Aberdeenshire, Inverurie & District Council by election result 3rd November 2016

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Aberdeenshire, Inverurie & District - Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat sitting as Independent
- based on First Preferences

Party	2016 votes	2016 share	since 2012	since 2007
Conservative	1,302	38.7%	+21.4%	+23.9%
SNP	1,164	34.6%	-2.5%	+5.2%
Liberal Democrat	755	22.5%	+5.1%	-19.9%
Labour	139	4.1%	-9.1%	-6.9%
Independent 1 Independent 2			-6.0% -5.6%
Green			-3.2%
Independent 3				-2.4%
Total votes	3,360		96%	65%

Swing SNP to Conservative ~12% since 2012 and, less meaningful, ~9% since 2007

Council now 26 SNP, 17 Conservative, 12 Independent, 10 Liberal Democrat, 2 Labour, 1 Green

Inverurie & District - Aberdeenshire - Martin Kitts-Hayes (Progressive Independent, elected as Liberal Democrat) resigned. The Council co-leader (and Chair of the Policy and Ressources committee, he left LDs to make a deal with SNP), he was send to attend the North Sea Commission meeting at Legoland in Denmark, but, not satisfied with the cabins they were provided with, left early and asked his assistant to tell no one. This caused a scandal, leading to his resignation. He was a councillor since 2003 (for Chapel and Gadie before 2007).

2012: SNP 688/ 612, Con 608, LD 606, Lab 463, Ind 211/196, Grn 113 (elected: SNP, LD, SNP, Con on 5th count; last count: LD 730, SNP 685, Con 684, Lab 562 for 3 seats).
2007: LD 1316/865, SNP 1515, Con 762, Lab 567, Ind 123 (elected: SNP, LD, LD, Con on 5th count; last count: Con 927, Lab 737)

Alison Auld (Scottish Liberal Democrats)
Neil Baillie (Scottish National Party (SNP))
Colin Clark (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)
Sarah Flavell (Scottish Labour Party)