# Fraserburgh and District (ward)

Fraserburgh and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Brian Topping (SNP/ Alba) | | Ian Tait (SNP /Independent) | | Andy Ritchie (SNP/ Ind.) | Michael Watt (Independent) |
| 2009 | | Brian Topping (SNP/ Alba) | | Ian Tait (SNP /Independent) | | Andy Ritchie (SNP/ Ind.) | Michael Watt (Independent) |
| 2012 | | Brian Topping (SNP/ Alba) | | Ian Tait (SNP /Independent) | Charles Cummin Buchan (SNP) | | Michael Watt (Independent) |
| 2017 | Doreen Mair (Independent) | Brian Topping (SNP/ Alba) | | Andy Kille (Conservative) | Charles Cummin Buchan (SNP) |
| 2022 | Doreen Mair (Independent) | Seamus Logan (SNP) | | Ann Bell (Liberal Democrats) | James Adams (Conservative) |
| 2024 by- | Doreen Mair (Independent) | | Iain Sutherland (Conservative) | Ann Bell (Liberal Democrats) | James Adams (Conservative) |

## Election results
### 2024 by-election

Fraserburgh and District by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Iain Sutherland | 36.3 | 1,145 | 1,158 | 1,225 | 1,556 | 1,884 |
| | SNP | Mike McDonald | 28.4 | 895 | 915 | 966 | 1,113 | |
| | Reform UK | Conrad Ritchie | 25.9 | 817 | 829 | 864 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie | 7.0 | 222 | 233 | | | |
| | Scottish Family | Dawn Smith | 2.2 | 71 | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,584 Valid: 3,150 Quota: 1,576 Turnout: 27.4% |||||||||
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### 2022 election

Fraserburgh and District − 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | James Adams | 32.4 | 1,526 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Doreen Mair (incumbent) | 32.1 | 1,509 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Seamus Logan | 20.0 | 941 | | | | | |
| | Alba | Brian Topping (incumbent) | 5.8 | 274 | 312 | 385 | 396 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 4.8 | 228 | 402 | 557 | 574 | 650 | 883 |
| | Independent | Paul Greenall | 3.9 | 182 | 269 | 423 | 444 | 553 | |
| | Scottish Family | John McColl | 0.9 | 43 | 76 | 94 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,604 Valid: 4,703 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 941 Turnout: 40.9% ||||||||||
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### 2017 election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats :
| 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 | Andy Kille | 24.10% | 1,229 | | | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Doreen Mair | 14.57% | 743 | 781 | 790 | 873 | 950 | 1,061 | | | |
| | SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan (incumbent) | 12.04% | 614 | 617 | 758 | 783 | 811 | 855 | 859 | 910 | 999 |
| | SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent) | 12.78% | 652 | 653 | 709 | 731 | 763 | 776 | 780 | 827 | 968 |
| | Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent) | 9.73% | 496 | 529 | 532 | 564 | 590 | 637 | 644 | 743 | |
| | Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent) | 6.45% | 329 | 352 | 359 | 397 | 429 | 470 | 478 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 5.14% | 262 | 292 | 299 | 313 | 362 | | | | |
| | Labour | Kenneth Watt | 5.23% | 267 | 282 | 287 | 311 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Charlie Reid | 4.94% | 252 | 258 | 267 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Donn | 5.02% | 256 | 257 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,100 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 1,021 Turnout: 42.9% |||||||||||||

### 2012 election

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election
Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats :
| 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 |
| | SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent) | 25.1 | 1,056 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan | 16.72 | 704 | 787.7 | 792.9 | 802.1 | 817.7 | 1,040.6 | | | |
| | Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent) | 14.65 | 617 | 637.2 | 644.6 | 666.9 | 723.6 | 733.9 | 759.3 | 836.1 | 993.3 |
| | Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent) | 9.90 | 417 | 432.3 | 446.3 | 466.5 | 515.5 | 528.9 | 547.7 | 627.9 | 783.6 |
| | Independent | Doreen Mair | 8.81 | 371 | 379.5 | 410.5 | 436.7 | 470.9 | 483.3 | 498.3 | 625.9 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 7.65 | 322 | 326.8 | 334.0 | 361.4 | 420.1 | 427.3 | 446.3 | | |
| | Conservative | Bob Sim | 6.15 | 259 | 261.6 | 266.6 | 275.6 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ricky Sheaffe-Greene | 4.89 | 206 | 270.3 | 273.5 | 280.7 | 282.7 | | | | |
| | Labour | Ashara Taylor | 4.08 | 172 | 173.6 | 176.8 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | George Esslemont | 2.07 | 87 | 88.2 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 11,117 Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 843 Turnout: 4,276 (37.88%) |||||||||||||

### 2007 election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
Fraserburgh and District :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Brian Topping | 27.1 | 1,487 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Tait† | 20.6 | 1,131 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Michael Watt | 15.1 | 831 | 865 | 869 | 890 | 918 | 1,041 | 1,370 |
| | SNP | Andy Ritchie†††††† | 14.5 | 795 | 1,022 | 1,037 | 1,046 | 1,060 | 1,090 | 1,165 |
| | Independent | Dennis Duthie | 9.3 | 509 | 520 | 522 | 554 | 587 | 728 | |
| | Conservative | Bob Sim | 8.5 | 466 | 482 | 484 | 490 | 522 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Dominique-Paul Lonchay | 3.0 | 164 | 167 | 168 | 171 | | | |
| | Independent | James Milne | 2.0 | 109 | 116 | 116 | | | | |
| Electorate: - Valid: 5,492 Spoilt: 168 Quota: 1,099 Turnout: 51.83% |||||||||||