Central Buchan (ward)

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

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Sandy Stronach
(SNP)		 Norman Smith
(Independent)		 Albert Howe
(Independent)		 Peter Chapman
(Conservative)
2012 Jim Ingram
(SNP)		 Lenny Pirie
(SNP)		 Edie Chapman
(Conservative)
2017 Anne Simpson
(Liberal Democrats)		 Marion Buchan
(Conservative)
2022 David Mair
(SNP)		 Geoff Crowson
(SNP)		 Hannah Powell
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Central Buchan − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
Conservative Hannah Powell 18.7 871 883 885 889 902 1,020      
SNP David Mair 16.0 744 750 774 797 812 862 864 866 901
SNP Geoff Crowson 15.1 705 710 740 788 810 843 844 845 881
Conservative Steve Owen 14.6 679 690 693 697 714 759 831 834  
Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson (incumbent) 13.0 607 613 617 641 715 946      
Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 11.3 527 535 551 561 597        
Labour Arif Mahmood 4.6 213 215 223 239          
Scottish Green Jamie Cole-Hamilton 2.9 135 138 145            
Alba Charlotte Diana Cross 2.4 111 117              
Scottish Family Joanna Moore 1.4 65                
Electorate: 11,170   Valid: 4,657   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 932   Turnout: 42.5%  

    Source:[2][3]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

    Central Buchan - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Conservative Marion Buchan 37.28% 1,808        
    SNP Jim Ingram (incumbent) 24.50% 1,188        
    Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 17.79% 863 1,133      
    Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 10.41% 505 760 777 854 1,169
    SNP Lenny Pirie (incumbent) 10.02% 486 518 700 728  
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 4,850   Spoilt: 66   Quota: 971   Turnout: 44.3%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

      Central Buchan - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Jim Ingram 29.23 1,141          
      Independent Norman Smith (incumbent) 20.70 808          
      Conservative Edie Chapman 19.9 780 791.7        
      SNP Lenny Pirie 11.68 456 746.9 751.4 752.6 768.1 801.0
      Liberal Democrats Anne Simpson 5.64 220 233.3 236.6 238.5 258.2 302.8
      Labour Carol Donald 5.25 205 215.4 216.6 226.4    
      Independent Hugh Livingstone 4.82 188 198.4 206.1 207.9 256.2 302.8
      Independent David S. Ross 2.72 106 112.6 118.6      
      Electorate: 10,231   Valid: 3,904   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 781   Turnout: 3,954 (38.16%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Central Buchan
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        SNP Sandy Stronach 20.2 1,096              
        Independent Norman Smith 19.4 1,054 1,054 1,080 1,142        
        Conservative Peter Chapman 17.2 933 933 974 1,022 1,031 1,087    
        Independent Albert Howe 14.6 790 790 822 911 933 1,016 1,016 1,283
        SNP Norma Thomson 13.2 718 726 771 804 812 870 870  
        Labour Carol Donald 5.9 318 318 363 378 381      
        Independent Jim Conn 4.9 265 265 290          
        Liberal Democrats Betty May 4.7 253 253            
        Electorate: -   Valid: 5,427   Spoilt: 91   Quota: 1,086   Turnout: 55.42%  

          References
          1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
          2. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 4 - Central Buchan". 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.
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