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2012 East Renfrewshire Council election

2012 Scottish local government election

2012 Scottish local government election

FieldValue
election_name2012 East Renfrewshire Council election
countryScotland
typeparliamentary
ongoingno
previous_election2007 East Renfrewshire Council election
previous_year2007
election_date
next_election2017 East Renfrewshire Council election
next_year2017
seats_for_electionAll 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council
majority_seats11
<!-- Lab -->image1[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
leader1Jim Fletcher
party1Scottish Labour Party
last_election17 seats, 35.0%
leaders_seat1Giffnock and Thornliebank
seats_before17
seats18
seat_change11
popular_vote110,228
percentage131.1%
<!-- Tories -->image2[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
leader2Jim Swift
party2Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
leaders_seat2Newton Mearns South
last_election27 seats, 35%
seats_before27
seats26
seat_change21
popular_vote29,757
percentage229.7%
<!-- SNP -->image3[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
leader3Tony Buchanan
party3Scottish National Party
leaders_seat3Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North
last_election33 seats, 15%
seats_before33
seats34
seat_change31
popular_vote36,521
percentage319.8%
<!-- Ind -->image4[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
leader4Danny Devlin
party4Independent (politician)
leaders_seat4Barrhead
last_election42 seats, 10%
seats_before42
seats42
seat_change40
popular_vote44,906
percentage414.9%
<!-- Lib Dems -->image5[[File:No image wide.svg115x50pxBlank]]
leader5Alex Mackie
party5Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat5Giffnock and Thornliebank defeated
last_election51 seat, 5%
seats_before51
seats50
seat_change51
popular_vote51,128
percentage53.4%
map_imageEast Renfrewshire Council election 2012.svg
map_captionThe 6 multi-member wards
<!-- bottom -->titleCouncil Leader
before_electionJim Fletcher
before_partyScottish Labour Party
posttitleCouncil Leader after election
after_electionJim Fletcher
after_partyScottish Labour Party

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012

The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected.

The election saw Labour gain 1 seat while also increasing their vote share. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 1 seat and saw their vote share fall as they now become the second largest party on the Council. The Scottish National Party gained 1 seat to increase their numbers to 4 and remained the third largest party. Independents retained their 2 seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out again losing their single seat on the authority.

Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with SNP and the Independent Danny Devlin. This was in effect a continuation of the previous Labour - SNP - Independent - Lib Dem coalition administration which had existed before 2012.

Election result

|seats % = 40.0 |votes % = 31.11 |plus/minus = +3.31 |seats % = 30.0 |votes % = 29.68 |plus/minus = -4.72 |seats % = 20.0 |votes % = 19.84 |plus/minus = +3.84 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 14.92 |plus/minus = +4.12 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 3.43 |plus/minus = -6.77 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.85 |plus/minus = +0.25 |seats % = - |votes % = 0.17 |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

Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North

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

Barrhead

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

Giffnock and Thornliebank

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

Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood

  • 2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
  • 2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
  • 2007-2012: No change

Newton Mearns South

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

Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham

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

Post-Election Changes

References

Source: http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3565

References

  1. [https://www.andrewteale.me.uk/leap/results/2012/435/ Local Election Results 2012 : East Renfrewshire], Local Elections Archive Project
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