Bridge of Don (ward)

Bridge of Don
Bridge of Don
ward; Aberdeen City Council.
	Boundary of Bridge of Don in Aberdeen from 2017.
Lieutenancy area	Aberdeen
Electorate	15,188
Current ward
Created	1999
Councillor	Alison Alphonse (SNP)
Councillor	Jessica Mennie (SNP)
Councillor	Nurul Hoque Ali (Lab)
Councillor	Sarah Cross (Conservative)

Bridge of Don is a ward represented in the Aberdeen City Council since 2017 by Sarah Cross of the Conservative Party, Alison Alphonse and Jessica Mennie, both of the Scottish National Party, and Nurul Hoque Ali of the Labour Party.^{[n 1]}

Boundaries[edit]

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 whole suburb of the Bridge of Don.^[1]

Councillors[edit]

Election	Councillors
2007		Muriel Jaffrey (SNP)		Willie Young (Labour)		John Reynolds (Liberal Democrats /Ind.)	Gordon Leslie (Liberal Democrats)
2012		Muriel Jaffrey (SNP)		Willie Young (Labour)	Sandy Stuart (SNP)
2017	Alison Alphonse (SNP)		Brett Hunt (Conservative)		Sandy Stuart (SNP)
2019 by-election		Sarah Cross (Conservative)	Jessica Mennie (SNP)
2022		Sarah Cross (Conservative)	Jessica Mennie (SNP)		Nurul Hoque Ali (Labour)

Election results[edit]

2022 election[edit]

Bridge of Don – 4 seats
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
	SNP	Alison Alphonse (incumbent)	24.3	1,649
	Conservative	Sarah Cross (incumbent)	23.5	1,594
	SNP	Jessica Mennie (incumbent)	16.1	1,094	1,339	1,341	1,347	1,450
	Labour	Nurul Hoque Ali	15.3	1,040	1,053	1,066	1,076	1,118	1,136	1,246	1,708
	Liberal Democrats	Mevrick Renson Fernandes	10.9	739	748	762	783	833	852	1,033
	Conservative	Matthew Watt	5.6	379	380	564	578	583	585
	Scottish Green	Sylvia Hardie	3.1	210	220	221	226
	Scottish Family	Harald Rainer Bartl	1.3	88	88	90
Electorate: 15,216 Valid: 6,793 Spoilt: 137 Quota: 1,359 Turnout: 45.5%

Source:^[2]^[3]

Elections of the 2010s[edit]

Bridge of Don by-election: 3rd October 2019^[4]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1
	Conservative	Sarah Cross	36.2%	1,857
	SNP	Jessica Mennie	35.0%	1,797
	Liberal Democrats	Michael Skoczykloda	18.1%	929
	Labour	Graeme Lawrence	5.9%	305
	Scottish Green	Sylvia Hardie	2.7%	140
	Independent	Simon McLean	0.8%	43
	Red Party of Scotland	Max McKay	0.17%	9
Electorate: 15,188 Valid: 5,135 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 1,712 Turnout: 34.2%

Aberdeen City Council Election: 4th May 2017^[5]
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Conservative	Brett Hunt‡‡‡‡	25.8	1,868
	SNP	Alison Alphonse	22.2	1,610
	Independent	John Reynolds (incumbent)	14.4	1,045	1,132.2	1,137.6	1,140.1	1,179.6	1,327.2	1,598.9
	SNP	Sandy Stuart (incumbent)‡‡‡	11.9	862	869.9	996.7	1,000.4	1,009.7	1,056.04	1,130.7	1,157.8	1,373.4
	Labour	Willie Young (incumbent)	11.1	805	849.9	854.09	856.2	856.2	871.3	1,026.3	1,047.03
	Liberal Democrats	Karen Farquhar	9.2	669	782.9	791.2	794.3	803.5	850.2
	Independent	George Saunders	3.8	279	305.8	308.5	317.7	338.9
	Independent	Simon McLean	1.0	70	83.3	84.07	91.9
	Solidarity	James Irving-Lewis	0.4	28	32.7	35.2
Electorate: TBC Valid: 7,236 Spoilt: 114 Quota: 1,448 Turnout: 7,350 (49.3%)

Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2012
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
	Independent	John Reynolds (incumbent)	28.0%	1,530
	SNP	Muriel Jaffrey (incumbent)	20.5%	1,119
	Labour	Willie Young (incumbent)	18.8%	1,031	1,085.9	1,087	1,112.5
	SNP	Sandy Stuart	9.5%	520	559.5	570.9	576.8	578.5	595.6	612.5	985.5	1,107.2
	SNP	Graham Bennett	7.2%	396	418.2	425.3	433.9	434.8	449.4	465.1
	Liberal Democrats	Millie McLeod	6.2%	338	412.8	414.1	436.1	438.7	498.4	640.7	660.3
	Conservative	Francis Davidson Webster	6.1%	333	360.3	360.5	364.3	365.2	385.1
	Independent	Gordon A. Leslie (incumbent)	2.0%	107	217.6	218.5	238.4	241
	Scottish Green	Daniel Kenneth Juett	1.8%	97	107.2	107.5
Electorate: 14,188 Valid: 5,471 Spoilt: 68 Quota: 1,095 Turnout: 5,539 (38.56%)

Elections of the 2000s[edit]

Aberdeen City Council Election: 3rd May 2007
Party		Candidate	FPv%	Count
Party		Candidate	FPv%	1	2	3	4	5	6
	SNP	Muriel Jaffrey	36.3	2,805
	Labour	Willie Young	20.9	1,615	1,615
	Liberal Democrats	John Reynolds†	18.3	1,411	1,573	1,573
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Leslie†††††	9.5	731	921	929	938	977	1,316
	Conservative	Brian Davidson	7.9	610	726	731	733	783	827
	Liberal Democrats	Millie McLeod	5.2	404	509	523	535	587
	Independent	Hamish Mackay	1.9	146	267	272	273
Electorate: Valid: 7,722 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 1,545 Turnout: 7,814

Notes[edit]

^ As with all Scottish councils, the ward elects councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.

References[edit]

^ "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements – Aberdeen City Council Area" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^ "Declaration of Results Report Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Candidate votes per stage Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
^ "Local By Elections" (PDF). aberdeencity.gov.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^ "Local government election 2017: Results | Aberdeen City Council". 29 June 2021.

[1] As with all Scottish councils, the ward elects councillors by the Single transferable vote system of election every five years.

[2] "Fourth Statutory Review of Electoral Arrangements – Aberdeen City Council Area" (PDF). p. 18. Retrieved 3 July 2020.

[3] "Declaration of Results Report Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[4] "Candidate votes per stage Bridge of Don" (PDF). Aberdeen City Council. 6 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2023.

[5] "Local By Elections" (PDF). aberdeencity.gov.uk. 3 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.

[6] "Local government election 2017: Results | Aberdeen City Council". 29 June 2021.

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v t e Wards of Aberdeen
2017–present	Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Bridge of Don Kingswells/Sheddocksley/Summerhill Northfield/Mastrick North Hilton/Woodside/Stockethill Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen Midstocket/Rosemount George Street/Harbour Lower Deeside Hazlehead/Queens Cross/Countesswells Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Torry/Ferryhill Kincorth/Nigg/Cove
2007–2017	Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone Bridge of Don Kingswells/Sheddocksley Northfield Hilton/Stockethill Tillydrone/Seaton/Old Aberdeen Midstocket/Rosemount George Street/Harbour Lower Deeside Hazlehead/Ashley/Queens Cross Airyhall/Broomhill/Garthdee Torry/Ferryhill Kincorth/Loirston
1999–2007	Dyce Bankhead/Stoneywood Danestone Jesmond Oldmachar Bridge of Don Donmouth Newhills Auchmill Cummings Park Springhill Mastrick Sheddocksley Summerhill Hilton Woodside St. Machar Seaton Kittybrewster Stockethill Berryden Sunnybank Pittodrie Midstocket Queens Cross Gilcomston Langstane Castlehill Hazlehead Peterculter Murtle Cults Mannofield Ashley Broomhill Garthdee Holburn Duthie Torry Tullos Kincorth West Kincorth East Loirston
1995–1999	Dyce Pitmedden Persley Braehead Oldmachar Jesmond Denmore Donmouth Newhills Bucksburn Middlefield and Heathryfold Granitehill Hilton Clifton Tillydrone Old Aberdeen Seaton Pittodrie Springhill Quarryhill Kittybrewster Stockethill Sheddocksley Muirfield Midstocket Argyll Sunnybank Mounthooly Fernielea Seafield Queen's Cross Harlaw Langstane Castlehill Culter Cults Murtle Mannofield Garthdee Morningside Ashley Broomhill Gairn Duthie Glenbervie Victoria Lower Kincorth Upper Kincorth Tullos Hill Loirston