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2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Local election in Scotland

Local election in Scotland

FieldValue
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
previous_year2007
election_date
next_election2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election
next_year2017
seats_for_electionAll 47 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Council
majority_seats24
leader1Ronnie Nicholson
party1Scottish Labour Party
last_election114 seats, 29.8%
leaders_seat1North West Dumfries
seats_before117
seats115
seat_change11
leader2Ivor Alexander Hyslop
party2Scottish Conservatives
leaders_seat2Lochar
last_election218 seats, 38.3%
seats_before217
seats214
seat_change24
leader3Brian Collins
party3Scottish National Party
leaders_seat3Castle Douglas and Glenkens
last_election310 seats, 21.3%
seats_before310
seats310
seat_change3
leader4Jane S. Maitland
party4Independent (politician)
leaders_seat4Dee
last_election42 seats, 4.3%
seats_before42
seats47
seat_change45
leader5Richard John Brodie
party5Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat5Annandale South
last_election53 seats, 6.4%
seats_before53
seats51
seat_change52
map_imageDumfries and Galloway Council election 2012.svg
map_captionThe 12 multi-member wards
titleCouncil Leader
before_electionIvor Alexander Hyslop
before_partyScottish Conservatives
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_electionIvor Alexander Hyslop
after_partyScottish Conservative and Unionist Party
percentage129.3%
popular_vote114,828
swing11.2%
swing25.6%
percentage226.6%
popular_vote213,446
swing30.5%
percentage319.5%
popular_vote39,837
swing46.9%
percentage418.1%
popular_vote49,126
swing54.3%
percentage54.0%
popular_vote51,997

The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the thirteen 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 form of proportional representation, with 47 councillors being elected.

The election saw Labour replace the Conservatives as the largest party on the council as they gained 1 seat while the Conservatives lost 4 seats. The Scottish National Party retained their third place on the authority but did not gain any additional seats. Independents proved to be the biggest winners as they returned to the council with 7 seats and 5 net gains which included 2 former members of the Labour party. The Liberal Democrats proved to be the worst performers of the election, being reduced to just a single seat.

Following the election the Conservative Party formed a coalition with the support of the SNP. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which existed from 2007 to 2012.

Results

|seats % = 31.9 |votes % = 29.3 |plus/minus = 1.2 |seats % = 29.8 |votes % = 26.6 |plus/minus = 5.6 |seats % = 21.3 |votes % = 19.5 |plus/minus = 0.5 |seats % = 14.9 |votes % = 18.1 |plus/minus = 6.9 |seats % = 2.1 |votes % = 4.0 |plus/minus = 4.3 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.8 |plus/minus = 0.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.7 |plus/minus = 0.4 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

Stranraer and North Rhins

  • 2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con

Wigtown West

  • 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
  • 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lab

Mid Galloway

  • 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem

  • 2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon

  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem

  • = Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

Dee

  • 2007: 1xCon; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP

Castle Douglas and Glenkens

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

Abbey

  • 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

North West Dumfries

  • 2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2007-2012 Change: No change

Mid and Upper Nithsdale

  • 2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
  • 2007-2012 Change: No change

Lochar

  • 2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

Nith

  • 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012 Change: No change

Annandale South

  • 2007: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
  • 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012 Change: No change

Annandale North

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

Annandale East and Eskdale

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

Aftermath

On 20 September 2013, 6 councillors of the Conservative Party quit their group and became independents.

In August 2015 Lochar SNP councillor Yen Hongmei Jin resigned from the party and became an independent, citing racial prejudice towards her and having lost out at a candidate selection for the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.

By-elections

Annandale North by-election (2012)

Annandale North Labour councillor Ted Brown died on 4 September 2012. A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 which was won by Graeme Tait of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.

Annandale North by-election (2016)

Annandale North Conservative councillor Graeme Tait announced on 20 March 2014 that he had defected to the Labour Party stating that he felt its "policies and values" better reflect his own and resigned his Council seat on 22 September 2016. A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 and was won by the Conservative Party's Douglas Fairbairn.

References

References

  1. (2012-05-07). "Dumfries and Galloway Council : Council Election 2012 Results".
  2. (20 September 2013). "Dumfries and Galloway Council resignations hit ruling group". BBC.
  3. Connor, Laura. (8 August 2015). "Scotland's only Chinese SNP councillor Yen Hongmei Jin quits over 'racism and bullying'". [[Daily Mirror]].
  4. Sanderson, Daniel. (10 August 2015). "SNP branches hit back at councillor who quit party over racism claims". [[The Herald (Glasgow)]].
  5. (5 September 2012). "Annandale councillor Ted Brown's death shocks council". BBC.
  6. "Dumfries and Galloway Council – Local Government by-Election – Annandale North Electoral Ward – 15 November 2012".
  7. (20 March 2014). "Annandale Conservative councillor Graeme Tait joins Labour". BBC.
  8. "Election of One Councillor – Electoral Ward 12 – Annandale North".
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