# Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone (ward)

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council. As with all Scottish councils, the council elects its councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.
The ward elects four councillors.
Barney Crockett of the Labour Party, and Neil MacGregor and Gill Samarai, both of the Scottish National Party have been councillors in the ward since 2017, whilst Graeme Lawrence of the Labour Party was elected in a by-election in 2023.

## 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 areas of Dyce, Aberdeen Airport and its surrounding area, Stoneywood, Bankhead, and Bucksburn.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Mark McDonald (SNP) | | Barney Crockett (Labour) | | Ron Clark (Liberal Democrats) | George Penny (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2011 by-election | | Mark McDonald (SNP) | Neil MacGregor (SNP) | Barney Crockett (Labour) | | | George Penny (Liberal Democrats) |
| 2012 | Gill Samarai (SNP) | | Neil MacGregor (SNP) | Barney Crockett (Labour) | Graeme Lawrence (Labour) |
| 2017 | Gill Samarai (SNP) | | Neil MacGregor (SNP) | Barney Crockett (Labour) | Avril MacKenzie (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Gill Samarai (SNP) | | Neil MacGregor (SNP) | Barney Crockett (Labour) | Avril MacKenzie (Conservative) |
| 2023 by-election | Gill Samarai (SNP) | | Neil MacGregor (SNP) | Barney Crockett (Labour) | Graeme Lawrence (Labour) |

## Election results
### 2023 by-election

A by-election was held on 23 February 2023 after Conservative councillor Avril MacKenzie died on 1 December 2022. It was won by Labour's Graeme Lawrence, who previously represented the ward from 2012 to 2017.
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone by-election (23 February 2023) – 1 seat :
| 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 | Tomasz Brzezinski | 30.5 | 1,455 | 1,461 | 1,465 | 1,513 | 1,604 | 1,674 | 1,729 | |
| | Labour | Graeme Lawrence | 25.7 | 1,227 | 1,233 | 1,255 | 1,282 | 1,306 | 1,459 | 1,971 | 2,596 |
| | Conservative | Akila Kanthaswamy | 24.9 | 1,190 | 1,192 | 1,201 | 1,205 | 1,216 | 1,310 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Mevrick Fernandes | 9.4 | 452 | 460 | 464 | 480 | 491 | | | |
| | Alba | Charlie Abel | 3.7 | 178 | 181 | 183 | 191 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Sylvia Hardie | 2.3 | 111 | 116 | 121 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Amy-Marie Stratton | 1.2 | 60 | 68 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Simon McLean | 1.1 | 52 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 16,926 Valid: 4,772 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 2,363 Turnout: 28.2% ||||||||||||
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### 2022 election

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone – 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 | Gill Al-Samarai (incumbent) | 23.3 | 1,538 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Avril MacKenzie (incumbent) | 21.0 | 1,387 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Neil MacGregor (incumbent) | 18.0 | 1,188 | 1,362 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Barney Crockett (incumbent) | 17.8 | 1,174 | 1,184 | 1,187 | 1,193 | 1,207 | 1,311 | 1,408 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Heald | 8.8 | 579 | 584 | 587 | 592 | 608 | 717 | 850 |
| | Conservative | Braiden Smith | 5.2 | 341 | 341 | 397 | 398 | 419 | 433 | |
| | Scottish Green | William Ball | 4.5 | 296 | 312 | 312 | 327 | 345 | | |
| | Scottish Family | Amy-Marie Stratton | 1.4 | 95 | 96 | 96 | 98 | | | |
| Electorate: 16,446 Valid: 6,598 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,320 Turnout: 41.1% |||||||||||
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### Elections of the 2010s

Aberdeen City Council election: 4 May 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 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%) ||||||||||
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 |
| | Labour | Barney Crockett (incumbent) | 29.4% | 1,378 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Neil MacGregor (incumbent) | 25.5% | 1,198 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Gill Samarai | 8.8% | 412 | 419 | 513.1 | 525.7 | 536.4 | 544.1 | 948.6 | | |
| | Conservative | Duncan Stewart | 7.7% | 360 | 367 | 370.3 | 380.7 | 402.6 | | | | |
| | SNP | Caroline Elizabeth Little | 7.6% | 358 | 367.6 | 479.8 | 487.4 | 507.4 | 525.3 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Brian Malone | 7.5% | 353 | 368.3 | 377.4 | 392.8 | 428.1 | 585.7 | 607.1 | 607.7 | |
| | Labour | Graeme Lawrence | 7.3% | 344 | 681.7 | 693.1 | 718.1 | 771 | 816.2 | 834.2 | 835.2 | 991.4 |
| | Independent | Angela Joss | 3.7% | 174 | 190.2 | 195.9 | 232.8 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Rhonda Reekie | 2.5% | 117 | 128.1 | 134.9 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 14,122 Valid: 4,694 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 939 Turnout: 4,786 (33.24%) |||||||||||||
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone by-election: 19th May 2011 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Neil MacGregor | 51.4 | 2,090 |
| | Labour | Graeme Lawrence | 23.1 | 941 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Kristian Chapman | 11.0 | 446 |
| | Conservative | Ross Thomson | 8.7 | 352 |
| | Independent | Angela Joss | 3.7 | 150 |
| | Scottish Green | Rhonda Reekie | 2.2 | 88 |
| | SNP gain from Liberal Democrats | Swing | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 4,067 Spoilt:  Quota: 2,034 Turnout: 29.5% |||||

### Elections of the 2000s

Aberdeen City Council election: 3 May 2007 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Mark McDonald | 36.2 | 2,620 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Barney Crockett | 24.9 | 1,801 | 1,801 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ron Clark | 21.2 | 1,534 | 1,534 | 1,534 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | George Penny | 5.0 | 360 | 593 | 667 | 713 | 727 | 769 | 885 |
| | Conservative | Avril MacKenzie | 8.3 | 603 | 701 | 730 | 738 | 752 | 781 | 833 |
| | Scottish Green | Rhonda Reekie | 2.0 | 147 | 298 | 330 | 335 | 348 | 409 | |
| | Independent | Angela Dunn | 1.6 | 116 | 190 | 211 | 214 | 260 | | |
| | Independent | Dennis Grattan | 0.8 | 57 | 117 | 131 | 133 | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 7,238 Spoilt: 111 Quota: 1,448 Turnout: 7,349 |||||||||||