Before (end of 2011) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Liberal Democrats 15 · SNP 12 · Labour 10 · Conservative 5 · Other 1
After (end of 2012) (43 seats, Elections Centre)
Labour 17 · SNP 15 · Liberal Democrats 5 · Conservative 3 · Other 3
Ward results
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee3 seats
| Ian Yuill | Liberal Democrats | 1,626 ✓ |
| Angela Taylor | Labour | 1,073 ✓ |
| Gordon Townson | SNP | 1,065 ✓ |
| Bill Berry | Conservative | 728 |
| Bex Holmes | Green | 149 |
| Paul Briggs | Independent | 140 |
Bridge of Don4 seats
| John Charles Reynolds | Independent | 1,530 ✓ |
| Muriel Jaffrey | SNP | 1,119 ✓ |
| Willie Young | Labour | 1,031 ✓ |
| Steven Stuart | SNP | 520 ✓ |
| Graham Bennett | SNP | 396 |
| Millie McLeod | Liberal Democrats | 338 |
| David Webster | Conservative | 333 |
| Gordon Leslie | Independent | 107 |
| Daniel Juett | Green | 97 |
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone4 seats
| Barney Crockett | Labour | 1,378 ✓ |
| Neil MacGregor | SNP | 1,198 ✓ |
| Gill Samarai | SNP | 412 ✓ |
| Duncan Stewart | Conservative | 360 |
| Caroline Little | SNP | 358 |
| Brian Malone | Liberal Democrats | 353 |
| Graeme Stephen Lawrence | Labour | 344 ✓ |
| Angela Joss | Independent | 174 |
| Rhonda Reekie | Green | 117 |
George St/Harbour3 seats
| Andrew May | SNP | 672 ✓ |
| Jean Morrison | Labour | 456 ✓ |
| Nathan Morrison | Labour | 381 ✓ |
| Kristian Chapman | Liberal Democrats | 262 |
| James West | SNP | 224 |
| Jim Hunter | Independent | 222 |
| Richie Brian | Green | 194 |
| Brian Davidson | Conservative | 178 |
| Ross Willett | NF | 29 |
| Andy Lovie | Independent | 26 |
| Andy Rudgley | Independent | 14 |
| Jennifer Stewart | Liberal Democrats | 1,498 ✓ |
| Martin Greig | Liberal Democrats | 1,399 ✓ |
| Ross Thomson | Conservative | 899 ✓ |
| Sandra Macdonald | Labour | 738 |
| John Corall | SNP | 634 ✓ |
| Jim Farquharson | Independent | 328 |
| Stephen Flynn | SNP | 248 |
| Peter Kennedy | Green | 140 |
Hilton/Stockethill3 seats
| George Adam | Labour | 1,421 ✓ |
| Kirsty Blackman | SNP | 823 ✓ |
| John Lind | SNP | 512 |
| Lesley Dunbar | Labour | 271 ✓ |
| Aric Gilinsky | Conservative | 203 |
| Bobby Dean | Liberal Democrats | 145 |
| Dan Henderson | Independent | 101 |
| Elva Hills | Green | 99 |
| Archibald Robinson | Independent | 87 |
| Douglas Thomson | Independent | 55 |
| Claire O'Rourke | NF | 41 |
Kincorth/Loirston3 seats
| Callum McCaig | SNP | 1,389 ✓ |
| Neil Cooney | Labour | 1,250 ✓ |
| Andy Finlayson | Independent | 471 ✓ |
| Kate Dean | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| Eleanor Morrison | Labour | 291 |
| Alan Martin | Conservative | 219 |
| Neale Bothwell | Independent | 120 |
Kingswells/Sheddocksley3 seats
| David Cameron | SNP | 928 ✓ |
| Steve Delaney | Liberal Democrats | 802 ✓ |
| Len Ironside | Labour | 675 ✓ |
| Jason Butcher | Labour | 499 |
| Wendy Stuart | SNP | 375 |
| Stephen Robertson | Conservative | 256 |
| Barry Thomson | Independent | 83 |
| Philip Frederick Clarke | UK Independence Party (UKIP) | 58 |
| David Macdonald | NF | 51 |
Lower Deeside3 seats
| Marie Boulton | Independent | 1,520 ✓ |
| Aileen Malone | Liberal Democrats | 755 ✓ |
| Tauqeer Malik | Labour | 744 ✓ |
| Raymond Murchie | Conservative | 712 |
| Dorothy McCaig | SNP | 659 |
| Peter Reiss | Independent | 490 |
| Andy Anderson | Independent | 64 |
Midstocket/Rosemount3 seats
| Jenny Laing | Labour | 1,247 ✓ |
| Bill Cormie | SNP | 1,233 ✓ |
| Fraser Forsyth | Conservative | 531 ✓ |
| Iolanda Serci | SNP | 264 |
| John McCallum | Green | 245 |
| William Sell | Liberal Democrats | 245 |
| Patrick McGuire | Independent | 82 |
Northfield3 seats
| Jackie Dunbar | SNP | 1,314 ✓ |
| Gordon Graham | Labour | 879 ✓ |
| Scott Carle | Labour | 869 ✓ |
| Pavitar Mann | SNP | 535 |
| George Ross | Conservative | 90 |
| Chistopher Willett | NF | 80 |
| David Robert Cynlais Evans | Liberal Democrats | 79 |
| Ross Grant | Labour | 846 ✓ |
| Jim Noble | SNP | 710 ✓ |
| Ramsay Milne | Labour | 392 ✓ |
| Mike Park | SNP | 218 |
| Gina Ford | Green | 179 |
| Norman Collie | Independent | 161 |
| David Green | Liberal Democrats | 129 |
| Daniel McCroskrie | Conservative | 119 |
| Mike Phillips | NF | 25 |
Torry/Ferryhill4 seats
| Yvonne Allan | Labour | 1,134 ✓ |
| Graham Dickson | SNP | 706 ✓ |
| Alan Donnelly | Conservative | 657 ✓ |
| James Kiddie | SNP | 619 ✓ |
| Kathryn Russell | Labour | 345 |
| Richard Robertson | Liberal Democrats | 331 |
| David Fryer | Independent | 169 |
| Andrew Reekie | Green | 131 |
| Suzanne Kelly | Independent | 91 |
| William Brown | Independent | 61 |
| Billy Watson | NF | 23 |
| Hamish Mackay | Independent | 21 |