Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside (ward)
Electoral ward in Scotland
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 Results
2022 election
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside − 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Independent
Geva Blackett (incumbent )[ note 1]
22.7
1,098
1,127
1,173
1,272
SNP
Anouk Kloppert [ note 2]
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%
Source:[ 4] [ 5]
2017 Election
2017 Aberdeenshire Council election [ 6]
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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 [ 7]
Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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[ 8]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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
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
Candidate
FPv%
Count
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%
Notes
^ In August 2021, Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside SNP councillor Geva Blackett resigned from the party.[ 3]
^ Sitting councillor for Ellon and District.
References