Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside (ward)
{{Short description|Electoral ward in Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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}}Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.
Councillors
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| Election
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| 2007
|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=4|Peter Argyle |rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan=2|Marcus Humphrey |rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | ||Bruce Luffman |
| 2009
|rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=1|Rosemary Bruce |
| 2012
|rowspan=1|Katrina Farquhar |rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=3|Geva Blackett |
| 2017
|rowspan=1|Paul Gibb |
| 2022
|rowspan=2; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=3|Anouk Kloppert |rowspan=1|Sarah Brown |rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent (politician)}}" | |
Election Results
=2022 election=
{{main|2022 Aberdeenshire Council election}}
{{:2022 Aberdeenshire Council election|transcludesection=Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside}}
=2017 Election=
2017 Aberdeenshire Council election{{cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/local-government-elections-2017/#list |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170702212518/https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/local-government-elections-2017/#list |url-status=dead |archive-date=2017-07-02 |title=Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council |date= |accessdate=2020-03-10}}
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats
|numcounts = 2
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Paul Gibb
|count1 = 2,093
|percentage = 43.97
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Geva Blackett (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,364
|percentage = 29.66
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Argyle (incumbent)
|count1 = 900
|percentage = 18.91
|count2 = 1,307.70
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Anne Reid
|count1 = 226
|percentage = 4.74
|count2 = 338.17
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Claire Miller
|count1 = 176
|percentage = 3.7
|count2 = 238.99
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 2
|electorate = TBC
|valid = 4,759
|spoilt = 32
|quota = 1,190
|turnout = 4,791 (53.2%)
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=2012 Election=
2012 Aberdeenshire Council election{{cite web|url=http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/local/index.asp|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512233641/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/local/index.asp|archivedate=2007-05-12|title=Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007|date=May 12, 2007}}
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside - 3 seats
|numcounts = 5
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Katrina Farquhar
|count1 = 1,332
|percentage = 34.62%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Geva Blackett
|count1 = 1,091
|percentage = 28.36%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Argyle (incumbent)
|count1 = 640
|percentage = 16.64%
|count2 = 756.9
|count3 = 780.7
|count4 = 852.7
|count5 = 1,443.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Rosemary Bruce (incumbent)
|count1 = 543
|percentage = 14.11%
|count2 = 629.1
|count3 = 649.8
|count4 = 734.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Beverly Cochran
|count1 = 241
|percentage = 5.48%
|count2 = 267.1
|count3 = 294.4
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 8,597
|valid = 3,847
|spoilt = 39
|quota = 962
|turnout = 3,876 (44.75%)
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=2009 By-election=
There was an Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election held on 23 April 2009 to fill the vacancy which arose with the resignation of the Conservative's Bruce Luffman in 2009. The by-election was won by the Liberal Democrat's Rosemary Bruce on 23 April 2009
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|title = Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside by-election, 23 April 2009{{cite web|url=http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/combinedresultspages230409.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-05-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316104505/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/combinedresultspages230409.pdf |archive-date=16 March 2012 }}
|numcounts = 5
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Jo Pick
|percentage = 31.47
|count1 =1,144
|count2 =1,148
|count3 =1,152
|count4 =1,241
|count5 =1,468
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Rosemary Bruce
|percentage = 26.66
|count1 =969
|count2 =975
|count3 =981
|count4 =1,180
|count5 =1,566
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = William Forbes
|percentage = 23.16
|count1 =842
|count2 =845
|count3 =855
|count4 =1,003
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = George Parkinson
|percentage = 16.97
|count1 =617
|count2 =621
|count3 =636
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = British National Party
|candidate = Roy Jones
|percentage = 1.21
|count1 =44
|count2 =44
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = David Hutchison
|percentage = 0.52
|count1 =19
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|loser = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = 8,357
|valid = 3,635
|spoilt =20
|quota = 1,819
|turnout = 3,655 (43.7%)
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=2007 Election=
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
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|numcounts = 5}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Marcus Humphrey
|count1 = 1,444
|percentage = 29.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Peter Argyle
|count1 = 1,286
|percentage = 26.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Bruce Luffman
|count1 = 1,009
|percentage = 20.5
|count2 = 1,160
|count3 = 1,172
|count4 = 1,218
|count5 = 1,625
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Carol Douglas
|count1 = 991
|percentage = 20.1
|count2 = 1,009
|count3 =1,021
|count4 = 1,078
|count5 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Angus Murdoch
|count1 = 196
|percentage = 4.0
|count2 = 202
|count3 = 213
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate =
|valid = 4,926
|spoilt = 75
|quota = 1,232
|turnout = 59.51%
}}
Notes
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