Notice of Candidate Spending Returns and Declarations
Here is the result of the local government by-election in the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone ward held on Thursday 23 February 2023. This information is published on behalf of the Returning Officer.
Declaration of result
| Electorate | 16,926 |
|---|---|
| Total votes cast | 4,772 |
| Turnout | 28.2% |
I, Fraser Bell, Returning Officer, hereby declare that the result of the election in the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone ward is as follows. There is 1 councillor to be elected.
The quota of votes for a candidate to be elected is 2,363.
The first preference votes received by each of the candidates was as follows:
|
Candidate's Name
|
Description (if any) | Number of 1st Preferences |
|---|---|---|
|
ABEL, Charlie |
Alba Party: Yes to Scottish independence |
178 |
|
BRZEZINSKI, Tomasz |
Scottish National Party (SNP) |
1,455 |
|
FERNANDES, Mevrick |
Scottish Liberal Democrats |
452 |
|
HARDIE, Sylvia |
Scottish Greens – Think Global Act Local |
111 |
|
KANTHASWAMY, Akila |
Scottish Conservative and Unionist |
1,190 |
| LAWRENCE, Graeme | Aberdeen Labour | 1,227 |
|
MCLEAN, Simon |
Independent |
52 |
| STRATTON Amy-Marie | Scottish Family Party: Pro-Family, Pro-Marriage, Pro-Life | 60 |
After application of the election rules I declare that the following have been duly elected as Councillor for the Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone ward of Aberdeen City Council:
|
Candidate's Name
|
Description (if any) | Stage at which candidate was elected |
|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, Graeme | Aberdeen Labour |
8 |
The number of papers rejected and not counted was as follows:
| Reason | Number of papers |
|---|---|
| Ballot paper which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means | 0 |
| Ballot paper on which the figure “1” standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for some candidate | 1 |
| Ballot paper on which the figure “1” standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate | 39 |
| Ballot paper on which anything is written or marked by which the voter can be identified except the printed number and other unique identifying mark on the back | 0 |
| Ballot paper which is unmarked or void for uncertainty | 7 |
| Total number rejected | 47 |