The Mearns is one of the nineteen wards used to elect members of the Aberdeenshire Council.
It elects four Councillors.
It takes its name from the Mearns, an old name for the former Kincardineshire (from the Scottish Gaelic A' Mhaoirne meaning "the Stewartry").
Source:[4][5] Source:[6][7] 2017 Aberdeenshire Council election[8] 2012 Aberdeenshire Council election[9] 2007 Aberdeenshire Council election