# 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 19 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 70 councillors being elected, an increase of two members compared to 2012.
The Conservatives returned the most councillors, the first time it has been the largest party in the region since 1982, when the area was under the Grampian Regional Council, although they fell short of an overall majority. The number of Scottish National Party (SNP) councillors fell by seven but remained the second largest group. The Liberal Democrats picked up two seats while the other parties achieved roughly the same results as the previous election in 2012.
After negotiations, on 18 May 2017, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents formed an administration, with Conservative councillor Jim Gifford being elected as council leader and Liberal Democrat councillor Bill Howatson being elected Provost.

## Background
### Previous election

At the previous election in 2012 the SNP won 28 seats, becoming the largest party on the council for the first time since 1995, replacing the Liberal Democrats. However, the SNP was still short of 7 seats for an overall majority. The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and Independent groups all fell well short of an overall majority. It must also be noted that in 2012 there were only 68 seats on the council.
2012 Aberdeenshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| SNP | 28 | 38.9% |
| Conservative | 14 | 21.2% |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 15.4% |
| Independent | 11 | 14.7% |
| Labour | 2 | 6.8% |
| Scottish Greens | 1 | 2.4% |
Source:

### Composition

There were several defections during the 2012-17 term, and 4 by-elections. One by-election resulted in an SNP gain from Conservative. Two by-elections resulted in Conservative gains from the Liberal Democrats, and the other resulted in a Conservative gain from the SNP.
Composition of Aberdeenshire Council :
| Party | 2012 election | Dissolution |
| SNP | 28 | 25 |
| Conservative | 14 | 17 |
| Liberal Democrats | 12 | 9 |
| Independent | 11 | 14 |
| Labour | 2 | 2 |
| Scottish Greens | 1 | 1 |

## Results

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | Conservative | 23 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 32.9 | 40.1 | 37,291 | 18.9 |
| | SNP | 21 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 30.0 | 28.2 | 26,180 | 10.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20.0 | 14.4 | 13,355 | 1.0 |
| | Independent | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14.3 | 10.9 | 10,168 | 3.8 |
| | Labour | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 4,094 | 2.4 |
| | Scottish Green | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 1.4 | 1.9 | 1,781 | 0.5 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 79 | New |
| | SDP | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.1 | 48 | New |
| Total | Total | 68 | | | | | | 92,996 | |
Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2012. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.
Source:

## Ward results
### Banff and District

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017: 1 x Independent gain from SNP
Banff and District - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Mike Roy (incumbent) | 36.18% | 1,509 |
| | Independent | John B. Cox (incumbent) | 26.18% | 1,092 |
| | SNP | Glen Reynolds | 25.15% | 1,049 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Simpson | 12.49% | 521 |
| Electorate: 9,187 Valid: 4,171 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,043 Turnout: 46.0% |||||

### Troup

* 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Independent, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: No Change
Troup - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Mark Findlater (incumbent) | 44.79% | 1,535 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Hamish Partridge (incumbent) | 14.97% | 513 | 721 | 759 | 912 | | |
| | SNP | Ross Cassie (incumbent) | 20.63% | 707 | 740 | 759 | 795 | 804 | 1,165 |
| | SNP | Ricky Taylor | 11.47% | 393 | 406 | 420 | 438 | 443 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie | 4.17% | 143 | 278 | 355 | | | |
| | Labour | Ray Stephen | 3.97% | 136 | 201 | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,902 Valid: 3,427 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 857 Turnout: 44.20% ||||||||||

### Fraserburgh and District

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
* 2017: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from Independent
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% |||||||||||||

### Central Buchan

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017: Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
Central Buchan - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Marion Buchan | 37.28% | 1,808 | | | | |
| | SNP | Jim Ingram (incumbent) | 24.50% | 1,188 | | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Smith (incumbent) | 17.79% | 863 | 1,133 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Simpson | 10.41% | 505 | 760 | 777 | 854 | 1,169 |
| | SNP | Lenny Pirie (incumbent) | 10.02% | 486 | 518 | 700 | 728 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,850 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 971 Turnout: 44.3% |||||||||

### Peterhead North and Rattray

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 2 x Independent
* 2017: 2 x Independent, 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative gain from SNP
Peterhead North and Rattray - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Dianne Beagrie | 41.33% | 1,899 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Anne Allan (incumbent) | 22.02% | 1,012 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) | 12.77% | 587 | 855 | 861 | 925 | | |
| | Independent | Iain Sutherland | 9.64% | 443 | 658 | 661 | 728 | 731 | 972 |
| | SNP | Fiona McRae (incumbent) | 11.95% | 549 | 593 | 667 | 689 | 690 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Massey | 2.29% | 105 | 228 | 230 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,595 Spoilt: 95 Quota: 920 Turnout: 39.0% ||||||||||

### Peterhead South and Cruden

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Alan Fakley | 37.00% | 1,364 | | | | |
| | SNP | Stephen William Smith (incumbent) | 21.35% | 787 | 801 | 828 | 857 | 1,384 |
| | SNP | Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) | 15.16% | 559 | 567 | 583 | 616 | |
| | Independent | Stephen Calder | 14.02% | 517 | 618 | 719 | 909 | 932 |
| | Independent | Sam Coull | 7.40% | 273 | 351 | 416 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Colin Simpson | 5.07% | 187 | 289 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 3,687 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 922 Turnout: 40.8% |||||||||

### Turriff and District

* 2012: 1 x SNP, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Conservative win due to one additional seat compared to 2012
Turriff and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Iain Taylor* | 37.36% | 1,854 | | | | |
| | SNP | Alastair Forsyth | 25.39% | 1,260 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Robertson (incumbent) | 19.77% | 981 | 1,324 | | | |
| | Independent | Sandy Duncan (incumbent) | 10.96% | 544 | 682 | 802 | 918 | 1,262 |
| | Independent | Mike Rawlins | 6.53% | 324 | 429 | 514 | 559 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,963 Spoilt: 52 Quota: 993 Turnout: 46.8% |||||||||
* = Sitting Councillor for Banff and District Ward.

### Mid-Formartine

* 2012: 2 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Independent
* 2017: 1 x SNP, 1 x Conservative, 1 x Liberal Democrat, 1 x Independent
* 2012-2017 Change: 1 x Liberal Democrat gain from SNP
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% |||||||||||

### Ellon and District

* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: no change
Ellon and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) | 40.94 | 2,258 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Davidson (incumbent) | 19.71 | 1,087 | 1,703.86 | | |
| | SNP | Richard Thomson (incumbent) | 17.9 | 987 | 1,034.02 | 1,093.74 | 1,264.34 |
| | SNP | Anouk Kahanov-Kloppert | 13.93 | 768 | 793.55 | 843.88 | 1,024.70 |
| | Labour | John Morgan | 7.52 | 415 | 548.39 | 835.99 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,515 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 1,104 Turnout: 5,579 (47.2%) ||||||||

### West Garioch

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
* 2012-2017 Change: No change
West Garioch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Sebastian Leslie | 42.49 | 1,809 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Victoria Harper | 19.73 | 840 | 858.10 | 874.33 | 879.02 | 979.03 | 1,487.26 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Smith | 15.64 | 666 | 1,011.06 | 1,155.76 | | | |
| | SNP | Elaine Mitchell | 10.31 | 439 | 450.52 | 460.75 | 465.65 | 577.54 | |
| | Scottish Green | Richard Paul Openshaw | 7.19 | 306 | 353.71 | 401.52 | 436.47 | | |
| | Labour | Peter Young | 4.63 | 197 | 266.5 | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,257 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 1,065 Turnout: 4,310 (47.6%) ||||||||||

### Inverurie and District

* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLibDem; 1xIndependent
* 2012-2017 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
Inverurie and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Colin Clark (incumbent) | 35.95 | 1,732 | | | |
| | SNP | Neil Baillie | 22.52 | 1,085 | | | |
| | Independent | Judy Margaret Whyte | 20.38 | 982 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Marion Ewenson | 11.79 | 568 | 951.1 | 958.69 | 965.63 |
| | SNP | Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) | 5.09 | 245 | 261.41 | 360.1 | 362.9 |
| | Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.28 | 206 | 265.42 | 269.77 | 271.69 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,818 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 964 Turnout: 4,866 (43.3%) ||||||||

### East Garioch

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
* 2012-2017 Change: One additional seat in the Ward, gained by Conservatives
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: TBC Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,596 (45.17%) ||||||||||

### Westhill and District

* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
* 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from SNP
Westhill and District - 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 | Ron McKail (incumbent) | 33.67 | 2,019 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) | 22.85 | 1,370 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | David Robert Aitchison (incumbent) | 14.63 | 877 | 884.71 | 893.94 | 912.92 | 921.93 | 987.15 | 1,603.65 |
| | Conservative | Alistair McKelvie | 13.81 | 828 | 1,564 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Heather Coull | 9.29 | 557 | 561.06 | 567.94 | 584.07 | 593.09 | 689.29 | |
| | Labour | Lindsey Kirkhill | 4.44 | 266 | 279.39 | 331.55 | 377.96 | 422.04 | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Derek Scott | 1.31 | 79 | 83.46 | 114.63 | 126.79 | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,996 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 1,200 Turnout: 6,061 (50.4%) |||||||||||

### Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
* 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Conservative | Moira Ingleby (incumbent) | 30.69 | 1,741 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Robbie Withey | 20.43 | 1,159 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Latham (incumbent) | 17.54 | 995 | 1,212.54 | | | | |
| | SNP | Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) | 15.78 | 895 | 924.24 | 930.54 | 931.06 | 994.03 | 1,639.02 |
| | SNP | Kate Monahan | 10.38 | 589 | 594.92 | 601.66 | 602.01 | 701.6 | |
| | Labour | Bryan Begg | 5.18 | 294 | 363.27 | 390.63 | 396.05 | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,673 Spoilt: 112 Quota: 1,135 Turnout: 5,785 (47.8%) ||||||||||

### Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: No change
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Paul Gibb | 43.97 | 2,093 | |
| | SNP | Geva Blackett (incumbent) | 29.66 | 1,364 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 18.91 | 900 | 1,307.70 |
| | Independent | Anne Reid | 4.74 | 226 | 338.17 |
| | Labour | Claire Miller | 3.7 | 176 | 238.99 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,759 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 1,190 Turnout: 4,791 (53.2%) ||||||

### Banchory and Mid-Deeside

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: No change
Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Ann Ross | 52.8 | 2,525 | | | |
| | SNP | Eileen Durno | 21.89 | 1,046 | 1,088.11 | 1,162.35 | 1,417.64 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce | 20.25 | 968 | 1,689.6 | | |
| | Labour | Iain Gillies | 5.04 | 241 | 352.58 | 596.12 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 4,780 Spoilt: 33 Quota: 1,196 Turnout: 4,813 (54.6%) ||||||||

### North Kincardine

* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012-2017 Change: No change
North Kincardine - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Pike | 30.46 | 1,685 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Mollison (incumbent) | 22.08 | 1,221 | | |
| | SNP | Alastair Bews (incumbent) | 20.55 | 1,138 | | |
| | Labour | Alison Evison (incumbent) | 16.27 | 901 | 1,074.91 | 1,124.67 |
| | SNP | Kes Smith | 6.47 | 358 | 375.49 | 387.16 |
| | Scottish Green | William Ball | 3.25 | 180 | 224.25 | 237.88 |
| | SDP | David Lansdell | 0.87 | 48 | 95.34 | 100.66 |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,531 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 1,107 Turnout: 5,579 |||||||

### Stonehaven and Lower Deeside

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
* 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Labour
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Wendy Agnew (incumbent) | 30.83 | 1,703 | | | | |
| | SNP | Dennis Robertson | 23.54 | 1,300 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sarah Dickinson | 17.09 | 944 | 1,030.38 | 1,057.08 | 1,084.63 | 1,155.68 |
| | Conservative | Sandy Wallace | 14.85 | 820 | 1,196.42 | | | |
| | Labour | Raymond Christie (incumbent) | 6.36 | 351 | 381.9 | 403.05 | 410.4 | 457.09 |
| | Scottish Green | Rachel Shanks | 3.84 | 212 | 223.24 | 312.79 | 316.27 | 365.31 |
| | Independent | Philip Bishop | 3.49 | 193 | 217.23 | 229.83 | 243.06 | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,523 Spoilt: 87 Quota: 1,105 Turnout: 5,610 (49.7%) |||||||||

### Mearns

* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2017: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLibDem
* 2012-2017 Change: Conservatives gain one seat from Independent
Mearns - 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 | George Carr (incumbent) | 36.19 | 2,034 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Leigh Wilson | 16.03 | 901 | 914.41 | 935.75 | 936.02 | 997.27 | 1,045.19 | 1,735.42 |
| | SNP | Carole Wise | 12.46 | 700 | 705.36 | 715.36 | 715.57 | 751.47 | 815.73 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Howatson (incumbent) | 10.66 | 599 | 701.79 | 767.94 | 772.58 | 863.53 | 1,100.31 | 1,145.13 |
| | Independent | Dave Stewart (incumbent) | 8.4 | 472 | 517.14 | 546.48 | 549.66 | 596.82 | | |
| | Conservative | Jeff Hutchison | 8.2 | 461 | 1,116.16 | 1,141.52 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Karen Allan | 4.15 | 233 | 248.19 | 284.09 | 284.94 | | | |
| | Labour | Patrick Coffield | 3.91 | 220 | 237.43 | | | | | |
| Electorate: TBC Valid: 5,620 Spoilt: 70 Quota: 1,125 Turnout: 5,690 (48.3%) |||||||||||

## Aftermath

As no single party group on the council won enough seats to form an administration with an overall majority, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents groups formed an administration on 18 May 2017, after negotiations. As part of the deal, Conservative councillor for Mid-Formartine Cllr Jim Gifford was elected as council leader and Liberal Democrat councillor for Mearns, Cllr Bill Howatson was elected as Provost.
West Garioch Conservative Cllr Sebastian Leslie was suspended from the party on 18 September 2018 and became an Independent having refused to pay his Council Tax.
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside Conservative Cllr Sandy Wallace resigned from the party and became an Independent on 12 December 2018 citing he had no faith in either the Prime Minister or the Conservative controlled Coalition in Aberdeenshire. On 10 November 2020, the Scottish Libertarian Party announced that Wallace had joined the party.
North Kincardine Conservative Cllr Colin Pike resigned from the party and became an Independent on 6 March 2020.
Mearns SNP Cllr Leigh Wilson resigned from the party and became an Independent on 15 May 2020 citing professional circumstances.
North Kincardine SNP Cllr Alistair Bews resigned from the party and became an Independent on 17 May 2020 citing personal and professional reasons.
On 1 June 2020 Mid-Formantine Conservative Cllr Jim Gifford was replaced as Leader of the council and became an Independent. He was followed by Lesley Berry (Inverurie) and Jeff Hutchinson (Mearns).
On 7 June 2020 Banff Conservative Cllr Mike Roy resigned from the party and became an Independent.

### By-elections
#### Inverurie & District by-election

On 12 October 2017 a by-elected was held after Inverurie & District Conservative Cllr Colin Clark was elected as an MP for Gordon on 8 June 2017. He resigned his council seat on 28 June 2017. The Conservative candidate Lesley Berry held the seat for her party.
Inverurie & District By-election (12 October 2017) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Berry | 48.53% | 1,672 | 1,679 | 1,715 | 1,871 |
| | SNP | Elaine Mitchell | 33.27% | 1,146 | 1,161 | 1,234 | 1,300 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Bremner | 8.56% | 295 | 309 | 412 |
| | Labour | Sarah Flavell | 8.01% | 276 | 290 |
| | Scottish Green | Craig Stewart | 1.62% | 56 |
| Electorate: NA Valid: 3,445 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 30.9% ||||||||

#### Ellon & District by-election

On 15 October a by-election was held after Ellon & District SNP Cllr Richard Thomson was elected an MP for Gordon in the 2019 UK general election. He resigned his Council seat in April 2020. The SNP candidate Louise Mcallister held the seat for her party.
Ellon & District By-election (15 October 2020) - 1 Seat :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Louise Mcallister | 42.4 | 1,683 | 1,725 | 1,757 | 1,916 |
| | Conservative | John Crawley | 41.7 | 1,658 | 1,663 | 1,679 | 1,840 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Trevor Mason | 10.2 | 405 | 443 | 485 | |
| | Labour | John Bennett | 2.9 | 114 | 126 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Peter Kennedy | 2.8 | 112 | | | |
| Electorate: 11,893 Valid: 3,972 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 1,987 Turnout: 4,006 (33.7%) ||||||||

#### East Garioch by-election

On 17 June 2021 a by-election was held after East Garioch Lib Dem Councillor Fergus Hood died in March 2021 following a prolonged illness. The Conservative candidate David Keating won the seat from the Liberal Democrats.
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% ||||||||

#### Mid-Formartine by-election

On 19 August a by-election was held after Mid-Formartine SNP Cllr Karen Adam resigned her seat upon being elected a MSP to the Scottish Parliament for Banffshire and Buchan Coast on 3 June 2021. The Conservative candidate Sheila Powell won the seat from the SNP.
Mid-Formartine 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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