "consider every issue before the council on its merits on a case-by-case basis."[1]
On 17 May, an agreement was reached to form a coalition between the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party , the Scottish Labour Party , and three Independent (politician) councillors.[2] The Tories had 11 seats, Labour contributed 9 and there were 3 independent members. This was after councillor Jennifer Stewart resigned from the Liberal Democrat group to sit as an Independent and give the coalition an overall majority.
The coalition agreed by Aberdeen's Labour councillors was without the party executive's approval and so the councillors were told to withdraw from the deal by 5pm on 17 May or face suspension. The deadline passed without any change to the coalition and as such, all 9 Labour councillors were suspended from the party.[3]
In August, the co-leadership was ratified by a meeting of the full council, appointing Douglas Lumsden (Con) & Jenny Laing (Lab) as co-leaders.
Election results [ edit ]
Ward results [ edit ]
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone [ edit ]
2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
2017: 1xCons; 2xSNP; 1XLab
2012–2017 Change: −1 Lab; +1 Cons
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Conservative
Avril MacKenzie
30.4
2,012
SNP
Neil MacGregor (incumbent )
25.3
1,670
SNP
Gill Samarai (incumbent )
11.9
785
798.7
1,087.3
1,115.5
1,176.8
1,317.9
Labour
Barney Crockett (incumbent )‡
11.3
744
806
813.5
1,141.6
1,273.4
1,483.7
Independent
Coral Duthie
7.7
509
658.1
669.8
708.9
942.9
Labour
Graeme Lawrence (incumbent )
6.9
458
504.9
514.3
Liberal Democrats
Dorothy Pearce
6.5
430
614.5
625.5
666.2
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,608 Spoilt: 145 Quota: 1,322 Turnout: 6,753 (44.2%)
Bridge of Don [ edit ]
2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab
2017: 1xCons; 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
2012–2017 Change: −1 Lab; +1 Cons
Bridge of Don – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
Count 9
Conservative
Brett Hunt ‡‡‡‡
25.8
1,868
SNP
Alison Alphonse
22.2
1,610
Independent
John Reynolds (incumbent )
14.4
1,045
1,132.2
1,137.6
1,140.1
1,179.6
1,327.2
1,598.9
SNP
Sandy Stuart (incumbent )‡‡‡
11.9
862
869.9
996.7
1,000.4
1,009.7
1,056.04
1,130.7
1,157.8
1,373.4
Labour
Willie Young (incumbent )
11.1
805
849.9
854.09
856.2
856.2
871.3
1,026.3
1,047.03
Liberal Democrats
Karen Farquhar
9.2
669
782.9
791.2
794.3
803.5
850.2
Independent
George Saunders
3.8
279
305.8
308.5
317.7
338.9
Independent
Simon McLean
1.0
70
83.3
84.07
91.9
Solidarity
James Irving-Lewis
0.4
28
32.7
35.2
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,236 Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,448 Turnout: 7,350 (49.3%)
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill [ edit ]
2017: 1xLDem; 1xSNP; 1xCons
2012–2017: New ward
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Liberal Democrats
Steve Delaney *
36.2
1,825
SNP
David John Cameron *
17.7
895
972.5
974.8
997.8
1,668.7
Conservative
John Wheeler
15.8
797
951.8
979.9
1,000.8
1,009
1,033.3
1,341.6
Labour
Barry Mitchell
13.7
690
767.8
779
818.1
848.7
952.7
SNP
Josh Mennie
13.4
678
722.8
731.3
769.7
Scottish Green
Pippa Robertson
1.8
90
149.6
159.4
UKIP
Philip Clarke
1.4
68
77.5
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,043 Spoilt: 85 Quota: 1,261 Turnout: 5,128 (45.5%)
= Sitting Councillors for Kingswells/Sheddocksley Ward.
Northfield/Mastrick North [ edit ]
2017: 2x SNP; 1xLab
2012–2017 Change: New ward
Northfield/Mastrick North – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
SNP
Jackie Dunbar *
39.9%
1,747
Labour
Gordon Graham * ‡
15.8%
692
728.1
740.5
779.9
885.5
902.8
911.07
1,551.3
Labour
Frank Gilfeather
14.4%
629
655.8
661.8
693.2
788.6
798.8
809.9
Conservative
Alan Martin
8.6%
376
379.7
395.7
430.6
SNP
Ciaran McRae
8.4%
370
742.6
748.5
764.7
776.2
1,206.7
SNP
Jessica Mennie
7.6%
333
486.5
494.01
502.9
516.2
Liberal Democrats
Sam Forman
3.5%
154
169.7
188.02
Independent
Faith Robertson-Foy
1.8%
81
86.2
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,382 Spoilt: 180 Quota: 1,096 Turnout: 4,562 (37.2%)
= Sitting Councillors for Northfield Ward.
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill [ edit ]
2017: 1x SNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
2012–2017 Change: New ward
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
SNP
Neil Copland *
25.3%
1,148
Conservative
Freddie John
19.6%
889
889.2
914.2
933.2
991.2
1,019.2
1,039.7
1,235.2
Labour
Lesley Dunbar * ‡
18%
818
818.9
843.9
870.9
913.9
1,252.9
SNP
Lauren Wards
16.1%
729
738.9
761.09
829.4
884.5
906.7
925.03
Labour
Lewis MacLeod
8.1%
369
369.3
379.3
393.3
445.3
Liberal Democrats
Sam Petchey
4.8%
219
219.2
248.2
308.3
Scottish Green
Peter Kennedy
4.1%
186
186.5
223.5
Independent
David Page Henderson
3.9%
179
179.4
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,537 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 4,674 (40.5%)
= Sitting Councillors for Hilton/Stockethill ward.
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen [ edit ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1Lab
2012–2017 Change: −1 Lab; +1 SNP
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
Count 9
Labour
Ross Grant (incumbent )‡
27%
867
SNP
Alexander McLellan
25.6%
825
SNP
Jim Noble (incumbent )
16.9%
545
549.6
566.9
569.9
582.9
595.2
682.9
774.5
839.7
Conservative
Emma Farquhar
10.6%
342
344.3
344.5
350.5
372.5
408.7
432.1
471.2
Labour
Ramsay Milne (incumbent )
7.6%
245
288.3
288.8
293.01
296.4
326.9
379.9
Scottish Green
Alex Arthur
5.5%
178
180.5
181.06
182.06
188.3
231.3
Liberal Democrats
Jenny Wilson
4.1%
133
134.3
134.5
137.5
142.6
UKIP
Stephen Adams
1.6%
53
53.9
54.02
60.03
National Front
Dave MacDonald
0.9%
29
29.3
29.3
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,217 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 805 Turnout: 3,350 (36.4%)
Midstocket/Rosemount [ edit ]
2012: 1xCons; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2017: 1xCons; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007–2012 Change: No change
Midstocket/Rosemount – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Conservative
Tom Mason
27.7%
1,318
SNP
Bill Cormie (incumbent )
25.1%
1,195
Labour
Jenny Laing (incumbent )‡
19.7%
935
960.05
960.4
971.05
1,040.2
1,154.2
1,283.3
SNP
Derek Davidson
8.4%
398
399.2
403.8
403.8
491.1
524.9
604.5
Independent
Dustin MacDonald
6.5%
311
323.8
323.9
379.3
419.7
492.4
Scottish Green
Alex Jarvis
5.4%
256
260.5
260.8
268.4
Liberal Democrats
William Sell
5.2%
245
270.01
272.1
292.9
332.05
Independent
Bill Robb
2%
97
117.4
117.5
Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,755 Spoilt: 80 Quota: 1,189 Turnout: 4,835 (44.3%)
George Street/Harbour [ edit ]
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
2012–2017 Change: +1 Cons; +1 SNP; −1 Lab; 1 extra seat compared to 2012.
George Street/Harbour – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
Count 9
SNP
Dell Henrickson
20.8%
753
SNP
Michael Hutchison (incumbent )
17.4%
632
650.5
653.5
676.7
866.6
Conservative
Ryan Houghton
16.2%
588
588.6
601.7
641.7
646.7
649.9
664.1
688.9
836.4
Labour
Sandra MacDonald ‡
15%
545
545.9
549.9
578.9
582.9
596.8
864.2
Scottish Green
Guy Ingerson
10%
364
365.04
366.04
425.1
440.3
489.7
500.2
534.8
Labour
Mike Scott
8.1%
292
292.1
293.1
315.1
316.2
320.1
SNP
Wendy Stuart
5.8%
210
215.4
216.5
222.5
Liberal Democrats
John Waddell
5.7%
206
206.3
211.3
UKIP
John Stephen
0.9%
32
32.1
Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,622 Spoilt: 103 Quota: 725 Turnout: 3,725 (30.5%)
Lower Deeside [ edit ]
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2017: 1xCons; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
2012–2017 Change: − LibDem; +1 Con
Lower Deeside – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
Conservative
Philip Bell
39.8
2,714
Independent
Marie Boulton (incumbent )
16.4
1,119
1,449.4
1,452.5
1,512
1,556.09
1,822.8
Labour
M. Tauqeer Malik (incumbent )‡
15.3
1,040
1,155.5
1,165.09
1,211.1
1,241.6
1,447.9
1,497.3
1,976.8
SNP
Pamela McBain
15.1
1,028
1,042.9
1,049.4
1,068.8
1,145.9
1,224.4
1,235.1
Liberal Democrats
Ken McLeod
7.9
541
743.6
751.9
770.7
816.04
Scottish Green
Nir Oren
2.9
195
209.5
213.3
223.8
Independent
Kenneth Pratt
2.1
143
202.9
205.7
Libertarian
Robbie Bowman
0.5
31
45.9
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,811 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 1,703 Turnout: 6,863 (57.7%)
Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross [ edit ]
2012 2xLDem; 1xCons; 1xSNP
2017 2xLDem; 1xCons; 1xSNP
2012–2017 Change: No change
Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Liberal Democrats
Jennifer Stewart (incumbent ) ‡
23.0
1,725
Liberal Democrats
Martin Greig (incumbent )
21.2
1,592
Conservative
Claire Imrie
17.7
1,326
1,380.5
1,395.4
1,448
2,614.1
Conservative
Steve Robertson
16.2
1,214
1,251.4
1,273.8
1,345.4
SNP
John Cooke
16.1
1,210
1,239.9
1,251.8
1,371.9
1,396.4
Labour
John McLeod
5.9
441
470.2
481.1
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,508 Spoilt: 131 Quota: 1,502 Turnout: 7,639 (54.3%)
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee [ edit ]
2012 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2017 1xLib Dem; 1xCons; 1xSNP
2012–2017 Change: −1 Lab; +1 Cons
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee – 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Liberal Democrats
Ian Yuill (incumbent )
40.2
2,458
Conservative
Douglas Lumsden
25.1
1,533
SNP
Gordon Townson (incumbent )
23.2
1,417
1,596.7
Labour
Angela Taylor (incumbent )
11.6
708
1,076.8
Electorate: TBC Valid: 6,116 Spoilt: 54 Quota: 1,530 Turnout: 6,170 (51.9%)
Torry/Ferryhill [ edit ]
2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
2012–2017 Change: No change
Torry/Ferryhill – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
Count 9
Conservative
Alan Donnelly (incumbent )‡‡
26.1
1,337
SNP
Christian Allard
17.8
910
913.6
914.6
920.7
963.9
988.4
1,013.4
1,037.7
1,159.3
SNP
Catriona MacKenzie ‡‡‡‡‡
16.5
847
851.2
851.2
854.2
915.4
956.4
1,001.4
1,017.3
1,143.1
Labour
Yvonne Allan (incumbent )‡
16.5
843
873.7
873.7
881.4
908.9
989.7
1,324.2
Independent
David Fryer
11.3
580
616.7
619.8
629.2
681.2
754.7
799.0
846.3
Labour
Piotr Teodorowski
9.1
467
474.8
474.8
476.8
499.09
547.4
Liberal Democrats
Gregor McAbery
5.6
286
332.7
333.7
340.01
377.5
Scottish Green
Renée Slater
5.3
269
274.7
275.7
282.8
UKIP
William McIntosh
1.0
49
65.7
National Front
Billy Watson
0.2
10
10.5
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,598 Spoilt: 144 Quota: 1,120 Turnout: 5,742 (37.8%)
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove [ edit ]
2017: 2xSNP; 1xCons; 1xLab
2012–2017 Change: New ward
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove – 4 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
Count 7
Count 8
SNP
Stephen Flynn *
27.0
1,396
Conservative
Philip Sellar
21.5
1,113
SNP
Alex Nicoll +
13.7
707
1,020.3
1,023.08
1,041.9
Labour
Sarah Duncan ‡
11.4
590
595.7
601.9
615.5
615.9
670.9
960.07
1,198.6
Independent
Andy Finlayson *
10.9
562
571.5
585.9
719.5
720.8
812.07
845.5
Labour
Lynn Thomson
6.1
318
322.1
329.5
343.7
344.08
388.3
Liberal Democrats
Cameron Finnie
5.2
270
273.09
286.2
305.3
305.9
Independent
Finlay Crossan
4.3
220
224.1
232.9
Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,176 Spoilt: 120 Quota: 1,036 Turnout: 5,296 (40.9%)
= Sitting Councillors for Kincorth/Loirston Ward.
+ = Sitting Councillor for Midstocket/Rosemount Ward.
Changes between 2017 and 2022 [ edit ]
‡ Changes of affiliation [ edit ]
On 17 May 2017, Cllr Jennifer Stewart (Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross) resigned from the Liberal Democrat group and now sits as an Independent.
On the same day, all 9 Labour councillors were suspended from the party and now sit as "Aberdeen Labour". The issue was to be resolved after the Councils budget in February 2018 by the Labour Party's Scottish Executive Committee.
‡‡ On 10 January 2019 Cllr Alan Donnelly (Torry/Ferryhill) resigned from the Conservative group and became an Independent following a sexual harassment complaint.[4]
‡‡‡ On 11 July 2019 Bridge of Don SNP Cllr Sandy Stuart died after a short illness.[5] A by-election was held on 3 October 2019 for two seats. This was due to the resignation of fellow Bridge of Don Cllr Brett Hunt the day after the deat of Cllr Stuart. The SNP candidate Jessica Mennie retained the seat for the party.[6]
‡‡‡‡ On 12 July 2019 Conservative Cllr Brett Hunt resigned his seat as he works increasingly overseas.[7] A by-election was held on 3 October 2019 for two seats. This was due to the death of fellow Bridge of Don Cllr Sandy Stuart the day before Cllr Brett Hunt's resignation. The Conservative candidate Sarah Cross retained the seat for the party.[6]
‡‡‡‡‡ On 28 August 2019 Torry and Ferryhill SNP Cllr Catriona McKenzie resigned her seat due to changes in her personal life.[8] A by-election was held on 21 November 2019 and Audrey Nicoll held the seat for the SNP.
By-elections since 2017 [ edit ]
Bridge of Don By-election (3 October 2019) – 2 Seats[9]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Conservative
Sarah Cross
36.2%
1,857
SNP
Jessica Mennie
35.0%
1,797
Liberal Democrats
Michael Skoczykloda
18.1%
929
Labour
Graeme Lawrence
5.9%
305
Scottish Green
Sylvia Hardie
2.7%
140
Independent
Simon McLean
0.8%
43
Red Party of Scotland
Max McKay
0.17%
9
Electorate: 15,188 Valid: 5,135 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,712 Turnout: 34.2%
Torry/Ferryhill By-election (21 November 2019)
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count 1
Count 2
Count 3
Count 4
Count 5
Count 6
SNP
Audrey Nicoll
43.2
1,618
1,620
1,624
1,673
1,819
1,989
Conservative
Neil Murray
26.0
972
983
996
1,049
1,083
1,151
Labour
Willie Young
10.6
395
396
402
462
533
Liberal Democrats
Gregor McAbery
8.4
315
320
324
Scottish Green
Betty Lyon
8.1
304
320
347
429
Independent
Simon McLean
2.3
86
89
UKIP
Roy Hill
1.4
53
Electorate: 15,443 Valid: 3,743 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,872 Turnout: 3,783 (24.5%)
References [ edit ]