East Garioch (ward)
Location of the ward [1]
East Garioch is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. Until 2017 three councillors were elected in this ward following the fifth statutory Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland review 2016, now East Garioch elects four Councillors.[2]
Councillors[edit]
| Election | Councillors | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Fergie Hood (SNP/ Liberal Democrats) |
Nan Cullinane (Liberal Democrats) |
Martin Anthony Ford (Liberal Democrats /Greens) |
3 seats | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Glen Reid (SNP) |
Dominic Lonchay (Conservative) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Trevor Booth Mason (Liberal Democrats) |
Jim Gifford (Independent) | ||||||||||||||||
Election Results[edit]
2022 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| SNP | Glen Reid (incumbent) | 41.0 | 1,727 | |||||
| Conservative | Dominic Lonchay (incumbent) | 27.4 | 1,156 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Booth Mason | 9.4 | 398 | 564 | 649 | 720 | 1,041 | |
| Labour | Rosanna Dobbin | 7.7 | 323 | 496 | 538 | 595 | ||
| Independent | Jim Gifford[note 1] | 7.6 | 321 | 441 | 502 | 763 | 871 | |
| Independent | Drew Cullinane | 6.9 | 290 | 438 | 476 | |||
| Electorate: 10,414 Valid: 4,215 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 844 Turnout: 40.7% | ||||||||
2017 Election[edit]
2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Conservative | Dominic Lonchay | 31.34 | 1,429 | ||||||
| Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 18.64 | 850 | 921.27 | |||||
| Liberal Democrats | Fergie Hood (incumbent) | 18.47 | 842 | 1,077.53 | |||||
| SNP | Glen Reid | 15.09 | 688 | 695.96 | 706.30 | 707.68 | 752.38 | 1,360.51 | |
| SNP | Conor McKay | 12.52 | 571 | 577.87 | 590.28 | 591.88 | 658.89 | ||
| Labour | Ann Thorpe | 3.93 | 179 | 228.57 | 294.78 | 297.37 | |||
| Electorate: 10175 Valid: 4,559 Spoilt: 37 Quota: 912 Turnout: 4,596 (45.17%) | |||||||||
2012 Election[edit]
2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| SNP | Fergie Hood (incumbent) † | 35.0 | 1,140 | ||||||
| Scottish Green | Martin Anthony Ford (incumbent) | 20.3 | 660 | 732.1 | 784.8 | 834.9 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nan Cullinane (incumbent) | 15.9 | 519 | 574.6 | 643.7 | 790.3 | 798.3 | 1,080.3 | |
| Conservative | Patrick Sleigh | 11.0 | 359 | 384.7 | 402.9 | ||||
| Independent | Amanda Louise Clark | 10.4 | 338 | 393.9 | 467.3 | 569.1 | 575.1 | ||
| Labour | Ann Thorpe | 7.4 | 240 | 279.1 | |||||
| Electorate: 9,224 Valid: 3,256 Spoilt: 24 Quota: 815 Turnout: 3,280 (35.56%) | |||||||||
2007 Election[edit]
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| SNP | Fergie Hood | 31.9 | 1,420 | ||||
| Liberal Democrats | Martin Anthony Ford††† | 23.7 | 1,054 | 1,118 | |||
| Liberal Democrats | Nan Cullinane | 21.8 | 968 | 1,025 | 1,030 | 1,206 | |
| Conservative | Gordon Naismith | 15.5 | 687 | 726 | 726 | 769 | |
| Labour | Sheila Henderson | 7.1 | 317 | 345 | 345 | ||
| Electorate: 8195 Valid: 4,446 Spoilt: 56 Quota: 1,112 Turnout: 4,502 (54.94%) | |||||||
By-election[edit]
The by-election was held on 17 June 2021, following the death of Councillor Fergus Hood following a prolonged illness.[7]
2021 By-election[edit]
East Garioch By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council [8]
| Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Conservative | David Keating | 45.50% | 1,240 | 1,278 | 1,285 | 1,411 | |
| SNP | Dan Ritchie | 35.34% | 963 | 982 | 1,058 | 1,146 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Trevor Booth Mason | 10.31% | 281 | 319 | 365 | ||
| Scottish Green | Jamie Ogilvie | 4.77% | 130 | 143 | |||
| Labour | Andy Brown | 4.07% | 111 | ||||
| Electorate: 10,445 Valid: 2,725 Spoilt: 15 Quota: 1,363 Turnout: 26.2% | |||||||
Notes[edit]
- ^ Sitting councillor for Mid-Formartine.
References[edit]
- ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". www.lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
- ^ Aberdeenshire report boundaries.scot
- ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 12 - East Garioch". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- ^ Beattie, Kieran (24 March 2021). "Aberdeenshire Councillor Fergus Hood dies after prolonged illness". Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "East Garioch by-election 2021 result". 6 January 2022.