# Mid-Formartine (ward)

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 | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Allan Hendry (SNP) | | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | | John Kevin Loveday (Liberal Democrats) | Jim Gifford (Conservative) |
| 2009 | | Allan Hendry (SNP) | | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | | John Kevin Loveday (Liberal Democrats) | Jim Gifford (Conservative) |
| 2012 | | Allan Hendry (SNP) | | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | | John Kevin Loveday (Liberal Democrats) | Jim Gifford (Conservative) |
| 2017 | Karen Adam (SNP) | Andrew Hassan (Liberal Democrats) | | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | | | Jim Gifford (Conservative) |
| 2021 | | Andrew Hassan (Liberal Democrats) | Sheila Powell (Conservative) | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | | | Jim Gifford (Conservative) |
| 2022 | | Andrew Hassan (Liberal Democrats) | Jenny Nicol (SNP) | Paul Johnston (Liberal Democrats Independent) | Derek Ritchie (Conservative) |

## Election Results
### 2022 election

Mid-Formartine − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||||
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### 2021 By-election

Mid-Formantine By-election (19 August 2021) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Powell | 45.7 | 1,480 |
| | SNP | Jenny Nicol | 37.2 | 1,205 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Goodhall | 12.7 | 412 |
| | Scottish Green | Peter Kennedy | 4.4 | 144 |
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### 2017 Election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
Mid-Formartine - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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
Mid-Formartine - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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
Mid-Formartine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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.

### 2021 By-election

Mid Formartine By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council
Mid-Formartine - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||||