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2012 Fife Council election

2012 Scottish local government election

Field	Value
election_name	2012 Fife Council election
country	Scotland
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2007 Fife Council election
previous_year	2007
election_date
next_election	2017 Fife Council election
next_year	2017
seats_for_election	All 78 seats to Fife Council
majority_seats	40
image1	[[File:Alex Rowley in the Scottish Parliament 2016.jpg	160x160px]]
leader1	Alex Rowley
party1	Scottish Labour Party
last_election1	24 seats, 30.8%
leaders_seat1	The Lochs
seats_before1	24
seats_needed1	16
seats1	35
seat_change1	11
popular_vote1	41,126
percentage1	38.5%
image2	[[File:Official portrait of Peter Grant MP crop 2.jpg	160x160px]]
leader2	Peter Grant
party2	Scottish National Party
leaders_seat2	Glenrothes West and Kinglassie
last_election2	23 seats, 29.5%
seats_before2	22
seats_needed2	17
seats2	26
seat_change2	3
popular_vote2	33,205
percentage2	31.1%
leader3	Elizabeth Riches
party3	Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat3	East Neuk and Largoward
last_election3	21 seats, 26.9%
seats_before3	21
seats_needed3	19
seats3	10
seat_change3	11
popular_vote3	13,983
percentage3	13.1%
leader4	Andrew Rodger
party4	Independent (politician)
leaders_seat4	Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages
last_election4	5 seats, 6.4%
seats_before4	6
seats_needed4	35
seats4	4
seat_change4	1
popular_vote4	6,356
percentage4	5.9%
leader5	Dave Dempsey
party5	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
leaders_seat5	Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay
last_election5	5 seats, 6.4%
seats_before5	4
seats_needed5	35
seats5	3
seat_change5	2
popular_vote5	8,382
percentage5	7.8%
map_image	2012 Fife Council Election Results Map.svg
map_caption	2012 Fife Council Election Results Map
title	Council Leader
before_election	Peter Grant
before_party	Scottish National Party
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_election	Alex Rowley
after_party	Scottish Labour Party

Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections

Elections to Fife Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the 23 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 78 Councillors elected.

The biggest benefactors were the Labour Party who regained the 11 seats they had lost in the 2007 Local Elections thus increase its share to remain the largest party. Scottish Liberal Democrats lost over half their seats, with labour picking up most of the seats, while the Scottish National Party increased their representation by 3 seats and remained in second place on the authority. Most of their gains were in the wards of the Fife North East constituency where they had previously only had a single seat. The Independents lost a seat while the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 2 seats. The UK Independence Party lost its only Scottish Councillor who had defected from the Conservatives in 2008.

Following the election the Labour Party formed a minority administration with the support of the Independents and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous SNP - Lib Dem coalition administration.

Election results

Ward results

Obelisks (†) indicate changes since the election, and link to further details.

West Fife and Coastal Villages

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

Dunfermline North

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

Dunfermline Central

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

Dunfermline South

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

Rosyth

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem

Inverkeithing and Dalgety Bay

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
= Outgoing Councillor from a different Ward.

The Lochs

2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

Cowdenbeath

2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Independent

Lochgelly and Cardenden

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

Burntisland, Kinghorn and Western Kirkcaldy

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2007-2012 Change: No change

Kirkcaldy North

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

Kirkcaldy Central

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

Kirkcaldy East

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

Glenrothes West and Kinglassie

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

Glenrothes North, Leslie and Markinch

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

Glenrothes Central and Thornton

2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP

Howe of Fife and Tay Coast

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

Tay Bridgehead

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

St. Andrews

2007: 3xLib Dem; 1xCon
2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: SNP and Lab each gain one seat from Lib Dem

East Neuk and Landward

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

Cupar

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

Leven, Kennoway and Largo

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

Buckhaven, Methil and Wemyss Villages

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

Changes since the election

Dunfermline South Labour Cllr Mike Rumney died on 26 July 2013. The seat was held by Labour's Billy Pollock on 24 October 2013.
The Lochs Labour Cllr Alex Rowley won a by-election to the Scottish Parliament for the Cowdenbeath constituency on 23 January 2014. The by-election was held on 22 May 2014 and was won by Labour's Alex Campbell.
Cowdenbeath Labour Cllr Jayne Baxter resigned her seat upon being appointed a list MSP in April 2014. The by-election was held on 22 May 2014 and was won by Labour's Gary Guichan.
Kirkcaldy East SNP Cllr Arthur Morrison resigned on 31 October 2014 due to poor attendance. The by-election was held on 22 January 2015 and the seat was held by the SNP's Marie Penman. She resigned from the party and became an Independent on 14 March 2016 accusing the SNP of ignoring her claims of bullying and harassment.
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie Labour Cllr Betty Campbell died suddenly on 22 January 2015. A by-election was held on 26 March 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Craig Walker.
Dunfermline South Labour Cllr Cara Hilton was elected an MSP for the Dunfermline constituency on 23 October 2014. She resigned her Council seat in early 2015 and the by-election was held on 7 May 2015. This seat was won by the SNP's Fay Sinclair.
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie SNP Cllr Bill Brown resigned from the party for personal reasons on 25 May 2015 and now sits as an Independent.
Glenrothes West and Kinglassie SNP Cllr Peter Grant was elected as an MP for Glenrothes on 7 May 2015. He resigned his Council seat on 3 July 2015, which was held in a by-election on 1 October 2015 by the party's Julie Ford.
On 28 September 2015 Rosyth SNP Cllr Douglas Chapman resigned his Council seat having been elected as MP for Dunfermline and West Fife. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 26 November 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Sharon Wilson.
In September 2015 Dunfermline North SNP Cllr David Mogg resigned his Council seat. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 26 November 2015 and the seat was won by the SNP's Ian Ferguson.
On 1 June 2016 Independent The Lochs Cllr William L. Clarke announced he was resigning from the Council. A by-election was held on 25 August 2016 and it was won by Labour's Mary Bain Lockhart.
On 20 October 2016 Leven, Kennoway and Largo SNP Cllr Alistair Hunter resigned his seat as he and his family were emigrating to Australia. The by-election was held on 15 December 2016 and was won by the SNP's Alistair Suttie.
On 19 November 2016 Kirkcaldy East Labour Cllr Kay Morrison died after a battle with cancer.--

By-elections

The detailed results of the 12 by-elections are as follows:

References

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