Peterhead South and Cruden (ward)

Peterhead South and Cruden is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 Stephen Smith
(SNP)		 Stuart Pratt
(SNP)		 Sam Coull
(Liberal Democrats/
Independent)
2012
2017 Alan Lascelles Fakley
(Conservative)		 Stephen Calder
(Independent)
2022 George Hall
(Conservative)		 Colin Alexander Simpson
(Liberal Democrats)

Election Results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Peterhead South and Cruden − 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1234
SNP Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 46.5 1,578      
Conservative George Hall[note 1] 32.5 1,105      
Liberal Democrats Colin Alexander Simpson 12.2 414 783 796 1,110
Conservative Neil Johnstone 8.8 298 371 595  
Electorate: 9,135   Valid: 3,395   Spoilt: 59   Quota: 849   Turnout: 37.8%  

    Source:[3][4]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

    Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    12345
    Conservative Alan Lascelles Fakley 37.00% 1,364        
    SNP Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 21.35% 787 801 828 857 1,384
    Independent Stephen Calder 15.16% 559 618 719 909 932
    SNP Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) 15.16% 559 567 583 616  
    Independent Sam Coull 7.40% 273 351 416    
    Liberal Democrats Colin Simpson 5.07% 187 289      
    Electorate: TBC   Valid: 3,687   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 922   Turnout: 40.8%  

      2012 Election

      2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

      Peterhead South and Cruden - 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Stephen William Smith (incumbent) 34.05 1,030          
      SNP Stuart Wallace Pratt (incumbent) 18.64 564 765.2        
      Independent Sam Coull (incumbent) 15.17 459 477.0 478.6 520.7 603.6  
      Independent Tom Malone 13.82 418 426.5 427.2 592.3 693.9 998.6
      Conservative Steve Owen 9.59 290 296.9 297.2 319.5    
      Independent Peter Stevenson 8.73 264 277.3 278.2      
      Electorate: 8,621   Valid: 3,025   Spoilt: 64   Quota: 757   Turnout: 3,089 (35.09%)  

        2007 Election

        2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

        Peterhead South and Cruden
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345
        SNP Stephen Smith 29.4 1,205        
        SNP Stuart Pratt 21.6 888 1,016 1,032    
        Liberal Democrats Sam Coull†††† 21.0 861 870 894 895 1,032
        Independent Raymond Matthew 13.0 535 542 637 638 767
        Conservative Steven Owen 10.3 422 425 443 443  
        Independent Veronica Johnston 4.7 193 196      
        Electorate: -   Valid: 4,104   Spoilt: 108   Quota: 1,027   Turnout: 48.11%  

          Notes
          1. In 2023, Cllr Hall left the Conservatives to sit as an independent.[2]

          References
          1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
          2. "Your councillors Peterhead South and Cruden". Aberdeenshire Council. Archived from the original on 1 December 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
          3. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 6 - Peterhead South and Cruden". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
          4. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 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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