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2022 Aberdeen City Council Election
Elections to Aberdeen City Council took place on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other 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 National Party (SNP) were returned as the largest party on the council, increasing their number by one to 20 councillors out of 45. Labour – standing under the Aberdeen Labour moniker – regained some of the ground it had lost at the previous election to overtake the Conservatives for second place with 11 councillors (up two), while the Conservatives lost three seats to return eight councillors. The number of Liberal Democrats (four) and independent candidates (two) elected was unchanged, though there had been four independent councillors immediately prior to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aberdeen City Council
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Scottish Conservative And Unionist Party
The Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party ( gd, Pàrtaidh Tòraidheach na h-Alba, sco, Scots Tory an Unionist Pairty), often known simply as the Scottish Conservatives and colloquially as the Scottish Tories, is a centre-right political party in Scotland. It is the second-largest party in the Scottish Parliament and the third-largest in Local government in Scotland, Scottish local government. The party has the second-largest number of Scottish MPs in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and the seventh overall. The Leader of the party is Douglas Ross (Scottish politician), Douglas Ross. He replaced Jackson Carlaw, who briefly served from February to July 2020; Carlaw had in turn taken over from Ruth Davidson, who held the post from 2011 Scottish Conservative Party leadership election, 2011 to 2019. The party has no Chief Whip at Westminster, which is instead represented by the Chief Whip of the Conservative Party in England. In the 2017 United Kingdom general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Nicoll
Audrey Elizabeth Nicoll (née Gibb; born 1961) is a Scottish politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine since 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has represented the Torry/Ferryhill ward in the Aberdeen City Council since 2019 Early life Nicoll was born Audrey Gibb in Aberdeen. She worked as a detective sergeant police officer in both uniformed and specialist roles, retiring in 2015. After retiring, she gave lectures in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedic Practice at Robert Gordon University. Political career On 21 November 2019 she was elected to Aberdeen City Council in the by-election for the Torry/Ferryhill ward. On 7 May 2021 in the 2021 Scottish Parliament election she was elected as Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine. Personal life Nicoll is married to Alex Nicoll, the SNP's group leader in Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torry/Ferryhill (ward)
Torry/Ferryhill is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects four Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2019 by-election 2017 election 2017 Aberdeen City Council election 2012 election 2012 Aberdeen City Council election 2007 election 2007 Aberdeen City Council election The 2007 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of th ... References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells (ward)
Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells (previously known as Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross) is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election 2017 Election 2017 Aberdeen City Council election 2012 Election 2012 Aberdeen City Council election 2007 Election 2007 Aberdeen City Council election The 2007 Aberdeen City Council election took place on 3 May 2007 to elect members of Aberdeen City Council, at the same time as the Scottish Parliament general election. The election was the first one using 13 new wards created as a result of th ... References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Mason (Scottish Politician)
Thomas Gee Mason (born 31 December 1942) is a retired Scottish Conservative Party politician, who was a Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for the North East Scotland region. Mason was sworn in on 20 June 2017, following the resignation of Ross Thomson. He stood down at the 2021 election. He was educated at King's College London (BSc, 1964) and the Cranfield School of Management (MBA 1972). Mason is also a councillor on Aberdeen City Council. Political career Mason stood unsuccessfully for the Scottish Parliament as the Conservative candidate in the Aberdeen Central constituency in 1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school s ... and 2016. In the 2017 Aberdeen council election he was elected as a councillor, then became depute Provost. References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen (ward)
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen is one of the thirteen wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ... used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election Elections in the 2010s Elections in the 2000s References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill (ward)
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill is one of the thirteen wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ... used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election Elections in the 2010s References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jackie Dunbar
Jackie Dunbar is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician. She has served as the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Aberdeen Donside since May 2021. Dunbar was born in Peterhead and educated in Elgin. She was elected to the Northfield (later Northfield/Mastrick North) ward of Aberdeen City Council in 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto ..., and held some senior posts on the council. She has remained a councillor since first taking up the post. In 2021, Dunbar was elected as a MSP for Aberdeen Donside, following her predecessor Mark McDonald's decision to not seek re-election. While serving as a MSP, Dunbar has pledged to donate her council salary to charity. References External links * Year of birth missing (living people) Living ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northfield/Mastrick North (ward)
Northfield/Mastrick North is one of the thirteen wards Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison ward, a division of a penal institution such as a priso ... used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects three Councillors. Councillors Election results 2022 election Elections in the 2010s References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridge Of Don (ward)
Bridge of Don is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council since 2017 by Sarah Cross of the Conservative Party, Alison Alphonse and Jessica Mennie, both of the Scottish National Party The Scottish National Party (SNP; sco, Scots National Pairty, gd, Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba ) is a Scottish nationalist and social democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence from ..., and Nurul Hoque Ali of the Labour Party. Boundaries In the Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, conducted by The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, and published in 2006, the ward is described to contain the whole suburb of the Bridge of Don. Councillors Election results 2022 election Elections of the 2010s Elections of the 2000s Notes References {{Wards of Aberdeen Wards of Aberdeen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boundaries Scotland
Boundaries Scotland is an independent body in Scotland created as the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. According to its website, it is responsible for: carrying out reviews of boundaries of local authority areas; reviews of electoral arrangements for local authorities; responding to requests for ad hoc reviews of electoral or administrative arrangements; and reviews of constituencies and regions for the Scottish Parliament. Its work relates to the local government of Scotland, and it reports to the Scottish Government. Its counterpart organisations elsewhere in the UK are the Local Government Boundary Commission for England, the Local Democracy and Boundary Commission for Wales and the Local Government Boundaries Commissioner for Northern Ireland. The Boundary Commission for Scotland is a separate body, concerned with the boundaries of UK parliament constituencies in Scotland. When section 28 of the Scottish Elec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
