2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

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2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
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All 47 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Council
24 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderRonnie NicholsonIvor Alexander HyslopBrian Collins
Party Labour Conservative SNP
Leader's seat North West Dumfries Lochar Castle Douglas and Glenkens
Last election14 seats, 29.8%18 seats, 38.3%10 seats, 21.3%
Seats before171710
Seats won151410
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 4Steady2.svg
Popular vote14,82813,4469,837
Percentage29.3%26.6%19.5%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.2%Decrease2.svg 5.6%Increase2.svg 0.5%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderJane S. MaitlandRichard John Brodie
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Dee Annandale South
Last election2 seats, 4.3%3 seats, 6.4%
Seats before23
Seats won71
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 5Decrease2.svg 2
Popular vote9,1261,997
Percentage18.1%4.0%
SwingIncrease2.svg 6.9%Decrease2.svg 4.3%
Dumfries and Galloway Council election 2012.svg
The 12 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

Council Leader after election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. [1] The election used the thirteen wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with each ward electing three or four councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 47 councillors being elected.

Contents

The election saw Labour replace the Conservatives as the largest party on the council as they gained 1 seat while the Conservatives lost 4 seats. The Scottish National Party retained their third place on the authority but did not gain any additional seats. Independents proved to be the biggest winners as they returned to the council with 7 seats and 5 net gains which included 2 former members of the Labour party. The Liberal Democrats proved to be the worst performers of the election, being reduced to just a single seat.

Following the election the Conservative Party formed a coalition with the support of the SNP. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which existed from 2007 to 2012.

Results

2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 1521Increase2.svg 131.929.314,828Increase2.svg 1.2
  Conservative 1404Decrease2.svg 429.826.613,446Decrease2.svg 5.6
  SNP 1011Steady2.svg21.319.59,837Increase2.svg 0.5
  Independent 750Increase2.svg 514.918.19,126Increase2.svg 6.9
  Liberal Democrats 102Decrease2.svg 22.14.01,997Decrease2.svg 4.3
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg0.01.8932Increase2.svg 0.8
  UKIP 000Steady2.svg0.00.7372Increase2.svg 0.4

Note: "Votes" are the first preference votes. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Stranraer and North Rhins

Stranraer and North Rhins – 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123
Independent Willie Scobie (incumbent)62.152,057  
Conservative John Dougan (incumbent)15.02497643.9  
SNP Iain Dick (incumbent)13.60450678.8 836.62
Labour Marion McCutcheon9.24306679.4 808.2
Electorate: 7,185  Valid: 3,310  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 828  Turnout: 3,348 (46.07%)  

    Wigtown West

    Wigtown West – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234
    Independent Grahame Forster (incumbent)45.11,330   
    SNP Jim McClung25.13741   
    Conservative Roberta Tuckfield (incumbent)††16.11475643.3 643.7 859.3
    Labour John McCutcheon13.67403585.5 586.7  
    Electorate: 6,753  Valid: 2,949  Spoilt: 26  Quota: 738  Turnout: 2,975 (43.67%)  

      Mid Galloway

      Mid Galloway – 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      123456
      SNP Alistair Geddes (incumbent)29.661,027     
      Independent Jim McColm28.68993     
      Conservative Graham Nicol (incumbent)18.6644665.6 699.2 776.2 819.6 948.2
      Labour Heather Meldrum13.6471495.5 523.4 530.7 612.5  
      SNP Doug Snell *6.56227301.9 318.7 324.2   
      Conservative Sheila Stewart2.89100106.9 120.2    
      Electorate: 7,539  Valid: 3,462  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 866  Turnout: 3,511 (45.92%)  

        Dee

        Dee – 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        12345678
        Independent Colin Wyper36.511,473       
        Independent Jane Maitland (incumbent)18.39742815.4 849.4 889.9 956.9 1,055.2  
        Conservative Patsy Gilroy (incumbent)18.05728780.9 795.4 801.3 831.9 849.4 868.4 1,021.2
        SNP Thomas Jacques (incumbent)11.48463525.4 536.2 567.4 600.3 693.6 701.6  
        Labour Marsali Caig7.06285355.6 369.2 386.4 422.2    
        Independent Franca Bruno3.5141181.9 196.7 220.3     
        Scottish Green James Smyth2.85115127.9 140.5      
        Liberal Democrats John Womersley2.1687116.3       
        Electorate: 7,373  Valid: 4,034  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1,009  Turnout: 4,072 (54.71%)  

          Castle Douglas and Glenkens

          Castle Douglas and Glenkens – 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          12345
          Conservative Finlay Carson 27.08904    
          Independent George Nicol Prentice (incumbent)23.88797813 826.5  
          SNP Brian Collins (incumbent)23.88797800 811.2 811.5 899.6
          Labour Daniel Scheffer10.04335350.6 376.8 376.9 430.9
          Scottish Green Paul Taylorson6.05202203.2 229.4 229.6  
          Conservative Gary Wardell5.90197235 249.9 250.2 265
          Liberal Democrats Andrew Metcalf3.18106109    
          Electorate: 8,014  Valid: 3,338  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 835  Turnout: 3,372 (41.65%)  

            Abbey

            Abbey – 4 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            Labour Tom McAughtrie (incumbent)22.95903 
            Conservative Ian Blake (incumbent)21.75856 
            SNP Rob Davidson (incumbent)20.69814 
            Labour Davie Stitt (incumbent)19.9783870.2
            Conservative Charles Milroy10.29405411.1
            UKIP Bill Wright4.42174178.6
            Electorate: 9,019  Valid: 3,935  Spoilt: 65  Quota: 788  Turnout: 4,000 (43.63%)  

              North West Dumfries

              North West Dumfries – 4 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Labour Ronnie Nicholson (incumbent)23.25932    
              Conservative John Graham Bell (incumbent)††22.43899    
              Labour David John McKie (incumbent)21.38857    
              SNP Andy Ferguson18.44739746.1 768.5 773.2 982.1
              Labour Paula Stevenson14.50581690.1 702.2 746.7  
              Electorate: 9,906  Valid: 4,008  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 802  Turnout: 4,074 (40.46%)  

                Mid and Upper Nithsdale

                Mid and Upper Nithsdale – 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12
                Labour Jim Dempster (incumbent)27.451,194 
                Conservative Gill Dykes (incumbent)26.531,154 
                SNP Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent)20.51892 
                Labour John Syme (incumbent)19.088301,098.6
                UKIP Douglas Watters4.55198209.1
                Conservative Elly Hurren1.868188.3
                Electorate: 9,239  Valid: 4,349  Spoilt: 67  Quota: 870  Turnout: 4,416 (47.07%)  

                  Lochar

                  Lochar – 4 seats
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  12345
                  SNP Yen Hongmei Jin††††28.461,190    
                  Labour Jeff Leaver (incumbent)27.731,159    
                  Conservative Ivor Alexander Hyslop (incumbent)15.86663703 710.5 723.7 1,266.4
                  Conservative John Anthony Charteris (incumbent)15.05629675.9 685.6 700.3  
                  Labour Ted Thompson12.89539660 941.7  
                  Electorate: 9,295  Valid: 4,180  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 837  Turnout: 4,242 (44.97%)  

                    Nith

                    Nith – 4 seats
                    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                    1234567
                    Labour John Allan Martin (incumbent)25.931,079      
                    Labour Colin Smyth (incumbent)19.207991,010.3     
                    SNP Alastair Witts (incumbent)18.84784789.7 822 830.2 850.9  
                    Conservative Jack Groom (incumbent)††15.67652657.5 669.5 675.9 687.8 689.9 900.9
                    Conservative David Slater8.56356361 366.5 369.5 382.5 383.6  
                    Independent Andrew Crosbie8.36348352.8 376.2 391.6 430.4 435.1 514.1
                    Independent Nello Paoletti2.199193.1 103.1 108.4    
                    Independent Lee Vann-Wakelin1.255253.6 59.81     
                    Electorate: 9,844  Valid: 4,161  Spoilt: 66  Quota: 833  Turnout: 4,227 (42.27%)  

                      Annandale South

                      Annandale South – 4 seats
                      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                      123456
                      Liberal Democrats Richard John Brodie (incumbent)21.09959     
                      Labour Sean William Marshall (incumbent)19.55889901.3 903.3 905.7 1,005.7 
                      Conservative Ian Brian Carruthers (incumbent)††19.38881889.6 933   
                      Labour Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent)16.74761764.6 766.7 767.4 842.6 916.3
                      SNP Andrew Wilson12.49568573.9 577 578.9 664.9 670.9
                      Independent Marion F.B. Stewart9.15416424.7 432.9 438.6   
                      Conservative Brian Pope1.617373.9     
                      Electorate: 10,864  Valid: 4,547  Spoilt: 55  Quota: 910  Turnout: 4,602 (41.85%)  

                        Annandale North

                        Annandale North – 4 seats
                        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                        1234567
                        Labour Ted Brown (incumbent)†19.59845923     
                        SNP Stephen Thompson16.78724768 782.5 796.9 799.1 800.4 1,067.9
                        Conservative Peter Diggle††15.11652690 693.1 875.4   
                        Scottish Green Alis Ballance14.26615673 687.3 755.7 759.4 761.4  
                        Conservative Gail MacGregor (incumbent)13.07564641 645.5 885.3   
                        Conservative Roger Brian Grant (incumbent)12.31531566 568.7     
                        Liberal Democrats Hugh Young8.88383      
                        Electorate: 10,175  Valid: 4,314  Spoilt: 34  Quota: 863  Turnout: 4,348 (42.4%)  

                          Annandale East and Eskdale

                          Annandale East and Eskdale – 4 seats
                          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                          12345678
                          Labour Archie Dryburgh (incumbent)22.20877       
                          Conservative Denis Raymond Male (incumbent)15.29604609.8 609.8 618.9 732.3 778.3 778.9 963.2
                          Independent Craig Peacock14.98592607.3 621.9 654.9 716.8 797.1  
                          Conservative Karen Carruthers††13.92550554.8 554.8 560.8 661.2 690.9 691.6 808.4
                          Liberal Democrats Jock Dinwoodie11.69462473.8 479.5 483.7 513.4 587.8 588.9  
                          SNP Brian Richardson10.66421430.2 434.4 436.8 447    
                          Conservative Stuart Thompson8.88351353.3 356.6 363.9     
                          Independent Allan Graham (incumbent)1.244952.2 68.8      
                          Independent Sidney John Elder1.144550.2       
                          Electorate: 9,663  Valid: 3,951  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 791  Turnout: 4,348 (40.89%)  

                            Aftermath

                            On 20 September 2013 6 members of the Conservative Party quit their group and became Independents. [2]

                            In August 2015 Lochar SNP Cllr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing racial prejudice towards her and having lost out at a candidate selection for the Scottish Parliament election, 2016. [3] [4]

                            By-elections

                            Annandale North by-election (2012)

                            Annandale North Labour Cllr Ted Brown died on 4 September 2012. [5] A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 which was won by Graeme Tait of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

                            Annandale North By-election (15 November 2012) – 1 Seat [6]
                            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                            1234
                            Conservative Graeme Tait†††46.01,8191,857 1,922 1,980
                            Labour Peter Glanton25.31,0021,008 1,053 1,149
                            Scottish Green Alis Ballance11.7464475 508 617
                            SNP Frank MacGregor9.4371375 399  
                            Liberal Democrats Hugh Young5.3208211   
                            UKIP Bill Wright2.389   
                            Conservative gain from Labour Swing
                            Valid: 3,953  Spoilt: 27  Quota: 1,990  Turnout: 3,980  

                              Annandale North by-election (2016)

                              Annandale North Conservative Cllr Graeme Tait announced on 20 March 2014 that he had defected to the Labour Party stating that he felt its "policies and values" better reflect his own and resigned his Council seat on 22 September 2016. [7] A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 and was won by the Conservative Party's Douglas Fairbairn.

                              Annandale North By-election (17 November 2016) – 1 Seat [8]
                              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                              1
                              Conservative Douglas Fairbairn57.42041
                              SNP Sylvia Moffat21.1749
                              Labour Adam Wilson17.2611
                              Scottish Green Chris Ballance 4.3152
                              Conservative hold Swing
                              Valid: 3553  Spoilt: 35  Quota: 

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