For the second consecutive election, the Conservatives were returned as the largest party on the council, however they fell short of an overall majority despite gaining three seats on a reduced vote share.

The Liberal Democrats and the Scottish National Party (SNP) had won every previous election in Aberdeenshire following the local government reforms in the 1990s.

The Liberal Democrats remained the third-largest party as they gained two seats to hold 14 while the number of independents fell by one to 10.

Each ward elected either three or four councillors, using the single transferable vote (STV) electoral system – a form of proportional representation – where candidates are ranked in order of preference.

[6][7][8][9][10][11] Conservative councillors Sebastian Leslie and Robbie Withey were suspended from the party over unpaid council tax and assault allegations, respectively.

The SNP, Conservatives and independent candidate John Cox retained the seats they won at the previous election.

Source:[32][33] The SNP and independent candidate Alan S. Buchan retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

Source:[39][40] The SNP, Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and independent candidate Paul Johnston retained the seats they won at the previous election.

Source:[46][47] The SNP, the Conservatives, the Liberal Democrats and independent candidate Judy Margaret Whyte retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

In 2017, independent candidates Colin Pike and Alastair Bews were elected as Conservative and SNP councillors respectively before resigning from their parties.

Source:[67][68] On 18 May 2022, a coalition deal was announced between the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, and seven aligned independents to form the council administration.

[69] The following day, as part of the deal, Cllr Mark Findlater, Conservative councillor for the Troup ward, was appointed council leader with Cllr Anne Stirling from the Liberal Democrats becoming depute leader and Independent councillor Judy Whyte was elected Provost.

[36] The opposition SNP group suspended Cllr Catherine Victor in February 2024 for sharing an anti-Semitic post on social media.

[59] In September 2024, newly-elected Aberdeenshire North and Moray East MP Seamus Logan stood down as councillor for Fraserburgh and District.

[71] All three by-elections, held on 7 November 2024, were won by the Conservative candidates - Iain Sutherland, Tracey Smith and Peter Chapman.