Dundee City Council election, 2012

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Dundee City Council election, 2012

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  2007 3 May 2012 (2012-05-03) 2017  

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 seatThe FerryStrathmartineThe Ferry
Last election13 seats, 44.8%10 seats, 34.5%3 seat, 10.3%
Seats before13103
Seats won16101
Seats after10
Seat changeIncrease2.svg3-Decrease2.svg2

 Fourth partyFifth party
 
LeaderFraser MacphersonIan Borthwick
Party Liberal Democrats Independent
Leader's seatWest EndStrathmartine
Last election2 seats, 6.9%1 seat, 3.5%
Seats before22
Seats won11
Seat changeDecrease2.svg1-

Dundee City Council election 2012.svg

The 8 multi-member wards

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 a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors 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 act of the Scottish Parliament making local elections be run under the single transferable vote

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

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After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed and a SNP minority administration was formed.

The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. The Scottish Labour Party retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. There also remains a single Independent.

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 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.

Election results

Dundee Local Election Result 2012
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  SNP 1630Increase2.svg355.1743.3516,704Increase2.svg3.35
  Labour 10--Steady2.svg34.4830.1411,612Increase2.svg0.74
  Conservative 102Decrease2.svg23.4511.264,340Decrease2.svg1.24
  Liberal Democrats 101Decrease2.svg13.458.983,461Decrease2.svg2.32
  Independent 1--Steady2.svg3.454.441,709Increase2.svg1.4
  TUSC 0--Steady2.svg-1.27488Increase2.svg1.27
  Scottish Green 0--Steady2.svg-0.56217Decrease2.svg0.04

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
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
SNP John Alexander23.47%1,245        
Labour Kevin Keenan (incumbent)20.78%1,102        
Independent Ian Borthwick (incumbent)19.78%1,0491,057.41,061.7      
SNP Stewart Hunter (incumbent)14.22%754909.9910.9911.1917.6939.2942.31,016.61,221.4
Liberal Democrats Iliyan Stefanov10.89%578583.6584.8584.9596.9605.9651708.9 
Labour John McKiddie6.62%351354.8385.1385.2390.3406.3419.3  
Conservative Colin Stewart1.83%9797.397.397.3100.4101.4   
TUSC Jim McFarlane1.51%8081.282.382.390.3    
Independent Grant Simmons0.90%4848.748.949     
Electorate: 14,285  Valid: 5,304  Spoilt: 133  Quota: 1,061  Turnout: 5,437 (37.13%)

    Lochee

    Lochee - 4 seats
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7Count 8Count 9
    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%622650.9889.2914.1914.6934.9965.7997.21,149.8
    Independent Scott Campbell7.41%374394.5404.5432.3434.7453.5480.6577.9 
    Conservative Lewis Anderson4.89%247253.2254.8257.4260.1274.4275.9  
    TUSC Rory Malone1.6%8187.697.2109.8110113.8   
    Liberal Democrats Eildh Jayne Conacher1.23%627073.978.489.9    
    Liberal Democrats Joe Derry Setch0.3%1516.517.620.5     
    Electorate: 13,439  Valid: 5,049  Spoilt: 164  Quota: 1,010  Turnout: 5,213 (37.57%)

      West End

      West End - 4 seats
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
      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%464606.2608.7612.5614.8666.5 
      SNP Vari McDonald9.15%411518.1571.6578.1590.4723.7837.6
      Scottish Green Pauline Hinchion4.83%217335.9339.2347.8374.4  
      TUSC Raymond Mennie1.1%496565.569.2   
      Electorate: 12,910  Valid: 4,494  Spoilt: 77  Quota: 899  Turnout: 4,571 (34.81%)

        Coldside

        Coldside - 4 seats
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4
        SNP Jimmy Black (incumbent)††29.76%1,536   
        Labour Mohammed Asif (incumbent)21.06%1,087   
        Labour Helen Wright (incumbent)19.07%9841,0001,032.71,069.9
        SNP Dave Bowes (incumbent)16.16%8341,281.7  
        Conservative James Clancy4.92%254258.6269.3270.6
        Liberal Democrats Raymond Alexander Lawrie2.65%137138.9151.8153.9
        Independent Andy McBride2.56%132134.9151.6152.9
        Independent Stuart Winton2.05%106110.6120120.8
        TUSC Wayne Scott1.76%9192.6100.5101.1
        Electorate: 14,404  Valid: 5,161  Spoilt: 160  Quota: 1,033  Turnout: 5,321 (35.83%)

          Maryfield

          Maryfield - 3 seats
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
          SNP Ken Lynn (incumbent)34.57%1,187      
          Labour Georgia Cruickshank18.11%622634.7643.9644.1675.6736.51,334.7
          Labour George McIrvine18.32%629640.1650.1650.2673713.9 
          SNP Craig Melville (incumbent)†16.28%559840.8859.9    
          Conservative Stephen MacSporran7.25%249253.7253.7253.7296.3  
          Liberal Democrats Christopher Hall3.67%126129.6136.9136.9   
          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
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
            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
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
              SNP Will Dawson (incumbent)32.32%1,322    
              Labour Lesley Brennan23.57%964972.6985.51,001.81,023.5
              SNP Christina Roberts (incumbent)21.20%8671,125.1   
              Labour Martin Keenan12.47%510518.8528.2540.7564.2
              Conservative Wendy Anderson5.77%236239.4243.4252.9278.1
              Liberal Democrats Allan Petrie2.62%107111.7118.8131 
              TUSC Linda Rose2.05%8487.697.2  
              Electorate: 11,787  Valid: 4,090  Spoilt: 143  Quota: 1,023  Turnout: 4,233 (34.7%)

                The Ferry

                The Ferry - 4 seats
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
                Conservative Derek Scott (incumbent)22.46%1,704    
                SNP Ken Guild (incumbent)19.04%1,4451,456.91,606.4  
                SNP Kevin Malcolm Cordell16.61%1,2601,265.11,378.91,451.81674
                Labour Laurie Bidwell (incumbent)16.57%1,2571,267.31,465.41,469.61,768.2
                Conservative Rod Wallace (incumbent)13.06%9911,109.11,383.31,388.5 
                Liberal Democrats Craig Robertson Duncan12.27%931949.6   
                Electorate: 15,782  Valid: 7,588  Spoilt: 96  Quota: 1,518  Turnout: 7,684 (48.08%)

                  Post-Election Changes

                  By-election since 2012

                  Maryfield By-election (31 March 2016) - 1 Seat [2]
                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3
                  SNP Lynne Short49.5%1,3831,3891,399
                  Labour Alan Cowan22.7%634637648
                  Conservative James Clancy10.5%294304317
                  Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts Stuart Fairweather5.1%142147161
                  Scottish Green Jacob Ellis4.1%116118123
                  Liberal Democrats Christopher McIntyre3%858792
                  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

                    http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections2012/electionsmoreinfo/