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2012 Argyll and Bute Council election

Scottish local election

Field	Value
election_name	2012 Argyll and Bute Council election
country	Scotland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2007 Argyll and Bute Council election
previous_year	2007
election_date
next_election	Argyll and Bute Council election, 2017
next_year	2017
seats_for_election	All 36 seats to Argyll and Bute Council
majority_seats	19
1blank	First preferences
2blank	First preferences (%)
3blank	Swing (pp)
leader1	Dick Walsh
party1	Independent (politician)
last_election1	16 seats, 44.4%
leaders_seat1	Dunoon
seats_before1	16
seats_needed1	3
seats1	15
seat_change1	1
popular_vote1	11,922
percentage1	38.4%
swing1	0.7%
leader2	Roddy McCuish
party2	Scottish National Party
leaders_seat2	Oban South and the Isles
last_election2	10 seats, 27.8%
seats_before2	11
seats_needed2	9
seats2	13
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	9,234
percentage2	29.7%
swing2	7.5%
leader3	David Fairbairn Kinniburgh
party3	Scottish Conservative Party
leaders_seat3	Helensburgh and Lomond South
last_election3	3 seats, 8.3%
seats_before3	3
seats_needed3	16
seats3	4
seat_change3	1
popular_vote3	4,811
percentage3	15.5%
swing3	0.2%
leader4	Ellen Morton
party4	Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat4	Helensburgh and Lomond South
last_election4	7 seats, 19.4%
seats_before4	6
seats_needed4	12
seats4	4
seat_change4	3
popular_vote4	3,540
percentage4	11.4%
swing4	7.8%
title	Council Leader
before_election	Dick Walsh
before_party	Independent (politician)
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_election	Roddy McCuish
after_party	Scottish National Party

Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections

Elections to Argyll and Bute Council were held on 3 May 2012, on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eleven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 36 councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.

After the 2007 local election, a coalition was formed between the Alliance for Independents group and the Scottish National Party. This arrangement subsequently broke up and the Independent group formed a minority administration with the support of the Scottish Liberal Democrats.

The 2012 election saw Independent councillors remain the largest grouping on the Council, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation again by 3 seats, chiefly at the expense of the Lib Dems. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party gained an additional seat and replaced the Lib Dems in third place according to vote share.

Following the election an administration was formed between the Scottish National Party and the Argyll First Group of Independent Councillors. However, this coalition subsequently broke down, and after the SNP National Executive prevented the SNP group forming a coalition with the Scottish Conservatives and Liberal Democrats, 4 members of the SNP group including Roddy McCuish, Mary Jean Devon, Michael Breslin and Robert MacIntyre left the SNP, and a coalition of Independents, Scottish Conservatives, and Liberal Democrats was subsequently formed in October 2013, led by Dick Walsh. Another member of the SNP Group, Fred Hall, had previously left the SNP in April 2013, and now sits as an independent.

Election result

Ward results

South Kintyre

2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

Kintyre and the Islands

2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No change

Mid Argyll

2007: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

Oban South and the Isles

2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
2012: 3xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

Oban North and Lorn

2007: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2012: 3xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem

Cowal

2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

Dunoon

2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Elections to the Dunoon Ward were suspended following the death of SNP candidate Alister MacAlister. Polling took place on 10 May 2012.

Isle of Bute

2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: No change

Lomond North

2007: 3xIndependent
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Con gain one seat from Independent

Helensburgh Central

2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No change

Helensburgh and Lomond South

2007: 1xCon; 1xLib Dem; 1xIndependent
2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent

Changes since 2012

† Independent Oban South and the Isles Cllr Fred Hall resigned his seat on 14 March 2014. A by-election was held on 23 May 2014 and was won by the Labour Party's Neil MacIntyre.
†† SNP Oban North and Lorn Cllr Louise Glen-Lee resigned on 30 April 2014 for personal reasons. A by-election was held on 17 July 2014 and was won by the Independent John MacGregor.
††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr John MacGregor died on 28 July 2014. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy and was won by the SNP's Iain MacLean on 23 October 2014. He resigned from the SNP and became an Independent on 15 March 2016.
†††† SNP South Kintyre Cllr John Semple resigned on 19 September 2014 for personal reasons. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 11 December 2014 and was won by the SNP's John Armour.
††††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr Iain Angus MacDonald joined the SNP and ceased to be an Independent on 24 September 2014. He resigned his seat on 11 March 2016. The by-election was held on 2 June 2016 and was won by the Independent Kieron Green
†††††† Independent Oban North and Lorn Cllr Duncan McIntyre resigned due to ill health in December 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 18 February 2016 which was won by the SNP's Julie McKenzie.

By-elections

References

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(18 July 2014). "MacGregor wins Oban North and Lorn by-election - The Oban Times".
"Sudden death of newly elected Oban councillor - Press and Journal".
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"Argyll News: SNP lose another Argyll & Bute councillor {{!}} For Argyll".
"Argyll News: SNP gain a councillor at Argyll and Bute {{!}} For Argyll".
"Argyll News: Resignation-triggered by-election for Oban North and LornFor Argyll {{!}} For Argyll".
"Oban North and Lorn Ward By-Election". Argyll-bute.gov.uk.
"By election results".
"Scottish Elections :: Oban North and Lorn By-Election 2014 - election result".
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Council, Argyll and Bute. (11 December 2014). "South Kintyre by-election results, 11th December 2014".
Council, Argyll and Bute. (29 February 2016). "Oban North and Lorn Ward By Election result".
Council, Argyll and Bute. (3 June 2016). "Oban North and Lorn by-election result".
"Argyll News: Kieron Green wins Oban North and Lorn by-election to Argyll and Bute Council {{!}} For Argyll".

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