East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

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East Dunbartonshire Council election, 2012

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All 24 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council
13 seats needed for a majority

 First partySecond partyThird party
 
LeaderRhondda GeekieIan MackayAshay Ghai
Party Labour SNP Liberal Democrats
Leader's seatLenzie & Kirkintilloch SouthBearsden NorthBearsden North
Last election6 seats, 25.0%8 seats, 33.3%3 seats, 12.5%
Seats before682
Seats won883
Seat changeIncrease2.svg2--
 Fourth partyFifth partySixth party
 
LeaderBilly HendryCharles KennedyDuncan Cumming
Party Conservative EDIA Independent
Leader's seatBishopbriggs North and TorranceCampsie & Kirkintilloch NorthBearsden North
Last election5 seats, 20.8%2 seats, 8.3%0 seats, 0%
Seats before520
Seats won221
Seat changeDecrease2.svg3-Increase2.svg1
Council Leader before election

Rhondda Geekie
Labour

Council Leader after election

Rhondda Geekie
Labour

Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

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.

The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation through ranked voting in multi-seat organizations or constituencies. Under STV, an elector (voter) has a single vote that is initially allocated to their most preferred candidate. Votes are totalled and a quota derived. If their candidate achieves quota, he/she is elected and in some STV systems any surplus vote is transferred to other candidates in proportion to the voters' stated preferences. If more candidates than seats remain, the bottom candidate is eliminated with his/her votes being transferred to other candidates as determined by the voters' stated preferences. These elections and eliminations, and vote transfers if applicable, continue until there are only as many candidates as there are unfilled seats. The specific method of transferring votes varies in different systems.

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The election saw Labour gain 2 seats to draw level with the Scottish National Party. However, Labour remained the largest party in terms of vote share. The Scottish National Party retained all their existing 8 seats and did not run any additional candidates though did significantly raised their vote share. The Scottish Liberal Democrats retained their 3 seats on the Council. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 3 seats, just 2 in number, the equivalent numbers of the East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance. Former Lib Dem Cllr Duncan Cumming was elected as an Independent.

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

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

Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous Labour - Conservative coalition administration which had existed from 2007-2012.

Election result

East Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2012 [1] [2]
PartySeatsGainsLossesNet gain/lossSeats %Votes %Votes+/−
  Labour 820+233.328.310,334+ 2.4%
  SNP 8---33.325.49,277+ 7.2%
  Liberal Democrats 3---12.514.95,450- 3.0%
  Conservative 203-38.315.45,629- 6.1%
  EDIA 2---8.38.12,973- 3.3%
  Independent 110+14.26.12,224+ 3.7%
  Scottish Green 0----0.7247- 1.1%
  Scottish Christian 0----0.5183+ 0.3%
  Scottish Socialist 0----0.4134- 0.3%
  UKIP 0----0.142+ 0.1%

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

Milngavie

Milngavie - 3 seats [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3
Liberal Democrats Eric Gotts (incumbent)36.61,751  
SNP Jim Gibbons (incumbent)28.01,338  
Labour Maureen Henry20.09551,1771,283
Conservative Bill Binks (incumbent)14.6696866889
Electorate: 10,289  Valid: 4,740  Spoilt: 42  Quota: 1,186  Turnout: 46.07%

    Bearsden North

    Bearsden North - 3 seats [2] [3] [5]
    PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6Count 7
    Independent Duncan Cumming (incumbent)33.21,837      
    Liberal Democrats Ashay Ghai *17.19441,0821,0871,0931,1001,3371,801
    SNP Ian Mackay (incumbent)17.49621,0301,0411,0501,0631,2051,335
    Conservative Amanda Stewart (incumbent)16.79211,0171,0191,0391,0661,141 
    Labour Stewart Moohan12.7700758770774785  
    Scottish Christian Bob Handyside1.159707179   
    UKIP Mitch Sorbie0.8425961    
    Scottish Socialist Neil Scott0.63440     
    Electorate: 10,801  Valid: 5,499  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,375  Turnout: 50.91%
      • = Sitting Councillor from a different Ward.

      Bearsden South

      Bearsden South - 3 seats [2] [3] [6]
      PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5Count 6
      Liberal Democrats Vaughan Moody (incumbent)26.81,309     
      SNP Keith Small25.41,243     
      Labour Manjinder Shergill20.49961,0221,0281,0461,1781,408
      Conservative David Mason19.29379639661,0181,049 
      Scottish Green Scott Ferguson5.0247263272292  
      Scottish Christian Christine Cormack2.5124127129   
      Electorate: 10,452  Valid: 4,856  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,215  Turnout: 46.46%

        Campsie & Kirkintilloch North

        Campsie & Kirkintilloch North - 3 seats [2] [7]
        PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
        EDIA Charles Kennedy (incumbent) †50.82,032 
        Labour John Dempsey (incumbent)21.88721,197
        SNP David Ritchie (incumbent)20.38131,066
        Conservative Andrew Lothian4.6183253
        Liberal Democrats Morag Daly2.497155
        Electorate: 8,948  Valid: 3,997  Spoilt: 47  Quota: 1,000  Turnout: 44.67%

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

          Bishopbriggs North and Torrance - 3 seats [2] [8]
          PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
          Labour Una Walker (incumbent)29.71,557 
          SNP Anne McNair (incumbent)26.41,384 
          Conservative Billy Hendry (incumbent)24.41,2791,316
          Liberal Democrats Cathy McInnes12.1633693
          Independent Alan Brown7.4387441
          Electorate: 10,771  Valid: 5,240  Spoilt: 36  Quota: 1,311  Turnout: 48.65%

            Bishopbriggs South

            Bishopbriggs South - 3 seats [2] [9]
            PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
            Labour Alan Moir (incumbent)32.81,267 
            SNP Gordan Low (incumbent)29.91,158 
            Labour Michael O'Donnell (incumbent)18.7724985
            Conservative Alisdair Sinclair9.4362373
            Liberal Democrats Gary Pews7.7297307
            Scottish Socialist Mark Callaghan1.55962
            Electorate: 9,406  Valid: 3,930  Spoilt: 63  Quota: 967  Turnout: 41.78%

              Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

              Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South - 3 seats [2] [10]
              PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2
              Labour Rhondda Geekie (incumbent)36.61,729 
              SNP Gillian Renwick (incumbent)32.01,511 
              Conservative Anne Jarvis (incumbent)24.01,1331,240
              Liberal Democrats John Duncan7.5353533
              Electorate: 10,412  Valid: 4,726  Spoilt: 38  Quota: 1182  Turnout: 45.39%

                Kirkintilloch East & Twechar

                Kirkintilloch East & Twechar - 3 seats [2] [11]
                PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3
                Labour Stewart MacDonald (incumbent)36.21,293  
                EDIA Jack Young (incumbent)26.4941  
                SNP John Jamieson (incumbent)24.3868892904
                Labour Jim Neill6.8241571583
                Conservative Alison Lothian3.3118121124
                Liberal Democrats Samantha Johnstone1.8667072
                Scottish Socialist Willie Telfer1.1414751
                Electorate: 8,918  Valid: 3,568  Spoilt: 72  Quota: 893  Turnout: 40.01%

                  Post Election Changes

                  By Elections since 2012

                  Campsie & Kirkintilloch North By-election (14 September 2012)- 1 Seat [12]
                  PartyCandidate% 1st PrefCount 1Count 2Count 3Count 4Count 5
                  Labour Gemma Welsh30.88518608749391,146
                  SNP Billy Hutchinson26.97437627678451,044
                  Liberal Democrats Susan Murray25.0693702740788 
                  Independent Brian Reid9.9274284318  
                  Conservative Alisdair Sinclair5.1141143   
                  Scottish Green Ross Greer2.365    
                  Labour gain from EDIA Swing
                  Electorate: 9,277  Valid: 2,767  Spoilt: 28  Quota: 1,384  Turnout: 2,795 (30.1%)

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                    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
                    3. 1 2 3 "Local elections latest - massive win for Independent Cumming, joy for Labour and misery for Tories". Milngavie Herald. 4 May 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
                    4. ↑ "Election Results Milngavie Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    5. ↑ "Election Results Bearsden North Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
                    6. ↑ "Election Results Bearsden South Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    7. ↑ "Election Results Campsie & Kirkintilloch North Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    8. ↑ "Election Results Bishopbriggs North and Torrance Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    9. ↑ "Election Results Bishopbriggs South Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    10. ↑ "Election Results Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    11. ↑ "Election Results Kirkintilloch East & Twechar Ward 04/05/2012" (PDF). EDC website. East Dunbartonshire Council. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
                    12. ↑ http://www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk/news/local-headlines/labour-triumph-in-council-by-election-1-2527653
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