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2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election

2012 Scottish local government election

2012 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
election_name2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election
countryScotland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2007 East Dunbartonshire Council election
previous_year2007
election_date
next_election2017 East Dunbartonshire Council election
next_year2017
seats_for_electionAll 24 seats to East Dunbartonshire Council
majority_seats13
1blankFirst preferences
2blankFirst preferences (%)
3blankSwing (pp)
leader1Rhondda Geekie
party1Scottish Labour Party
last_election16 seats, 25.0%
leaders_seat1Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South
seats_before16
seats_needed17
seats18
seat_change12
leader2Ian Mackay
party2Scottish National Party
leaders_seat2Bearsden North
last_election28 seats, 33.3%
seats_before28
seats_needed25
seats28
seat_change20
leader3Ashay Ghai
party3Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat3Bearsden North
last_election33 seats, 12.5%
seats_before32
seats_needed310
seats33
seat_change30
leader4Billy Hendry
party4Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
leaders_seat4Bishopbriggs North and Torrance
last_election45 seats, 20.8%
seats_before45
seats_needed48
seats42
seat_change43
leader5Charles Kennedy
party5East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance
leaders_seat5Campsie & Kirkintilloch North
last_election52 seats, 8.3%
seats_before52
seats_needed511
seats52
seat_change50
leader6Duncan Cumming
party6Independent (politician)
leaders_seat6Bearsden North
last_election60 seats, 0%
seats_before60
seats_needed613
seats61
seat_change61
titleCouncil Leader
before_electionRhondda Geekie
before_partyScottish Labour Party
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_electionRhondda Geekie
after_partyScottish Labour Party

Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections

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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 3 members, using the STV electoral system.

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.

Election result

|seats % = 33.3 |votes % = 28.3 |plus/minus = +2.4 |seats % = 33.3 |votes % = 25.4 |plus/minus = +7.2 |seats % = 12.5 |votes % = 14.9 |plus/minus = -3.0 |seats % = 8.3 |votes % = 15.4 |plus/minus = -6.1 |seats % = 8.3 |votes % = 8.1 |plus/minus = -3.3 |seats % = 4.2 |votes % = 6.1 |plus/minus = +3.7 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.7 |plus/minus = -1.1 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.5 |plus/minus = +0.3 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = -0.3 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.1 |plus/minus = New 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

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

Bearsden North

  • 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
  • 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
  • 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
  • = Sitting Councillor from a different Ward.

Bearsden South

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

Campsie & Kirkintilloch North

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

Bishopbriggs North and Torrance

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

Bishopbriggs South

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

Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South

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

Kirkintilloch East & Twechar

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

Aftermath

Following the election, the Labour Party led a three-party coalition administration with the Liberal Democrats and the Conservatives, replacing the previous Labour/Conservative coalition that had run the council from 2007 to 2012. The leader of the council remained Labour councillor Rhondda Geekie, and Labour councillor Una Walker became provost. The depute leader and depute provost were the Lib Dem councillor Ashay Ghai and the Conservative councillor Anne Jarvis.

Following a disagreement between the Liberal Democrats and their administration colleagues, the ruling three-party coalition reverted to a minority two-party Labour/Conservative coalition in January 2016, and the Conservatives' Billy Hendry resumed the role of depute council leader.

Post Election Changes

  • † Campsie and Kirkintilloch North EDIA Cllr Charles Kennedy died on 13 July 2012. The by-election was held on 14 September 2012 and was won by Labour's Gemma Welsh.

By Elections since 2012

References

References

  1. "Vote 2012 – East Dunbartonshire". BBC News.
  2. "East Dunbartonshire Election Results". East Dunbartonshire Council.
  3. "Local elections latest – massive win for Independent Cumming, joy for Labour and misery for Tories".
  4. "Election Results Bishopbriggs North and Torrance Ward 04/05/2012". East Dunbartonshire Council.
  5. [https://archive.today/20121223135125/http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/content/council_and_government/councillors_politics_elections/council,_councillors_and_polit/councillors/councillor_charles_kennedy.aspx Council mourns death of Councillor Kennedy], East Dunbartonshire Council
  6. "Labour triumph in council by-election".
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