Angus Council election, 2012

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Angus Council election, 2012

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All 29 seats to Angus Council
15 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderIain GaulNo appointed group leader
Party SNP Independent Conservative
Leader's seatKirriemuir and Dean
Last election13 seats, 44.8%6 seats, 20.7%5 seats, 17.2%
Seats before1365
Seats won1584
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2Increase2.svg2Decrease2.svg1
 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderMargaret ThomsonDavid May
Party Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatMonifieth and SidlawMontrose and District
Last election2 seats, 6.9%3 seat, 10.3%
Seats before23
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1Decrease2.svg2

Angus Council election 2012.svg

The multi-member wards
Council Leader before election

Bob Myles
Independent

Council Leader after election

Iain Gaul
SNP

Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors being elected.

Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities designated as councils which consist of councillors elected every five years by registered voters in each of the council areas.

Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004

The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament which provided, inter alia, for the election of councillors to the local authorities in Scotland by the single transferable vote system.

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The 2007 Election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the Council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the Council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP. Two independent councillors (one elected in 2007, the other elected at a by-election in 2011) remained outside the Angus Alliance.

The Scottish National Party is a Scottish nationalist and social-democratic political party in Scotland. The SNP supports and campaigns for Scottish independence. It is the second-largest political party by membership in the United Kingdom, behind the Labour Party and ahead of the Conservative Party, it is the third-largest by overall representation in the House of Commons, behind the Conservative Party and the Labour Party, and it is the largest political party in Scotland, where it has the most seats in the Scottish Parliament and 35 out of the 59 Scottish seats in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The current Scottish National Party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has served as First Minister of Scotland since November 2014.

The 2012 election saw the SNP gain 2 additional seats and regain their overall majority on the Council. Independents also increased their overall numbers and became the second largest grouping while all other parties; the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost seats. The Conservative and Unionist Party are the second largest political party represented on the council.

The Scottish Labour Party is the devolved Scottish section of the UK Labour Party.

The Scottish Liberal Democrats is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Scotland.

Following the election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the Council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean)was appointed Leader of the Council at the subsequent statutory meeting, Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost.

Election result

Angus Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1531+251.7244.3814,689+6.08
  Independent 831+227.5924.248,023+3.34
  Conservative 401-113.7917.715,863-1.39
  Labour 101-13.457.342,429-4.46
  Liberal Democrats 102-23.455.771,911-3.93

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

Kirriemuir and Dean

Kirriemuir and Dean - 3 seats
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
Conservative Ronnie Proctor39.991,375   
SNP Iain Gaul (incumbent)37.841,301   
Liberal Democrats Alison Andrews (incumbent)12.48429691.9717.7 
SNP Jeanette Gaul9.69333389.9783.51,034.9
Electorate: 8,264  Valid: 3,438  Spoilt: 78  Quota: 860  Turnout: 3,516 (41.6%)

    Brechin and Edzell

    Brechin and Edzell - 3 seats
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
    SNP Mairi Evans (incumbent)35.361,145    
    Independent Bob Myles (incumbent)19.49631641.8666.9878.2 
    Conservative Jane Ferguson15.01486495.7533.4617.7645.6
    SNP Jim Houston14.18459736.6752.9799.1812.1
    Independent Douglas Murray12.04390400.8429.4  
    Liberal Democrats Janet Cowan3.92127133.1   
    Electorate: 8,386  Valid: 3,238  Spoilt: 62  Quota: 810  Turnout: 3,300 (38.61%)

      Forfar and District

      Forfar and District - 4 seats
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
      SNP Lynne Devine21.8%986    
      SNP Glennis Middleton (incumbent)20.52%928    
      Independent Ian McLaren18.59%841855.5859.5890.2972
      Independent Colin Brown (incumbent)17.4%787798.3802.4820.91,050.4
      Conservative John Rymer (incumbent)10.78%487490.2491.1526.6546.1
      Independent Charlie Brown7.89%357367369.3383.9 
      Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson3.03%137141.4142.6  
      Electorate: 11,218  Valid: 4,523  Spoilt: 53  Quota: 905  Turnout: 4,578 (40.32%)

        Monifieth and Sidlaw

        Monifieth and Sidlaw - 4 seats
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
        Conservative Craig Fotheringham21.5%1,170    
        SNP Sheila Hands21.32%1,160    
        SNP Rob Murray (incumbent)20.69%1,126    
        Labour Margaret Thomson (incumbent)17.64%960970.4973.7975.61,098.1
        SNP Sandy Ritchie14.5%789796.9855.5887.7933.9
        Liberal Democrats Liz Petrie4.32%235266.6269.8270.6 
        Electorate: 12,692  Valid: 5,441  Spoilt: 40  Quota: 1,089  Turnout: 5,481 (42.87%)

          Carnoustie and District

          Carnoustie and District - 3 seats
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
          Independent Brian Boyd (incumbent)39.5%1,750     
          SNP Helen Oswald (incumbent)†††23.23%1,0291,135.4    
          SNP Fiona Gibb13.14%582613.2632.8636.9654.4712.5
          Independent Bill Bowles10.9%483841.4844.7856.2970.41,084
          Labour Hamid Rasheed6.19%274297.1298.8311.2337.9 
          Conservative Adam Cormie6.12%271299.5299.7306.2  
          Liberal Democrats Lorraine Barthorpe1%41.449.849.8   
          Electorate: 9,955  Valid: 4,430  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 1,108  Turnout: 4,484 (44.5%)

            Arbroath West and Letham

            Arbroath West and Letham - 4 seats
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
            SNP Alex King (incumbent)23.57%1,033      
            Conservative David Lumgair (incumbent)21.91%960      
            Independent David Fairweather (incumbent)17.05%747751.8768.2829.5883.8  
            SNP Ewan Smith †14.90%653785.7791.3812.9851.8852.7894.4
            Labour Alec Mollison9.65%423426.8431.1446.5487.1487.9537.4
            Independent Peter Nield (incumbent)4.36%191194.2201.4238.6268.9271.9 
            Liberal Democrats Kevin Barthorpe4.36%191193.7205.7223.5   
            Independent Ian Watson4.2%184185.2192.9    
            Electorate: 11,230  Valid: 4,382  Spoilt: 59  Quota: 877  Turnout: 4,441 (39.02%)

              Arbroath East and Lunan

              Arbroath East and Lunan - 4 seats
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
              Independent Bob Spink (incumbent)††25.76%955     
              SNP Sheena Welsh (incumbent)23.15%858     
              SNP Donald Morrison (incumbent)20.66%766     
              Conservative Martyn Geddes14.76%547600.3609.4610.8641.9784.2
              Labour Alastair Stuart12.73%472509529.6533.8577.3 
              Liberal Democrats Ginny Graham2.9%109142.8153.7155.4  
              Electorate: 11,032  Valid: 3,707  Spoilt: 70  Quota: 742  Turnout: 3,777 (33.6%)

                Montrose and District

                Montrose and District - 4 seats
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                Independent Mark Salmond (incumbent)22.61%891     
                SNP Bill Duff20.69%815     
                SNP Paul Michael Valentine (incumbent)18.43%726743.1764.1821.1  
                Liberal Democrats David May (incumbent)16.29%642678.2680.9757.7765.11,119.2
                Conservative Andrew Boyd14.37%566588.9589.6617621.2 
                Labour Ina Paton7.61%300308.4309.1   
                Electorate: 11,434  Valid: 3,940  Spoilt: 54  Quota: 789  Turnout: 3,994 (34.46%)

                  Changes since 2012 election

                  By-elections Since 2012

                  Arbroath East and Lunan By-election (28 November 2016)- [1] 1 Seat
                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
                  SNP Brenda Durno35.09199259561,0101,1721,357
                  Conservative Derek Wann27.0709723741799928 
                  Independent Lois Speed17.2452457482619  
                  Independent Kevin Smith11.8309315352   
                  Labour John Ruddy6.7177191    
                  Liberal Democrats Richard Moore2.360     
                  Electorate: 12,409  Valid: 2,626  Spoilt: 42  Quota: Turnout: 21.5%
                    Carnoustie and District By-election (5 December 2016)- [2] 1 Seat
                    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
                    Independent David Cheape43.5%1,4011,4201,4771,737
                    SNP Mark McDonald32.1%1,0331,0431,0781,117
                    Conservative Derek Shaw17.7%568586606 
                    Labour Ray Strachan4.4%141151  
                    Liberal Democrats Beth Morrison2.3%75   
                    Electorate: 10,752  Valid: 3,218  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,610  Turnout: 30.2%

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                      References

                      1. ↑ http://www.angus.gov.uk/downloads/file/2650/notice_of_election_agents
                      2. ↑ http://www.angus.gov.uk/news/article/512/candidates_confirmed_for_carnoustie_and_district_by-election

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