Troup (ward)

Troup is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council. It elects three Councillors.

Location of the ward [1]

Councillors
Election Councillors
2007 John Duncan
(Conservative)		 Mitchell Burnett
(SNP)		 Sydney Mair
(Independent)
2008 Bob Watson
(SNP)
2012 Hamish Partridge
(SNP/
Independent)		 Mark Findlater
(Independent/ Conservative)
2014 Ross Cassie
(SNP)
2017
2022 Richard Menard
(Conservative)

Election Results

2022 election
Main article: 2022 Aberdeenshire Council election
Troup − 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
12345
Conservative Mark Findlater (incumbent) 42.5 1,305        
SNP Ross Cassie (incumbent) 37.3 1,144        
Liberal Democrats Ian Bailey 8.5 260 299 378 546  
Conservative Richard Menard 7.7 236 647 675 697 894
Scottish Green Simon Scott 4.1 125 135 300    
Electorate: 7,641   Valid: 3,070   Spoilt: 54   Quota: 768   Turnout: 40.9%  

    Source:[2][3]

    2017 Election

    2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[4]

    Troup - 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456
    Conservative Mark Findlater (incumbent) 44.79% 1,535          
    Independent Hamish Partridge (incumbent) 14.97% 513 721 759 912    
    SNP Ross Cassie (incumbent) 20.63% 707 740 759 795 804 1,165
    SNP Ricky Taylor 11.47% 393 406 420 438 443  
    Liberal Democrats Sandy Leslie 4.17% 143 278 355      
    Labour Ray Stephen 3.97% 136 201        
    Electorate: 7,902   Valid: 3,427   Spoilt: 68   Quota: 857   Turnout: 44.20%  

      2014 By-election
      Troup By-election (27 November 2014) - [5] 1 Seat
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Ross Cassie 46.1% 1,159 1,162 1,183 1,205 1,244 1,352
      Conservative Iain Taylor 22.8% 574 580 588 604 645 718
      Independent Alan Still 15.5% 391 408 415 423 446  
      Liberal Democrats Ann Bell 5.6% 141 141 149 180    
      Labour Alan Duffill 5.6% 140 142 148      
      Scottish Green Darren Duncan 2.7% 68 69        
      Independent Philip Mitchell 1.7% 43          
      Valid: 2,516   Quota: 1,259   Turnout: (32.39%)  

        2012 Election

        2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[6]

        Troup - 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP Hamish Partridge††††††† 25.44 723            
        Conservative John Duncan (incumbent) ††† 20.87 593 593.5 604.5 615.5 645.6 709.6 777.6
        Independent Mark Findlater†††††† 15.52 441 441.1 446.2 479.2 520.2 683.3 796.9
        SNP Bob Watson (incumbent) 14.25 405 414.2 421.2 438.4 467.4 550.6  
        Independent Sydney Mair (incumbent) 12.10 344 344.5 346.5 366.5 393.6    
        Labour Alan Duffill 6.51 185 185.2 195.2 199.2      
        Independent Bill Rebecca 3.34 95 95.5 108.5        
        Liberal Democrats Sandy Leslie 1.97 56 56.1          
        Electorate: 7,609   Valid: 2,842   Spoilt: 37   Quota: 711   Turnout: 2,879 (37.35%)  

          2008 By-election

          There was a Troup by-election held on 1 May 2008 to fill the vacancy which arose with the death of the SNP's Michael Burnett on 4 February 2008. The by-election was won by the SNP's Bob Watson on 1 May 2008

          Troup by-election, 1 May 2008[7]
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1
          SNP Bob Watson 62.83 1,721
          Conservative Lisa Watt 18.80 515
          Liberal Democrats Edward Acton 18.36 503
          SNP hold Swing
          Electorate: 7,589   Valid: 2,739   Spoilt: 16   Quota: 1,371   Turnout: 2,755 (36.3%)  

            2007 Election

            2007 Aberdeenshire Council election

            Troup
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            SNP Mitchell Burnett 47.7 1,798  
            Conservative John Duncan 24.3 914 1,060
            Independent Sydney Mair 20.4 770 975
            Liberal Democrats Ian Findlay 7.6 286 422
            Electorate: -   Valid: 3,768   Spoilt: 53   Quota: 943   Turnout: 50.91%  

              References
              1. "Scottish Boundary Commission | he Boundary Commission for Scotland is responsible for reviews of UK Parliament constituencies in Scotland".
              2. "Local Government Election 2022 results: Ward 2 - Troup". Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 4 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
              3. "Candidate Votes Per Stage Report" (PDF). Aberdeenshire Council. 6 May 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
              4. "Local Government Elections 2017 - Results - Aberdeenshire Council". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
              5. "Scottish Elections :: Troup By-Election 2014 - election result". scottishelections.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
              6. "Aberdeenshire Council - Local Election Results 2007". www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 12 May 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
              7. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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