Aberdeenshire: 2003 local elections

68 wards with results. Council page

Before (end of 2002) (68 seats, Elections Centre)

Liberal Democrats 28 · SNP 22 · Other 10 · Conservative 8 · Labour 0

After (end of 2003) (68 seats, Elections Centre)

Liberal Democrats 28 · SNP 18 · Conservative 11 · Other 11 · Labour 0

Ward results

Aberchirder1 seat · turnout 45.4%

Kenneth Benzie	SNP	598 ✓
Sandy Buchan	Conservative	409

Aboyne1 seat · turnout 56.6%

Peter Argyle	Liberal Democrats	853 ✓
Anne Harper	Conservative	488
Neil Williams	Independent	162

Alford1 seat · turnout 48.7%

Richard Stroud	Liberal Democrats	961 ✓
Lindsay Ferguson	Conservative	359

Banchory East and Crathes1 seat

Jenny Watson	Independent	405 ✓
Linda Clark	SNP	335
Kathryn Watt	Liberal Democrats	333
Charles Insch	Conservative	249

Banchory West1 seat · turnout 52.1%

Norma Makin	Independent	1,101 ✓
Carol Gale	Liberal Democrats	302

Banff1 seat · turnout 47.0%

John Cox	SNP	595 ✓
Richard Evans	Independent	301
Richard Kelbie	Independent	83
Scott Coghill	Liberal Democrats	77

Banff West and Boyndie1 seat

Jeanette McKee	SNP	752 ✓
Gwen Walker	Conservative	182
Dominic Lonchay	Liberal Democrats	95

Belhelvie1 seat · turnout 45.1%

Debra Margaret Storr	Liberal Democrats	490 ✓
Jane Macaskill	SNP	350
Jim Gifford	Conservative	268
Richard Winchester	Labour	170

Blackhouse1 seat · turnout 37.7%

Anne Fowler	SNP	616 ✓
Bill Kenny	Conservative	261
Helena Mair	Liberal Democrats	142

Boddam-Inverugie1 seat · turnout 42.9%

Samuel Coull	Liberal Democrats	570 ✓
Raymond Matthew	SNP	561

Buchan North1 seat · turnout 50.2%

Mitchell Burnett	SNP	545 ✓
Marjory Rennie	Independent	306
Wilson Irvine	Independent	235

Buchan North East1 seat · turnout 45.0%

Dennis Duthie	Independent	597 ✓
Margaret McRae	SNP	338
Peter Morgan	Liberal Democrats	53

Buchanhaven1 seat · turnout 41.6%

Agnes Strachan	SNP	785 ✓
Gordon Milne	Liberal Democrats	138

Central Buchan1 seat · turnout 49.9%

Stanley Tennant	SNP	678 ✓
Edie Chapman	Conservative	592

Chapel and Gadie1 seat

Martin Kitts-Hayes	Liberal Democrats	605 ✓
Ailish Bell	Conservative	342
Jennifer Lawless	SNP	189
Ann Thorpe	Labour	153

Clerkhill1 seat · turnout 42.5%

James Davidson	SNP	838 ✓
Scott Middleton	Liberal Democrats	210

Cruden1 seat · turnout 50.0%

James Towers	SNP	725 ✓
Elizabeth May	Liberal Democrats	426

Dales-Towerhill1 seat · turnout 39.8%

Stuart Pratt	SNP	710 ✓
Alistair Mason	Liberal Democrats	183

Donside and Cromar1 seat · turnout 54.8%

Bruce Luffman	Conservative	945 ✓
Ian Findlay	Liberal Democrats	350
Joe Robertson	SNP	156

Durn1 seat · turnout 56.3%

Jack Mair	Liberal Democrats	680 ✓
Ian Gray	SNP	586

Echt1 seat · turnout 49.9%

Gurudeo Singh Saluja	Liberal Democrats	744 ✓
Ronald Wilkie	Independent	366
John Duncan	Conservative	258

Ellon Town1 seat · turnout 50.4%

Alan Cameron	SNP	636 ✓
Isobel Davidson	Liberal Democrats	406
Alan Benton	Conservative	216
William McConnach	Labour	102

Elrick1 seat · turnout 49.6%

Mark Cullen	Independent	638 ✓
Alan Findlay	Liberal Democrats	436
Charles McKail	Conservative	186

Fraserburgh East1 seat · turnout 49.1%

Ian Tait	SNP	654 ✓
Robert Sim	Independent	360
Valerie Cameron	Liberal Democrats	60

Fraserburgh North1 seat · turnout 47.2%

Andrew Ritchie	SNP	534 ✓
Donaldson Rosie	Independent	286
James Milne	Independent	156

Fraserburgh South1 seat · turnout 44.8%

Helen Fowler	Independent	629 ✓
Carol Macdonald	SNP	475

Fraserburgh West1 seat · turnout 45.6%

Brian Topping	SNP	683 ✓
Michael Watt	Independent	317

Fyvie-Methlick1 seat · turnout 46.0%

Elizabeth Robertson	Liberal Democrats	786 ✓
Alexander Duncan	SNP	218
Barrie Bird	Labour	66

Gamrie-King Edward1 seat · turnout 48.0%

John Duncan	Conservative	685 ✓
David Benzie	SNP	451

Huntly East1 seat · turnout 46.0%

Alexander Buchan	Conservative	453 ✓
Adrian Reeves	Liberal Democrats	408
Robert Ness	SNP	294
Dick Carroll	Labour	132

Huntly West1 seat · turnout 44.6%

Joanna Strathdee	SNP	568 ✓
Jody Stewart	Liberal Democrats	192
Douglas Cowie	Conservative	157
Dorothy Norrie	Labour	129

Insch1 seat · turnout 50.5%

Sheena Margaret Lonchay	Liberal Democrats	621 ✓
Peter Donaldson	Conservative	459
Amanda Allan	SNP	192
Rita Barton	Labour	94
Inverbervie Gourdon	& Johnshaven	0

Inverbervie, Gourdon and Johnshaven1 seat

Donald Smith	Liberal Democrats	763 ✓
William Langdon	SNP	286
Brian Bartlett	Conservative	202

Inverurie Central1 seat · turnout 50.4%

Heather Bisset	Liberal Democrats	764 ✓
Fiona Peebles	Conservative	198
Archie McDiarmid	SNP	144
William Daly	Labour	128
Michael Shread	Independent	24

Inverurie North1 seat · turnout 44.4%

Michael Raeburn	Liberal Democrats	379 ✓
Iain Gifford	SNP	212
Richard Cowling	Conservative	200
Ellis Thorpe	Labour	200

Inverurie South and Port Elphinstone1 seat · turnout 48.5%

Raymond Bisset	Liberal Democrats	778 ✓
Susan Gifford	SNP	184
Sheila Bousfield	Labour	133
Dennis Churcher	Conservative	132
John Sangster	SSP	39

Kemnay1 seat · turnout 43.8%

Alister Leitch	Liberal Democrats	784 ✓
Sheila Taylor	Conservative	401

Kinellar and Westhill North1 seat

John McGregor	Liberal Democrats	893 ✓
William Leslie	Conservative	423
James McPherson	Labour	141

Kintore and Keithhall1 seat

Douglas Cameron	Conservative	614 ✓
Gina Ford	Liberal Democrats	556
David Gorman	SNP	208
Gillian Jones	Labour	110

Logie Buchan1 seat · turnout 50.4%

James Anderson	Liberal Democrats	500 ✓
Robert Merson	SNP	461
Charles Wolridge Gordon	Conservative	283
Albert McLean-Bullen	Labour	134

Lonmay and St Fergus1 seat · turnout 62.5%

John Gibbins	Independent	1,031 ✓
Elaine Ward	SNP	452

Lower Deeside1 seat · turnout 50.6%

Alexander Wallace	Conservative	781 ✓
James Piggins	Liberal Democrats	407
Stephen McKerron	SNP	204

Macduff1 seat · turnout 40.8%

Sydney Mair	SNP	686 ✓
Sheila Ritchie	Liberal Democrats	168

Mearns Central1 seat · turnout 50.7%

Thomas Fleming	Liberal Democrats	609 ✓
Susan Speirs	SNP	358
Ian Frain	Independent	294

Mearns North1 seat · turnout 53.5%

George Swapp	Independent	1,146 ✓
Margaret Hille	Liberal Democrats	290

Mearns South1 seat · turnout 48.6%

William Howatson	Liberal Democrats	1,040 ✓
Alice Bartlett	Conservative	363

Meldrum1 seat · turnout 50.9%

John Kevin Loveday	Liberal Democrats	529 ✓
James Milton	SNP	366
Sebastian Leslie	Conservative	352
Harold Milne	Labour	95

Mid Deeside1 seat · turnout 56.2%

Jill Webster	Conservative	798 ✓
Trevor Field	Liberal Democrats	635
Graeme Clark	SNP	207
Gary Urquhart	Labour	84

Mintlaw-Longside1 seat · turnout 55.8%

Norman Smith	Independent	653 ✓
Iain Sutherland	Conservative	374
Alice Macleod	SNP	277

Mintlaw-Old Deer1 seat

Albert Howie	Independent	666 ✓
Denis McHugh	SNP	418
Jane Bellamy	Liberal Democrats	102

Newmachar and Fintray1 seat

Martin Anthony Ford	Liberal Democrats	630 ✓
Fergus Hood	SNP	548
Roderick Fenton	Conservative	174
Richard Anderson	Labour	95
Newtonhill Muchalls	& Cammachmore	0

Newtonhill, Muchalls and Cammachmore1 seat

Carl Nelson	Conservative	690 ✓
David Mackintosh	Liberal Democrats	487
Brendan McCabe	SNP	226

Peterhead Central-Roanheads1 seat · turnout 40.4%

George Barnes	SNP	522 ✓
Kevin Slessor	SSP	150
Christine Sutherland	Conservative	147

Portlethen North1 seat · turnout 45.4%

Sheila Thomson	Liberal Democrats	469 ✓
Alastair Bews	SNP	397
Edna Leavitt	Conservative	189
James Milne	Labour	156

Portlethen South1 seat · turnout 44.6%

Paul Melling	Liberal Democrats	558 ✓
Craig Butler	SNP	384
Sandra Macmillan	Conservative	201

South Buchan1 seat · turnout 47.6%

Norma Thomson	SNP	528 ✓
Anne Brodie-Allan	Independent	357
Donald Smith	Liberal Democrats	240

Stonehaven Central1 seat · turnout 48.0%

John Morrison	Liberal Democrats	783 ✓
Derek Stewart	Conservative	492

Stonehaven North and Fetteresso1 seat · turnout 51.1%

Mike Sullivan	Liberal Democrats	859 ✓
Jamie Hutchison	Conservative	650

Stonehaven South1 seat · turnout 46.2%

Wendy Agnew	Conservative	411 ✓
Peter Bellarby	Liberal Democrats	337
David Berrisford	Independent	230
Graeme Macdonald	SNP	227

Strathbogie1 seat · turnout 47.8%

George Lumsden	Conservative	458 ✓
Lynn Millar	Liberal Democrats	427
Hamish Jolly	SNP	174
James Henderson	Labour	70
Jake Williams	Independent	64

Tarves1 seat · turnout 52.2%

Paul Johnston	Liberal Democrats	541 ✓
Elrick Mackie	Independent	375
Alexander Allan	SNP	214
Martin Sisley	Conservative	194
Elaine Taylor	Labour	184

Turriff East1 seat · turnout 43.1%

Alisan Norrie	Independent	384 ✓
Sandy Stronach	SNP	253
Lorna Harris	Liberal Democrats	197
Stewart Ritchie	Conservative	62

Turriff West1 seat · turnout 41.4%

Stuart Mair	Independent	551 ✓
Ronald Broughall	SNP	177
Pearl Gray	Liberal Democrats	131
Roger Grogan	Conservative	83
Sharon Duncan	Labour	72

Udny-Slains1 seat · turnout 48.6%

James Sheridan	Liberal Democrats	594 ✓
Roderick Diack	Conservative	401
Michael Lockhart	SNP	210
Robert Forsyth	Labour	135

Upper Deeside1 seat · turnout 56.5%

James Humphrey	Conservative	971 ✓
Rosemary Bruce	Liberal Democrats	314
Elizabeth Kennedy	SNP	181

Upper Ythan1 seat · turnout 48.1%

Alistair Strachan	Conservative	393 ✓
Harald Cormack	Independent	369
Gerald Ingram	SNP	134
John Picken	Liberal Democrats	131
Janet Tuckwood	Labour	41

Westhill Central1 seat · turnout 48.6%

Audrey Findlay	Liberal Democrats	1,227 ✓
Doris Nicholson	Conservative	365

Ythan1 seat · turnout 43.2%

Alison McInnes	Liberal Democrats	710 ✓
Jacquie Lafferty	SNP	368
Alexander Rennie	Labour	119