Union Terrace Gardens will be a deciding factor in the upcoming election on May 3rd 2012.

Make sure you cast your vote for those candidates who have pledged to save the gardens!

Below are candidates' views on Union Terrace Gardens 


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Your vote matters

In this election, you vote by numbering candidates in order of preference, giving 1 to your most preferred candidate, 2 to your second preference, 3 to your third and so on.

48% voted to Retain Union Terrace Gardens and we urge you to use your vote in favour of those candidates who also wish to Retain Union Terrace Gardens. So we strongly encourage you to put 1, 2, 3 and more against the candidates highlighted in green below.

If your first preference is elected or eliminated during the count, your second and subsequent preferences will matter.

But we do urge you to vote for candidates who are in favour of Retainin Union Terrace Gardens, using 1, 2, 3.


Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone

 In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Barney Crockett (Scottish Labour Party)

Graeme Lawrence (Scottish Labour Party)

Rhonda Reekie (Scottish Green Party)

Angela Joss (Independent)


Bridge of Don

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Daniel Kenneth Juett (Scottish Green Party)

Gordon A. Leslie (Independent)

Willie Young (Scottish Labour Party)


Kingswells/Sheddocksley

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Jason Butcher (Scottish Labour Party)

Len Ironside (Scottish Labour Party)

Barry James Thomson (Independent)


Northfield

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Scott Carle (Scottish Labour Party)

Gordon Graham (Scottish Labour Party)

Hilton / Stockethill

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Jenny Laing (Scottish Labour Party)

John Laing McCallum (Scottish Green Party)


George Street / Harbour

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Richie Brian (Scottish Green Party)

Jean Morrison (Scottish Labour Party)

Nathan Morrison (Scottish Labour Party)

Andy Rudgley (Independent)

Andy Lovie (Independent)

Lower Deeside

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

M. Tauqeer Malik (Scottish Labour Party)

Marie Boulton (Independent) [although accepts referendum result ]


Hazlehead / Ashley / Queens Cross

In favour of retaining Union Terrace Gardens

Jim Farquharson (Independent)

Martin Greig (Scottish Liberal Democrats)

Peter Alexander Kennedy (Scottish Green Party)

Sandra MacDonald (Scottish Labour Party)

Jennifer Stewart (Scottish Liberal Democrats)


Airyhall / Broomhill / Garthdee

 Dyce/Bucksburn/Danestone

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

None





Bridge of Don

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

Muriel Jaffery (Scottish National Party)

David Francis Webster (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)

John Reynolds (Independent)


Kingswells/Sheddocksley

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

None




Northfield

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

None


Hilton / Stockethill

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

Aric Gilinsky (Scottish Conservative and Unionist)





Tillydrone / Seaton / Old Aberdeen

In favour of the proposed City Garden Project

David Green (Scottish Liberal Democrats)




Midstocket / Rosemount

WHY KEEP UNION TERRACE GARDENS?

Union Terrace Gardens is a wonderful and unique, Victorian city center park that is under threat of destruction to make way for a new city public area that will be a mix between "an Italian piazza and Central Park"...


Aberdeen City Council and an un-elected quango, ACSEF, want to pass ownership of the gardens to a private company and replace them with a large concrete structure. 

ACSEF alone has cost over half a million pounds of public money so far, despite claiming to be funded by both the public and private sector.

The people of Aberdeen voted against the City Square Project 55% to 45%, despite many claims that the voting process was seriously flawed with answers defaulting to yes when voters and clearly commented "no" to the project. Despite this a much larger percentage of citizens voted than in other major consultations (the Edinburgh Trams for example), but Aberdeen City Council have decided to push forward with the destruction of the Gardens regardless.

This website is a place for all those interested in the campaign to get involved and help save this precious park.

The Friends of Union Terrace Gardens are campaigning...

  • To save UTG from destruction and prevent the land being passed to a private company for development.
  • For improvements in UTG such as proper disabled access and toilets.
  • For enhancements to the gardens such as the return of the draughts sets and summer entertainment
  • Investigating the proposed funding mechanisms such as TIF (Tax Incremental Financing) and the likely impact on the city
  • Working with a wide variety of groups and organisations to improve the gardens and increase usage. We have held many events, in all seasons. These have included carol singing in the winter, The Big Picnic (2010, 2011) in the summer and a night time candles and acoustic event.

JOIN UP AS A MEMBER NOW 

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Write to us at;

FOUTG, PO Box 10507, Aberdeen, AB12 9EY
Email: FriendsofUTG@gmail.com