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2022 Aberdeenshire Council Election
Elections to Aberdeenshire Council took place on Thursday 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other 2022 Scottish local elections, Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference. For the second consecutive election, the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Conservatives were returned as the largest party on the council, however they fell short of an overall majority despite gaining three seats on a reduced vote share. The Scottish National Party (SNP) remained the second largest party with 21 seats on an increased vote share from 2017. The Scottish Liberal Democrats, Liberal Democrats also recorded no change in councillors, returning 14, on a slightly higher vote share than in 2017. Scottish Labour Party, Labour and the Scottish Green Party, Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeenshire Council
Aberdeenshire Council is the local authority for Aberdeenshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since its creation in 1996. It is based at Woodhill House, which is outside its own territory in the neighbouring Aberdeen City council area. History The Aberdeenshire council area was created in 1996 under the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994, which abolished the regions and districts which had been created in 1975, replacing them with single-tier council areas. Aberdeenshire covered the area of the abolished Banff and Buchan, Gordon and Kincardine and Deeside districts, all of which had been part of the Grampian region. It is named after the historic county of Aberdeenshire, but covers a larger area, also including most of the historic county of Kincardineshire and eastern parts of the historic county of Banffshire. Governance The council is the fifth largest Scottish council by number of councillors, having ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inverurie And District (ward)
Inverurie and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2017 By-election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2016 by-election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election By-election Following the election of Colin Clark (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) to Westminster at the 2017 United Kingdom general election The 2017 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 8 June 2017, two years after the 2015 United Kingdom general election, previous general election in 2015; it was the first since 1992 United Kingdom general election, 1992 to be held ... on 8 June and his subsequent resignation as Councillor for Inverurie & District ward, a by-election was called on Thursday, 12 October 2017. 2017 By-election Inverurie & Distri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Kincardine (ward)
North Kincardine is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council is the local authority for Aberdeenshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since its creation in 1996. It is based at Woodhill House, which is outside its own territory .... It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Portlethen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banchory And Mid-Deeside (ward)
Banchory and Mid-Deeside is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a result of th ... Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Banchory ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westhill And District (ward)
Westhill and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a result of th ... References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Westhill, Aberdeenshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Garioch (ward)
West Garioch is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council is the local authority for Aberdeenshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since its creation in 1996. It is based at Woodhill House, which is outside its own territory .... It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turriff And District (ward)
Turriff and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council is the local authority for Aberdeenshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since its creation in 1996. It is based at Woodhill House, which is outside its own territory .... Until 2017 three councillors were elected in this ward following the fifth statutory Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland review 2016, now Turriff and District elects four Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Turriff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterhead South And Cruden (ward)
Peterhead South and Cruden is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election Results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a result of th ... Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Peterhead Buchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peterhead North And Rattray (ward)
Peterhead North and Rattray is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2017 election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2007 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections and the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 19 new wards created as a result of th ... References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Peterhead Buchan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Buchan (ward)
Central Buchan is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council Aberdeenshire Council is the local authority for Aberdeenshire, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland. The council has been under no overall control since its creation in 1996. It is based at Woodhill House, which is outside its own territory .... It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2024 by-election 2022 election 2017 election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election 2007 election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Buchan Maud, Aberdeenshire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraserburgh And District (ward)
Fraserburgh and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2024 by-election 2022 election 2017 election 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election 2012 election 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election Elections to Aberdeenshire, Aberdeenshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the other Local government in Scotland, Scottish local government 2012 Scottish local elections, elections. The election used the 19 ward (politics), ... 2007 election 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election References {{Wards of Aberdeenshire Wards of Aberdeenshire Fraserburgh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alba Party
The Alba Party (; ''Alba'' being the Scottish Gaelic name for Scotland) is a Scottish nationalist and Scottish independence, pro-independence political party in Scotland. Founded in February 2021, it was led by former First Minister of Scotland, first minister of Scotland and SNP leader Alex Salmond until his death in 2024. Salmond launched the party's 2021 Scottish Parliament election campaign in March 2021, with the party standing only region (list) candidates, but no constituency candidates. Two members of Parliament (MPs) in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, UK House of Commons defected from the Scottish National Party (SNP) to the Alba Party on 27 March 2021, and a member of the Scottish Parliament Ash Regan defected on 28 October 2023. Several former SNP MPs also joined the Alba Party. In the 2024 United Kingdom general election, 2024 general election, the Alba Party stood candidates in 19 constituencies across Scotland but achieved just 11,784 votes and won no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |