 | 'To the embarrassment of the Scottish Executive which is fighting off accusations of conniving with the Treasury to deny Scotland its full EU aid, Aberdeenshire Council became the first authority to dispute Scottish Finance Minister Jack McConnell's claim that all EU-projects receive appropriating additional funding.' Murray Ritchie in the Herald, 2 nd March 2000. |  |
| Party | By-elections | May 1999 | % Change | Change from May 1999 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % Votes | Votes | % Votes | Candidates | Councillors elected | ||
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4,640 | 24.38 | 8,214 | 25.82 | - 1.44 | 17 (+ 2) | 5 (+ 4, - 2) |
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4,280 | 22.49 | 10,870 | 34.17 | - 11.68 | 14 (- 1) | 4 (+ 1, - 6) |
 |
3,648 | 19.17 | 5,415 | 17.02 | + 2.15 | 15 (+ 2) | 2 (+ 1) |
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2,923 | 15.36 | 5,530 | 17.38 | - 2.02 | 14 (+ 2) | 3 (+1, - 2) |
| Ind | 2,571 | 13.51 | 1,781 | 5.60 | + 7.91 | 19 (+ 14) | 4 (+ 3, -1) |
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898 | 4.72 | 0 | 0 | + 4.72 | 8 (+ 8) | 0 |
| Scot Ind | 51 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | + 0.27 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
 |
19 | 0.10 | 0 | 0 | + 0.10 | 1 (+ 1) | 0 |
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