2017 Aberdeenshire Council election
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Elections to Aberdeenshire Council were held on 4 May 2017, on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 19 wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 70 councillors being elected, an increase of two members compared to 2012.
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The Conservatives returned the most councillors, the first time it has been the largest party in the region since 1982, when the area was under the Grampian Regional Council, although they fell short of an overall majority. The number of Scottish National Party (SNP) councillors fell by seven but remained the second largest group. The Liberal Democrats picked up two seats while the other parties achieved roughly the same results as the previous election in 2012.
After negotiations, on 18 May 2017, the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Aligned Independents formed an administration, with Conservative councillor Jim Gifford being elected as council leader and Liberal Democrat councillor Bill Howatson being elected Provost.[1]