Mid-Formartine (ward)
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}}Mid-Formartine is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors. The ward's name refers to the region of Formartine, north of Aberdeen.
Councillors
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| 2007
|rowspan=4; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=3|Allan Hendry |rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=6|Paul Johnston |rowspan=6; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Liberal Democrats}}" | |rowspan=3|John Kevin Loveday |rowspan=6; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan=5|Jim Gifford |
| 2009
|rowspan=5; style="background-color: {{party color|Independent}}" | |
| 2012 |
| 2017
|rowspan=1|Karen Adam |rowspan=3|Andrew Hassan |
| 2021
|rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party}}" | |rowspan=1|Sheila Powell |
| 2022
|rowspan=1; style="background-color: {{party color|Scottish National Party}}" | |rowspan=1|Jenny Nicol |rowspan=1|Derek Ritchie |
Election Results
=2022 election=
{{main|2022 Aberdeenshire Council election}}
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=2021 By-election=
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Mid-Formantine By-election (19 August 2021) - 1 Seat
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Sheila Powell
|count1 = 1,480
|percentage = 45.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jenny Nicol
|count1 = 1,205
|percentage = 37.2
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jeff Goodhall
|count1 = 412
|percentage = 12.7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Peter Kennedy
|count1 = 144
|percentage = 4.4
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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=Mid-Formartine - 4 seats
|numcounts = 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Gifford (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,797
|percentage = 34.61%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paul Johnston (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,070
|percentage = 20.61%
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Karen Adam
|count1 = 1,038
|percentage = 19.99%
|count2 = 1,057
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Andrew Hassan
|count1 = 491
|percentage = 9.46%
|count2 = 724
|count3 = 731
|count4 = 731
|count5 = 860
|count6 = 930
|count7 = 1,227
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jeff Goodhall
|count1 = 249
|percentage = 4.79%
|count2 = 456
|count3 = 467
|count4 = 468
|count5 = 534
|count6 = 627
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Cryle Shand (incumbent)
|count1 = 302
|percentage = 5.82%
|count2 = 310
|count3 = 314
|count4 = 329
|count5 = 358
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Kirsten Muat
|count1 = 245
|percentage = 4.72%
|count2 = 301
|count3 = 303
|count4 = 303
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = TBC
|valid = 5,192
|spoilt = 43
|quota = 1,039
|turnout = 46.1%
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=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=Mid-Formartine - 4 seats
|numcounts = 7
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Allan Hendry (incumbent)
|count1 = 1,293
|percentage = 29.12
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Paul Johnston (incumbent)
|count1 = 938
|percentage = 21.12
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Jim Gifford (incumbent)
|count1 = 721
|percentage = 16.24
|count2 = 735.1
|count3 = 740.8
|count4 = 825.9
|count5 = 895.3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Kevin Loveday (incumbent)
|count1 = 439
|percentage = 9.89
|count2 = 458.7
|count3 = 467.4
|count4 = 542.6
|count5 = 658.7
|count6 = 661.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Braden Davy
|count1 = 396
|percentage = 8.92
|count2 = 411.9
|count3 = 416.9
|count4 = 463.8
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Jeff Goodhall
|count1 = 360
|percentage = 8.11
|count2 = 371.6
|count3 = 387.1
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Cryle Shand
|count1 = 294
|percentage = 6.62
|count2 = 606.5
|count3 = 612.4
|count4 = 679.6
|count5 = 753.0
|count6 = 753.6
|count7 = 938.0
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 7
|electorate = 11,843
|valid = 4,441
|spoilt = 39
|quota = 889
|turnout = 4,480 (37.50%)
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=2007 Election=
2007 Aberdeenshire Council election
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Allan Hendry
|count1 = 2,035
|percentage = 33.6
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Paul Johnston†††††
|count1 = 1,661
|percentage = 27.4
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative Party
|candidate = Jim Gifford
|count1 = 1,034
|percentage = 17.1
|count2 = 1,141
|count3 = 1,182
|count4 = 1,261
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = John Kevin Loveday
|count1 = 677
|percentage = 11.2
|count2 = 855
|count3 = 1,134
|count4 = 1,210
|count5 = 1,227
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Labour Party
|candidate = Steve Thomson
|count1 = 469
|percentage = 7.7
|count2 = 558
|count3 = 586
|count4 = 613
|count5 = 618
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Howard Kershaw
|count1 = 188
|percentage = 3.1
|count2 = 290
|count3 = 306
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 5
|electorate = -
|valid = 6,064
|spoilt = 59
|quota = 1,213
|turnout = 55.91%
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By-election
Following the election of Karen Adam (SNP) to Holyrood at the 2021 Scottish Parliament election on 6 May and her subsequent resignation as Councillor for Mid-Formartine ward a by-election was called on Thursday, 19 August 2021.{{cite web | url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/3190690/banffshire-and-buchan-coast-msp-to-step-down-as-councillor/ | title=Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP Karen Adam to step down as councillor }}
=2021 By-election=
Mid Formartine By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council{{cite web|url=https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/elections/mid-formartine-by-election-2021/ |title=Mid Formartine by election 2021 result|date=6 January 2022 }}
{{STV Election box begin2|
|title=Mid-Formartine - 1 seat
|numcounts = 3
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
|candidate = Sheila Powell
|count1 = 1,480
|percentage = 45.66%
|count2 = 1,484
|count3 = 1,645
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish National Party
|candidate = Jenny Nicol
|count1 = 1,205
|percentage = 37.18%
|count2 = 1,281
|count3 = 1,409
}}
{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Liberal Democrats
|candidate = Jeff Goodhall
|count1 = 412
|percentage = 12.71%
|count2 = 451
|count3 =
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{{STV Election box candidate2|
|party = Scottish Green Party
|candidate = Peter Kennedy
|count1 = 144
|percentage = 4.44%
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{{STV Election box end2
|numcounts = 3
|electorate = 11,670
|valid = 3,241
|spoilt = 16
|quota = 1,621
|turnout = 27.9%
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