Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-Election

A by-election took place on Thursday, 5 November, 2015, to fill two vacancies in the Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford ward of Aberdeenshire Council (Ward 14). The vacancies had arisen because of the death of Councillor Joanna Strathdee and the resignation of Councillor Alastair Ross.

Five candidates contested the by-election, after which Margo Stewart (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) and Gwyneth Petrie (SNP) were elected under the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system. The other candidates were Sarah Flavell (Scottish Labour Party), Daniel Millican (Scottish Liberal Democrats) and Derek Scott (Scottish Libertarian Party)

The election count was conducted electronically in Inverurie Town Hall on Friday, 6 November and the first preference votes for each of the candidates was as follows:

SARAH PATRICIA FLAVELL (Scottish Labour Party) – 196

DANIEL JOHN MILLICAN (Scottish Liberal Democrats) – 928

GWYNETH ELAINE PETRIE (Scottish National Party (SNP)) – 1,433

DEREK GRAHAM SCOTT (Scottish Libertarian Party) – 20

MARGO STEWART (Scottish Conservative and Unionist) – 1,469

After the application of STV rules, both Margo Stewart and Gwyneth Petrie were elected at the first stage.

The turnout was 34.51%.

View:

• Declaration of results for Ward 14 – Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 14 KB)
• Election results for Ward 14 – Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 12KB)
• Preference Summary Report for Ward 14 – Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 11KB)
• Transfers Report for Ward 14 - Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 12 KB)
• Preference Profile Report for Ward 14 – Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 14KB) 
• First Preference by Ballot Box Report for Ward 14 Combined – Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (PDF 17KB)

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