Lower Deeside (ward)

Council ward in Aberdeen, Scotland

Location of the ward[1]

Lower Deeside is one of the thirteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeen City Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | Marie Boulton
(Ind.)  |  | Aileen Malone
(Liberal Democrats)  |  | Alan Milne
(Conservative)
2012 |  | M. Tauqeer Malik
(Labour)
2017 |  | Philip Bell
(Conservative)
2022 | Duncan Massey
(Conservative)

## Election results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Aberdeen City Council election

Lower Deeside – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Labour | M. Tauqeer Malik (incumbent)  | 23.8  | 1,640  | 1,698  | 1,804 |  |
| Independent | Marie Boulton (incumbent)  | 21.7  | 1,496  | 1,524  | 1,622  | 1,651  | 1,733
| Conservative | Duncan Massey | 17.3  | 1,194  | 1,197  | 1,232  | 1,242  | 2,009
| SNP | Ewan Ritchie  | 15.3  | 1,051  | 1,192  | 1,234  | 1,247  | 1,252
| Conservative | Gillian Tebberen  | 12.8  | 882  | 890  | 910  | 913  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sue Mulkerrin  | 4.6  | 316  | 363  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Daniel Verhamme  | 4.5  | 307  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 12,555  Valid: 6,886  Spoilt: 84  Quota: 1,722  Turnout: 55.5%

Source:[2][3]

### 2017 election

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2017 Aberdeen City Council election[4]

Lower Deeside – 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
| Conservative | Philip Bell | 39.8  | 2,714 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Marie Boulton (incumbent)  | 16.4  | 1,119  | 1,449.4  | 1,452.5  | 1,512  | 1,556.09  | 1,822.8 |  |
| Labour | M. Tauqeer Malik (incumbent)‡  | 15.3  | 1,040  | 1,155.5  | 1,165.09  | 1,211.1  | 1,241.6  | 1,447.9  | 1,497.3  | 1,976.8
| SNP | Pamela McBain  | 15.1  | 1,028  | 1,042.9  | 1,049.4  | 1,068.8  | 1,145.9  | 1,224.4  | 1,235.1  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ken McLeod  | 7.9  | 541  | 743.6  | 751.9  | 770.7  | 816.04  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Nir Oren  | 2.9  | 195  | 209.5  | 213.3  | 223.8  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Kenneth Pratt  | 2.1  | 143  | 202.9  | 205.7  |  |  |  |  |
| Scottish Libertarian | Robbie Bowman  | 0.5  | 31  | 45.9  |  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: TBC  Valid: 6,811  Spoilt: 52  Quota: 1,703  Turnout: 6,863 (57.7%)

### 2012 election

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2012 Aberdeen City Council election

Lower Deeside - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Independent | Marie Boulton (incumbent)  | 30.7%  | 1,520  |  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Malone (incumbent)  | 15.3%  | 755  | 814.2  | 823.4  | 992.7  | 1,140.9  | 1,539.9
| Labour | M. Tauqeer Malik | 15.0%  | 744  | 779  | 789.4  | 841.2  | 1,007.5  | 1,068.9
| Conservative | Raymond Murchie  | 14.4%  | 712  | 741.4  | 754.5  | 881.8  | 950.2  |
| SNP | Dorothy Janet McCaig  | 13.3%  | 659  | 677.4  | 684.9  | 739.4  |  |
| Independent | Peter Reiss  | 9.9%  | 490  | 568.6  | 621.3  |  |  |
| Independent | Andy Anderson  | 1.3%  | 64  | 94.7  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 11,301  Valid: 4,944  Spoilt: 33  Quota: 1,237  Turnout: 4,977 (43.75%)

### 2007 election

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2007 Aberdeen City Council election

Lower Deeside - 3 seats[5][6] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Liberal Democrats | Aileen Malone | 23.9  | 1,536  | 1,660 |  |  |
| Conservative | Alan Milne††††  | 24.0  | 1,546  | 1,588  | 1,592  | 1,745 |
| Independent | Marie Boulton | 17.1  | 1,097  | 1,173  | 1,176  | 1,353  | 1,399
| SNP | David Adams  | 16.6  | 1,068  | 1,125  | 1,127  | 1,234  | 1,253
| Liberal Democrats | Brian Malone  | 9.4  | 603  | 692  | 726  |  |
| Labour | Marianne Stewart  | 9.1  | 583  |  |  |  |
Electorate: Valid: 6,435  Spoilt: 69  Quota: 1,609  Turnout: 6,504

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | The Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
2. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Lower Deeside" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
3. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Lower Deeside" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
4. ^ "Local government election 2017: Results". Aberdeen City Council. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
5. ^ "Local Election Results 3rd May 2007" (PDF). Local Election Archive Project. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
6. ^ "Local Government Elections May 2007 - Full Results". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 5 April 2011.[permanent dead link]

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* Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
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