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2012 Midlothian Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Midlothian Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2007 Midlothian Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | Midlothian Council election, 2017 |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | All 18 seats to Midlothian Council |
| majority_seats | 10 |
| 1blank | First preferences |
| 2blank | First preferences (%) |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) |
| leader1 | Derek Milligan |
| party1 | Scottish Labour Party |
| last_election1 | 9 seats, 50% |
| leaders_seat1 | Bonnyrigg |
| seats_before1 | 10 |
| seats_needed1 | 1 |
| seats1 | 8 |
| seat_change1 | 1 |
| leader2 | Bob Constable |
| party2 | Scottish National Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Midlothian East |
| last_election2 | 6 seats, 33.3% |
| seats_before2 | 6 |
| seats_needed2 | 4 |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| leader3 | Ian Baxter |
| party3 | Scottish Green Party |
| leaders_seat3 | Bonnyrigg |
| last_election3 | 0 seats, 0% |
| seats_before3 | 0 |
| seats_needed3 | 10 |
| seats3 | 1 |
| seat_change3 | 1 |
| leader4 | Peter de Vink |
| party4 | Independent (politician) |
| leaders_seat4 | Midlothian East |
| last_election4 | 0 seats, 0% |
| seats_before4 | 0 |
| seats_needed4 | 10 |
| seats4 | 1 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| leader5 | Les Thacker |
| party5 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| leaders_seat5 | Midlothian West defeated |
| last_election5 | 3 seats, 16.7% |
| seats_before5 | 2 |
| seats_needed5 | 7 |
| seats5 | 0 |
| seat_change5 | 3 |
| map_image | Midlothian Council election 2012.svg |
| map_caption | Results by ward. |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Derek Milligan |
| before_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | Bob Constable |
| after_party | Scottish National Party |
Main article: 2012 Scottish local elections
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The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian 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 18 Councillors being elected.
The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the council though they lost compared to the 2007 election. The Scottish National Party significantly increased their representation with 2 net gains and a significant rise in vote share to have the same seat numbers as the Labour Party. The Scottish Green Party gained a seat on the council for the first time and so too did Independent, former Conservative member, Peter de Vink. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out from this authority as well, losing all 3 of their seats (2 in the election, 1 by the defection of a member after 2007).
Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration with the support of the Green Party and the Independent. This is the first time that Labour had not had a role in the running of Midlothian in 84 years.
Election result
|seats % = 44.44 |votes % = 39.49 |plus/minus = +2.69 |seats % = 44.44 |votes % = 39.47 |plus/minus = +5.97 |seats % = 5.56 |votes % = 4.49 |plus/minus = +2.59 |seats % = 5.56 |votes % = 3.75 |plus/minus = +1.75 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 8.51 |plus/minus = -1.59 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 3.73 |plus/minus = -8.87 |seats % = 0.00 |votes % = 0.67 |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
Penicuik
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Bonnyrigg
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN
- 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lab
Dalkeith
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Midlothian West
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Midlothian East
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Labour
Midlothian South
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Post-Election Changes
- † Midlothian East Independent and former Labour Cllr Peter Boyes resigned due to ill-health on 11 August 2014. A by-election was held on 27 November 2014 and was won by Labour's Kenny Young. http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/councillor-peter-boyes-steps-down-over-ill-health-1-3506525
- †† Midlothian West SNP Cllr Owen Thompson was elected as an MP for Midlothian on 7 May 2015. He resigned as Leader of Midlothian Council on 23 June 2015 and announced he would resign his Council seat with effect from 1 July 2015.http://www.penicuikcuckoo.co.uk/2015/06/councillor-owen-thompson-resigns/ A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 September 2015 and the seat was held by the SNP's Kelly Parry.http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/1766/new_councillor_for_midlothian_west
By-elections
References
References
- (2012-05-04). "Midlothian Council Local Government Election Results 2012 {{!}} Midlothian Council".
- "Election details {{!}} Midlothian East by-election {{!}} Midlothian Council".
- Midlothian Council. "News Centre | Midlothian Council". Midlothian.gov.uk.
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