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Local Government By-Election 2024

A Local Government By-Election will be held on Thursday, 7th November 2024 to fill a vacancy in the following wards:

  • Ward 3 - Fraserburgh and District
  • Ward 4 - Central Buchan
  • Ward 19 - Mearns

View the Notice of Election (PDF 60KB).

Important dates

Poll cards

Poll cards and letters were dispatched to Royal Mail on Tuesday, 8th October 2024.

Register to vote

You can register to vote by 12 midnight on Tuesday 22nd October 2024.

Postal votes

You can apply for a postal vote, or update or cancel an existing one by 5pm on Wednesday 23rd October 2024.

Find out how to apply for, update or cancel a postal vote.

Postal votes will be dispatched to Royal Mail on Friday, 25th October 2024.

Proxy votes

You can:

  • Update or cancel an existing proxy vote by 5pm on Wednesday 23rd October 2024
  • Apply for a proxy vote vote by 5pm on Wednesday 30th October 2024

Find out how to apply, update or cancel a proxy vote.

Where and how to vote

Find out how to vote. 

View Notice of Poll and Situation of Polling Places (PDF 192KB) to find out where to vote in the local by-elections.

Candidates

In Ward 3, Fraserburgh and District - five candidates are contesting the by-election as follows:

  • Sandy Leslie (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Mike McDonald (Scottish National Party)
  • Conrad Ritchie (Reform UK)
  • Dawn Smith (Scottish Family Party)
  • Iain Sutherland (Scottish Conservatives)

In Ward 4, Central Buchan - six candidates are contesting the by election as follows:

  • Ian Bailey (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Peter Chapman (Scottish Conservatives)
  • Andrew Curwen (Reform UK)
  • Phil Reynolds (Scottish Family Party)
  • Dean Ward (Independent)
  • Sarah Wilken (Scottish National Party)

In Ward 19, Mearns - five candidates are contesting the by-election as follows:

  • Isobel Knights (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
  • Claudia Leith (Reform UK)
  • William Linegar (Scottish Greens)
  • Hannah Scott (Scottish National Party)
  • Tracey Smith (Scottish Conservatives)

View the Notice of Appointment of Election Agents (PDF 110KB).

The nominations deadline to stand in this election was 4pm on 7th October 2024.

View the briefing for prospective candidates and agents (PDF 237KB) that took place on 25th September 2024.

Contact

For further information about the Local Government By-Elections, please contact our Elections team by emailing elections@aberdeenshire.gov.uk.