2012 Dundee City Council election

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2012 Dundee City Council election
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All 29 seats to Dundee City Council
15 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
Leader Ken Guild Kevin KeenanDerek Scott
Party SNP Labour Conservative
Leader's seat The Ferry Strathmartine The Ferry
Last election13 seats, 40.0%10 seats, 29.4%3 seats, 12.5%
Seats before13103
Seats won16101
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Steady2.svgDecrease2.svg 2
Popular vote16,70411,6124,340
Percentage43.4%30.1%11.3%
SwingIncrease2.svg 3.4%Increase2.svg 0.7%Decrease2.svg 1.2%
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderFraser MacphersonIan Borthwick
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seat West End Strathmartine
Last election2 seats, 11.3%1 seat, 3.0%
Seats before22
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Steady2.svg
Popular vote3,4611,709
Percentage9.0%4.4%
SwingDecrease2.svg 2.3%Increase2.svg 1.4%
Dundee City Council 2012 results by ward.png
The 8 multi-member wards
DundeeCityCouncil2012Composition.svg
Council Leader before election

Ken Guild
SNP

Council Leader after election

Ken Guild
SNP

Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, [1] with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.

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After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed in 2009 as a result of a by-election loss, and an SNP minority administration was formed.

The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. Labour retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. A single Independent was also elected. [2]

Results

2012 Dundee City Council election result
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1630Increase2.svg 355.243.416,704Increase2.svg 3.4
  Labour 1000Steady2.svg34.530.111,612Increase2.svg 0.7
  Conservative 102Decrease2.svg 23.511.34,340Decrease2.svg 1.2
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg 13.59.03,461Decrease2.svg 2.3
  Independent 100Steady2.svg3.54.41,709Increase2.svg 1.4
  TUSC 000Steady2.svg0.01.3488New
  Scottish Green 000Steady2.svg0.00.6217Steady2.svg

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

Strathmartine

Strathmartine - 4 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456789
SNP John Alexander23.47%1,245        
Labour Kevin Keenan (incumbent)20.78%1,102        
Independent Ian Borthwick (incumbent)19.78%1,0491,057.4 1,061.7      
SNP Stewart Hunter (incumbent)14.22%754909.9 910.9 911.1 917.6 939.2 942.3 1,016.6 1,221.4
Liberal Democrats Iliyan Stefanov10.89%578583.6 584.8 584.9 596.9 605.9 651 708.9  
Labour John McKiddie6.62%351354.8 385.1 385.2 390.3 406.3 419.3   
Conservative Colin Stewart1.83%9797.3 97.3 97.3 100.4 101.4    
TUSC Jim McFarlane1.51%8081.2 82.3 82.3 90.3     
Independent Grant Simmons0.90%4848.7 48.9 49      
Electorate: 14,285  Valid: 5,304  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,061  Turnout: 5,437 (37.13%)  

    Lochee

    Lochee - 4 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    123456789
    SNP Bob Duncan (incumbent)31.57%1,594        
    Labour Tom Ferguson (incumbent)25.91%1,308        
    SNP Alan Ross (incumbent)14.78%7461,220.4       
    Labour Norma McGovern12.32%622650.9 889.2 914.1 914.6 934.9 965.7 997.2 1,149.8
    Independent Scott Campbell7.41%374394.5 404.5 432.3 434.7 453.5 480.6 577.9  
    Conservative Lewis Anderson4.89%247253.2 254.8 257.4 260.1 274.4 275.9   
    TUSC Rory Malone1.6%8187.6 97.2 109.8 110 113.8    
    Liberal Democrats Eildh Jayne Conacher1.23%6270 73.9 78.4 89.9     
    Liberal Democrats Joe Derry Setch0.3%1516.5 17.6 20.5      
    Electorate: 13,439  Valid: 5,049  Spoilt: 164  Quota: 1,010  Turnout: 5,213 (37.57%)  

      West End

      West End - 4 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      1234567
      Liberal Democrats Fraser MacPherson (incumbent)32.33%1,453      
      SNP Bill Campbell21.43%963      
      Labour Richard McCready (incumbent)20.85%937      
      Conservative Donald Hay (incumbent)10.32%464606.2 608.7 612.5 614.8 666.5  
      SNP Vari McDonald9.15%411518.1 571.6 578.1 590.4 723.7 837.6
      Scottish Green Pauline Hinchion4.83%217335.9 339.2 347.8 374.4   
      TUSC Raymond Mennie1.1%4965 65.5 69.2    
      Electorate: 12,910  Valid: 4,494  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 899  Turnout: 4,571 (34.81%)  

        Coldside

        Coldside - 4 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234
        SNP Jimmy Black (incumbent)††29.76%1,536   
        Labour Mohammed Asif (incumbent)21.06%1,087   
        Labour Helen Wright (incumbent)19.07%9841,000 1,032.7 1,069.9
        SNP Dave Bowes (incumbent)16.16%8341,281.7  
        Conservative James Clancy4.92%254258.6 269.3 270.6
        Liberal Democrats Raymond Alexander Lawrie2.65%137138.9 151.8 153.9
        Independent Andy McBride2.56%132134.9 151.6 152.9
        Independent Stuart Winton2.05%106110.6 120 120.8
        TUSC Wayne Scott1.76%9192.6 100.5 101.1
        Electorate: 14,404  Valid: 5,161  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 1,033  Turnout: 5,321 (35.83%)  

          Maryfield

          Maryfield - 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SNP Ken Lynn (incumbent)34.57%1,187      
          Labour Georgia Cruickshank18.11%622634.7 643.9 644.1 675.6 736.5 1,334.7
          Labour George McIrvine18.32%629640.1 650.1 650.2 673 713.9  
          SNP Craig Melville (incumbent)†16.28%559840.8 859.9    
          Conservative Stephen MacSporran7.25%249253.7 253.7 253.7 296.3   
          Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall3.67%126129.6 136.9 136.9    
          TUSC Derek Milligan1.81%6264.8      
          Electorate: 11,555  Valid: 3,434  Spoilt: 93  Quota: 859  Turnout: 3,527 (29.72%)  

            North East

            North East - 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12
            SNP Gregor Murray33.51%1,143 
            Labour Brian Gordon (incumbent)27.79%948 
            SNP Willie Sawers (incumbent)24.57%8381,096.3
            Labour Stephen Massey8.53%291300.4
            Conservative Robert Lindsay2.87%98101.3
            TUSC Sinead Daly1.2%4142
            Liberal Democrats Jennifer Rankin0.9%3235.6
            Liberal Democrats Iqbal Mohammad0.6%2021.3
            Electorate: 10,781  Valid: 3,411  Spoilt: 92  Quota: 853  Turnout: 3,503 (31.64%)  

              East End

              East End - 3 seats
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              SNP Will Dawson (incumbent)32.32%1,322    
              Labour Lesley Brennan23.57%964972.6 985.5 1,001.8 1,023.5
              SNP Christina Roberts (incumbent)21.20%8671,125.1   
              Labour Martin Keenan12.47%510518.8 528.2 540.7 564.2
              Conservative Wendy Anderson5.77%236239.4 243.4 252.9 278.1
              Liberal Democrats Allan Petrie2.62%107111.7 118.8 131  
              TUSC Linda Rose2.05%8487.6 97.2   
              Electorate: 11,787  Valid: 4,090  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 4,233 (34.7%)  

                The Ferry

                The Ferry - 4 seats
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                12345
                Conservative Derek Scott (incumbent)22.46%1,704    
                SNP Ken Guild (incumbent)19.04%1,4451,456.9 1,606.4  
                SNP Kevin Malcolm Cordell16.61%1,2601,265.1 1,378.9 1,451.8 1674
                Labour Laurie Bidwell (incumbent)16.57%1,2571,267.3 1,465.4 1,469.6 1,768.2
                Conservative Rod Wallace (incumbent)13.06%9911,109.1 1,383.3 1,388.5  
                Liberal Democrats Craig Robertson Duncan12.27%931949.6    
                Electorate: 15,782  Valid: 7,588  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,518  Turnout: 7,684 (48.08%)  

                  Aftermath

                  Maryfield by-election

                  On 16 January 2016 SNP Cllr Craig Melville was suspended from the party and became an independent. He resigned his Council seat on 5 February 2016 and a by-election was held in the Maryfield ward on 31 March 2016 which was won by the SNP's Lynne Short. [3] [4]

                  Maryfield By-election (31 March 2016) - 1 Seat [5]
                  PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                  123
                  SNP Lynne Short49.5%1,3831,389 1,399
                  Labour Alan Cowan22.7%634637 648
                  Conservative James Clancy10.5%294304 317
                  TUSC Stuart Fairweather5.1%142147 161
                  Scottish Green Jacob Ellis4.1%116118 123
                  Liberal Democrats Christopher McIntyre3%8587 92
                  Independent Brian McLeod2.6%7381  
                  UKIP Calum Walker2.5%69  
                  Electorate: 11,669  Valid: 2,796  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,399  Turnout: 2,824 (24.2%)  

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                    References

                    1. ↑ "Elections to the Council - What's New Since Last Time". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007.
                    2. ↑ "Election Results - More Detailed Information - Dundee City Council". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.
                    3. ↑ "SNP councillor Craig Melville in 'anti-Islamic texts' probe". BBC. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
                    4. ↑ "Craig Melville quits as city councillor". The Courier. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
                    5. ↑ "Maryfield By Election Notices | Dundee City Council". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
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