# Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (ward)

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford 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 | | Joanna Strathdee (SNP) | | Richard C Stroud (Liberal Democrats) | | Alistair Ross (Liberal Democrats) | Moira Ingleby (Conservative) |
| 2012 | | Joanna Strathdee (SNP) | John Latham/ (Independent) | | | Alistair Ross (Liberal Democrats) | Moira Ingleby (Conservative) |
| 2015 | Gwyneth Petrie (SNP) | | John Latham/ (Independent) | Margo Stewart (Conservative) | | | Moira Ingleby (Conservative) |
| 2017 | Gwyneth Petrie (SNP) | | Robbie Withey (Conservative/ Independent) | | John Latham (Liberal Democrats) | | Moira Ingleby (Conservative) |
| 2022 | Gwyneth Petrie (SNP) | | Robbie Withey (Conservative/ Independent) | Jeff Goodhall (Liberal Democrats) | Lauren Knight (Conservative) |

## Election Results
### 2022 election

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford − 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 | Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) | 34.5 | 1,945 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Lauren Knight | 26.5 | 1,491 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Robbie Withey (incumbent) | 14.0 | 788 | 820 | 1,047 | 1,055 | 1,092 | 1,094 | 1,277 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Jeff Goodhall | 13.9 | 784 | 976 | 1,021 | 1,033 | 1,143 | | |
| | Labour | Bryan Scott Begg | 7.8 | 441 | 630 | 651 | 655 | 728 | 735 | |
| | Independent | Rosie Leagas | 2.7 | 152 | 264 | 276 | 298 | | | |
| | Scottish Libertarian | Stuart Whitby | 0.6 | 34 | 58 | 62 | | | | |
| Electorate: 12,148 Valid: 5,635 Spoilt: 79 Quota: 1,128 Turnout: 47.0% |||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
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%) ||||||||||

### 2015 By-election

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%) |||||

### 2012 Election

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election
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%) ||||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| | SNP | Joanna Strathdee | 30.7 | 1,839 | | | | | | |
| | Conservative | Moira Ingleby | 27.3 | 1,635 | | | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Richard C Stroud | 16.4 | 978 | 1,077 | 1,145 | 1,170 | 1,280 | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Alistair Ross | 13.6 | 812 | 907 | 979 | 1,012 | 1,088 | 1,143 | 1,378 |
| | Labour | Bryan Begg | 6.3 | 375 | 424 | 444 | 456 | 501 | 508 | |
| | Scottish Green | Jake Williams | 4.2 | 251 | 340 | 376 | 421 | | | |
| | Independent | David Hutchison | 1.5 | 91 | 135 | 177 | | | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 5,981 Spoilt: 82 Quota: 1,197 Turnout: 54.68% |||||||||||