Bridge of Don (ward)

Bridge of Don is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council since 2017 by Sarah Cross of the Conservative Party, Alison Alphonse and Jessica Mennie, both of the Scottish National Party, and Nurul Hoque Ali of the Labour Party.[n 1]

Bridge of Don
ward
Aberdeen City Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Bridge of Don in Aberdeen from 2017.
Lieutenancy areaAberdeen
Electorate15,188
Current ward
Created1999 (1999)
CouncillorAlison Alphonse (SNP)
CouncillorJessica Mennie (SNP)
CouncillorNurul Hoque Ali (Lab)
CouncillorSarah Cross (Conservative)

Boundaries

In the Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, conducted by The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, and published in 2006, the ward is described to contain the whole suburb of the Bridge of Don.[1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Muriel Jaffrey
(SNP)		 Willie Young
(Labour)		 John Reynolds
(Liberal Democrats
/Ind.)		 Gordon Leslie
(Liberal Democrats)
2012 Sandy Stuart
(SNP)
2017 Alison Alphonse
(SNP)		 Brett Hunt
(Conservative)
2019
by-election		 Sarah Cross
(Conservative)		 Jessica Mennie
(SNP)
2022 Nurul Hoque Ali
(Labour)

Election results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeen City Council election
Bridge of Don – 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345678
SNP Alison Alphonse (incumbent) 24.3 1,649              
Conservative Sarah Cross (incumbent) 23.5 1,594              
SNP Jessica Mennie (incumbent) 16.1 1,094 1,339 1,341 1,347 1,450      
Labour Nurul Hoque Ali 15.3 1,040 1,053 1,066 1,076 1,118 1,136 1,246 1,708
Liberal Democrats Mevrick Renson Fernandes 10.9 739 748 762 783 833 852 1,033  
Conservative Matthew Watt 5.6 379 380 564 578 583 585    
Scottish Green Sylvia Hardie 3.1 210 220 221 226        
Scottish Family Harald Rainer Bartl 1.3 88 88 90          
Electorate: 15,216   Valid: 6,793   Spoilt: 137   Quota: 1,359   Turnout: 45.5%  

    Source:[2][3]

    Elections of the 2010s
    Bridge of Don by-election: 3rd October 2019[4]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Conservative Sarah Cross 36.2% 1,857
    SNP Jessica Mennie 35.0% 1,797
    Liberal Democrats Michael Skoczykloda 18.1% 929
    Labour Graeme Lawrence 5.9% 305
    Scottish Green Sylvia Hardie 2.7% 140
    Independent Simon McLean 0.8% 43
    Red Party of Scotland Max McKay 0.17% 9
    Electorate: 15,188   Valid: 5,135   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 1,712   Turnout: 34.2%  
      Aberdeen City Council Election: 4th May 2017[5]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      Conservative Brett Hunt‡‡‡‡ 25.8 1,868                
      SNP Alison Alphonse 22.2 1,610                
      Independent John Reynolds (incumbent) 14.4 1,045 1,132.2 1,137.6 1,140.1 1,179.6 1,327.2 1,598.9    
      SNP Sandy Stuart (incumbent)‡‡‡ 11.9 862 869.9 996.7 1,000.4 1,009.7 1,056.04 1,130.7 1,157.8 1,373.4
      Labour Willie Young (incumbent) 11.1 805 849.9 854.09 856.2 856.2 871.3 1,026.3 1,047.03  
      Liberal Democrats Karen Farquhar 9.2 669 782.9 791.2 794.3 803.5 850.2      
      Independent George Saunders 3.8 279 305.8 308.5 317.7 338.9        
      Independent Simon McLean 1.0 70 83.3 84.07 91.9          
      Solidarity James Irving-Lewis 0.4 28 32.7 35.2            
      Electorate: TBC   Valid: 7,236   Spoilt: 114   Quota: 1,448   Turnout: 7,350 (49.3%)  
        Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2012
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        123456789
        Independent John Reynolds (incumbent) 28.0% 1,530                
        SNP Muriel Jaffrey (incumbent) 20.5% 1,119                
        Labour Willie Young (incumbent) 18.8% 1,031 1,085.9 1,087 1,112.5          
        SNP Sandy Stuart 9.5% 520 559.5 570.9 576.8 578.5 595.6 612.5 985.5 1,107.2
        SNP Graham Bennett 7.2% 396 418.2 425.3 433.9 434.8 449.4 465.1    
        Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod 6.2% 338 412.8 414.1 436.1 438.7 498.4 640.7 660.3  
        Conservative Francis Davidson Webster 6.1% 333 360.3 360.5 364.3 365.2 385.1      
        Independent Gordon A. Leslie (incumbent) 2.0% 107 217.6 218.5 238.4 241        
        Scottish Green Daniel Kenneth Juett 1.8% 97 107.2 107.5            
        Electorate: 14,188   Valid: 5,471   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 1,095   Turnout: 5,539 (38.56%)  

          Elections of the 2000s
          Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2007
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123456
          SNP Muriel Jaffrey 36.3 2,805          
          Labour Willie Young 20.9 1,615 1,615        
          Liberal Democrats John Reynolds† 18.3 1,411 1,573 1,573      
          Liberal Democrats Gordon Leslie††††† 9.5 731 921 929 938 977 1,316
          Conservative Brian Davidson 7.9 610 726 731 733 783 827
          Liberal Democrats Millie McLeod 5.2 404 509 523 535 587  
          Independent Hamish Mackay 1.9 146 267 272 273    
          Electorate:     Valid: 7,722   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 1,545   Turnout: 7,814  

            Notes
            1. As with all Scottish councils, the ward elects councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.

            References
            1. "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements – Aberdeen City Council Area" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
            2. "Declaration of Results Report Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
            3. "Candidate votes per stage Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
            4. "Local By Elections" (PDF). aberdeencity.gov.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
            5. "Local government election 2017: Results | Aberdeen City Council". 29 June 2021.
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