Westhill and District (ward)

Westhill and District 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 Mark Cullen
(Independent)
Gurudeo Singh Saluja
(Liberal Democrats)
Amanda Allan
(SNP)
Ron McKail
(Conservative)
2012 David Robert Aitchison
(SNP)
Iris Margaret Walker
(Liberal Democrats)
2017 Alistair McKelvie
(Conservative)
2022 Fatima Joji
(SNP)
Craig Miller
(Conservative)

Election Results

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2022 election

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Westhill and District − 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4
Conservative Ron McKail (incumbent) 29.0 1,655      
Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) 26.3 1,498      
SNP Fatima Joji 25.1 1,430      
Conservative Craig Miller 10.6 605 1,050 1,135 1,144
Labour Lesley Young 7.6 434 455 604 705
Alba Colin MacKay 0.8 48 53 61 101
ISP Stephen Cameron 0.6 36 38 47 105
Electorate: 12,033   Valid: 5,706   Spoilt: 58   Quota: 1,142   Turnout: 47.9%  

Source:[2][3]

2017 Election

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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

Westhill and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Conservative Ron McKail (incumbent) 33.67 2,019            
Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker (incumbent) 22.85 1,370            
SNP David Robert Aitchison (incumbent) 14.63 877 884.71 893.94 912.92 921.93 987.15 1,603.65
Conservative Alistair McKelvie 13.81 828 1,564          
SNP Heather Coull 9.29 557 561.06 567.94 584.07 593.09 689.29  
Labour Lindsey Kirkhill 4.44 266 279.39 331.55 377.96 422.04    
Scottish Libertarian Derek Scott 1.31 79 83.46 114.63 126.79      
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,996   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 1,200   Turnout: 6,061 (50.4%)  

2012 Election

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2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[5]

Westhill and District - 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5
Conservative Ron McKail (incumbent) 29.35% 1,163        
Liberal Democrats Iris Margaret Walker 24.08% 954        
SNP Amanda Allan (incumbent) 17.99% 713 780.1 813.0    
SNP David Robert Aitchison 17.74% 703 735.5 749.8 766.6 974.2
Labour Peter Young 10.83% 429 503.1 560.5 561.5  
Electorate: 10,882   Valid: 3,962   Spoilt: 32   Quota: 793   Turnout: 3,994 (36.41%)  

2007 Election

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2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Westhill and District
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Liberal Democrats Gurudeo Singh Saluja 27.3 1,558          
Conservative Ron McKail 22.9 1,306          
SNP Amanda Allan 21.6 1,230          
Independent Mark Cullen†††††††† 14.8 845 896 945 967 1,031 1,407
Liberal Democrats Sheila Thomson 8.1 460 736 774 794 935  
Labour Ona Ramsay 5.3 301 325 333 344    
Electorate:     Valid: 5,700   Spoilt: 39   Quota: 1,141   Turnout: 55.00%  

References

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  1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps | Scottish Boundary Commission". Lgbc-scotland.gov.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 13 - Westhill and District". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2020.