Fraserburgh and District (ward)

Electoral ward of Aberdeenshire Council, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

Fraserburgh and District is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects four Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Brian Topping
(SNP/
Alba)[2] |  | Ian Tait
(SNP
/Independent)  |  | Andy Ritchie
(SNP/
Ind.)  |  | Michael Watt
(Independent)
2009  |
2012 |  |  | Charles Cummin Buchan
(SNP)
2017 | Doreen Mair
(Independent)  |  | Andy Kille
(Conservative)
2022 | Seamus Logan
(SNP)  |  | Ann Bell
(Liberal Democrats)  | James Adams
(Conservative)
2024 by-  |  | Iain Sutherland
(Conservative)

## Election results

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### 2024 by-election

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Fraserburgh and District by-election (7 November 2024) - 1 seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Iain Sutherland | 36.3  | 1,145  | 1,158  | 1,225  | 1,556  | 1,884
| SNP | Mike McDonald  | 28.4  | 895  | 915  | 966  | 1,113  |
| Reform UK | Conrad Ritchie  | 25.9  | 817  | 829  | 864  |   |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie  | 7.0  | 222  | 233  |   |   |
| Scottish Family | Dawn Smith  | 2.2  | 71  |   |   |   |
Electorate: 11,584   Valid: 3,150   Quota: 1,576   Turnout: 27.4%

Source:[3][4]

### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election

Fraserburgh and District − 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | James Adams | 32.4  | 1,526 |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Doreen Mair (incumbent)  | 32.1  | 1,509 |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Seamus Logan | 20.0  | 941 |   |   |   |   |
| Alba | Brian Topping (incumbent)  | 5.8  | 274  | 312  | 385  | 396  |   |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell | 4.8  | 228  | 402  | 557  | 574  | 650  | 883
| Independent | Paul Greenall  | 3.9  | 182  | 269  | 423  | 444  | 553  |
| Scottish Family | John McColl  | 0.9  | 43  | 76  | 94  |   |   |
Electorate: 11,604   Valid: 4,703   Spoilt: 40   Quota: 941   Turnout: 40.9%

Source:[5][6]

### 2017 election

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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[7]

Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| Conservative | Andy Kille | 24.10%  | 1,229 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Doreen Mair | 14.57%  | 743  | 781  | 790  | 873  | 950  | 1,061 |   |   |
| SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan (incumbent)  | 12.04%  | 614  | 617  | 758  | 783  | 811  | 855  | 859  | 910  | 999
| SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent)  | 12.78%  | 652  | 653  | 709  | 731  | 763  | 776  | 780  | 827  | 968
| Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent)  | 9.73%  | 496  | 529  | 532  | 564  | 590  | 637  | 644  | 743  |
| Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent)  | 6.45%  | 329  | 352  | 359  | 397  | 429  | 470  | 478  |   |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell  | 5.14%  | 262  | 292  | 299  | 313  | 362  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Kenneth Watt  | 5.23%  | 267  | 282  | 287  | 311  |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Charlie Reid  | 4.94%  | 252  | 258  | 267  |   |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | David Donn  | 5.02%  | 256  | 257  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 5,100   Spoilt: 93   Quota: 1,021   Turnout: 42.9%

### 2012 election

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2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[8]

Fraserburgh and District - 4 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9
| SNP | Brian Topping (incumbent)  | 25.1  | 1,056 |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Charles Cummin Buchan | 16.72  | 704  | 787.7  | 792.9  | 802.1  | 817.7  | 1,040.6 |   |   |
| Independent | Ian Tait (incumbent)  | 14.65  | 617  | 637.2  | 644.6  | 666.9  | 723.6  | 733.9  | 759.3  | 836.1  | 993.3
| Independent | Michael Watt (incumbent)  | 9.90  | 417  | 432.3  | 446.3  | 466.5  | 515.5  | 528.9  | 547.7  | 627.9  | 783.6
| Independent | Doreen Mair  | 8.81  | 371  | 379.5  | 410.5  | 436.7  | 470.9  | 483.3  | 498.3  | 625.9  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell  | 7.65  | 322  | 326.8  | 334.0  | 361.4  | 420.1  | 427.3  | 446.3  |   |
| Conservative | Bob Sim  | 6.15  | 259  | 261.6  | 266.6  | 275.6  |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Ricky Sheaffe-Greene  | 4.89  | 206  | 270.3  | 273.5  | 280.7  | 282.7  |   |   |   |
| Labour | Ashara Taylor  | 4.08  | 172  | 173.6  | 176.8  |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | George Esslemont  | 2.07  | 87  | 88.2  |   |   |   |   |   |   |
Electorate: 11,117   Valid: 4,211   Spoilt: 65   Quota: 843   Turnout: 4,276 (37.88%)

### 2007 election

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2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Fraserburgh and District  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Brian Topping | 27.1  | 1,487 |   |   |   |   |   |
| SNP | Ian Tait†  | 20.6  | 1,131 |   |   |   |   |   |
| Independent | Michael Watt | 15.1  | 831  | 865  | 869  | 890  | 918  | 1,041  | 1,370
| SNP | Andy Ritchie††††††  | 14.5  | 795  | 1,022  | 1,037  | 1,046  | 1,060  | 1,090  | 1,165
| Independent | Dennis Duthie  | 9.3  | 509  | 520  | 522  | 554  | 587  | 728  |
| Conservative | Bob Sim  | 8.5  | 466  | 482  | 484  | 490  | 522  |   |
| Liberal Democrats | Dominique-Paul Lonchay  | 3.0  | 164  | 167  | 168  | 171  |   |   |
| Independent | James Milne  | 2.0  | 109  | 116  | 116  |   |   |   |
Electorate: \-   Valid: 5,492   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,099   Turnout: 51.83%

## References

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1. ^ "5th Reviews - ward maps". Scottish Boundary Commission. Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
2. ^ "Veteran SNP councillor Brian Topping 'doing what others are thinking' as he joins Alba".
3. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Ward 3 Fraserburgh and District" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
4. ^ "Candidate Votes per Stage Report Ward 3 Fraserburgh and District" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 7 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
5. ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 3 - Fraserburgh and District". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
6. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
7. ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
8. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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* Banff and District
* Troup
* Fraserburgh and District
* Central Buchan
* Peterhead North and Rattray
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* Ellon and District
* West Garioch
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* Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
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