# Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside (ward)

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

| Election | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors | Councillors |
| 2007 | | Peter Argyle (Liberal Democrats) | | Marcus Humphrey (Conservative) | Bruce Luffman (Conservative) |
| 2009 | | Peter Argyle (Liberal Democrats) | Rosemary Bruce (Liberal Democrats) | Marcus Humphrey (Conservative) |
| 2012 | Katrina Farquhar (Conservative) | Peter Argyle (Liberal Democrats) | | Geva Blackett (SNP/ Ind.) |
| 2017 | Paul Gibb (Conservative) | Peter Argyle (Liberal Democrats) | | Geva Blackett (SNP/ Ind.) |
| 2022 | | Anouk Kloppert (SNP) | Sarah Brown (Conservative) | Geva Blackett (SNP/ Ind.) |

## Election Results
### 2022 election

Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside − 3 seats :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| | Independent | Geva Blackett (incumbent) | 22.7 | 1,098 | 1,127 | 1,173 | 1,272 | | |
| | SNP | Anouk Kloppert | 21.7 | 1,049 | 1,091 | 1,098 | 1,104 | 1,118 | 1,459 |
| | Conservative | Sarah Brown | 21.3 | 1,029 | 1,040 | 1,571 | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle (incumbent) | 17.5 | 846 | 908 | 950 | 1,064 | 1,091 | |
| | Conservative | Claudia Leith | 13.2 | 640 | 653 | | | | |
| | Labour | John Lawson | 3.7 | 179 | | | | | |
| Electorate: 9,066 Valid: 4,841 Spoilt: 40 Quota: 1,211 Turnout: 53.8% ||||||||||
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### 2017 Election

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

### 2012 Election

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

### 2009 By-election

There was an Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election held on 23 April 2009 to fill the vacancy which arose with the resignation of the Conservative's Bruce Luffman in 2009. The by-election was won by the Liberal Democrat's Rosemary Bruce on 23 April 2009
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 |
| | Conservative | Jo Pick | 31.47 | 1,144 | 1,148 | 1,152 | 1,241 | 1,468 |
| | Liberal Democrats | Rosemary Bruce | 26.66 | 969 | 975 | 981 | 1,180 | 1,566 |
| | Independent | William Forbes | 23.16 | 842 | 845 | 855 | 1,003 | |
| | SNP | George Parkinson | 16.97 | 617 | 621 | 636 | | |
| | BNP | Roy Jones | 1.21 | 44 | 44 | | | |
| | Independent | David Hutchison | 0.52 | 19 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Liberal Democrats gain from Conservative | Swing | | |
| Electorate: 8,357 Valid: 3,635 Spoilt: 20 Quota: 1,819 Turnout: 3,655 (43.7%) |||||||||

### 2007 Election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside :
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | Count | Count | Count | Count |
| Party | Party | Candidate | FPv% | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| | Conservative | Marcus Humphrey | 29.3 | 1,444 | | | | |
| | Liberal Democrats | Peter Argyle | 26.1 | 1,286 | | | | |
| | Conservative | Bruce Luffman | 20.5 | 1,009 | 1,160 | 1,172 | 1,218 | 1,625 |
| | SNP | Carol Douglas | 20.1 | 991 | 1,009 | 1,021 | 1,078 | |
| | Labour | Angus Murdoch | 4.0 | 196 | 202 | 213 | | |
| Electorate:  Valid: 4,926 Spoilt: 75 Quota: 1,232 Turnout: 59.51% |||||||||