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2012 Clackmannanshire Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Clackmannanshire Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2007 Clackmannanshire Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2017 Clackmannanshire Council election |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | All 18 seats to Clackmannanshire Council |
| majority_seats | 10 |
| 1blank | First preferences |
| 2blank | First preferences (%) |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) |
| leader1 | Gary Womersley |
| party1 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election1 | 7 seats, 38.9% |
| leaders_seat1 | Clackmannanshire Central |
| seats_before1 | 8 |
| seats_needed1 | 3 |
| seats1 | 8 |
| seat_change1 | 0 |
| leader2 | Robert McGill |
| party2 | Scottish Labour Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Clackmannanshire North |
| last_election2 | 8 seats, 44.4% |
| seats_before2 | 7 |
| seats_needed2 | 2 |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| leader3 | Alastair Campbell |
| party3 | Scottish Conservative Party |
| leaders_seat3 | Clackmannanshire East |
| last_election3 | 1 seat, 5.6% |
| seats_before3 | 1 |
| seats_needed3 | 9 |
| seats3 | 1 |
| seat_change3 | 0 |
| leader4 | Archie Drummond |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| leaders_seat4 | Clackmannanshire North |
| last_election4 | 1 seat, 5.6% |
| seats_before4 | 1 |
| seats_needed4 | 9 |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 0 |
| leader5 | John Shier Biggam |
| party5 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| leaders_seat5 | Clackmannanshire North defeated |
| last_election5 | 1 seat, 5.6% |
| seats_before5 | 1 |
| seats_needed5 | 9 |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 1 |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Gary Womersley |
| before_party | Scottish National Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | Gary Womersley |
| after_party | Scottish National Party |
Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections
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Elections to Clackmannanshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the five wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 18 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish National Party gain a seat and increase their vote share on the council to have the same number of seats as Labour. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their single seat on the council and there remains a single Independent. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out losing their single seat.
After the election an SNP minority administration was formed with the support of the Independent Councillor. The Conservatives abstained on the vote.
Election result
|seats % = 44.44 |votes % = 46.05 |plus/minus = +7.95 |seats % = 44.44 |votes % = 38.12 |plus/minus = +0.32 |seats % = 5.56 |votes % = 9.88 |plus/minus = -0.92 |seats % = 5.56 |votes % = 5.05 |plus/minus = -1.85 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 0.89 |plus/minus = -4.31 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
Clackmannanshire West
- 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clackmannanshire North
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem
Clackmannanshire Central
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clackmannanshire South
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Independent
Clackmannanshire East
- 2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Changes since 2012
† On 11 September 2016, Clackmannanshire North Cllr Archie Drummond joined the SNP and ceased to be an Independent.
References
References
- "Clackmannanshire Council Election Thursday 3rd May 2012".
- (8 September 2016). "Independent Clackmannanshire North Ward Councillor Archie Drummond rejoins the ranks of the Scottish National Party (SNP)". [[Alloa Advertiser]].
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