Aberdeenshire Council

Aberdeenshire Council is the elected local authority for the Aberdeenshire council area. The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until the new system came into force on 1 April 1996. The council is the fifth largest Scottish council having 70 members.

Aberdeenshire Council
Council logo
Leadership
Provost
Judy Whyte,
Independent
since 19 May 2022
Leader
Gillian Owen,
Conservative
since 29 June 2023
Jim Savege
since February 2015
Structure
Seats70 councillors
Political groups
Administration (46)
  Conservative (24)
  Liberal Democrats (14)
  Independent (8)
Other parties (24)
  SNP (21)
  Independent (3)
Elections
Single transferable vote
Last election
5 May 2022
Next election
2027
Meeting place
Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB
Website
www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk

The council has devolved power to six area committees: Banff and Buchan; Buchan; Formartine; Garioch; Marr; and Kincardine and Mearns. Each area committee takes decisions on local issues such as planning applications, and the split is meant to reflect the diverse circumstances of each area. (Boundary map)

In the 2014 Scottish independence referendum, 60.36% of voters in Aberdeenshire voted for the Union, while 39.64% opted for independence.

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