2022 Aberdeen City Council election

The 2022 Aberdeen City Council election will be held on 5 May 2022 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. The election will use the 13 wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 45 councillors being elected. Each ward elects either three or four councillors, using the STV electoral system.[1]

2022 Aberdeen City Council election
5 May 2022 (2022-05-05)
All 45 seats to Aberdeen City Council
23 seats needed for a majority
 
Leader Alex Nicoll Ryan Houghton Jenny Laing
Party SNP Conservative Labour
Leader's seat Kincorth/Nigg/Cove George Street/Harbour Midstocket/Rosemount
Last election 19 seats, 32.6% 11 seats, 25.0% 9 seats, 16.9%
Current seats 19 10 9
 
Leader Ian Yuill Marie Boulton Alan Donnelly
Party Liberal Democrats Independent Alliance Group Independent
Leader's seat Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Lower Deeside Torry/Ferryhill
Last election 4 seats, 15.4% 0 seats 2 seats, 7.4%
Current seats 3 3 1
The 13 multi-member wards.
Incumbent Council Leader

Jenny Laing
Labour (suspended)


Results
Aberdeen City Council election 2022
Party Seats Gains Losses Net gain/loss Seats % Votes % Votes +/−
  SNP
  Conservative
  Labour
  Liberal Democrats
  Independent
  Green
  Alba
  Libertarian
  Scottish Family

Ward summary
2022 Aberdeen City Council election
by ward
Ward  %
Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
  %
 Cllrs
 Total
Cllrs
SNP Conservative Lab Lib Dem Independent Others
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone 4
Bridge of Don 4
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill 3
Northfield/Mastrick North 3
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill 3
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen 3
Midstocket/Rosemount 3
George Street/Harbour 4
Lower Deeside 3
Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross 4
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee 3
Torry/Ferryhill 4
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove 4
Total 45

Ward results

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone
  • 2017: 1xCons; 2xSNP; 1xLab
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone – 4 seats[2]
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
1
SNP Gill Al-Samarai (incumbent)
Green William Ball
Labour Barney Crockett (incumbent)
Liberal Democrats Peter Heald
SNP Neil MacGregor (incumbent)
Conservative Avril MacKenzie (incumbent)
Conservative Braiden Smith
Scottish Family Amy-Marie Stratton

    Bridge of Don
    • 2017: 1xCons; 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
    Bridge of Don – 4 seats[2]
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1
    Labour Nurul Hoque Ali
    SNP Alison Alphonse (incumbent)
    Scottish Family Harald Bartl
    Conservative Sarah Cross (incumbent)
    Liberal Democrats Mevrick Fernandes
    Green Sylvia Hardie
    SNP Jessica Mennie (incumbent)
    Conservative Matthew Watt

      Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill
      • 2017: 1xLDem; 1xSNP; 1xCons
      Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill – 3 seats[2]
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1
      Labour Kate Blake
      SNP David John Cameron (incumbent)
      Liberal Democrats Steve Delaney (incumbent)
      Green David McGrath
      SNP Sam Ochola
      Scottish Family Dawn Smith
      Conservative John Wheeler (incumbent)

        Northfield/Mastrick North
        • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
        Northfield/Mastrick North – 3 seats[2]
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1
        Conservative Nestor Carlsen-Devereux
        SNP Donna Clark
        Liberal Democrats Sam Forman
        Labour Gordon Graham (incumbent)
        Labour Graeme Stephen Lawrence
        Alba David Maitland
        Green Louise McCafferty
        SNP Ciarán McRae (incumbent)

          Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill
          • 2017: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
          Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill – 3 seats[2]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          SNP Hazel Cameron
          SNP Neil Copland (incumbent)
          Conservative Freddie John (incumbent)
          Green Peter Kennedy
          Scottish Family Jakub Kirpanik
          Liberal Democrats Sam Petchey
          Labour Deena Tissera

            Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen
            • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab
            Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen – 3 seats[2]
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            1
            Conservative Vish Archer
            Liberal Democrats Eileen Delaney
            Scottish Family Graham Elder
            Labour Ross Grant (incumbent)
            Green Ashish Malik
            SNP Alexander McLellan (incumbent)
            Independent Peter Nicol
            Alba Robert Reid
            Labour Shona Simpson
            SNP Kairin Van Sweeden

              Midstocket/Rosemount
              • 2017: 1xCons; 1xSNP; 1xLab
              Midstocket/Rosemount – 3 seats[2]
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              1
              Labour Jennifer Bonsell
              SNP Bill Cormie (incumbent)
              Conservative Emma Farquhar
              Green Alex Jarvis
              SNP William MacKenzie
              Liberal Democrats William Sell

                George Street/Harbour
                • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
                George Street/Harbour – 4 seats[2]
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                1
                Liberal Democrats Desmond Bouse
                Independent Mac Ahmed Chaudry
                SNP Dell Henrickson (incumbent)
                SNP Michael Hutchison (incumbent)
                Green Guy Ingerson
                Labour Sandra Macdonald (incumbent)
                Conservative Shane Painter

                  Lower Deeside
                  • 2017: 1xCons; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
                  Lower Deeside – 3 seats[2]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  1
                  Independent Marie Boulton (incumbent)
                  Labour M. Tauqeer Malik (incumbent)
                  Conservative Duncan Massey
                  Liberal Democrats Sue Mulkerrin
                  SNP Ewan Ritchie
                  Conservative Gillian Tebberen
                  Green Daniel Verhamme

                    Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross
                    • 2017: 2xLDem; 1xCons; 1xSNP
                    Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross – 4 seats[2]
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1
                    SNP John Cooke (incumbent)
                    Conservative Lars Frevert
                    Liberal Democrats Martin Greig (incumbent)
                    Conservative Ken McLeod
                    Labour Mohamed Mosobbir
                    Green Becky Rafferty
                    Independent Jennifer Stewart (incumbent)

                      Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee
                      • 2017: 1xLDem; 1xCons; 1xSNP
                      Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee – 3 seats[2]
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      1
                      SNP Derek Davidson
                      Conservative Ryan Houghton
                      Labour Logan Machell
                      Green Harry Rafferty
                      Liberal Democrats Ian Yuill (incumbent)

                        Torry/Ferryhill
                        • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCons
                        Torry/Ferryhill – 4 seats[2]
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1
                        Alba Brian Allan
                        SNP Christian Allard (incumbent)
                        Independent Paul Dawson
                        SNP Lee Fairfull
                        Green Esme Houston
                        Libertarian Oren Katz
                        Conservative Michael Kusznir
                        Liberal Democrats Gregor McAbery
                        Independent Simon McLean
                        Labour Simon Watson

                          Kincorth/Nigg/Cove
                          • 2017: 2xSNP; 1xCons; 1xLab
                          Kincorth/Nigg/Cove – 4 seats[2]
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          1
                          Alba Charlie Abel
                          Conservative Richard Brooks
                          Liberal Democrats Moira Henderson
                          Green Heather Herbert
                          Libertarian Bryce Hope
                          SNP Alex Nicoll (incumbent)
                          SNP Miranda Radley (incumbent)
                          Labour Lynn Thomson
                          Independent Simon McLean
                          Labour Simon Watson

                            References
                            1. "Local Government Election 2022". Aberdeen City Council. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
                            2. "Local Government (Council) Elections 2022 – full list of candidates". Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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