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Aberdeen City 2022

Local elections held 5 May 2022.

13 ward races

45 seats

27 elected below the proportional quota

60.0% of seats below quota

How to read this page

Each race below shows the share of valid ballots the marginal elected candidate actually won, and compares it to the proportional quota: the share they'd need to clinch the seat under any proportional voting method (1 seats + 1). For a 1-seat ward the quota is 50%; for 2 seats, 33.3%; for 3 seats, 25%.

Where the actual winning share fell below the quota, we show the signed gap as points below quota (a negative number) — the editorial indictment. Above-quota results clear the bar and pass without comment. The voting method is the subject of every observation here. Named candidates appear as the public election record requires; the cause being audited is the voting method, not the individuals. See the methodology page for derivations.

If votes were counted by party

Across the 13 wards in this cycle, parties received the vote totals below. The proportional column shows what each party would have won if the 45 seats had been shared out in proportion to votes received (how, with caveats). The Δ column is the actual seat count minus the proportional seat count — positive numbers are parties First-Past-the-Post over-represented; negative are parties it under-represented.

Party	Votes	Vote %	Seats won	% of seats	Proportional seats	Proportional %	Δ
Scottish National Party	23,472	35.0%	20	44.4%	17	37.8%	+3
Conservative Party	14,424	21.5%	8	17.8%	10	22.2%	-2
Labour Party	11,731	17.5%	11	24.4%	8	17.8%	+3
Liberal Democrats	9,404	14.0%	4	8.9%	6	13.3%	-2
Independent	3,569	5.3%	2	4.4%	2	4.4%	0
Green Party	3,414	5.1%	0	0.0%	2	4.4%	-2
Alba Party	464	0.7%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Family Party	419	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Scottish Libertarian Party	56	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	0.1%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0
Total	66,991	100.0%	45	100.0%	45	100.0%	0

Vote share vs seats won

The top bar is each party's share of votes cast in this council. Below, one square per seat, coloured by the party that won it — first the actual First-Past-the-Post result, then what a proportional method would have produced from the same vote totals. Divergence between the bar and the actual grid is the indictment of the method.

Vote share

Actual seats

Proportional seats

Council composition: what this election replaced

The 2022 cycle was an all-out election — every seat was contested. The two opencouncildata snapshots below show the council immediately after the 2022 election (current) and on the eve of it (2021), so you can see what the result replaced.

Current (2022)

Previous (2021)

Wards in this council

Sorted with the largest gap below the quota first. Click any ward to jump to its full result.

Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen · 3 seats · won at 8.5% · −16.5 pts below quota
Northfield/Mastrick North · 3 seats · won at 10.1% · −14.9 pts below quota
Torry/Ferryhill · 4 seats · won at 6.9% · −13.1 pts below quota
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill · 3 seats · won at 12.3% · −12.7 pts below quota
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill · 3 seats · won at 13.6% · −11.4 pts below quota
George St/Harbour · 4 seats · won at 11.4% · −8.6 pts below quota
Lower Deeside · 3 seats · won at 17.3% · −7.7 pts below quota
Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells · 4 seats · won at 13.2% · −6.8 pts below quota
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove · 4 seats · won at 15.2% · −4.8 pts below quota
Bridge of Don · 4 seats · won at 15.3% · −4.7 pts below quota
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee · 3 seats · won at 21.1% · −3.9 pts below quota
Midstocket/Rosemount · 3 seats · won at 21.5% · −3.5 pts below quota
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone · 4 seats · won at 17.8% · −2.2 pts below quota

Race results

Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 8.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −16.5 pts Valid ballots 2,616

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alexander McLellan	Scottish National Party	911	34.8%	+9.8 pts	Elected
2	Ross Grant	Labour Party	582	22.2%	−2.8 pts	Elected
3	Vish Archer	Conservative Party	281	10.7%	—
4	Kairin van Sweeden	Scottish National Party	222	8.5%	−16.5 pts	Elected
5	Ashish Malik	Green Party	192	7.3%	—
6	Eileen Frances Delaney	Liberal Democrats	118	4.5%	—
7	Shona Simpson	Labour Party	98	3.7%	—
8	Peter Nicol	Independent	77	2.9%	—
9	Graham Charles Elder	Scottish Family Party	69	2.6%	—
10	Robert Reid	Alba Party	66	2.5%	—

Electorate 8,872 · Ballots cast 2,727 · Invalid 111 · EC ward code gss-S13002840 · Back to ward index

Northfield/Mastrick North · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 10.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −14.9 pts Valid ballots 3,674

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Donna Clark	Scottish National Party	1,586	43.2%	+18.2 pts	Elected
2	Gordon Graham	Labour Party	829	22.6%	−2.4 pts	Elected
3	Nestor Carlsen-Devereux	Conservative Party	373	10.2%	—
4	Ciarán McRae	Scottish National Party	370	10.1%	−14.9 pts	Elected
5	Sam Forman	Liberal Democrats	151	4.1%	—
6	Graeme Stephen Lawrence	Labour Party	136	3.7%	—
7	Louise McCafferty	Green Party	100	2.7%	—
8	David Maitland	Alba Party	91	2.5%	—
9	Lucas Grant	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	1.0%	—

Electorate 11,686 · Ballots cast 3,803 · Invalid 129 · EC ward code gss-S13002838 · Back to ward index

Torry/Ferryhill · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 6.9% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −13.1 pts Valid ballots 4,997

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Christian Allard	Scottish National Party	1,646	32.9%	+12.9 pts	Elected
2	Michael Kusznir	Conservative Party	970	19.4%	−0.6 pts	Elected
3	Simon Peter Watson	Labour Party	864	17.3%	−2.7 pts	Elected
4	Esme Houston	Green Party	390	7.8%	—
5	Lee Fairfull	Scottish National Party	344	6.9%	−13.1 pts	Elected
6	Gregor McAbery	Liberal Democrats	318	6.4%	—
7	Simon McLean	Independent	238	4.8%	—
8	Brian Allan	Alba Party	123	2.5%	—
9	Paul Dawson	Independent	77	1.5%	—
10	Oren Katz	Scottish Libertarian Party	27	0.5%	—

Electorate 15,012 · Ballots cast 5,120 · Invalid 123 · EC ward code gss-S13002846 · Back to ward index

Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 12.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −12.7 pts Valid ballots 4,154

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Hazel Cameron	Scottish National Party	1,333	32.1%	+7.1 pts	Elected
2	Deena Tissera	Labour Party	1,022	24.6%	−0.4 pts	Elected
3	Freddie John	Conservative Party	711	17.1%	—
4	Neil Cameron Copland	Scottish National Party	511	12.3%	−12.7 pts	Elected
5	Sam Petchey	Liberal Democrats	261	6.3%	—
6	Peter Kennedy	Green Party	209	5.0%	—
7	Jakub Tomasz Kurpanik	Scottish Family Party	107	2.6%	—

Electorate 11,018 · Ballots cast 4,291 · Invalid 137 · EC ward code gss-S13002839 · Back to ward index

Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.6% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −11.4 pts Valid ballots 4,752

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Steve Delaney	Liberal Democrats	1,778	37.4%	+12.4 pts	Elected
2	David John Cameron	Scottish National Party	1,265	26.6%	+1.6 pts	Elected
3	Kate Blake	Labour Party	644	13.6%	−11.4 pts	Elected
4	John Wheeler	Conservative Party	571	12.0%	—
5	Sam Ochola	Scottish National Party	310	6.5%	—
6	David John McGrath	Green Party	124	2.6%	—
7	Dawn Smith	Scottish Family Party	60	1.3%	—

Electorate 11,504 · Ballots cast 4,834 · Invalid 82 · EC ward code gss-S13002837 · Back to ward index

George St/Harbour · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 11.4% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −8.6 pts Valid ballots 3,427

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Michael Frederick Hutchison	Scottish National Party	762	22.2%	+2.2 pts	Elected
2	Dell Henrickson	Scottish National Party	684	20.0%	0.0 pts	Elected
3	Sandra Macdonald	Labour Party	678	19.8%	−0.2 pts	Elected
4	Guy Ingerson	Green Party	474	13.8%	—
5	Desmond Bouse	Liberal Democrats	391	11.4%	−8.6 pts	Elected
6	Shane Painter	Conservative Party	375	10.9%	—
7	Mac Ahmed Chaudry	Independent	63	1.8%	—

Electorate 12,378 · Ballots cast 3,505 · Invalid 78 · EC ward code gss-S13002842 · Back to ward index

Lower Deeside · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.3% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −7.7 pts Valid ballots 6,886

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Tauqeer Malik	Labour Party	1,640	23.8%	−1.2 pts	Elected
2	Marie Boulton	Independent	1,496	21.7%	−3.3 pts	Elected
3	Duncan Massey	Conservative Party	1,194	17.3%	−7.7 pts	Elected
4	Ewan Anderson Ritchie	Scottish National Party	1,051	15.3%	—
5	Gillian Tebberen	Conservative Party	882	12.8%	—
6	Sue Mulkerrin	Liberal Democrats	316	4.6%	—
7	Daniel Verhamme	Green Party	307	4.5%	—

Electorate 12,555 · Ballots cast 6,970 · Invalid 84 · EC ward code gss-S13002843 · Back to ward index

Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 13.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −6.8 pts Valid ballots 7,736

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Martin Greig	Liberal Democrats	1,967	25.4%	+5.4 pts	Elected
2	Jennifer Stewart	Independent	1,618	20.9%	+0.9 pts	Elected
3	John Cooke	Scottish National Party	1,426	18.4%	−1.6 pts	Elected
4	Ken McLeod	Conservative Party	1,021	13.2%	−6.8 pts	Elected
5	Lars Frevert	Conservative Party	941	12.2%	—
6	Mohamed Abdul Mosobbir	Labour Party	486	6.3%	—
7	Becky Rafferty	Green Party	277	3.6%	—

Electorate 15,281 · Ballots cast 7,808 · Invalid 72 · EC ward code gss-S13002844 · Back to ward index

Kincorth/Nigg/Cove · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.2% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.8 pts Valid ballots 4,797

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alex Nicoll	Scottish National Party	1,465	30.5%	+10.5 pts	Elected
2	Rick Brooks	Conservative Party	1,014	21.1%	+1.1 pts	Elected
3	Lynn Thomson	Labour Party	904	18.8%	−1.2 pts	Elected
4	Miranda Radley	Scottish National Party	731	15.2%	−4.8 pts	Elected
5	Moira Henderson	Liberal Democrats	314	6.5%	—
6	Charlie Abel	Alba Party	184	3.8%	—
7	Heather Herbert	Green Party	156	3.3%	—
8	Bryce Hope	Scottish Libertarian Party	29	0.6%	—

Electorate 13,058 · Ballots cast 4,879 · Invalid 82 · EC ward code gss-S13002847 · Back to ward index

Bridge of Don · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 15.3% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −4.7 pts Valid ballots 6,793

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Alison Alphonse	Scottish National Party	1,649	24.3%	+4.3 pts	Elected
2	Sarah Cross	Conservative Party	1,594	23.5%	+3.5 pts	Elected
3	Jessica Mennie	Scottish National Party	1,094	16.1%	−3.9 pts	Elected
4	Nurul Hoque Ali	Labour Party	1,040	15.3%	−4.7 pts	Elected
5	Mevrick Renson Fernandes	Liberal Democrats	739	10.9%	—
6	Matthew Watt	Conservative Party	379	5.6%	—
7	Sylvia Hardie	Green Party	210	3.1%	—
8	Harald Rainer Bartl	Scottish Family Party	88	1.3%	—

Electorate 15,216 · Ballots cast 6,930 · Invalid 137 · EC ward code gss-S13002836 · Back to ward index

Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.1% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −3.9 pts Valid ballots 5,872

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Ian Yuill	Liberal Democrats	2,146	36.5%	+11.5 pts	Elected
2	Derek Edward Davidson	Scottish National Party	1,615	27.5%	+2.5 pts	Elected
3	Ryan Houghton	Conservative Party	1,240	21.1%	−3.9 pts	Elected
4	Logan Andrew Machell	Labour Party	627	10.7%	—
5	Harry Rafferty	Green Party	244	4.2%	—

Electorate 11,842 · Ballots cast 5,927 · Invalid 55 · EC ward code gss-S13002845 · Back to ward index

Midstocket/Rosemount · 3-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 21.5% Proportional quota 25.0% Below quota −3.5 pts Valid ballots 4,689

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Bill Cormie	Scottish National Party	1,264	27.0%	+2.0 pts	Elected
2	Emma Farquhar	Conservative Party	1,150	24.5%	−0.5 pts	Elected
3	Jennifer Bonsell	Labour Party	1,007	21.5%	−3.5 pts	Elected
4	William MacKenzie	Scottish National Party	507	10.8%	—
5	Alex Jarvis	Green Party	435	9.3%	—
6	William Sell	Liberal Democrats	326	7.0%	—

Electorate 10,979 · Ballots cast 4,774 · Invalid 85 · EC ward code gss-S13002841 · Back to ward index

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone · 4-seat (bloc vote)

Marginal winner 17.8% Proportional quota 20.0% Below quota −2.2 pts Valid ballots 6,598

Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Below quota	Elected
1	Gill Al-Samarai	Scottish National Party	1,538	23.3%	+3.3 pts	Elected
2	Avril MacKenzie	Conservative Party	1,387	21.0%	+1.0 pts	Elected
3	Neil MacGregor	Scottish National Party	1,188	18.0%	−2.0 pts	Elected
4	Barney Crockett	Labour Party	1,174	17.8%	−2.2 pts	Elected
5	Peter John Heald	Liberal Democrats	579	8.8%	—
6	Braiden Smith	Conservative Party	341	5.2%	—
7	William Patrick Ball	Green Party	296	4.5%	—
8	Amy-Marie Stratton	Scottish Family Party	95	1.4%	—

Electorate 16,446 · Ballots cast 6,766 · Invalid 168 · EC ward code gss-S13002835 · Back to ward index