Ross Thomson who was the Conservative candidate in the Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone by-election says:
“I want to send a huge and heartfelt thank you to those who supported and voted for me on May 19th. I am very pleased with the Conservative result. We managed to increase our share of the vote in a ward where we do not have an existing councillor and where the turnout for the by-election was low. I am proud that in those circumstances we bucked the trend and the expected by winning over more people and increasing our vote.”
“The Lib Dems, however, have had the message sent to them in the Scottish Parliament election repeated to them even louder. The Lib Dems were defending this council seat and they even have a second councillor in the ward yet their share of the vote fell drastically by a whopping 14.98%, a very real and very clear vote of no confidence in the Lib Dems.”
“I congratulate Neil MacGregor in his election as councillor for Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone. To achieve over 50% of the vote on the first round is a great achievement. The campaign was very friendly and I wish Neil all the best in his new role. The message from the campaign could not be clearer. The council has to make infrastructure improvements its number one priority to get Aberdeen moving again. The council must get going with sorting out the Haudagain roundabout and building the Aberdeen by-pass. Local people are fed up and tired with the lack of progress that has been made. The council’s track record is quite simply not good enough and I hope Neil will take these concerns to the council chamber and put his efforts into getting Aberdeen moving again.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed the campaign and I thank local people for their warm welcome on the doorsteps. This result is a tremendous step forward for the Conservastives gaining a councillor in Dyce, Bucksburn and Danestone next year … watch this space.”
