Chapter 54  Aberdeenshire Councils

Note:— The number shown next to the name of the ward in bold type is the number of the ward.

54.1  Aberdeen

Ashley [No. Ward no. 34]

Martin Greig  LD  11,002 
Audrey Harvey  C  355 
Marilyn King  Lab  230 
Kathleen Lamont  SNP  193 

Auchmill [No. 9]

Kevin Stewart  SNP  868 
Archie Flockhart  Lab  412 
Forbes McCallum  LD  153 
Patricia Wokoma  C  87 

Bankhead/Stoneywood [No. 2]

Brian Rattray  Lab  695 
George Penny  LD  517 
Wendy Stuart  SNP  369 
Avril Mackenzie  C  215 
Patrick Wight  Ind  159 

Berryden [No. 21]

John Stewart  LD  491  
Harris Ted  Lab  394 
Caroline Little  SNP  368 
Frederick Lawson  C  94 

Bridge of Don [No. 6]

Millicent McLeod  LD  795 
Isobel Hunter  SNP  597 
Marianne Stewart  Lab  438 
James Gifford  C  235 

Broomhill [No. 35]

Ian Yuill  LD  1,422 
Fraser Forsyth  C  434 
Andrew Benzie  Lab  224 
Munro Grant  SNP  187 
Alexander Macdonald  SSP  78 

Castlehill [No. 28]

James Hunter  Lab  442 
Lachlan Nicholson  SNP  335 
Ella Skinner  LD  192 
Gavin Kennedy  C  109 
Graeme Mackie  SSP  109 

Cults [No. 32]

Aileen Malone  LD  1,287 
Alan Milne  C  881 
Lorna Taylor  Lab  126 
Hugh Shepherd  SNP  117 

Cummings Park [No. 10]

Gordon Graham  Lab  765 
Paul Calder  SNP  700 
Dorothy Pearce  LD  142 
Alison Ross  C  54 

Danestone [No. 3]

Raymond Hutcheon  LD  861 
David Falconer  SNP  531 
Islam Mozibul  Lab  278 
Cecilia Maggetti  C  218 

Donmouth [No. Ward No. 7]

Muriel Jaffrey  SNP  601 
Andrew Anderson  LD  305 
Jacqueline Tuckwell  Lab  245 
Brian Davidson  C  183 

Duthie [No. 38]

Irene Cormack  LD  717 
James Donnelly  C  417 
William McIntosh  Lab  333 
Stuart West  SNP  181 
Keith Farnsworth  SSP  55 

Dyce [No. 1]

Ronald Clark  LD  1,070 
Kenneth Turnbull  SNP  400 
Philip D'Arcy  Lab  327 
Angus Carruthers  C  128 

Garthdee [No. 36]

Scott Cassie  LD  1,039 
Tim Harris  Lab  349 
Sheila Forbes  SNP  266 
Andrew Weir  C  81 
Thomas Paterson  SSP  69 

Gilcomston [No. 26]

Alison Smith  LD  733 
James Crockett  Lab  277 
Nicholas Gethins  SNP  255 
Joy Gordon  C  151 
Adam Liversedge  SSP  46 

Hazlehead [No. 29]

Karen Freel  LD  1,204 
Stewart Gordon  C  609 
William Stuart  Lab  252 
Allan Muir  SNP  195 

Hilton [No. 15]

George Adam  Lab  654 
Malcolm Nicol  SNP  556 
Susan Wainman  LD  302 
Keitha Scott  C  100 

Holburn [No. 37]

David Falconer  LD  907 
Michael Tuckwell  Lab  342 
William Berry  C  326 
Rigg Robertson  SNP  206 
Robert Harper  SSP  87 

Jesmond [No. 4]

Gordon Leslie  LD  934 
Allan Angus  SNP  628 
Mohammed Malik  Lab  425 
Stephen Robertson  C  149 

Kincorth East [No. 42]

George Urquhart  Lab  756 
Peter Yule  SNP  581 
Alexander Bisset  LD  358 
Jonathan Wylde  C  112 
Angus Falconer  SSP  76 

Kincorth West [No. 41]

David Clyne  Lab  823 
Moira Cassie  LD  528 
Stuart Elsey  SNP  457 
Tom Rossiter  C  125 
Iain Milton  SSP  78 

Kittybrewster [No. 19]

Neil Fletcher  LD  867 
Charles Pirie  Lab  523 
Derrick McClure  SNP  332 
Georgina Sutherland  C  125 

Langstane [No. 27]

Steven Delany  LD  631 
Donna Buyers  SNP  306 
John McLeod  Lab  214 
Robert Gordon  C  93 

Loirston [No. 43]

Katharine Dean  LD  1,024 
Alison Neill  Lab  351 
Alexandra McCabe  SNP  349 
Lorna Dewar  C  126 
David Watt  SSP  54 

Mannofield [No. 33]

Jillian Wisely  C  1,762 
Anna McGovern  LD  328 
Elizabeth Hunter  Lab  224 
Roberta Kiddie  SNP  177 

Mastrick [No. 12]

Ramsay Milne  Lab  848 
Jacqueline Dunbar  SNP  725 
Sandra Stephen  LD  167 
Susan Murray  C  69 
James Currie  SSP  64 

Midstocket [No. Ward No. 24]

John Porter  C  1,315 
Peter Tait  LD  368 
Esther Fowler  Lab  325 
Colin Ross  SNP  236 

Murtle [No. 31]

Matthew Duncan  LD  1,537 
Alexander Wallace  C  621 
William Coull  Lab  130 
Pamela Taylor  SNP  99 

Newhills [No. 8]

Peter Stephen  LD  1,432 
Norman Russell  SNP  326 
Andrea Wood  C  282 
Mary Scott  Lab  263 

Oldmachar [No. 5]

John Reynolds  LD  978 
Alexander Stuart  SNP  479 
Mike Martin  Lab  282 
David Stephens  C  133 

Peterculter [No. 30]

Pamela Macdonald  LD  1,164 
David Wood  Lab  291 
Alexander Ferguson  C  264 
Denis Bain  SNP  263 

Pittodrie [No. 23]

Ronald Webster  Lab  498 
Maqbool Chaudry  SNP  292 
Richard Robertson  LD  273 
Shauna Reith  C  85 
Brian Dunn  SSP  80 

Queens Cross [No. 25]

John Dempsey  C  792 
Elizabeth Brown  LD  644 
James King  Lab  192 
Fred Nimmo  SNP  163 

St Machar [No. 17]

Sandra Macdonald  Lab  348 
Heather Gowers  SNP  333 
Kerni Adebayo  LD  256 
Karen Murray  C  94 
Harry Rafferty  SSP  73 

Seaton [No. 18]

Norman Collie  Lab  503 
James Noble  SNP  421 
Hamish Mackay  Ind  161 
Michael McKenzie  LD  124 
Kathleen McGovern  SSP  111 
Irene Simpson  C  53 
David Macdonald  National Front  44 

Sheddocksley [No. 13]

James Lamond  Lab  776 
Gordon Stuart  SNP  569 
Iain Duncan  LD  342 
Colin Thomson  C  84 

Springhill [No. 11]

Karen Shirron  SNP  875 
Jacqueline Innes  Lab  539 
Colin Smith  LD  101 
George Ross  C  62 

Stockethill [No. 20]

June Lamond  Lab  761 
George Graham  SNP  430 
Karen Marr  LD  387 
Kenneth Brookes  C  156 
Christine Chandler  SSP  90 

Summerhill [No. 14]

Leonard Ironside  Lab  589 
Dennis Grattan  SNP  506 
John Cruickshank  LD  344 
Alison Harper  C  209 

Sunnybank [No. 22]

Andrew May  SNP  472 
Susan Rae  Lab  440 
Jean Gordon  LD  299 
Alan Morrison  C  116 
Duncan Rowan  SSP  108 

Torry [No. 39]

Yvonne Allan  Lab  576 
Brenda Kerr  SNP  549 
Iain Macleod  LD  279 
Joyce Duncan  C  86 

Tullos [No. 40]

James Kiddie  SNP  549 
Charles Kelly  Lab  539 
Brian Dean  LD  233 
Sara-Jane Moll  SSP  91 

Woodside/Tillydrone [No. 16]

Alan Gowers  SNP  480 
Ian Hadden  Lab  457 
William Mackie  LD  253 
Frances Taylor  C  100 
Campbell Balfour  Ind  45 
Steven Campbell  Ind  11 

Consolidated Results — Aberdeen

Liberal Democrat         26,990  35.4%  20 councillors
Labour                   18,456  24.2%  14 councillors
Scottish National Party  17,422  22.8%   6 councillors
Conservative             11,690  15.3%   3 councillors
Scottish Socialist Party  1,269   1.7%
Independents                376   0.5%
National Front               44   0.1%

54.2  Aberdeenshire

Aberchirder [No. Ward No. 4]

Kenneth Benzie  SNP  598  
Sandy Buchan  C  409  

Aboyne [No. 54]

Peter Argyle  LD  853  
Anne Harper  C  488  
Neil Williams  Ind  162  

Alford [No. 52]

Richard Stroud  LD  961  
Lindsay Ferguson  C  359  

Banchory East and Crathes [No. 57]

Jenny Watson  Ind  405  
Linda Clark  SNP  335  
Kathryn Watt  LD  333  
Charles Insch  C  249  

Banchory West [No. 56]

Norma Makin  Ind  1,101  
Colin Gale  LD  302  

Banff [No. 3]

John Cox  SNP  595  
Richard Evans  Ind  301  
Richard Kelbie  Ind  83  
Scott Coghill  LD  77  

Banff West and Boyndie [No. 2]

Jeanette McKee  SNP  752  
Gwen Walker  C  182  
Dominique-Paul Lonchay  LD  95  

Belhelvie [No. 35]

Debra Storr  LD  490  
Jane Macaskill  SNP  350  
James Gifford  C  268  
Richard Winchester  Lab  170  

Blackhouse [No. 19]

Anne Fowler  SNP  616  
Bill Kenny  C  261  
Helen Mair  LD  142  

Boddam-Inverugie [No. 18]

Samuel Coull  LD  570  
Raymond Matthew  SNP  561  

Buchanhaven [No. 20]

Agnes Strachan  SNP  785  
Gordon Milne  LD  138  

Buchan North [No. 7]

Mitchell Burnett  SNP  545  
Marjory Rennie  Ind  306  
Wilson Irvine  Ind  235  

Buchan North East [No. 12]

Dennis Duthie  Ind  597  
Margaret McRae  SNP  338  
Peter Morgan  LD  53  

Central Buchan [No. 14]

Stanley Tennant  SNP  678  
Edie Chapman  C  592  

Chapel and Gadie [No. 37]

Martin Kitts-Hayes  LD  605  
Ailish Bell  C  342
Jennifer Lawless  SNP  189  
Ann Thorpe  Lab  153  

Clerkhill [No. 22]

James Davidson  SNP  838  
Scott Middleton  LD  210  

Cruden [No. Ward No. 24]

James Towers  SNP  725  
Elizabeth May  LD  426  

Dales-Towerhill [No. 23]

Stuart Pratt  SNP  710  
Alistair Mason  LD  183  

Donside and Cromar [No. 51]

Bruce Luffman  C  945  
Ian Findlay  LD  350  
John Robertson  SNP  156  

Durn [No. 1]

Jack Mair  LD  680  
Ian Gray  SNP  586  

Echt [No. 44]

Gurudeo Saluja  LD  744  
Ronald Wilkie  Ind  366  
John Duncan  C  258

Ellon Town [No. 31]

Alan Cameron  SNP  636  
Isobel Davidson  LD  406  
Alan Benton  C  216  
William McConnach  Lab  102  

Elrick [No. 47]

Mark Cullen  Ind  638  
Alan Findlay  LD  436  
Charles McKail  C  186  

Fraserburgh East [No. 10]

Ian Tait  SNP  654  
Robert Sim  Ind  360  
Valerie Cameron  LD  60  

Fraserburgh North [No. 9]

Andrew Ritchie  SNP  534  
Donaldson Rosie  Ind  286  
James Milne  Ind  156  

Fraserburgh South [No. 11]

Helen Fowler  Ind  629  
Carol Macdonald  SNP  475  

Fraserburgh West [No. 8]

Brian Topping  SNP  683  
Michael Watt  Ind  317  

Fyvie-Methlick [No. 28]

Elizabeth Robertson  LD  786  
Alexander Duncan  SNP  218  
Barrie Bird  Lab  66  

Gamrie-King Edward [No. 6]

John Duncan  C  685  
David Benzie  SNP  451  

Huntly East [No. 49]

Alexander Buchan  C  453  
Adrian Reeves  LD  408  
Robert Ness  SNP  294  
Dick Carroll  Lab  132  

Huntly West [No. 48]

Joanna Strathdee  SNP  568  
Jody Stewart  LD  192  
Douglas Cowie  C  157  
Dorothy Norrie  Lab  129  

Insch [No. 36]

Sheena Lonchay  LD  621  
Peter Donaldson  C  459  
Amanda Allan  SNP  192
Rita Barton  Lab  94  

Inverbervie, Gourdon and Johnshaven [No. 67]

David Smith  LD  763  
William Langdon  SNP  286  
Brian Bartlett  C  202  

Inverurie Central [No. 39]

Heather Bisset  LD  764  
Fiona Peebles  C  198  
Archie McDiarmid  SNP  144  
William Daly  Lab  128  
Michael Shread  Ind  24  

Inverurie North [No. 38]

Michael Raeburn  LD  379  
Iain Gifford  SNP  212
Richard Cowling  C  200
Ellis Thorpe  Lab  200  

Inverurie South and Port Elphinstone [No. 40]

Raymond Bisset  LD  778  
Susan Gifford  SNP  184  
Sheila Bousfield  Lab  133  
Dennis Churcher  C  132  
John Sangster  SSP  39  

Kemnay [No. Ward No. 43]

Alister Leitch  LD  784  
Sheila Taylor  C  401  

Kinellar and Westhill North [No. 45]

John McGregor  LD  893  
William Leslie  C  423  
James McPherson  Lab  141  

Kintore and Keithhall [No. 41]

Douglas Cameron  C  614  
Gina Ford  LD  556  
David Gorman  SNP  208  
Gillian Jones  Lab  110 

Logie Buchan [No. 32]

James Anderson  LD  500  
Robert Merson  SNP  461  
Charles Wolridge Gordon  C  283  
Albert McLean-Bullen  Lab  134  

Lonmay and St Fergus [No. 15]

John Gibbins  Ind  1,031  
Elaine Ward  SNP  452  

Lower Deeside [No. 58]

Alexander Wallace  C  781  
James Piggins  LD  407  
Stephen McKerron  SNP  204  

Macduff [No. 5]

Sydney Mair  SNP  686  
Sheila Ritchie  LD  168  

Mearns Central [No. 66]

Thomas Fleming  LD  609  
Susan Speirs  SNP  358  
Ian Frain  Ind  294  

Mearns North [No. 65]

George Swapp  Ind  1,146  
Margaret Hille  LD  290  

Mearns South [No. 68]

William Howatson  LD  1,040  
Alice Bartlett  C  363  

Meldrum [No. 33]

John Loveday  LD  529  
James Milton  SNP  366  
Sebastian Leslie  C  352  
Harold Milne  Lab  95  

Mid Deeside [No. 55]

Jill Webster  C  798  
Trevor Field  LD  635  
Graeme Clark  SNP  207  
Gary Urquhart  Lab  84  

Mintlaw-Longside [No. 17]

Norman Smith  Ind  653  
Ian Sutherland  C  374  
Alice Macleod  SNP  277  

Mintlaw-Old Deer [No. 16]

Albert Howie  Ind  666  
Denis McHugh  SNP  418  
Jane Bellamy  LD  102  

Newmachar and Fintray [No. 42]

Martin Ford  LD  630  
Fergus Hood  SNP  548  
Roderick Fenton  C  174  
Richard Anderson  Lab  95  

Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore [No. 61]

Carl Nelson  C  690  
David Mackintosh  LD  487  
Brendan McCabe  SNP  226  

Peterhead Central-Roanheads [No. 21]

George Barnes  SNP  522  
Kevin Slessor  SSP  150  
Christine Sutherland  C  147  

Portlethen North [No. 59]

Sheila Thomson  LD  469  
Alastair Bews  SNP  397  
Edna Leavitt  C  189  
James Milne  Lab  156  

Portlethen South [No. 60]

Paul Melling  LD  558  
Craig Butler  SNP  384  
Sandra Macmillan  C  201  

South Buchan [No. Ward No. 13]

Norma Thomson  SNP  528  
Anne Brodie-Allan  Ind  357  
David Smith  LD  240  

Stonehaven Central [No. 63]

John Morrison  LD  783  
Derek Stewart  C  492  

Stonehaven North and Fetteresso [No. 62]

Michael Sullivan  LD  859  
Jeffrey Hutchison  C  650  

Stonehaven South [No. 64]

Wendy Agnew  C  411  
Peter Bellarby  LD  337  
David Berrisford  Ind  230  
Graeme Macdonald  SNP  227  

Strathbogie [No. 50]

George Lumsden  C  458  
Lynn Millar  LD  427  
Hamish Jolly  SNP  174  
James Henderson  Lab  70  
Jake Williams  Ind  64  

Tarves [No. 29]

Paul Johnston  LD  541  
Elrick Mackie  Ind  375  
Alexander Allan  SNP  214  
Martin Sisley  C  194  
Elaine Taylor  Lab  184  

Turriff East [No. 26]

Alisan Norrie  Ind  384  
Sandy Stronach  SNP  253  
Lorna Harris  LD  197  
Stewart Ritchie  C  62  

Turriff West [No. 25]

Stuart Mair  Ind  551  
Ronald Broughall  SNP  177  
Pearl Gray  LD  131  
Roger Grogan  C  83  
Sharon Duncan  Lab  72  

Udny-Slains [No. 34]

James Sheridan  LD  594  
Roderick Diack  C  401  
Michael Lockhart  SNP  210  
Robert Forsyth  Lab  135  

Upper Deeside [No. 53]

James Humphrey  C  971  
Rosemary Bruce  LD  314  
Elizabeth Kennedy  SNP  181  

Upper Ythan [No. 27]

Alistair Strachan  C  393  
Harald Cormack  Ind  369  
Gerald Ingram  SNP  134  
John Picken  LD  131  
Janet Tuckwood  Lab  41  

Westhill Central [No. 46]

Audrey Findlay  LD  1,227  
Doris Nicholson  C  365  

Ythan [No. 30]

Alison McInnes  LD  710  
Jacquie Lafferty  SNP  368  
Alexander Rennie  Lab  119  

Consolidated Results — Aberdeenshire

Liberal Democrat         27,953  33.5%  28 councillors
Scottish National Party  23,068  27.6%  18 councillors
Conservative             17,512  21.0%  11 councillors
Independents             12,086  14.5%  11 councillors
Labour                    2,743   3.3%
Scottish Socialist Party    189   0.2%