Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Inverurie and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Bryan Hunter Stuart
(SNP)		 Mike Raeburn Lonchay
(Liberal Democrats)		 Martin Kitts-Hayes
(Liberal Democrats)		 Richard Cowling
(Conservative)
2012 Hamish Vernal
(SNP)
2017 Neil Baillie
(SNP)		 Judy Margaret Whyte
(Independent)		 Marion Ewenson
(Liberal Democrats)		 Colin Clark
(Conservative)
2022 David Keating
(Conservative)

Election results

2022 election

Inverurie and District − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12
Conservative David Keating[note 1] 25.7 1,276  
SNP Neil Baillie (incumbent) 24.1 1,200  
Independent Judy Margaret Whyte (incumbent) 22.5 1,120  
Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson (incumbent) 17.0 843 1,003
SNP Archie Peebles 6.9 343 348
Scottish Green Denise May Rothnie 3.8 187 195
Electorate: 12,128   Valid: 4,969   Spoilt: 83   Quota: 994   Turnout: 41.7%  

    Source:[2][3]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

    Inverurie and District - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Conservative Colin Clark (incumbent)† 35.95 1,732      
    SNP Neil Baillie 22.52 1,085      
    Independent Judy Margaret Whyte 20.38 982      
    Liberal Democrats Marion Ewenson 11.79 568 951.1 958.69 965.63
    SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) 5.09 245 261.41 360.1 362.9
    Labour Sarah Flavell 4.28 206 265.42 269.77 271.69
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,818   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 964   Turnout: 4,866 (43.3%)  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

      Inverurie and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart (incumbent) 19.7 688 701          
      SNP Hamish Vernal 17.5 612 621 621.8 643.8 685.8 690.2 806.2
      Conservative Richard Cowling (incumbent) 17.4 608 614 614.0 636.0 684.0 692.1 771.4
      Liberal Democrats Martin Christopher Kitts-Hayes (incumbent) †† 17.3 606 632 632.0 660.0 730.0    
      Labour Ellis Thorpe 13.2 463 477 477.1 503.1 562.1 568.9  
      Independent Mike Raeburn (incumbent) 6.0 211 225 225.0 300.0      
      Independent Ron Reid 5.6 196 212 212.0        
      Scottish Green Karen A. MacKenzie 3.2 113            
      Electorate: 10,034   Valid: 3,497   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 700   Turnout: 3,556 (34.85%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Inverurie and District
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456
        SNP Bryan Hunter Stuart 29.6 1,515          
        Liberal Democrats Mike Raeburn 25.7 1,316          
        Liberal Democrats Martin Kitts-Hayes 16.9 865 975 1,172      
        Conservative Richard Cowling 14.9 762 823 837 864 928 1,190
        Labour Ellis Thorpe 11.1 567 637 659 693 737  
        Independent John Sangster 1.7 87 165 175 192    
        Electorate: -   Valid: 5,148   Spoilt: 86   Quota: 1,030   Turnout: 56.32%  

          By-election

          Following the election of Colin Clark (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party) to Westminster at the 2017 United Kingdom general election on 8 June and his subsequent resignation as Councillor for Inverurie & District ward, a by-election was called on Thursday, 12 October 2017. [6]

          2017 By-election

          Inverurie & District By-election 2017 - Aberdeenshire Council[7]

          Inverurie & District - 1 seat
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234
          Conservative Lesley Berry 48.17% 1,672 1,679 1,715 1,871
          SNP Elaine Mitchell 33.02% 1,146 1,161 1,234 1,300
          Liberal Democrats Scott James Bremner 8.50% 295 309 412  
          Labour Sarah Flavell 7.95% 276 290    
          Scottish Green Craig Stewart 1.61% 56      
          Electorate: 11,233   Valid: 3,445   Spoilt: 26   Quota: 1,723   Turnout: 30.9%  

            Notes

            1. ↑ Sitting councillor for East Garioch.

            References

            1. ↑ "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission.
            2. ↑ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 11 - Inverurie and District". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
            3. ↑ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
            4. ↑ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
            5. ↑ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
            6. ↑ "Gordon MP to stand down as councillor".
            7. ↑ "Inverurie and District Ward By-Election 2017". 15 September 2021.
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