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Mearns (ward)

{{Short description|Electoral ward in Aberdeenshire, Scotland}}

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

It takes its name from the Mearns, an old name for the former Kincardineshire (from the Scottish Gaelic {{lang|gd|A' Mhaoirne}} meaning "the Stewartry").

Councillors

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Election

!colspan=8|Councillors

2007

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|rowspan=5|Bill Howatson
(Liberal Democrats)

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||Tom Fleming
(Liberal Democrats)

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|rowspan=7|George Carr
(Conservative)

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|rowspan=2|Jean Dick
(SNP)

2012

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||Dave Stuart
(Independent)

2017

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|rowspan=3|Jeff Hutchison
(Conservative)

|rowspan=3|Leigh Wilson
(SNP/
Independent/
Alba){{cite web | url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/2203435/aberdeenshire-councillor-resigns-from-snp-to-sit-as-an-independent-candidate/ | title=Aberdeenshire councillor resigns from SNP to sit as an independent candidate }}{{cite web | url=https://www.grampianonline.co.uk/news/alba-party-gains-support-of-two-aberdeenshire-councillors-233105/ | title=Alba party gains support of two Aberdeenshire councillors | date=28 March 2021 }}

2020

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2021

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2022

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|rowspan=2|Alison Evison
(Independent)

|rowspan=2|Laurie Carnie
(Conservative)

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|rowspan=1|Kevin Stelfox
(SNP)

2024

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|rowspan=1|Tracey Smith
(Conservative)

Election results

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=2022 election=

{{main|2022 Aberdeenshire Council election}}

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=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=Mearns - 4 seats

|numcounts=7

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|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate=George Carr (incumbent)

|count1=2,034

|percentage=36.19

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Leigh Wilson

|count1=901

|percentage=16.03

|count2=914.41

|count3=935.75

|count4=936.02

|count5=997.27

|count6=1,045.19

|count7=1,735.42

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Carole Wise

|count1=700

|percentage=12.46

|count2=705.36

|count3=715.36

|count4=715.57

|count5=751.47

|count6=815.73

|count7= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate=Bill Howatson (incumbent)

|count1=599

|percentage=10.66

|count2=701.79

|count3=767.94

|count4=772.58

|count5=863.53

|count6=1,100.31

|count7=1,145.13

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=Dave Stewart (incumbent)

|count1=472

|percentage=8.4

|count2=517.14

|count3=546.48

|count4=549.66

|count5=596.82

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate=Jeff Hutchison

|count1=461

|percentage=8.2

|count2=1,116.16

|count3=1,141.52

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Green Party

|candidate=Karen Allan

|count1=233

|percentage=4.15

|count2=248.19

|count3=284.09

|count4=284.94

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|count6= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Labour Party

|candidate=Patrick Coffield

|count1=220

|percentage=3.91

|count2=237.43

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts=7

|electorate=TBC

|valid=5,620

|spoilt=70

|quota=1,125

|turnout=5,690 (48.3%)

}}

=2012 election=

2012 Aberdeenshire Council election{{cite web|url=http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/local/index.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070512233641/http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/elections/local/index.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-05-12|title=Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007|date=|accessdate=2020-03-10}}

{{STV Election box begin2

|title=Mearns - 4 seats

|numcounts=7

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate=George Carr (incumbent)

|count1=868

|percentage=20.73%

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Jean Dick (incumbent)

|count1=867

|percentage=20.70%

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate=Bill Howatson (incumbent)

|count1=839

|percentage=20.03%

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Robert Forbes

|count1=457

|percentage=10.91%

|count2=458.3

|count3=482.2

|count4=482.4

|count5=564.1

|count6=595.9

|count7= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=Dave Stewart

|count1=431

|percentage=10.29%

|count2=433.2

|count3=434.5

|count4=434.7

|count5=530.9

|count6=684.8

|count7=890.5

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

|candidate=David Nelson

|count1=374

|percentage=8.93%

|count2=394.1

|count3=395.1

|count4=395.3

|count5=423.8

|count6= 

|count7= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Labour Party

|candidate=Gill Bayfield

|count1=352

|percentage=8.40%

|count2=353.2

|count3=354.5

|count4=354.7

|count5= 

|count6= 

|count7= 

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts=7

|electorate=10,963

|valid=4,188

|spoilt=35

|quota=838

|turnout=4,223 (38.20%)

}}

=2007 election=

2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

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|title=Mearns

|numcounts=8}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish National Party

|candidate=Jean Dick

|count1=1,262

|percentage=23.0

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Conservative Party

|candidate=George Carr

|count1=1,123

|percentage=20.5

|count2= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate=Tom Fleming

|count1=909

|percentage=16.6

|count2=940

|count3=945

|count4=1,046

|count5=1,144

|count6= 

|count7= 

|count8= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Liberal Democrats

|candidate=Bill Howatson

|count1=759

|percentage=13.8

|count2=775

|count3=778

|count4=815

|count5=850

|count6=879

|count7=1,021

|count8=1,291

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Labour Party

|candidate=Gill Bayfield

|count1=392

|percentage=7.1

|count2=406

|count3=407

|count4=442

|count5=455

|count6=459

|count7= 

|count8= 

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=David Nelson

|count1=391

|percentage=7.1

|count2=404

|count3=407

|count4=432

|count5=596

|count6=601

|count7=659

|count8= 

}}

{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Independent (politician)

|candidate=Robert Gairn Davidson

|count1=342

|percentage=6.2

|count2=355

|count3=358

|count4=403

|count5= 

|count6= 

|count7= 

|count8= 

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{{STV Election box candidate2

|party=Scottish Green Party

|candidate=Kate Anderson

|count1=306

|percentage=5.6

|count2=336

|count3=338

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|count5= 

|count6= 

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{{STV Election box end2

|numcounts=8

|electorate= 

|valid=5,484

|spoilt=48

|quota=1,097

|turnout=53.28%

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Notes

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References

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