# Aberdeenshire Council elections

Aberdeenshire Council in Scotland holds elections every five years, previously holding them every four years from its creation in 1995 to 2007.

## Council elections

| Year | Conservative | SNP | Liberal Democrats | Labour | Green | Independent |
| 1995 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 1999 | 7 | 23 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2003 | 11 | 18 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 2007 | 14 | 22 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2012 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| 2017 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2022 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* ↑ New ward boundaries.
* ↑ Change to single transferable vote system and new ward boundaries.
* ↑ New ward boundaries.

## Results maps

* 2007 results map
* 2012 results map
* 2017 results map
* 2022 results map

## By-elections
### 2003-2007

Huntley East By-Election 9 June 2005 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Conservative | Moira Ingleby | 419 | 34.3 | −0.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Eleanor Anderson | 360 | 29.5 | −2.2 |
| | SNP | Robert Ness | 224 | 18.3 | −4.5 |
| | Independent | Hamish Jolly | 181 | 14.8 | +14.8 |
| | Labour | Bryan Begg | 38 | 3.1 | −7.2 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 59 | 4.8 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,222 | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | | |

### 2007-2012

Troup By-Election 1 May 2008 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | SNP | Bob Watson | 62.8 | 1,721 |
| | Conservative | Lisa Watt | 18.8 | 515 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Edward Acton | 18.4 | 503 |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 2,739 Spoilt: 16 Quota: 1,371 Turnout: 2,755 |||||
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside By-Election 23 April 2009 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce | 26.7 | 969 | 975 | 981 | 1,180 | 1,566 |
| | Conservative | Jo Pick | 31.5 | 1,144 | 1,148 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,468 |
| | Independent | William Forbes | 23.2 | 842 | 845 | 855 | 1,003 | |
| | SNP | George Parkinson | 17.0 | 617 | 621 | 636 | | |
| | BNP | Roy Jones | 1.2 | 44 | 44 | | | |
| | Independent | David Hutchison | 0.5 | 19 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative |
| Valid: 3,635 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,819 Turnout: 3,655 |||||||||

### 2012-2017

Troup By-Election 27 November 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Ross Cassie | 46.1 | 1,159 | 1,162 | 1,183 | 1,205 | 1,244 | 1,352 |
| | Conservative | Iain Taylor | 22.8 | 574 | 580 | 588 | 604 | 645 | 718 |
| | Independent | Alan Still | 15.5 | 391 | 408 | 415 | 423 | 446 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 5.6 | 141 | 141 | 149 | 180 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Duffill | 5.6 | 140 | 142 | 148 | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Darren Duncan | 2.7 | 68 | 69 | | | | |
| | Independent | Philip Mitchell | 1.7% | 43 | | | | | |
| | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative | SNP gain from Conservative |
| Valid: 2,516 Spoilt: 25 Quota: 1,259 Turnout: 2,541 ||||||||||
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-Election 5 November 2015 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 |
| | Conservative | Margo Stewart | 36.3 | 1,469 |
| | SNP | Gwyneth Petrie | 35.4 | 1,433 |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Millican | 22.9 | 928 |
| | Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.8 | 196 |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Derek Scott | 0.5 | 20 |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 4,046 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,349 Turnout: 4,096 |||||
Banff and District By-election 3 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Iain Taylor | 44.0 | 1,170 | 1,378 |
| | SNP | Glen Reynolds | 36.2 | 962 | 1,097 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Mason | 19.8 | 526 | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP |
| Valid: 2,658 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,330 Turnout: 2,684 ||||||
Inverurie and District By-Election 3 November 2016 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Colin Clark | 38.8 | 1,302 | 1,319 | 1,701 |
| | SNP | Neil Baillie | 34.6 | 1,164 | 1,192 | 1,341 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alison Auld | 22.5 | 755 | 795 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Flavell | 4.1 | 139 | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Valid: 3,360 Spoilt: 18 Quota: 1,681 Turnout: 3,378 |||||||

### 2017-2022

Inverurie and District By-Election 12 October 2017 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Lesley Berry | 48.5 | 1,672 | 1,679 | 1,715 | 1,871 |
| | SNP | Elaine Mitchell | 33.3 | 1,146 | 1,161 | 1,234 | 1,300 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Scott Bremner | 8.6 | 295 | 309 | 412 | |
| | Labour | Sarah Flavell | 8.0 | 276 | 290 | | |
| | Scottish Green | Craig Stewart | 1.6 | 56 | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 3,445 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 1,723 Turnout: 3,471 ||||||||
Ellon and District By-Election 15 October 2020 :
| 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 | | | |
| | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold | SNP hold |
| Valid: 3,972 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 1,987 Turnout: 4,006 ||||||||
East Garioch By-Election 17 June 2021 :
| 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 | | | |
| | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats | Conservative gain from Liberal Democrats |
| Valid: 2,725 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 2,740 ||||||||
Mid-Formartine By-Election 19 August 2021 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| | Conservative | Sheila Powell | 45.7 | 1,480 | 1,484 | 1,645 |
| | SNP | Jenny Nicol | 37.2 | 1,205 | 1,281 | 1,409 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Goodhall | 12.7 | 412 | 451 | |
| | Scottish Green | Peter Kennedy | 4.4 | 144 | | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP |
| Valid: 3,241 Quota: 1,621 |||||||

### 2022-2027

Central Buchan By-Election 7 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Peter Chapman | 41.3 | 1,260 | 1,272 | 1,292 | 1,430 | 1,614 |
| | SNP | Sarah Wilken | 28.5 | 869 | 879 | 897 | 925 | 1,069 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Bailey | 14.3 | 435 | 452 | 463 | 507 | |
| | Reform UK | Andrew Curwen | 10.8 | 331 | 338 | 358 | | |
| | Scottish Family | Phil Reynolds | 2.7 | 83 | 89 | | | |
| | Independent | Dean Ward | 2.3 | 71 | | | | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP |
| Valid: 3,049 Quota: 1,525 Turnout: 3,076 |||||||||
Fraserburgh and District By-Election 7 November 2024 :
| 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 | | | | |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Conservative hold |
| Valid: 3,150 Quota: 1,576 Turnout: 3,174 |||||||||
Mearns by-election 7 November 2024 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | Conservative | Tracey Smith | 39.2 | 1,347 | 1,350 | 1,494 | 1,768 |
| | SNP | Hannah Scott | 24.0 | 823 | 891 | 928 | 1,181 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Knights | 21.7 | 745 | 788 | 851 | |
| | Reform UK | Claudia Leith | 10.9 | 375 | 384 | | |
| | Scottish Green | William Linegar | 4.0 | 136 | | | |
| | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP | Conservative gain from SNP |
| Valid: 3,435 Quota: 1,718 Turnout: 3,457 ||||||||