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Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford (ward)

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

Location of the ward
Location of the ward [1]

Councillors

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Election Councillors
2007 Joanna Strathdee
(SNP) 		Richard C Stroud
(Liberal Democrats) 		Alistair Ross
(Liberal Democrats) 		Moira Ingleby
(Conservative)
2012 John Latham/
(Independent)
2015 Gwyneth Petrie
(SNP) 		Margo Stewart
(Conservative)
2017 Robbie Withey
(Conservative/
Independent) [2] 		John Latham
(Liberal Democrats)
2022 Jeff Goodhall
(Liberal Democrats) 		Lauren Knight
(Conservative)

Election Results

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2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) 34.5 1,945            
Conservative Lauren Knight 26.5 1,491            
Conservative Robbie Withey (incumbent)[note 1] 14.0 788 820 1,047 1,055 1,092 1,094 1,277
Liberal Democrats Jeff Goodhall 13.9 784 976 1,021 1,033 1,143    
Labour Bryan Scott Begg 7.8 441 630 651 655 728 735  
Independent Rosie Leagas 2.7 152 264 276 298      
Scottish Libertarian Stuart Whitby 0.6 34 58 62        
Electorate: 12,148   Valid: 5,635   Spoilt: 79   Quota: 1,128   Turnout: 47.0%  

Source:[4][5]

2017 Election

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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Moira Ingleby (incumbent) 30.69 1,741          
Conservative Robbie Withey 20.43 1,159          
Liberal Democrats John Latham (incumbent) 17.54 995 1,212.54        
SNP Gwyneth Petrie (incumbent) 15.78 895 924.24 930.54 931.06 994.03 1,639.02
SNP Kate Monahan 10.38 589 594.92 601.66 602.01 701.6  
Labour Bryan Begg 5.18 294 363.27 390.63 396.05    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,673   Spoilt: 112   Quota: 1,135   Turnout: 5,785 (47.8%)  

2015 By-election

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Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-election (5 November 2015) [7] - 2 Seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
Conservative Margo Stewart 36.3% 1,469
SNP Gwyneth Petrie 35.4% 1,433
Liberal Democrats David Millican 22.9% 928
Labour Sarah Flavell 4.8% 196
Scottish Libertarian Derek Scott 0.5% 20
Valid: 4,046   Spoilt: 50   Quota: 1,349   Turnout: 4,096 (34.5%)  

2012 Election

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2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[8]

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Moira Ingleby (incumbent) 26.47% 1,091          
SNP Joanna Strathdee (incumbent)†††† 20.14% 830          
Liberal Democrats Alastair Ross (incumbent)††††† 18.24% 752 831.2        
SNP Tom Murray 14.56% 600 620.2 620.97 624.8 683.8  
Independent John Latham 14.39% 593 650.8 653.2 653.4 760.6 995.9
Scottish Green Jake Williams 6.21% 256 274.3 275.6 275.9    
Electorate: 11,265   Valid: 4,122   Spoilt: 48   Quota: 825   Turnout: 4,170 (36.59%)  

2007 Election

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2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Joanna Strathdee 30.7 1,839            
Conservative Moira Ingleby 27.3 1,635            
Liberal Democrats Richard C Stroud 16.4 978 1,077 1,145 1,170 1,280    
Liberal Democrats Alistair Ross 13.6 812 907 979 1,012 1,088 1,143 1,378
Labour Bryan Begg 6.3 375 424 444 456 501 508  
Scottish Green Jake Williams 4.2 251 340 376 421      
Independent David Hutchison 1.5 91 135 177        
Electorate:     Valid: 5,981   Spoilt: 82   Quota: 1,197   Turnout: 54.68%  

Notes

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  1. ^ Councillor Robbie Withey was suspended from the Conservative Party in April 2022 after it was alleged he grabbed a man by the throat. As this was after the close of nomination of candidates for the election in May, he still appeared on the ballot as a Conservative candidate.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Conservative Councillor Robbie Withey Suspended by the Party".
  3. ^ Grant, Alistair (11 April 2022). "Scottish Conservative councillor suspended after 'grabbing man by throat'". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 12 April 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 14 - Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford By-Election". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. 9 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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