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There was a by-election for the Huntly East ward of Aberdeenshire Council on the 9 th of June 2005 following the death of Cllr Alexander Buchan on 27 th March 2005.
Drumry is in the Gordon Westminster parliamentary seat (held by Lib Dem Malcolm Bruce MP) and in the Gordon Scottish parliamentary seat (held by Lib Dem Nora Radcliffe MSP).
| 9 th June 2005 By-election Turnout 43.0 % (- 3.0 %) | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moira Ingleby |  |
Conservative | 419 | 34.3 % | - 0.9 % |
| Dr Eleanor Anderson |  |
Liberal Democrat | 360 | 29.5 % | - 2.2 % |
| Robert Ness |  |
Scottish National Party | 224 | 18.3 % | - 4.5 % |
| Hamish Jolly |  |
Independent | 181 | 14.8 % | (+ 14.8 %) |
| Bryan Begg |  |
Labour | 38 | 3.1 % | - 7.2 % |
| Conservative hold | |
Conservative majority | 59 | 4.8 % | + 1.3 % |
| 1 st May 2003 Turnout 46.0% (- 9.3 %) | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Buchan | |
Conservative | 453 | 35.2 % | + 26.7 % |
| Adrian Reeves | |
Liberal Democrat | 408 | 31.7 % | - 7.2 % |
| Robert Ness | |
Scottish National Party | 294 | 22.8 % | + 8.5 % |
| Dick Caroll | |
Labour | 132 | 10.3 % | + 4.6 % |
| Conservative gain from Liberal Democrat | |
Conservative majority | 45 | 3.5 % | |
| 6 th May 1999 Turnout 55.3 % (+ 22.1 %) | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Anderson | |
Liberal Democrat | 605 | 38.9 % | - 9.2 % |
| Gerald Lumsden | |
Independent | 506 | 32.6 % | (+ 32.6 %) |
| Julie-Ann Strong | |
Scottish National Party | 222 | 14.3 % | + 2.7 % |
| Beryl Jiggens | |
Conservative | 132 | 8.5 % | (+ 8.5 %) |
| Rita Barton | |
Labour | 89 | 5.7 % | (+ 5.7 %) |
| Liberal Democrat hold | |
Liberal Democrat majority | 98 | 6.3 % | - 9.5 % |
| 6 th April 1995 Turnout 33.2 % | |||||
| Candidate | Logo | Party | Votes | % | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Anderson | |
Liberal Democrat | 607 | 49.0 % | |
| James Cullen | |
Independent | 411 | 33.1 % | |
| Ian Gifford | |
Scottish National Party | 222 | 11.6 % | |
| Liberal Democrat win | |
Liberal Democrat majority | 196 | 15.8 % | |
The Chairman, Members of the Committee and the Area Manager (Marr) paid tribute to Councillor Alexander Buchan, Local Member for Huntly East, who died on Sunday 27 March, 2005 following a short illness.
The Committee observed a one minute silence as a mark of respect.
The Huntly East seat, which was contested by five candidates on June 9, was held by the Conservatives.
The by Ğelection followed the death in March of Alexander Buchan who had represented Huntly East since the local government elections in 2003.
The Marr area committee councillor took the seat for the Conservatives with a majority of 45 votes.
It was held last night by Moira Ingleby with a majority of 59.
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