Mid-Formartine (ward)

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.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Allan Hendry
(SNP)		 Paul Johnston
(Liberal Democrats
Independent)		 John Kevin Loveday
(Liberal Democrats)		 Jim Gifford
(Conservative)
2012
2017 Karen Adam
(SNP)		 Andrew Hassan
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 Jenny Nicol
(SNP)		 Derek Ritchie
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Mid-Formartine − 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
SNP Jenny Nicol 19.2 971 1,597      
Independent Paul Johnston (incumbent) 18.2 916 959 1,131    
Conservative Derek Ritchie 17.4 876 879 897 910 1,648
Conservative Sheila Powell (incumbent) 15.9 803 809 827 837  
Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan (incumbent) 14.9 752 782 934 1,000 1,048
SNP Kenny Hutchison 14.4 728        
Electorate: 11,612   Valid: 5,046   Spoilt: 85   Quota: 1,010   Turnout: 44.2%  

    Source:[2][3]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

    Mid-Formartine - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Conservative Jim Gifford (incumbent) 34.61% 1,797            
    Independent Paul Johnston (incumbent) 20.61% 1,070            
    SNP Karen Adam 19.99% 1,038 1,057          
    Liberal Democrats Andrew Hassan 9.46% 491 724 731 731 860 930 1,227
    Independent Jeff Goodhall 4.79% 249 456 467 468 534 627  
    SNP Cryle Shand (incumbent) 5.82% 302 310 314 329 358    
    Labour Kirsten Muat 4.72% 245 301 303 303      
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,192   Spoilt: 43   Quota: 1,039   Turnout: 46.1%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

      Mid-Formartine - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      SNP Allan Hendry (incumbent) 29.12 1,293            
      Independent Paul Johnston (incumbent) 21.12 938            
      Conservative Jim Gifford (incumbent) 16.24 721 735.1 740.8 825.9 895.3    
      Liberal Democrats John Kevin Loveday (incumbent) 9.89 439 458.7 467.4 542.6 658.7 661.1  
      Labour Braden Davy 8.92 396 411.9 416.9 463.8      
      Independent Jeff Goodhall 8.11 360 371.6 387.1        
      SNP Cryle Shand 6.62 294 606.5 612.4 679.6 753.0 753.6 938.0
      Electorate: 11,843   Valid: 4,441   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 889   Turnout: 4,480 (37.50%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Mid-Formartine
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Allan Hendry 33.6 2,035        
        Liberal Democrats Paul Johnston††††† 27.4 1,661        
        Conservative Jim Gifford 17.1 1,034 1,141 1,182 1,261  
        Liberal Democrats John Kevin Loveday 11.2 677 855 1,134 1,210 1,227
        Labour Steve Thomson 7.7 469 558 586 613 618
        Independent Howard Kershaw 3.1 188 290 306    
        Electorate: -   Valid: 6,064   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 1,213   Turnout: 55.91%  

          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.[6]

          2021 By-election

          Mid Formartine By-election 2021 - Aberdeenshire Council[7]

          Mid-Formartine - 1 seat
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          123
          Conservative Sheila Powell 45.66% 1,480 1,484 1,645
          SNP Jenny Nicol 37.18% 1,205 1,281 1,409
          Liberal Democrats Jeff Goodhall 12.71% 412 451  
          Scottish Green Peter Kennedy 4.44% 144    
          Electorate: 11,670   Valid: 3,241   Spoilt: 16   Quota: 1,621   Turnout: 27.9%  

            References
            1. "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
            2. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 8 - Mid-Formartine". 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". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
            5. "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
            6. "Banffshire and Buchan Coast MSP Karen Adam to step down as councillor".
            7. "Mid Formartine by election 2021 result". 6 January 2022.
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