Dyce/Buckburn/Danestone
ward
Aberdeen City Council.
Outline map
Boundary of Dyce/Buckburn/Danestone in Aberdeen from 2017.
Lieutenancy areaAberdeen
Electorate15,278
Current ward
Created2007 (2007)
CouncillorNeil MacGregor (SNP)
CouncillorGill Samarai (SNP)
CouncillorBarney Crockett (Labour)
CouncillorGraeme Lawrence (Labour)

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council. Barney Crockett of the Labour Party, and Neil MacGregor and Gill Samarai, both of the Scottish National Party have been councillors in the ward since 2017,[note 1] whilst Graeme Lawrence of the Labour Party was elected in a by-election in 2023.

Boundaries

In the Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements, conducted by The Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland, and published in 2006, the ward is described to contain the areas of Dyce, Aberdeen Airport and its surrounding area, Stoneywood, Bankhead, and Bucksburn.[1]

Councillors

Election Councillors
2007 Mark McDonald
(SNP) 		Barney Crockett
(Labour) 		Ron Clark
(Liberal Democrats) 		George Penny
(Liberal Democrats)
2011
by-election 		Neil MacGregor
(SNP)
2012 Gill Samarai
(SNP) 		Graeme Lawrence
(Labour)
2017 Avril MacKenzie
(Conservative)
2022
2023
by-election 		Graeme Lawrence
(Labour)

Election results

2023 by-election

A by-election was held on 23 February 2023 after Conservative councillor Avril MacKenzie died on 1 December 2022.[2] It was won by Labour's Graeme Lawrence, who previously represented the ward from 2012 to 2017.[3]

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone by-election (23 February 2023) – 1 seat
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
SNP Tomasz Brzezinski 30.5 1,455 1,461 1,465 1,513 1,604 1,674 1,729  
Labour Graeme Lawrence 25.7 1,227 1,233 1,255 1,282 1,306 1,459 1,971 2,596
Conservative Akila Kanthaswamy 24.9 1,190 1,192 1,201 1,205 1,216 1,310    
Liberal Democrats Mevrick Fernandes 9.4 452 460 464 480 491      
Alba Charlie Abel 3.7 178 181 183 191        
Scottish Green Sylvia Hardie 2.3 111 116 121          
Scottish Family Amy-Marie Stratton 1.2 60 68            
Independent Simon McLean 1.1 52              
Electorate: 16,926   Valid: 4,772   Spoilt: 47   Quota: 2,363   Turnout: 28.2%  

Source:[4][5]

2022 election

Main article: 2022 Aberdeen City Council election
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone – 4 seats
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Gill Al-Samarai (incumbent) 23.3 1,538            
Conservative Avril MacKenzie (incumbent) 21.0 1,387            
SNP Neil MacGregor (incumbent) 18.0 1,188 1,362          
Labour Barney Crockett (incumbent)[note 2] 17.8 1,174 1,184 1,187 1,193 1,207 1,311 1,408
Liberal Democrats Peter Heald 8.8 579 584 587 592 608 717 850
Conservative Braiden Smith 5.2 341 341 397 398 419 433  
Scottish Green William Ball 4.5 296 312 312 327 345    
Scottish Family Amy-Marie Stratton 1.4 95 96 96 98      
Electorate: 16,446   Valid: 6,598   Spoilt: 168   Quota: 1,320   Turnout: 41.1%  

Source:[7][8]

Elections of the 2010s

Aberdeen City Council election: 4 May 2017[9]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6
Conservative Avril MacKenzie 30.4 2,012          
SNP Neil MacGregor (incumbent) 25.3 1,670          
SNP Gill Samarai (incumbent) 11.9 785 798.7 1,087.3 1,115.5 1,176.8 1,317.9
Labour Barney Crockett (incumbent)‡ 11.3 744 806 813.5 1,141.6 1,273.4 1,483.7
Independent Coral Duthie 7.7 509 658.1 669.8 708.9 942.9  
Labour Graeme Lawrence (incumbent) 6.9 458 504.9 514.3      
Liberal Democrats Dorothy Pearce 6.5 430 614.5 625.5 666.2    
Electorate: TBC   Valid: 6,608   Spoilt: 145   Quota: 1,322   Turnout: 6,753 (44.2%)  
Aberdeen City Council election: 3 May 2012[10]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Labour Barney Crockett (incumbent) 29.4% 1,378                
SNP Neil MacGregor (incumbent) 25.5% 1,198                
SNP Gill Samarai 8.8% 412 419 513.1 525.7 536.4 544.1 948.6    
Conservative Duncan Stewart 7.7% 360 367 370.3 380.7 402.6        
SNP Caroline Elizabeth Little 7.6% 358 367.6 479.8 487.4 507.4 525.3      
Liberal Democrats Brian Malone 7.5% 353 368.3 377.4 392.8 428.1 585.7 607.1 607.7  
Labour Graeme Lawrence 7.3% 344 681.7 693.1 718.1 771 816.2 834.2 835.2 991.4
Independent Angela Joss 3.7% 174 190.2 195.9 232.8          
Scottish Green Rhonda Reekie 2.5% 117 128.1 134.9            
Electorate: 14,122   Valid: 4,694   Spoilt: 92   Quota: 939   Turnout: 4,786 (33.24%)  
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone by-election: 19th May 2011[11]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1
SNP Neil MacGregor 51.4 2,090
Labour Graeme Lawrence 23.1 941
Liberal Democrats Kristian Chapman 11.0 446
Conservative Ross Thomson 8.7 352
Independent Angela Joss 3.7 150
Scottish Green Rhonda Reekie 2.2 88
SNP gain from Liberal Democrats Swing
Electorate:     Valid: 4,067   Spoilt:     Quota: 2,034   Turnout: 29.5%  

Elections of the 2000s

Aberdeen City Council election: 3 May 2007[12]
Party Candidate FPv% Count
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
SNP Mark McDonald 36.2 2,620            
Labour Barney Crockett 24.9 1,801 1,801          
Liberal Democrats Ron Clark 21.2 1,534 1,534 1,534        
Liberal Democrats George Penny 5.0 360 593 667 713 727 769 885
Conservative Avril MacKenzie 8.3 603 701 730 738 752 781 833
Scottish Green Rhonda Reekie 2.0 147 298 330 335 348 409  
Independent Angela Dunn 1.6 116 190 211 214 260    
Independent Dennis Grattan 0.8 57 117 131 133      
Electorate:     Valid: 7,238   Spoilt: 111   Quota: 1,448   Turnout: 7,349  

Notes

  1. ^ As with all Scottish councils, the ward elects four councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.
  2. ^ Cllr Crockett resigned from Labour in June 2023 to sit as an independent.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements – Aberdeen City Council Area" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  2. ^ Shanks, Ciaran (5 December 2022). "Aberdeen councillor Avril MacKenzie dies aged 67". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  3. ^ Topp, Kirstie (24 February 2023). "'Shock' Labour win in Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone by-election as former councillor makes triumphant return". The Press and Journal. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone By-Election". Aberdeen City Council. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone ward" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 24 February 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  6. ^ Saunderson, Jamie (21 June 2023). "Ex-Aberdeen Lord Provost Barney Crockett quits Labour party over 'brutal' oil and gas plans". Aberdeen Live. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Declaration of Results Report Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Candidate votes per stage Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Local government election 2017: Results | Aberdeen City Council". 11 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Local Government Election Results 2012". aberdeencity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Aberdeen by-election result announced". Aberdeen City Council. 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  12. ^ "Local Election Results 3rd May 2007" (PDF). andrewteale.me.uk. p. 7. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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