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2012 Inverclyde Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2007 Inverclyde Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | 2017 Inverclyde Council election |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | All 20 seats to Inverclyde Council |
| majority_seats | 11 |
| leader1 | Stephen McCabe |
| party1 | Scottish Labour Party |
| last_election1 | 9 seats, 45.0% |
| leaders_seat1 | Inverclyde East |
| seats_before1 | 8 |
| seats1 | 10 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| leader2 | Chris McEleny |
| party2 | Scottish National Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Inverclyde South |
| last_election2 | 5 seats, 25.0% |
| seats_before2 | 5 |
| seats2 | 6 |
| seat_change2 | 1 |
| leader3 | Ciano Rebecchi |
| party3 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| leaders_seat3 | Inverclyde South West |
| last_election3 | 4 seats, 20.3% |
| seats_before3 | 3 |
| seats3 | 2 |
| seat_change3 | 2 |
| leader4 | Ronald Ahlfeld |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| leaders_seat4 | Inverclyde West |
| last_election4 | 1 seat, 10.7% |
| seats_before4 | 1 |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | |
| leader5 | David Wilson |
| party5 | Scottish Conservatives |
| leaders_seat5 | Inverclyde East |
| last_election5 | 1 seat, 5.0% |
| seats_before5 | 1 |
| seats5 | 1 |
| seat_change5 | |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Stephen McCabe |
| before_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | Stephen McCabe |
| after_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| popular_vote1 | 11,542 |
| percentage1 | 44.2% |
| swing1 | 6.3% |
| swing2 | 3.9% |
| percentage2 | 25.4% |
| popular_vote2 | 6,636 |
| swing3 | 12.4% |
| percentage3 | 7.9% |
| popular_vote3 | 2,063 |
| popular_vote4 | 2,986 |
| percentage4 | 11.4% |
| swing4 | 0.7% |
| swing5 | 1.2% |
| percentage5 | 10.1% |
| popular_vote5 | 2,635 |
Elections to Inverclyde Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other 31 local authorities in Scotland. 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 in total.
The election saw Labour Councillors remain the largest party as they gained 1 additional seat to hold half the seats on the Council. The Scottish National Party also increased their representation by 1 seat and remained in second place on the authority. The Scottish Liberal Democrats remained in third place but lost half of their seats, falling from 4 seats to 2. The Independent and Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party retained their solitary seats on the authority.
Following the election the Labour Party again formed a minority administration this time with the support of the Independent and the Conservative Party Councillors.
Results
|seats % = 50.0 |votes % = 44.2 |plus/minus = 6.3 |seats % = 30.0 |votes % = 25.4 |plus/minus = 3.9 |seats % = 10.0 |votes % = 7.9 |plus/minus = 12.4 |seats % = 5.0 |votes % = 10.1 |plus/minus = 1.2
|seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.9 |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
Inverclyde East
- 2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Inverclyde East Central
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012: No change
Inverclyde North
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012: No change
Inverclyde South
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012: No change
Inverclyde West
- 2007: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012: SNP gain from Lib Dem
Inverclyde South West
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012: No change
References
http://www.andrewteale.me.uk/pdf/2012/inverclyde12.pdf
Aftermath
On 13 September 2014 Inverclyde South Labour Cllr Vaughan Jones resigned from the party and became an Independent in opposition to her party's stance on the Scottish Independence Referendum. http://www.inverclydenow.com/photostream/12852-labour-lose-control-of-council-as-councillor-goes-independent
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