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Aberdeen City Council - 2022 to date

Richard Brooks is Aberdeen City Conservative Group Leader. As an elected member of Aberdeen City Council he has been appointed to the following committees:

Education and Children's Services Committee
Anti-Poverty and Inequality Committee
Finance & Resource Committee
Net Zero, Environment and Transport Committee
Urgent Business Committee

Richard is proactively holding the SNP/LibDem coalition-led Aberdeen City Council Administation accountable. This page is a record of some of the items that Richard has debated and strongly defended, and the changes that he has led in improving the city.

WINTER 2026 - BIZARRE COUNCIL PATTING THEMSELVES ON THE BACK FOR SNOW CLEARANCE & GRITTING

It exemplifies everything that is wrong with the SNP-led administration when they put a positive spin on the recent winter snow chaos Richard calls them out, speaking on behalf of most of Aberdeen when he says they are an embarrassment.

SPRING 2026 BUDGET

Richard putting his money where his mouth is, and shutting the mouth of the SNP-nonsense-producing-machine

AUGUST 2025 - Full Council

Richard, appeal's to the SNP-led administration to sort out the poor communications within the Council for the benefit of the public at large.

FRONT PAGE NEWS

June 2025 - Richard Demands that the SNP stop wasting our money

May 2025 - Standing up Teachers and Pupils in Aberdeen

Holding the SNP to account

JUNE 2025

The SNP/LibDem-led Net Zero committee is not fit for purpose and is bereft of leadership

Standing up for Education

Cllr Richard Brooks fighting for Teachers in Scotland

to receive fair pay from the SNP Government, calling them out as they try to make the public believe it's a Westminster issue.

Cllr Richard Brooks raised an Urgent Notice of Motion when a toddler went missing unnoticed from an Aberdeen Early Learning Centre. This section is Richard pushing the officers to clarify the wording of the finished investigation report

"children hungry, children at risk due to poor recording of medication; staff leaving children confused and upset by their manner toward them, impacting their confidence and self esteem"

Cllr Richard Brooks asks officers on behalf of his constituents in Kincorth, How did Kirkhill ELC rate so poorly in the latest Care Inspector's Report and hadnt council officers seen this this coming?

Standing up for the Northeast

Cllr Richard Brooks fighting for the Oil & Gas Industry in the Northeast, whilst the Labour leader Keir Starmer is even at odds with Aberdeen Labour. Ricahrd calls it as it is.

Cllr Richard Brooks raised a Motion for the Council to recognnise and remember those who lost their lives on the 6th July 1988 on the Piper Alpha Platform.

Cllr Richard Brooks pushing aside politics to address the Aberdeen Libraries situation on behalf of "the people we serve"

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