# East Garioch (ward)

East Garioch is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. Until 2017 three councillors were elected in this ward following the fifth statutory Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland review 2016, now East Garioch elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | Fergie Hood (SNP/ Liberal Democrats) | Nan Cullinane (Liberal Democrats) | | Martin Anthony Ford (Liberal Democrats /Greens) | 3 seats |
| 2012 | Fergie Hood (SNP/ Liberal Democrats) | Nan Cullinane (Liberal Democrats) | | Martin Anthony Ford (Liberal Democrats /Greens) | 3 seats |
| 2017 | Fergie Hood (SNP/ Liberal Democrats) | Glen Reid (SNP) | | Martin Anthony Ford (Liberal Democrats /Greens) | Dominic Lonchay (Conservative) |
| 2021 | David Keating (Conservative) | Glen Reid (SNP) | | Martin Anthony Ford (Liberal Democrats /Greens) | Dominic Lonchay (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Trevor Booth Mason (Liberal Democrats) | Glen Reid (SNP) | Jim Gifford (Independent) | | Dominic Lonchay (Conservative) |

## Election Results
### 2022 election

East Garioch − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Glen Reid (incumbent) | 41.0 | 1,727 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Dominic Lonchay (incumbent) | 27.4 | 1,156 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Booth Mason | 9.4 | 398 | 564 | 649 | 720 | 1,041 |
| | Labour | Rosanna Dobbin | 7.7 | 323 | 496 | 538 | 595 | |
| | Independent | Jim Gifford | 7.6 | 321 | 441 | 502 | 763 | 871 |
| | Independent | Drew Cullinane | 6.9 | 290 | 438 | 476 | | |
| Electorate: 10,414 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 844 Turnout: 40.7% |||||||||
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### 2021 By-election

East Garioch By-election (17 June 2021) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | David Keating | 45.5 | 1,240 | 1,261 | 1,268 | 1,394 |
| | SNP | Dan Ritchie | 35.3 | 963 | 982 | 1,058 | 1,146 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Mason | 10.3 | 281 | 319 | 365 | |
| | Scottish Green | Jamie Ogilvie | 4.8 | 130 | 143 | |
| | Labour | Andy Brown | 4.1 | 111 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,445 Valid: 2,725 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 26.2% ||||||||

### 2017 Election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
East Garioch - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Dominic Lonchay | 31.34 | 1,429 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 18.64 | 850 | 921.27 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Fergie Hood (incumbent) | 18.47 | 842 | 1,077.53 | | | | |
| | SNP | Glen Reid | 15.09 | 688 | 695.96 | 706.30 | 707.68 | 752.38 | 1,360.51 |
| | SNP | Conor McKay | 12.52 | 571 | 577.87 | 590.28 | 591.88 | 658.89 | |
| | Labour | Ann Thorpe | 3.93 | 179 | 228.57 | 294.78 | 297.37 | | |
| Electorate: 10175 Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,596 (45.17%) ||||||||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election
East Garioch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Fergie Hood (incumbent) † | 35.0 | 1,140 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 20.3 | 660 | 732.1 | 784.8 | 834.9 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nan Cullinane (incumbent) | 15.9 | 519 | 574.6 | 643.7 | 790.3 | 798.3 | 1,080.3 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Sleigh | 11.0 | 359 | 384.7 | 402.9 | | | |
| | Independent | Amanda Louise Clark | 10.4 | 338 | 393.9 | 467.3 | 569.1 | 575.1 | |
| | Labour | Ann Thorpe | 7.4 | 240 | 279.1 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,224 Valid: 3,256 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 815 Turnout: 3,280 (35.56%) ||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
East Garioch :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 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: 8195 Valid: 4,446 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,112 Turnout: 4,502 (54.94%) ||||||||

## By-election

The by-election was held on 17 June 2021, following the death of Councillor Fergus Hood following a prolonged illness.

### 2021 By-election

East Garioch By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council
East Garioch - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | David Keating | 45.50% | 1,240 | 1,278 | 1,285 | 1,411 |
| | SNP | Dan Ritchie | 35.34% | 963 | 982 | 1,058 | 1,146 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Booth Mason | 10.31% | 281 | 319 | 365 | |
| | Scottish Green | Jamie Ogilvie | 4.77% | 130 | 143 | |
| | Labour | Andy Brown | 4.07% | 111 | | |
| Electorate: 10,445 Valid: 2,725 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 26.2% ||||||||