Gordon and Buchan parliamentary constituency

Member of Parliament

• Harriet Cross

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

Members of Parliament (MPs) represent your interests and concerns in the House of Commons.

MPs consider and can propose new laws as well as raising issues that matter to you in the House. This includes asking government ministers questions about current issues including those which affect local constituents.

MPs split their time between working in Parliament itself, working in the constituency that elected them and working for their political party.

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The Aberdeenshire Council: West Garioch ward

Local Councillors

There are three local Councillors representing you.

• Moray Charles Grant

  Scottish National Party (SNP)
  

• Sam Payne

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Hazel Smith

  Liberal Democrats
  

Unitary authorities are responsible for services like:

• education
• transport
• planning
• fire and public safety
• social care
• libraries
• waste management
• trading standards
• rubbish collection
• recycling
• Council Tax collections
• housing
• planning applications

Understand how your council works

Scottish Parliament

Member of the Scottish Parliament for Aberdeenshire West

• Alexander Burnett

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

Members of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland

There are seven members of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland representing you.

• Maggie Chapman

  Scottish Green Party
  

• Maurice Golden

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Liam Kerr

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Douglas Lumsden

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

• Michael Marra

  Labour Party
  

• Mercedes Villalba

  Labour Party
  

• Tess White

  Conservative and Unionist Party
  

MSPs take part in examining and passing Bills (proposed laws). They represent you in the Scottish Parliament and your local area and they examine the work of the Scottish Government.

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