Aberdeen City Kincorth / Nigg / Cove ward by-election result
06 November 2020
The result of the Kincorth / Nigg / Cove by-election in the Aberdeen City voting area was as follows:
Aberdeen Kincorth / Nigg / Cove: electorate 13,130; total valid votes cast 3,540; turnout 27%
Votes cast for the Aberdeen City Kincorth / Nigg / Cove area were as follows:
The quota of votes to be elected is 1,754.
The first preference votes received by each of the candidates was as follows:
Candidate’s name
Description (if any)
Number of 1st Preference Votes
Lisette Bellizzi Houston
31
Andy Finlayson
Independent candidate
367
Moira Henderson
Scottish Liberal Democrats
128
Bryce Hope
Scottish Libertarian Party
16
Sochima Iroh
Independent candidate
16
Simon Paul McLean
Independent candidate
92
Miranda Radley
Scottish National Party (SNP)
1,661
Shona Simpson
Scottish Labour Party
429
Daniel Verhamme
Scottish Green Party
58
Christopher Robert Wyles
Scottish Conservative and Unionist
709
After application of the election rules the following has been duly elected as Councillor for Kincorth / Nigg / Cove ward of Aberdeen City Council.
Candidate’s name
Candidate’s other names
Description (if any)
Stage at which candidate was elected
Radley
Miranda
Scottish National Party (SNP)
O8
The number of ballot papers rejected is as follows:
Which does not bear a unique identifying mark in a form that is capable of being read by electronic means.
0
On which the figure "1" standing alone is not placed so as to indicate a first preference for a candidate.
03
On which the figure "1" standing alone indicating a first preference is set opposite the name of more than one candidate.
27
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
Which is unmarked or void for uncertainty.
03
Total
33
The by-election for the vacant seat in the Kincorth / Nigg / Cove ward followed the resignation of Councillor Stephen Flynn in March 2020 after he was elected Member of Parliament for Aberdeen South in the 2019 General Election.
Aberdeen City Council comprises 45 council seats across 13 wards. The Kincorth / Nigg / Cove ward is represented by four elected members, with Councillor Sarah Duncan, Councillor Alex Nicoll and Councillor Philip Sellar continuing to serve.
Photo: Newly elected Aberdeen City Councillor Miranda Radley.