2012 Midlothian Council election

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2012 Midlothian Council election
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All 18 seats to Midlothian Council
10 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderDerek MilliganBob ConstableIan Baxter
Party Labour SNP Scottish Green
Leader's seatBonnyriggMidlothian EastBonnyrigg
Last election9 seats, 50%6 seats, 33.3%0 seats, 0%
Seats before1060
Seats won881
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Increase2.svg2Increase2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderPeter de VinkLes Thacker
Party Independent Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatMidlothian EastMidlothian West defeated
Last election0 seats, 0%3 seats, 16.7%
Seats before02
Seats won10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg3
Midlothian Council election 2012.svg
Results by ward.
Council Leader before election

Derek Milligan
Labour

Council Leader after election

Bob Constable
SNP

The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian Council. The election used the six 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 18 Councillors being elected. [1]

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The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the council though they lost compared to the 2007 election. The Scottish National Party significantly increased their representation with 2 net gains and a significant rise in vote share to have the same seat numbers as the Labour Party. The Scottish Green Party gained a seat on the council for the first time and so too did Independent, former Conservative member, Peter de Vink. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out from this authority as well, losing all 3 of their seats (2 in the election, 1 by the defection of a member after 2007).

Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration with the support of the Green Party and the Independent. This is the first time that Labour had not had a role in the running of Midlothian in 84 years.

Election result

Midlothian Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 801-144.4439.499,967+2.69
  SNP 820+244.4439.479,936+5.97
  Scottish Green 110+15.564.491,134+2.59
  Independent 110+15.563.75946+1.75
  Conservative 00000.008.512,147-1.59
  Liberal Democrats 003-30.003.73941-8.87
  TUSC 00000.000.67168New

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

Penicuik

Penicuik – 3 seats
PartyCandidateFPv%Count
123456
SNP Derek George Rosie29.91,427     
Labour Adam Montgomery (incumbent)28.61,363     
SNP Joe Wallace14.8706915.6 950.6 1,009.1 1,057.9 1,343.9
Liberal Democrats Sheila Thacker11.8562571.5 601.6 721.8 993.1  
Conservative Sandy Forrest9.9474476.5 489.8 505.9   
Scottish Green Gary Christopher Bell5.0237242.6 269.5    
Electorate: 10,693  Valid: 4,769  Spoilt: 76  Quota: 1,193  Turnout: 4,845 (44.6%)  

    Bonnyrigg

    Bonnyrigg – 3 seats
    PartyCandidateFPv%Count
    1234567
    Labour Derek Milligan (incumbent)30.671,574      
    SNP Bob Constable (incumbent)24.491,2571,272.1 1,566.5    
    Scottish Green Ian Baxter13.07671681.3 704.2 787.1 930.4 1,079.9 1,407.4
    Labour Louie Lorraine Milliken10.23525749.4 768.5 809.4 864.9 1,020.4  
    Independent Jack Aitchison (incumbent)7.44382396.9 406.5 430.3 474.1   
    Conservative Emma Cummings7.11365368.5 373.5 386.8    
    SNP Thomas Munro6.98358366.5      
    Electorate: 12,007  Valid: 5,132  Spoilt: 99  Quota: 1,284  Turnout: 5,205 (42.74%)  

      Dalkeith

      Dalkeith – 3 seats
      PartyCandidateFPv%Count
      12345
      Labour Alex Bennett31.61,021    
      SNP Jim Bryant24.9803816.9   
      Labour Margot Russell (incumbent)18.7604760.2 760.6 774.9 810.6
      SNP Colin Cassidy12.7410417.7 425.6 447.6 469.1
      Conservative Robin Traquair5.7184187.3 187.4 194.8 235.2
      Liberal Democrats George Boyd4.1133138.8 138.9 152.4  
      TUSC Willie Duncan2.37580.8 80.9   
      Electorate: 8,678  Valid: 3,230  Spoilt: 81  Quota: 808  Turnout: 3,311 (37.22%)  

        Midlothian West

        Midlothian West – 3 seats
        PartyCandidateFPv%Count
        1234567
        SNP Andrew Coventry21.5930935 943 987 1,017 1,071 1,106
        SNP Owen Thompson (incumbent)††18.20789793 805 832 861 900 960
        Labour Russell Imrie (incumbent)17.9776778 784 823 872 966 1,595
        Labour Alex Jones17.58762764 773 794 821 856  
        Conservative Andrew Hardie10.7462480 497 567    
        Liberal Democrats Les Thacker (incumbent)5.67246247 263 309    
        Scottish Green Helen Blackburn5.2226234 258     
        Independent George McCleery2.38103115      
        TUSC Lynn Leitch0.9541      
        Electorate: 10,714  Valid: 4,335  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,084  Turnout: 4,389 (40.46%)  

          Midlothian East

          Midlothian East – 3 seats
          PartyCandidateFPv%Count
          1234567
          SNP Lisa Beattie (incumbent)33.11,372      
          Labour Peter Boyes (incumbent) †24.21,0031,015.5 1,020.5 1,036.7 1,048.6  
          Labour Katie Moffat (incumbent)11.5475486.9 493.2 525.7    
          Independent Peter de Vink11.1461484.9 503.4 686.3 737.8 800.9 1014.3
          SNP Paul Bertram9.8405656.9 665.9 689.4 721.1 781.7  
          Conservative Richard Thomson9.1379388.3 388.3     
          TUSC Bob Goupillot1.35254.2      
          Electorate: 10,409  Valid: 4,147  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 1,037  Turnout: 4,225 (39.84%)  

            Midlothian South

            Midlothian South – 3 seats
            PartyCandidateFPv%Count
            12345
            Labour Jim Muirhead (incumbent)36.01,305    
            SNP Cath Johnstone21.7786807.9 845.1 855.7 1538.5
            SNP Dougie Crawford19.1693706.1 729.7 732.3  
            Labour Bryan Pottinger15.4559870.9 947.9  
            Conservative Peter Smaill7.8283293.9    
            Electorate: 9,288  Valid: 3,626  Spoilt: 68  Quota: 907  Turnout: 3,694 (39.04%)  

              Post-Election Changes

              By-elections

              Midlothian East By-election (27 November 2014) [2] – 1 Seat
              PartyCandidateFPv%Count
              12345
              Labour Kenny Young32.9%1,2941,310 1,343 1,443 1,682
              SNP Colin Cassidy32.1%1,2601,270 1,357 1,384 1,613
              Independent Robert Hogg19.8%780789 831 914  
              Conservative Andrew Hardie8.4%331342 359   
              Scottish Green Bill Kerr-Smith5.0%197210    
              Liberal Democrats Euan Davidson1.7%68    
              Electorate: 11,637  Valid: 3,930  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,966  Turnout: 3,970 (34.1%)  
                Midlothian West By-election (10 September 2015) [3] – 1 Seat
                PartyCandidateFPv%Count
                123
                SNP Kelly Parry43.2%1,5401,558 1,701
                Labour Ian Miller26.5%945977 1,082
                Conservative Pauline Winchester14.7%524570 618
                Scottish Green Daya Feldwick10.4%372420  
                Liberal Democrats Jane Davidson4.5%162  
                Independent David Tedford0.7%25  
                Electorate: 11,582  Valid: 3,568  Spoilt: 49  Quota: 1,785  Turnout: 3,617 (31.2%)  

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                  References

                  1. ↑ "Midlothian Council Local Government Election Results 2012 | Midlothian Council". midlothian.gov.uk. 4 May 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012.
                  2. ↑ "Election details | Midlothian East by-election | Midlothian Council". midlothian.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014.
                  3. ↑ Midlothian Council. "News Centre | Midlothian Council". Midlothian.gov.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
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