# Bridge of Don (ward)

Bridge of Don is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council since 2017 by Sarah Cross of the Conservative Party, Alison Alphonse and Jessica Mennie, both of the Scottish National Party, and Nurul Hoque Ali of the Labour Party.

## Boundaries

In the Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, conducted by The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, and published in 2006, the ward is described to contain the whole suburb of the Bridge of Don.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Muriel Jaffrey (SNP) | | Willie Young (Labour) | | John Reynolds (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) | Gordon Leslie (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | | Muriel Jaffrey (SNP) | | Willie Young (Labour) | Sandy Stuart (SNP) | John Reynolds (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2017 | Alison Alphonse (SNP) | | Brett Hunt (Conservative) | | Sandy Stuart (SNP) | John Reynolds (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2019 by-election | Alison Alphonse (SNP) | Sarah Cross (Conservative) | Jessica Mennie (SNP) | | | John Reynolds (Liberal Democrats /Ind.) |
| 2022 | Alison Alphonse (SNP) | Sarah Cross (Conservative) | Jessica Mennie (SNP) | | Nurul Hoque Ali (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2022 election

Bridge of Don – 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| | SNP | Alison Alphonse (incumbent) | 24.3 | 1,649 | | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Cross (incumbent) | 23.5 | 1,594 | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jessica Mennie (incumbent) | 16.1 | 1,094 | 1,339 | 1,341 | 1,347 | 1,450 | | | |
| | Labour | Nurul Hoque Ali | 15.3 | 1,040 | 1,053 | 1,066 | 1,076 | 1,118 | 1,136 | 1,246 | 1,708 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mevrick Renson Fernandes | 10.9 | 739 | 748 | 762 | 783 | 833 | 852 | 1,033 | |
| | Conservative | Matthew Watt | 5.6 | 379 | 380 | 564 | 578 | 583 | 585 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Sylvia Hardie | 3.1 | 210 | 220 | 221 | 226 | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Harald Rainer Bartl | 1.3 | 88 | 88 | 90 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 15,216 Valid: 6,793 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 45.5% ||||||||||||
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### Elections of the 2010s

Bridge of Don by-election: 3 October 2019 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 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% |||||
Aberdeen City Council Election: 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 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%) |||||||||||||
Aberdeen City Council Election: 3 May 2012 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| | Independent | John Reynolds (incumbent) | 28.0% | 1,530 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Muriel Jaffrey (incumbent) | 20.5% | 1,119 | | | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Willie Young (incumbent) | 18.8% | 1,031 | 1,085.9 | 1,087 | 1,112.5 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Sandy Stuart | 9.5% | 520 | 559.5 | 570.9 | 576.8 | 578.5 | 595.6 | 612.5 | 985.5 | 1,107.2 |
| | SNP | Graham Bennett | 7.2% | 396 | 418.2 | 425.3 | 433.9 | 434.8 | 449.4 | 465.1 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Millie McLeod | 6.2% | 338 | 412.8 | 414.1 | 436.1 | 438.7 | 498.4 | 640.7 | 660.3 | |
| | Conservative | Francis Davidson Webster | 6.1% | 333 | 360.3 | 360.5 | 364.3 | 365.2 | 385.1 | | | |
| | Independent | Gordon A. Leslie (incumbent) | 2.0% | 107 | 217.6 | 218.5 | 238.4 | 241 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Daniel Kenneth Juett | 1.8% | 97 | 107.2 | 107.5 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,188 Valid: 5,471 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,095 Turnout: 5,539 (38.56%) |||||||||||||

### Elections of the 2000s

Aberdeen City Council Election: 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Muriel Jaffrey | 36.3 | 2,805 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Willie Young | 20.9 | 1,615 | 1,615 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Reynolds† | 18.3 | 1,411 | 1,573 | 1,573 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Gordon Leslie††††† | 9.5 | 731 | 921 | 929 | 938 | 977 | 1,316 |
| | Conservative | Brian Davidson | 7.9 | 610 | 726 | 731 | 733 | 783 | 827 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Millie McLeod | 5.2 | 404 | 509 | 523 | 535 | 587 | |
| | Independent | Hamish Mackay | 1.9 | 146 | 267 | 272 | 273 | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 7,722 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,545 Turnout: 7,814 ||||||||||