Troup (ward)

Electoral ward in Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Location of the ward [1]

Troup is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

## Councillors

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Election  | Councillors

|

2007 |  | John Duncan
(Conservative)  |  | Mitchell Burnett
(SNP)  |  | Sydney Mair
(Independent)
2008  | Bob Watson
(SNP)
2012 | Hamish Partridge
(SNP/
Independent)  | Mark Findlater
(Independent/ Conservative)
2014  |  | Ross Cassie
(SNP)
2017 |  |
2022 |  | Richard Menard
(Conservative)

## Election Results

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### 2022 election

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Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election

Troup − 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
| Conservative | Mark Findlater (incumbent)  | 42.5  | 1,305 |  |  |  |
| SNP | Ross Cassie (incumbent)  | 37.3  | 1,144 |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Bailey  | 8.5  | 260  | 299  | 378  | 546  |
| Conservative | Richard Menard | 7.7  | 236  | 647  | 675  | 697  | 894
| Scottish Green | Simon Scott  | 4.1  | 125  | 135  | 300  |  |
Electorate: 7,641  Valid: 3,070  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 768  Turnout: 40.9%

Source:[2][3]

### 2017 Election

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2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

Troup - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| Conservative | Mark Findlater (incumbent)  | 44.79%  | 1,535 |  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Hamish Partridge (incumbent)  | 14.97%  | 513  | 721  | 759  | 912 |  |
| SNP | Ross Cassie (incumbent)  | 20.63%  | 707  | 740  | 759  | 795  | 804  | 1,165
| SNP | Ricky Taylor  | 11.47%  | 393  | 406  | 420  | 438  | 443  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie  | 4.17%  | 143  | 278  | 355  |  |  |
| Labour | Ray Stephen  | 3.97%  | 136  | 201  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,902  Valid: 3,427  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 857  Turnout: 44.20%

### 2014 By-election

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Troup By-election (27 November 2014) - [5] 1 Seat  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6
| SNP | Ross Cassie | 46.1%  | 1,159  | 1,162  | 1,183  | 1,205  | 1,244  | 1,352
| Conservative | Iain Taylor  | 22.8%  | 574  | 580  | 588  | 604  | 645  | 718
| Independent | Alan Still  | 15.5%  | 391  | 408  | 415  | 423  | 446  |
| Liberal Democrats | Ann Bell  | 5.6%  | 141  | 141  | 149  | 180  |  |
| Labour | Alan Duffill  | 5.6%  | 140  | 142  | 148  |  |  |
| Scottish Green | Darren Duncan  | 2.7%  | 68  | 69  |  |  |  |
| Independent | Philip Mitchell  | 1.7%  | 43  |  |  |  |  |
Valid: 2,516  Quota: 1,259  Turnout: (32.39%)

### 2012 Election

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2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

Troup - 3 seats  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7
| SNP | Hamish Partridge†††††††  | 25.44  | 723 |  |  |  |  |  |
| Conservative | John Duncan (incumbent) †††  | 20.87  | 593  | 593.5  | 604.5  | 615.5  | 645.6  | 709.6  | 777.6
| Independent | Mark Findlater††††††  | 15.52  | 441  | 441.1  | 446.2  | 479.2  | 520.2  | 683.3  | 796.9
| SNP | Bob Watson (incumbent)  | 14.25  | 405  | 414.2  | 421.2  | 438.4  | 467.4  | 550.6  |
| Independent | Sydney Mair (incumbent)  | 12.10  | 344  | 344.5  | 346.5  | 366.5  | 393.6  |  |
| Labour | Alan Duffill  | 6.51  | 185  | 185.2  | 195.2  | 199.2  |  |  |
| Independent | Bill Rebecca  | 3.34  | 95  | 95.5  | 108.5  |  |  |  |
| Liberal Democrats | Sandy Leslie  | 1.97  | 56  | 56.1  |  |  |  |  |
Electorate: 7,609  Valid: 2,842  Spoilt: 37  Quota: 711  Turnout: 2,879 (37.35%)

### 2008 By-election

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There was a Troup by-election held on 1 May 2008 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of the SNP's Michael Burnett on 4 February 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's Bob Watson on 1 May 2008

Troup by-election, 1 May 2008[7] Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

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|
|

| SNP | Bob Watson | 62.83  | 1,721
| Conservative | Lisa Watt  | 18.80  | 515
| Liberal Democrats | Edward Acton  | 18.36  | 503
| SNP hold | Swing |  |
Electorate: 7,589  Valid: 2,739  Spoilt: 16  Quota: 1,371  Turnout: 2,755 (36.3%)

### 2007 Election

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2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

Troup  Party | Candidate | FPv% | Count

|
|
|

1 | 2
| SNP | Mitchell Burnett | 47.7  |  1,798 |
| Conservative | John Duncan | 24.3  | 914  | 1,060
| Independent | Sydney Mair | 20.4  | 770  |  975
| Liberal Democrats | Ian Findlay  | 7.6  | 286  | 422
Electorate: \-  Valid: 3,768  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 943  Turnout: 50.91%

## References

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1. ^ "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
2. ^ "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 2 - Troup". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
3. ^ "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
4. ^ "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
5. ^ "Scottish Elections :: Troup By-Election 2014 - election result". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
6. ^ "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
7. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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Wards of Aberdeenshire

* Banff and District
* Troup
* Fraserburgh and District
* Central Buchan
* Peterhead North and Rattray
* Peterhead South and Cruden
* Turriff and District
* Mid-Formartine
* Ellon and District
* West Garioch
* Inverurie and District
* East Garioch
* Westhill and District
* Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford
* Aboyne, Upper Deeside and Donside
* Banchory and Mid-Deeside
* North Kincardine
* Stonehaven and Lower Deeside
* Mearns

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