Marie Boulton Explained

Marie Boulton
Office:Councillor for Lower Deeside on Aberdeen City Council
Term Start:4 May 2007
Predecessor2:Ward created
Office3:Deputy Leader of Aberdeen City Council
Term Start3:3 May 2012
Term End3:5 May 2017
Birth Date:March 1967
Birth Place:Scotland
Nationality:Scottish, British
Party:Independent
Alma Mater:Cults Academy, Aberdeen

Marie Louise Boulton (born March 1967) is a British politician who has served as a councillor in Aberdeen, Scotland since 2007. Elected as Aberdeen City Council’s first independent councillor, Marie Boulton has represented Aberdeen's Lower Deeside Ward since 2007.[1] She served her first term in opposition before becoming Deputy Leader of Aberdeen City Council upon her re-election in 2012, forming a coalition with Labour and the Conservatives. She held this post until 2017.[2] Following the 2017 Local Elections she became Masterplan Spokesperson as part of the Labour, Conservative and Independent Administration and was Convenor of both the Licensing Board and Capital Programme Committee.[3]

Following her re-election in 2022, Boulton returned to the opposition on Aberdeen City Council as the SNP and Liberal Democrats took control of the council. She continues to sit on a range of committees including the planning and licensing committees.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aberdeen City Council . Continuous Improvement . 2023-10-20 . Aberdeen Performs . 2023-10-20 . committees.aberdeencity.gov.uk.
  2. Web site: McKiernan . Jennifer . 2017-05-17 . Aberdeen City Council's former deputy leader backs Thomson for Aberdeen South seat . 2023-10-20 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  3. Web site: Gossip . Alastair . 2021-11-12 . 'My position has become untenable': Marie Boulton QUITS as council masterplan chief after Union Street pedestrianisation row . 2023-10-20 . Press and Journal . en-GB.
  4. https://committees.aberdeencity.gov.uk/documents/s131419/Policy%20agreement%20-%20SNP%20and%20Liberal%20Democrats.pdf