Central Buchan (ward)

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Central Buchan is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Sandy Stronach
(SNP) 		Norman Smith
(Independent) 		Albert Howe
(Independent) 		Peter Chapman
(Conservative)
2012 Jim Ingram
(SNP) 		Lenny Pirie
(SNP) 		Edie Chapman
(Conservative)
2017 Anne Simpson
(Liberal Democrats) 		Marion Buchan
(Conservative)
2022 David Mair
(SNP) 		Geoff Crowson
(SNP) 		Hannah Powell
(Conservative)
2024 by- Peter Chapman
(Conservative)

Election results

2024 by-election

Central Buchan by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Peter Chapman 41.3 1,260 1,272 1,292 1,430 1,614
SNP Sarah Wilken 28.5 869 879 897 925 1,069
Liberal Democrats Ian Bailey 14.3 435 452 463 507  
Reform UK Andrew Curwen 10.8 331 338 358    
Scottish Family Phil Reynolds 2.7 83 89      
Independent Dean Ward 2.3 71        
Electorate: 11,408   Valid: 3,049   Quota: 1,525   Turnout: 27.0%  

Source:[2][3]

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Central Buchan − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Conservative Hannah Powell 18.7 871 883 885 889 902 1,020      
SNP David Mair 16.0 744 750 774 797 812 862 864 866 901
SNP Geoff Crowson 15.1 705 710 740 788 810 843 844 845 881
Conservative Steve Owen 14.6 679 690 693 697 714 759 831 834  
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson (incumbent) 13.0 607 613 617 641 715 946      
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 11.3 527 535 551 561 597        
Labour Arif Mahmood 4.6 213 215 223 239          
Scottish Green Jamie Cole-Hamilton 2.9 135 138 145            
Alba Charlotte Diana Cross 2.4 111 117              
Scottish Family Joanna Moore 1.4 65                
Electorate: 11,170   Valid: 4,657   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 932   Turnout: 42.5%  

Source:[4][5]

2017 election

2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

Central Buchan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Marion Buchan 37.28% 1,808        
SNP Jim Ingram (incumbent) 24.50% 1,188        
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 17.79% 863 1,133      
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 10.41% 505 760 777 854 1,169
SNP Lenny Pirie (incumbent) 10.02% 486 518 700 728  
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,850   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 971   Turnout: 44.3%  

2012 election

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[7]

Central Buchan - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
SNP Jim Ingram 29.23 1,141          
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 20.70 808          
Conservative Edie Chapman 19.9 780 791.7        
SNP Lenny Pirie 11.68 456 746.9 751.4 752.6 768.1 801.0
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 5.64 220 233.3 236.6 238.5 258.2 302.8
Labour Carol Donald 5.25 205 215.4 216.6 226.4    
Independent Hugh Livingstone 4.82 188 198.4 206.1 207.9 256.2 302.8
Independent David S. Ross 2.72 106 112.6 118.6      
Electorate: 10,231   Valid: 3,904   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 781   Turnout: 3,954 (38.16%)  

2007 election

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Central Buchan
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Sandy Stronach 20.2 1,096              
Independent Norman Smith 19.4 1,054 1,054 1,080 1,142        
Conservative Peter Chapman 17.2 933 933 974 1,022 1,031 1,087    
Independent Albert Howe 14.6 790 790 822 911 933 1,016 1,016 1,283
SNP Norma Thomson 13.2 718 726 771 804 812 870 870  
Labour Carol Donald 5.9 318 318 363 378 381      
Independent Jim Conn 4.9 265 265 290          
Liberal Democrats Betty May 4.7 253 253            
Electorate: -   Valid: 5,427   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,086   Turnout: 55.42%  

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland". Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 4 Central Buchan" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Candidate Votes per Stage Report Ward 4 Central Buchan" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 4 - Central Buchan". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.