# 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election

Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, 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 68 Councillors being elected.
The 2007 election saw the Liberal Democrats form a coalition on the Council with the Scottish Conservatives.
The 2012 election saw the SNP gain an additional 6 seats and become the largest party on the Council, supplanting the Lib Dems. The Tories retained their 14 seats on the Council and as a result became the second largest party. The Lib Dems lost half their Councillors falling from 24 to 12 seats. Independents also increased their overall numbers to 11 seats while Labour and the Scottish Green Party won seats in Aberdeenshire for the first time.
Following the election a Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP and a 'Progressive Alliance' between Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration.

## Background
### Previous election

At the previous election in 2007 the Liberal Democrats won 24 seats, falling 11 seats short of an overall majority. The SNP won 22 seats, falling 13 seats short of an overall majority. Both the Conservative and Independent groups fell well short of an overall majority.
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election result :
| Party | Seats | Vote share |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 25.2% |
| SNP | 22 | 34.5% |
| Conservative | 14 | 20.8% |
| Independent | 8 | 12.7% |
Source:

### Composition

There were 2 by-elections in the 2007-12 term. One was in the Troup ward, which was held by the SNP. The other by-election was in the Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside ward, which resulted in a Liberal Democrat gain from Conservative.
Composition of Aberdeenshire Council :
| Party | 2007 election | Dissolution |
| Liberal Democrats | 24 | 21 |
| SNP | 22 | 21 |
| Conservative | 14 | 13 |
| Independent | 8 | 11 |
| Scottish Greens | 0 | 2 |

## Results

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election result :
| Party | Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net gain/loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/− |
| | SNP | 28 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 41.2 | 38.9 | 27,336 | 4.4 |
| | Conservative | 14 | 2 | 2 | | 20.6 | 21.2 | 14,907 | 0.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | 12 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 17.7 | 15.4 | 10,797 | 9.8 |
| | Independent | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 10,320 | 2.0 |
| | Labour | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 4,785 | 1.4 |
| | Scottish Green | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1,681 | 1.3 |
| | Scottish Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 0.0 | 0.7 | 460 | New |
| Total | Total | 68 | | | | | | 70,286 | |
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 2007. 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

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
* 2007-2012: SNP and Con gain one seat from Independent and Lib Dem
Banff and District - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | John B. Cox (incumbent)††††††††† | 31.24 | 1,037 | | | |
| | SNP | Ian Gray (incumbent)†††††††† | 24.19 | 803 | 959.7 | | |
| | Conservative | Mike Roy | 23.13 | 768 | 780.4 | 793.5 | 880.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Francis Mason | 11.12 | 369 | 377.8 | 405.8 | 508.6 |
| | Scottish Christian | Colin Murray | 10.30 | 342 | 350.4 | 375.4 | |
| Electorate: 8,661 Valid: 3,319 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 830 Turnout: 3,369 (38.32%) ||||||||

### Troup

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Troup - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Hamish Partridge††††††† | 25.44 | 723 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | John Duncan (incumbent) ††† | 20.87 | 593 | 593.5 | 604.5 | 615.5 | 645.6 | 709.6 | 777.6 |
| | Independent | Mark Findlater†††††† | 15.52 | 441 | 441.1 | 446.2 | 479.2 | 520.2 | 683.3 | 796.9 |
| | SNP | Bob Watson (incumbent) | 14.25 | 405 | 414.2 | 421.2 | 438.4 | 467.4 | 550.6 | |
| | Independent | Sydney Mair (incumbent) | 12.10 | 344 | 344.5 | 346.5 | 366.5 | 393.6 | | |
| | Labour | Alan Duffill | 6.51 | 185 | 185.2 | 195.2 | 199.2 | | | |
| | Independent | Bill Rebecca | 3.34 | 95 | 95.5 | 108.5 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie | 1.97 | 56 | 56.1 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 7,609 Valid: 2,842 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 711 Turnout: 2,879 (37.35%) |||||||||||

### Fraserburgh and District

* 2007: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
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%) |||||||||||||

### Central Buchan

* 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012: Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent
Central Buchan - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Jim Ingram | 29.23 | 1,141 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Norman Smith (incumbent) | 20.70 | 808 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Edie Chapman | 19.9 | 780 | 791.7 | | | | |
| | SNP | Lenny Pirie | 11.68 | 456 | 746.9 | 751.4 | 752.6 | 768.1 | 801.0 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Simpson | 5.64 | 220 | 233.3 | 236.6 | 238.5 | 258.2 | 302.8 |
| | Labour | Carol Donald | 5.25 | 205 | 215.4 | 216.6 | 226.4 | | |
| | Independent | Hugh Livingstone | 4.82 | 188 | 198.4 | 206.1 | 207.9 | 256.2 | 302.8 |
| | Independent | David S. Ross | 2.72 | 106 | 112.6 | 118.6 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,231 Valid: 3,904 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 781 Turnout: 3,954 (38.16%) ||||||||||

### Peterhead North and Rattray

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xInd; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
Peterhead North and Rattray - 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 | Anne Allan (incumbent) | 17.35 | 618 | 620 | 628 | 647 | 812 | | | | |
| | Independent | Alan S. Buchan (incumbent) | 16.47 | 587 | 592 | 623 | 676 | 704 | 716.9 | | | |
| | SNP | Fiona McRae (incumbent) | 14.9 | 534 | 544 | 555 | 561 | 717 | | | | |
| | Independent | Alan Gardiner | 14.85 | 529 | 548 | 569 | 625 | 646 | 654.2 | 654.5 | 656.5 | 827.1 |
| | Conservative | Sheena Drunsfield | 12.55 | 447 | 455 | 470 | 504 | 525 | 531.3 | 531.5 | 532.1 | |
| | SNP | Michael Doig | 11.01 | 394 | 400 | 406 | 430 | | | | | |
| | Independent | Stephen William Calder | 5.42 | 193 | 203 | 223 | | | | | | |
| | Labour | Thomas Phillips | 4.72 | 168 | 181 | | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Graham Smith | 2.58 | 92 | | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,787 Valid: 3,562 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 713 Turnout: 3,624 (33.02%) |||||||||||||

### Peterhead South and Cruden

* 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Stephen William Smith (incumbent) | 34.05 | 1,030 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) | 18.64 | 564 | 765.2 | | | | |
| | Independent | Sam Coull (incumbent) | 15.17 | 459 | 477.0 | 478.6 | 520.7 | 603.6 | |
| | Independent | Tom Malone | 13.82 | 418 | 426.5 | 427.2 | 592.3 | 693.9 | 998.6 |
| | Conservative | Steve Owen | 9.59 | 290 | 296.9 | 297.2 | 319.5 | | |
| | Independent | Peter Stevenson | 8.73 | 264 | 277.3 | 278.2 | | | |
| Electorate: 8,621 Valid: 3,025 Spoilt: 64 Quota: 757 Turnout: 3,089 (35.09%) ||||||||||

### Turriff and District

* 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Turriff and District - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Sandy Duncan (incumbent) | 34.24 | 1,165 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Anne Robertson (incumbent) | 18.43 | 627 | 652.6 | 664.7 | 842.1 | 999.0 |
| | Independent | Alisan Keith Norrie (incumbent) | 16.58 | 564 | 590.4 | 609.9 | 808.8 | 1,016.9 |
| | Conservative | Jayne James Duff | 15.93 | 542 | 556.6 | 569.8 | | |
| | SNP | Colin Graham Mair | 12.70 | 432 | 658.4 | 667.7 | 742.1 | |
| | Scottish Christian | Norman Alexander Ogston | 2.12 | 72 | 74.9 | | | |
| Electorate: 9,157 Valid: 3,402 Spoilt: 53 Quota: 851 Turnout: 3,455 (37.15%) |||||||||

### Mid-Formartine

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP and Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
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 |
| | SNP | Allan Hendry (incumbent) | 29.12 | 1,293 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Paul Johnston (incumbent) | 21.12 | 938 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Jim Gifford (incumbent) | 16.24 | 721 | 735.1 | 740.8 | 825.9 | 895.3 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | John Kevin Loveday (incumbent) | 9.89 | 439 | 458.7 | 467.4 | 542.6 | 658.7 | 661.1 | |
| | Labour | Braden Davy | 8.92 | 396 | 411.9 | 416.9 | 463.8 | | | |
| | Independent | Jeff Goodhall | 8.11 | 360 | 371.6 | 387.1 | | | | |
| | SNP | Cryle Shand | 6.62 | 294 | 606.5 | 612.4 | 679.6 | 753.0 | 753.6 | 938.0 |
| Electorate: 11,843 Valid: 4,441 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 889 Turnout: 4,480 (37.50%) |||||||||||

### Ellon and District

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Ellon and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | SNP | Rob Merson (incumbent) | 39.04 | 1,644 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Gillian Louise Owen (incumbent) | 16.74 | 705 | 748.8 | 761.6 | 839.4 | 867.1 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Isobel Davidson (incumbent) | 16.36 | 689 | 760.6 | 800.9 | 918.6 | |
| | SNP | Richard Thomson | 11.26 | 474 | 1,055.3 | | | |
| | Labour | Peter Thomas Smyth | 9.48 | 399 | 426.8 | 457.8 | 511.5 | 531.5 |
| | Independent | Sandy Allan | 7.12 | 300 | 325.8 | 361.7 | | |
| Electorate: 11,173 Valid: 4,211 Spoilt: 51 Quota: 843 Turnout: 4,262 (37.69%) |||||||||

### West Garioch

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
* 2007-2012 Change: Con gain from Lib Dem
West Garioch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| | SNP | Allison Grant (incumbent) | 42.5 | 1,327 | | | |
| | Conservative | Patricia Oddie | 20.8 | 651 | 716.3 | 774.3 | 826.9 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Sheena Margaret Lonchay (incumbent) †† | 14.0 | 439 | 555.6 | 645.3 | 1,052.7 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Hazel Linda Al-Kowarri (incumbent) | 13.6 | 426 | 495.4 | 601.1 | |
| | Scottish Green | Richard Paul Openshaw | 9.1 | 283 | 407.0 | | |
| Electorate: 8,621 Valid: 3,126 Spoilt: 27 Quota: 782 Turnout: 3,153 (36.26%) ||||||||

### Inverurie and District

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverurie 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 |
| | SNP | Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) | 19.7 | 688 | 701 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Hamish Vernal | 17.5 | 612 | 621 | 621.8 | 643.8 | 685.8 | 690.2 | 806.2 |
| | Conservative | Richard Cowling (incumbent) | 17.4 | 608 | 614 | 614.0 | 636.0 | 684.0 | 692.1 | 771.4 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Martin Christopher Kitts-Hayes (incumbent) †† | 17.3 | 606 | 632 | 632.0 | 660.0 | 730.0 | | |
| | Labour | Ellis Thorpe | 13.2 | 463 | 477 | 477.1 | 503.1 | 562.1 | 568.9 | |
| | Independent | Mike Raeburn (incumbent) | 6.0 | 211 | 225 | 225.0 | 300.0 | | | |
| | Independent | Ron Reid | 5.6 | 196 | 212 | 212.0 | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Karen A. MacKenzie | 3.2 | 113 | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,034 Valid: 3,497 Spoilt: 59 Quota: 700 Turnout: 3,556 (34.85%) |||||||||||

### East Garioch

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xGRN; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain from Lib Dem
East Garioch - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Fergie Hood (incumbent) † | 35.0 | 1,140 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 20.3 | 660 | 732.1 | 784.8 | 834.9 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Nan Cullinane (incumbent) | 15.9 | 519 | 574.6 | 643.7 | 790.3 | 798.3 | 1,080.3 |
| | Conservative | Patrick Sleigh | 11.0 | 359 | 384.7 | 402.9 | | | |
| | Independent | Amanda Louise Clark | 10.4 | 338 | 393.9 | 467.3 | 569.1 | 575.1 | |
| | Labour | Ann Thorpe | 7.4 | 240 | 279.1 | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,224 Valid: 3,256 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 815 Turnout: 3,280 (35.30%) ||||||||||

### Westhill and District

* 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
* 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent
Westhill and District - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Ron McKail (incumbent) | 29.35% | 1,163 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Iris Margaret Walker | 24.08% | 954 | | | | |
| | SNP | Amanda Allan (incumbent) | 17.99% | 713 | 780.1 | 813.0 | | |
| | SNP | David Robert Aitchison | 17.74% | 703 | 735.5 | 749.8 | 766.6 | 974.2 |
| | Labour | Peter Young | 10.83% | 429 | 503.1 | 560.5 | 561.5 | |
| Electorate: 10,882 Valid: 3,962 Spoilt: 32 Quota: 793 Turnout: 3,994 (36.41%) |||||||||

### Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
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) | 26.47% | 1,091 | | | | | |
| | SNP | Joanna Strathdee (incumbent)†††† | 20.14% | 830 | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alastair Ross (incumbent)††††† | 18.24% | 752 | 831.2 | | | | |
| | SNP | Tom Murray | 14.56% | 600 | 620.2 | 620.97 | 624.8 | 683.8 | |
| | Independent | John Latham | 14.39% | 593 | 650.8 | 653.2 | 653.4 | 760.6 | 995.9 |
| | Scottish Green | Jake Williams | 6.21% | 256 | 274.3 | 275.6 | 275.9 | | |
| Electorate: 11,265 Valid: 4,122 Spoilt: 48 Quota: 825 Turnout: 4,170 (36.59%) ||||||||||

### Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside

* 2007: 2xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Katrina Farquhar | 34.62% | 1,332 | | | | |
| | SNP | Geva Blackett | 28.36% | 1,091 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 16.64% | 640 | 756.9 | 780.7 | 852.7 | 1,443.3 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce (incumbent) | 14.11% | 543 | 629.1 | 649.8 | 734.7 | |
| | Labour | Beverly Cochran | 5.48% | 241 | 267.1 | 294.4 | | |
| Electorate: 8,597 Valid: 3,847 Spoilt: 39 Quota: 962 Turnout: 3,876 (44.75%) |||||||||

### Banchory and Mid-Deeside

* 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: No change
Banchory and Mid-Deeside - 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 |
| | Conservative | Jill Webster (incumbent) | 36.0 | 1,185 | |
| | SNP | Linda Clark (incumbent) | 29.1 | 956 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Karen Clark (incumbent) | 23.0 | 757 | 952.8 |
| | Labour | Lesley Young | 8.4 | 278 | |
| | Scottish Green | Matt Wickham | 3.5 | 114 | |
| Electorate: 8,296 Valid: 3,290 Spoilt: 19 Quota: 823 Turnout: 3,309 (39.66%) ||||||

### North Kincardine

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
North Kincardine - 4 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | SNP | Alastair Bews (incumbent) | 24.94% | 988 | | | | | |
| | Labour | Alison Evison | 21.53% | 853 | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Carl Nelson (incumbent) | 19.74% | 782 | 785.7 | 790.3 | 812.7 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Ian Mollison (incumbent) | 11.71% | 464 | 466.8 | 472.8 | 478.1 | 484.7 | 833.2 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Paul Melling (incumbent) | 10.48% | 415 | 423.1 | 434.9 | 437.4 | 441.7 | |
| | SNP | Alan Inglis | 10.43% | 413 | 585.3 | 598.4 | 607.4 | 609.1 | 644.7 |
| | Scottish Christian | Tom Morrow | 1.16% | 46 | 46.8 | 49.6 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,563 Valid: 3,961 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 793 Turnout: 3,997 (37.50%) ||||||||||

### Stonehaven and Lower Deeside

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
* 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Stonehaven and Lower Deeside - 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 | Wendy Agnew (incumbent) | 27.0 | 1,111 | | | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Graeme Clark (incumbent) | 16.2 | 667 | 684.2 | 713.0 | 741.3 | 762.3 | 1052.7 | | | |
| | Labour | Raymond Christie | 9.8 | 404 | 414.8 | 427.8 | 463.4 | 486.6 | 501.9 | 530.6 | 590.8 | 617.8 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Bellarby (incumbent) | 8.6 | 354 | 380.3 | 398.8 | 433.8 | 617.7 | 633.9 | 660.9 | 735.0 | 860.6 |
| | SNP | Robert Fergusson | 7.5 | 311 | 314.9 | 335.4 | 353.1 | 371.7 | | | |
| | Conservative | Jeff Hutchison | 6.7 | 278 | 404.9 | 426.5 | 438.0 | 458.9 | 462.9 | 474.3 | 526.8 | |
| | Liberal Democrats | David Fleming | 6.7 | 275 | 297.9 | 319.5 | 347.5 | | | | | |
| | Scottish Green | Rachel Shanks | 6.2 | 255 | 263.5 | 286.8 | | | | | | |
| | Independent | Bob Michie | 5.8 | 241 | 258.2 | 321.1 | 378.2 | 411.1 | 425.0 | 462.8 | | |
| | Independent | Douglas Samways | 5.4 | 224 | 243 | | | | | | | |
| Electorate: 10,701 Valid: 4,120 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 825 Turnout: 4,167 (38.50%) |||||||||||||

### Mearns

* 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
* 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
* 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
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) | 20.73% | 868 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Jean Dick (incumbent) | 20.70% | 867 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Bill Howatson (incumbent) | 20.03% | 839 | | | | | | |
| | SNP | Robert Forbes | 10.91% | 457 | 458.3 | 482.2 | 482.4 | 564.1 | 595.9 | |
| | Independent | Dave Stewart | 10.29% | 431 | 433.2 | 434.5 | 434.7 | 530.9 | 684.8 | 890.5 |
| | Conservative | David Nelson | 8.93% | 374 | 394.1 | 395.1 | 395.3 | 423.8 | | |
| | Labour | Gill Bayfield | 8.40% | 352 | 353.2 | 354.5 | 354.7 | | | |
| Electorate: 10,963 Valid: 4,188 Spoilt: 35 Quota: 838 Turnout: 4,223 (38.20%) |||||||||||

## Aftermath

As no single party group on the council had the required 35 seats for an overall majority, a Conservative-Lib Dem-Independent administration was formed. In 2013, the 2 Labour councillors joined the administration. However, on 8 June 2015, a new administration was formed by the SNP, Scottish Labour and 2 Progressive Independent councillors, who had been members of the previous administration.
East Garioch Cllr Fergus Hood defected from the SNP and joined the Liberal Democrats on 3 May 2013.
West Garioch Cllr Sheena Lonchay and Inverurie and District Cllr Martin Kitts-Hayes both defected from the Liberal Democrats and became Independents on 25 April 2014.
Troup Independent Cllr Mark Findlater ceased to be an Independent and joined the Conservatives on 23 February 2016.
Troup SNP Cllr Hamish Partridge resigned from the party on 17 June 2016 and became an Independent citing curtailments to his freedom of speech.
Banff and District SNP Cllr John Cox resigned from the party and became an Independent on 20 February 2017.

### By-elections
#### Troup by-election

On 27 November 2014 a by-election was held after the death of Conservative councillor John Duncan on 4 September 2014. The SNP candidate Ross Cassie gained the seat from the Conservatives.
Troup By-election (27 November 2014) - 1 Seat :
| 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 | | | | | |
| Valid: 2,516 Quota: 1,259 Turnout: (32.39%) ||||||||||

#### Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford by-election

On 5 November 2015 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Joanne Strathdee on 23 August 2015, and the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Alastair Ross on 1 September 2015. It was won by both Conservative candidate Margo Stewart, gaining a seat for her party, and SNP candidate Gwyneth Petrie, who held the seat for her party.
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-election (5 November 2015) - 2 Seats :
| 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 |
| Valid: 4,046 Spoilt: 50 Quota: 1,349 Turnout: 4,096 (34.5%) |||||

#### Banff by-election

On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the death of SNP councillor Ian Gray on 27 August 2016. It was won by the Conservative candidate Iain Taylor, gaining the seat for his party.
Banff and District By-election (3 November 2016) - 1 Seat :
| 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

On 3 November 2016 a by-election was held after the resignation of Liberal Democrat councillor Martin Kitts-Hayes. It was won by Conservative candidate Colin Clark, gaining the seat for his party.
Inverurie and District By-election (3 November 2016) - 1 Seat :
| 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 |||||||