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2012 Dundee City Council election

2012 Scottish local government election

2012 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
election_name2012 Dundee City Council election
countryScotland
flag_imageCity of Dundee Coat of Arms.png
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2007 Dundee City Council election
previous_year2007
election_date
next_election2017 Dundee City Council election
next_year2017
seats_for_electionAll 29 seats to Dundee City Council
majority_seats15
leader1Ken Guild
party1Scottish National Party
leaders_seat1The Ferry
last_election113 seats, 40.0%
seats_before113
seats116
seat_change13
leader2Kevin Keenan
party2Scottish Labour Party
last_election210 seats, 29.4%
leaders_seat2Strathmartine
seats_before210
seats210
seat_change2
party3Scottish Conservatives
leader3Derek Scott
leaders_seat3The Ferry
last_election33 seats, 12.5%
seats_before33
seats31
seat_change32
leader4Fraser Macpherson
party4Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat4West End
last_election42 seats, 11.3%
seats_before42
seats41
seat_change41
party5Independent (politician)
leader5Ian Borthwick
leaders_seat5Strathmartine
last_election51 seat, 3.0%
seats_before52
seats51
seat_change5
map_imageDundee City Council 2012 results by ward.png
map_size350px
map_captionThe 8 multi-member wards
<!-- bottom -->titleCouncil Leader
before_electionKen Guild
before_partyScottish National Party
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_electionKen Guild
after_partyScottish National Party
map2_imageDundeeCityCouncil2012Composition.svg
percentage143.4%
popular_vote116,704
popular_vote211,612
percentage230.1%
swing20.7%
swing31.2%
percentage311.3%
popular_vote34,340
swing13.4%
swing51.4%
percentage54.4%
popular_vote51,709
swing42.3%
percentage49.0%
popular_vote43,461

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, with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.

After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed in 2009 as a result of a by-election loss, and an SNP minority administration was formed.

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

Results

|seats % = 55.2 |votes % = 43.4 |plus/minus = 3.4 |seats % = 34.5 |votes % = 30.1 |plus/minus = 0.7 |seats % = 3.5 |votes % = 11.3 |plus/minus = 1.2 |seats % = 3.5 |votes % = 9.0 |plus/minus = 2.3 |seats % = 3.5 |votes % = 4.4 |plus/minus = 1.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.3 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.6 |plus/minus =

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

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

Lochee

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

West End

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

Coldside

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

Maryfield

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

North East

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

East End

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

The Ferry

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

Aftermath

Maryfield by-election

On 16 January 2016 SNP Cllr Craig Melville was suspended from the party and became an independent. He resigned his Council seat on 5 February 2016 and a by-election was held in the Maryfield ward on 31 March 2016 which was won by the SNP's Lynne Short.{{STV Election box begin2|

References

References

  1. "Elections to the Council - What's New Since Last Time".
  2. "Election Results - More Detailed Information - Dundee City Council".
  3. (16 January 2016). "SNP councillor Craig Melville in 'anti-Islamic texts' probe". BBC.
  4. (5 February 2016). "Craig Melville quits as city councillor". The Courier.
  5. "Maryfield By Election Notices {{!}} Dundee City Council".
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