Aberdeen City Council - Wards and Councillors

Scottish council · Scotland · 45 seats in 13 wards · All seats elected every five years · Next election 6 May 2027

Aberdeen City Council is run by an SNP / Liberal Democrats coalition. The council has 45 councillors in 13 wards. Seats by party: SNP 20, Labour 11, Conservative 6, Other 4, Lib Dem 3, Reform 1. The next election is on 6 May 2027.

Control

Seats by party

SNP / Liberal Democrats Coalition

45 seats - 23 for a majority

Reform 1Labour 11Conservative 6Lib Dem 3SNP 20Other 4

Seat changes since the 5 May 2022 election Other +2 Reform +1 Lib Dem −1 Conservative −2

Vote share at the 5 May 2022 election (45 seats, all wards)

ShareSeats won

SNP35.0%20

Conservative21.5%8

Labour17.5%11

Lib Dem14.0%4

Other6.8%2

Green5.1%0

Next election

6 May 2027

all 45 seats up, then every five years

Largest party

SNP 20

3 short of the 23 needed for a majority

Latest by-election

Midstocket/Rosemount

SNP hold, 8 October 2026 (2 since 2021)

Constituencies

2 overlap

2024Now

Voted Leave in 2016

39%

GB 52%

Wards

Who holds each ward

LabourLib DemSNP

Coloured by the party holding most of the ward's seats today; where seats are split evenly, by the party with the higher share at the last election.

All 13 wards

Councillors and last results

Select a ward for its full results, candidates and last by-election.

Ward and councillors	Last election
Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Ian Yuill, Ryan Houghton, Derek Davidson	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 36.5% lead 9.0 pts
Bridge of Don Nurul Hoque Ali, Sarah Cross, Alison Alphonse, Jessica Mennie	5 May 2022 SNP 40.4% lead 11.4 pts
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Gill Al-Samarai, Graeme Lawrence, Neil MacGregor, Barney Crockett	5 May 2022 SNP 41.3% lead 15.1 pts
George St/Harbour Sandra Macdonald, Dell Henrickson, Leon Marwick, Michael Hutchison	5 May 2022 SNP 42.2% lead 22.4 pts
Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells Ken McLeod, Martin Greig, Jennifer Stewart, John Cooke	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 25.4% lead 5 votes
Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill Neil Copland, Deena Tissera, Hazel Cameron	5 May 2022 SNP 44.4% lead 19.8 pts
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove Richard Brooks, Miranda Radley, Alex Nicoll, Lynn Thomson	5 May 2022 SNP 45.8% lead 24.7 pts
Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill Kate Blake, Steve Provost, David Cameron	5 May 2022 Lib Dem 37.4% lead 4.3 pts
Lower Deeside Marie Boulton, Duncan Massey, Tauqeer Malik	5 May 2022 Conservative 30.1% lead 6.3 pts
Midstocket/Rosemount Jeff Diack, Emma Farquhar, Jennifer Bonsell	5 May 2022 SNP 37.8% lead 13.3 pts
Northfield/Mastrick North Donna Clark, Gordon Graham, Ciarán McRae	5 May 2022 SNP 53.2% lead 26.9 pts
Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen Kairin Van Sweeden, Ross Grant, Alexander McLellan	5 May 2022 SNP 43.3% lead 17.3 pts
Torry/Ferryhill Simon Watson, Michael Kusznir, Christian Allard, Lee Fairfull	5 May 2022 SNP 39.8% lead 20.4 pts

Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee

Derek Davidson SNPIan Yuill Lib DemRyan Houghton Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem36.5%

SNP27.5%

Conservative21.1%

Labour10.7%

Scottish Green4.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Ian Yuill Elected	Lib Dem	2,146	36.5%
Derek Edward Davidson Elected	SNP	1,615	27.5%
Ryan Houghton Elected	Conservative	1,240	21.1%
Logan Andrew Machell	Labour	627	10.7%
Harry Rafferty	Scottish Green	244	4.2%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Bridge of Don

Alison Alphonse SNPJessica Mennie SNPNurul Hoque Ali LabourSarah Cross Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP40.4%

Conservative29.0%

Labour15.3%

Lib Dem10.9%

Scottish Green3.1%

Scottish Family Party1.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Alison Alphonse Elected	SNP	1,649	24.3%
Sarah Cross Elected	Conservative	1,594	23.5%
Jessica Mennie Elected	SNP	1,094	16.1%
Nurul Hoque Ali Elected	Labour	1,040	15.3%
Mevrick Renson Fernandes	Lib Dem	739	10.9%
Matthew Watt	Conservative	379	5.6%
Sylvia Hardie	Scottish Green	210	3.1%
Harald Rainer Bartl	Scottish Family Party	88	1.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone

Barney Crockett IndependentGill Al-Samarai SNPGraeme Lawrence LabourNeil MacGregor SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP41.3%

Conservative26.2%

Labour17.8%

Lib Dem8.8%

Scottish Green4.5%

Scottish Family Party1.4%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Gill Al-Samarai Elected	SNP	1,538	23.3%
Avril MacKenzie Elected	Conservative	1,387	21.0%
Neil MacGregor Elected	SNP	1,188	18.0%
Barney Crockett Elected	Labour	1,174	17.8%
Peter John Heald	Lib Dem	579	8.8%
Braiden Smith	Conservative	341	5.2%
William Patrick Ball	Scottish Green	296	4.5%
Amy-Marie Stratton	Scottish Family Party	95	1.4%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 23 February 2023

SNP30.8%

Labour26.0%

Conservative25.2%

Lib Dem9.6%

Alba3.8%

Scottish Green2.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Tomasz Brzezinski	SNP	1,455	30.8%
Graeme Stephen Lawrence Elected	Labour	1,227	26.0%
Akila Kanthaswamy	Conservative	1,190	25.2%
Mevrick Renson Fernandes	Lib Dem	452	9.6%
Charlie Abel	Alba	178	3.8%
Sylvia Hardie	Scottish Green	111	2.3%
Amy-Marie Stratton	Scottish Family Party	60	1.3%
Simon McLean	Independent	52	1.1%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

George St/Harbour

Dell Henrickson SNPLeon Marwick SNPMichael Hutchison SNPSandra Macdonald Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP42.2%

Labour19.8%

Scottish Green13.8%

Lib Dem11.4%

Conservative10.9%

Independent1.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Michael Frederick Hutchison Elected	SNP	762	22.2%
Dell Henrickson Elected	SNP	684	20.0%
Sandra Macdonald Elected	Labour	678	19.8%
Guy Ingerson	Scottish Green	474	13.8%
Desmond Bouse Elected	Lib Dem	391	11.4%
Shane Painter	Conservative	375	10.9%
Mac Ahmed Chaudry	Independent	63	1.8%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 25 June 2026

SNP33.1%

Labour14.5%

Scottish Green13.2%

Reform10.1%

Independent9.2%

Lib Dem9.2%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Leon Marwick Elected	SNP	583	33.1%
Edward Obi	Labour	255	14.5%
Charlotte Horne	Scottish Green	232	13.2%
Jordan Brown	Reform	177	10.1%
Aamir Azeem	Independent	162	9.2%
Luke Eveling	Lib Dem	162	9.2%
Marco Oosthuizen	Conservative	146	8.3%
Fred Bayer	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	31	1.8%
Konrad Rekas	Alliance to Liberate Scotland	13	0.7%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells

Jennifer Stewart IndependentJohn Cooke SNPKen McLeod ConservativeMartin Greig Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

Lib Dem25.4%

Conservative25.4%

Independent20.9%

SNP18.4%

Labour6.3%

Scottish Green3.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Martin Greig Elected	Lib Dem	1,967	25.4%
Jennifer Stewart Elected	Independent	1,618	20.9%
John Cooke Elected	SNP	1,426	18.4%
Ken McLeod Elected	Conservative	1,021	13.2%
Lars Frevert	Conservative	941	12.2%
Mohamed Abdul Mosobbir	Labour	486	6.3%
Becky Rafferty	Scottish Green	277	3.6%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill

Deena Tissera LabourHazel Cameron SNPNeil Copland SNP

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP44.4%

Labour24.6%

Conservative17.1%

Lib Dem6.3%

Scottish Green5.0%

Scottish Family Party2.6%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Hazel Cameron Elected	SNP	1,333	32.1%
Deena Tissera Elected	Labour	1,022	24.6%
Freddie John	Conservative	711	17.1%
Neil Cameron Copland Elected	SNP	511	12.3%
Sam Petchey	Lib Dem	261	6.3%
Peter Kennedy	Scottish Green	209	5.0%
Jakub Tomasz Kurpanik	Scottish Family Party	107	2.6%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Kincorth/Nigg/Cove

Alex Nicoll IndependentLynn Thomson LabourMiranda Radley SNPRichard Brooks Conservative

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP45.8%

Conservative21.1%

Labour18.8%

Lib Dem6.5%

Alba3.8%

Scottish Green3.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Alex Nicoll Elected	SNP	1,465	30.5%
Richard John Brooks Elected	Conservative	1,014	21.1%
Lynn Thomson Elected	Labour	904	18.8%
Miranda Radley Elected	SNP	731	15.2%
Moira Henderson	Lib Dem	314	6.5%
Charlie Abel	Alba	184	3.8%
Heather Herbert	Scottish Green	156	3.3%
Bryce Hope	Scottish Libertarian Party	29	0.6%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill

David Cameron SNPKate Blake LabourSteve Provost Lib Dem

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Lib Dem37.4%

SNP33.1%

Labour13.6%

Conservative12.0%

Scottish Green2.6%

Scottish Family Party1.3%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Steve Delaney Elected	Lib Dem	1,778	37.4%
David John Cameron Elected	SNP	1,265	26.6%
Kate Blake Elected	Labour	644	13.6%
John Wheeler	Conservative	571	12.0%
Sam Ochola	SNP	310	6.5%
David John McGrath	Scottish Green	124	2.6%
Dawn Smith	Scottish Family Party	60	1.3%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Lower Deeside

Duncan Massey ReformMarie Boulton IndependentTauqeer Malik Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

Conservative30.1%

Labour23.8%

Independent21.7%

SNP15.3%

Lib Dem4.6%

Scottish Green4.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
M. Tauqeer Malik Elected	Labour	1,640	23.8%
Marie Boulton Elected	Independent	1,496	21.7%
Duncan Massey Elected	Conservative	1,194	17.3%
Ewan Anderson Ritchie	SNP	1,051	15.3%
Gillian Tebberen	Conservative	882	12.8%
Sue Mulkerrin	Lib Dem	316	4.6%
Daniel Verhamme	Scottish Green	307	4.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Midstocket/Rosemount

Emma Farquhar ConservativeJeff Diack SNPJennifer Bonsell Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP37.8%

Conservative24.5%

Labour21.5%

Scottish Green9.3%

Lib Dem7.0%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Bill Cormie Elected	SNP	1,264	27.0%
Emma Farquhar Elected	Conservative	1,150	24.5%
Jennifer Bonsell Elected	Labour	1,007	21.5%
William MacKenzie	SNP	507	10.8%
Alex Jarvis	Scottish Green	435	9.3%
William Sell	Lib Dem	326	7.0%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Last by-election, 8 October 2026

Vote counts are not available for this contest. Elected: Jeff Diack (SNP).

Northfield/Mastrick North

Ciarán McRae SNPDonna Clark SNPGordon Graham Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP53.2%

Labour26.3%

Conservative10.2%

Lib Dem4.1%

Scottish Green2.7%

Alba2.5%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Donna Clark Elected	SNP	1,586	43.2%
Gordon Graham Elected	Labour	829	22.6%
Nestor Carlsen-Devereux	Conservative	373	10.2%
Ciarán McRae Elected	SNP	370	10.1%
Sam Forman	Lib Dem	151	4.1%
Graeme Stephen Lawrence	Labour	136	3.7%
Louise McCafferty	Scottish Green	100	2.7%
David Maitland	Alba	91	2.5%
Lucas Grant	Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition	38	1.0%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen

Alexander McLellan SNPKairin Van Sweeden SNPRoss Grant Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (3 seats)

SNP43.3%

Labour26.0%

Conservative10.7%

Scottish Green7.3%

Lib Dem4.5%

Independent2.9%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Alexander McLellan Elected	SNP	911	34.8%
Ross Grant Elected	Labour	582	22.2%
Vish Archer	Conservative	281	10.7%
Kairin van Sweeden Elected	SNP	222	8.5%
Ashish Malik	Scottish Green	192	7.3%
Eileen Frances Delaney	Lib Dem	118	4.5%
Shona Simpson	Labour	98	3.7%
Peter Nicol	Independent	77	2.9%
Graham Charles Elder	Scottish Family Party	69	2.6%
Robert Reid	Alba	66	2.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Torry/Ferryhill

Christian Allard SNPLee Fairfull SNPMichael Kusznir ConservativeSimon Watson Labour

Last scheduled election, 5 May 2022 (4 seats)

SNP39.8%

Conservative19.4%

Labour17.3%

Scottish Green7.8%

Lib Dem6.4%

Independent4.8%

Candidate	Party	First prefs	Share
Christian Allard Elected	SNP	1,646	32.9%
Michael Kusznir Elected	Conservative	970	19.4%
Simon Peter Watson Elected	Labour	864	17.3%
Esme Houston	Scottish Green	390	7.8%
Lee Fairfull Elected	SNP	344	6.9%
Gregor McAbery	Lib Dem	318	6.4%
Simon McLean	Independent	238	4.8%
Brian Allan	Alba	123	2.5%
Paul Dawson	Independent	77	1.5%
Oren Katz	Scottish Libertarian Party	27	0.5%

Party shares are of first-preference votes.

Councillors

Changed party since the election

3 councillors now sit for a different party from the one they were elected for.

Ward	Councillor	Elected as	Now
Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone	Barney Crockett	Labour 2022	Independent
Kincorth/Nigg/Cove	Alex Nicoll	SNP 2022	Independent
Lower Deeside	Duncan Massey	Conservative 2022	Reform

By-elections

Every council by-election since 2021

2 by-elections since July 2021, 1 of them gains.

Date	Ward	Result	Winner's share
8 October 2026	Midstocket/Rosemount	SNP hold	27.9%
25 June 2026	George St - Harbour	SNP gain from Lib Dem	33.1%

Parliament

Parliamentary constituencies

Constituency	Share of council	2024 winner	Projected now
Aberdeen North		SNP	SNP 33%
Aberdeen South		SNP	Conservative 30%

Scottish councils: seats are listed without shares. The projection is PollCheck's demographic model at current polling, not a forecast.

People

Who lives in Aberdeen City

224,013 residents in 109,459 households

Voted Leave in 2016

39% 13 below GB

Degree or higher

51% 17 above GB

No qualifications

12% 6 below GB

Own their home

56% 5 below GB

Rent from a council or housing association

22% 5 above GB

Rent privately

20% same as GB

Aged 15 to 34

35% 4 above GB

Aged 65 and over

20% 2 below GB

GB figure. 2021 Census (Scotland: 2022): age as a share of residents aged 15 and over, qualifications of residents aged 16 and over, housing as a share of households. Leave: 2016 EU referendum, Electoral Commission results by counting area.

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Closest on the measures above: the 2016 Leave vote, age, qualifications and housing. Maps show which party holds each ward.

Sources

Sources and method

Seat totals and control: PollCheck council control tracker. Councillors: Open Council Data (CC BY-SA 4.0). Election results: Democracy Club (CC BY 4.0), with some vote counts from DCLEAPIL, Leman (2025) (CC BY-SA 4.0), and corrections checked against councils' official declarations. Ward boundaries: Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Census: Office for National Statistics and National Records of Scotland.

Councillor lists and DCLEAPIL-derived vote counts on this page are available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Scottish councils use STV: party shares are of first-preference votes. The lead is the gap between the top two parties' shares.