Fraserburgh and District (ward)

Fraserburgh and District 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 Brian Topping
(SNP/
Alba)[2]		 Ian Tait
(SNP
/Independent)		 Andy Ritchie
(SNP)		 Michael Watt
(Independent)
2012 Charles Cummin Buchan
(SNP)
2017 Doreen Mair
(Independent)		 Andy Kille
(Conservative)
2022 Seamus Logan
(SNP)		 Ann Bell
(Liberal Democrats)		 James Adams
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Fraserburgh and District − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
Conservative James Adams 32.4 1,526          
Independent Doreen Mair (incumbent) 32.1 1,509          
SNP Seamus Logan 20.0 941          
Alba Brian Topping (incumbent) 5.8 274 312 385 396    
Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 4.8 228 402 557 574 650 883
Independent Paul Greenall 3.9 182 269 423 444 553  
Scottish Family John McColl 0.9 43 76 94      
Electorate: 11,604   Valid: 4,703   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 941   Turnout: 40.9%  

    Source:[3][4]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

    Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    Conservative Andy Kille 24.10% 1,229                
    Independent Doreen Mair 14.57% 743 781 790 873 950 1,061      
    SNP Charles Cummin Buchan (incumbent) 12.04% 614 617 758 783 811 855 859 910 999
    SNP Brian Topping (incumbent) 12.78% 652 653 709 731 763 776 780 827 968
    Independent Ian Tait (incumbent) 9.73% 496 529 532 564 590 637 644 743  
    Independent Michael Watt (incumbent) 6.45% 329 352 359 397 429 470 478    
    Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 5.14% 262 292 299 313 362        
    Labour Kenneth Watt 5.23% 267 282 287 311          
    Independent Charlie Reid 4.94% 252 258 267            
    SNP David Donn 5.02% 256 257              
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,100   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 42.9%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

      Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456789
      SNP Brian Topping (incumbent) 25.1 1,056                
      SNP Charles Cummin Buchan 16.72 704 787.7 792.9 802.1 817.7 1,040.6      
      Independent Ian Tait (incumbent) 14.65 617 637.2 644.6 666.9 723.6 733.9 759.3 836.1 993.3
      Independent Michael Watt (incumbent) 9.90 417 432.3 446.3 466.5 515.5 528.9 547.7 627.9 783.6
      Independent Doreen Mair 8.81 371 379.5 410.5 436.7 470.9 483.3 498.3 625.9  
      Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 7.65 322 326.8 334.0 361.4 420.1 427.3 446.3    
      Conservative Bob Sim 6.15 259 261.6 266.6 275.6          
      SNP Ricky Sheaffe-Greene 4.89 206 270.3 273.5 280.7 282.7        
      Labour Ashara Taylor 4.08 172 173.6 176.8            
      Independent George Esslemont 2.07 87 88.2              
      Electorate: 11,117   Valid: 4,211   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 843   Turnout: 4,276 (37.88%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Fraserburgh and District
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP Brian Topping 27.1 1,487            
        SNP Ian Tait† 20.6 1,131            
        Independent Michael Watt 15.1 831 865 869 890 918 1,041 1,370
        SNP Andy Ritchie†††††† 14.5 795 1,022 1,037 1,046 1,060 1,090 1,165
        Independent Dennis Duthie 9.3 509 520 522 554 587 728  
        Conservative Bob Sim 8.5 466 482 484 490 522    
        Liberal Democrats Dominique-Paul Lonchay 3.0 164 167 168 171      
        Independent James Milne 2.0 109 116 116        
        Electorate: -   Valid: 5,492   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,099   Turnout: 51.83%  

          References
          1. "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission.
          2. "Veteran SNP councillor Brian Topping 'doing what others are thinking' as he joins Alba".
          3. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 3 - Fraserburgh and District". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
          4. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
          5. "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
          6. "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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