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2012 Perth and Kinross Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election |
| country | Scotland |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2007 Perth and Kinross Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | Perth and Kinross Council election, 2017 |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | All 41 seats to Perth and Kinross Council |
| majority_seats | 21 |
| 1blank | First preferences |
| 2blank | First preferences (%) |
| 3blank | Swing (pp) |
| leader1 | Ian Miller |
| party1 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election1 | 18 seats, 43.9% |
| leaders_seat1 | Strathmore |
| seats_before1 | 18 |
| seats_needed1 | 3 |
| seats1 | 18 |
| seat_change1 | 0 |
| leader2 | Mac Roberts |
| party2 | Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Carse of Gowrie |
| last_election2 | 12 seats, 29.3% |
| seats_before2 | 13 |
| seats_needed2 | 9 |
| seats2 | 10 |
| seat_change2 | 2 |
| leader3 | Peter Barrett |
| party3 | Scottish Liberal Democrats |
| leaders_seat3 | Perth City Centre |
| last_election3 | 8 seats, 19.5% |
| seats_before3 | 7 |
| seats_needed3 | 13 |
| seats3 | 5 |
| seat_change3 | 3 |
| leader4 | Archie MacLellan |
| party4 | Scottish Labour Party |
| leaders_seat4 | Perth City Centre |
| last_election4 | 3 seats, 7.3% |
| seats_before4 | 3 |
| seats_needed4 | 18 |
| seats_after4 | 4 |
| seat_change4 | 1 |
| leader5 | Mike Barnacle |
| party5 | Independent (politician) |
| leaders_seat5 | Kinross-shire |
| last_election5 | 0 seats, 0% |
| seats_before5 | 1 |
| seats_needed5 | 21 |
| seats_after5 | 3 |
| seat_change5 | 3 |
| leader6 | Rhona Brock |
| leaders_seat6 | Strathearn |
| last_election6 | 0 seat, 0% |
| seats_before6 | 0 |
| seats_needed6 | 21 |
| seats_after6 | 1 |
| seat_change6 | 1 |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Ian Miller |
| before_party | Scottish National Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | Ian Miller |
| after_party | Scottish National Party |
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The 2012 Perth and Kinross Council election was held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the twelve 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 41 Councillors being elected.
The council was previously controlled by a Liberal Democrat/Scottish National Party coalition administration from 2007 to 2012.
The 2012 elections saw the SNP remain the main party by a significant margin but they did not make further advances. Both the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats lost seats to Independents who returned to the Council having been wiped out in 2007. Following the election a Scottish National Party minority administration took over the running of the council with the support of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
Results
|seats % = 43.9 |votes % = 40.3 |plus/minus = 3.1 |seats % = 24.4 |votes % = 25.2 |plus/minus = 2.9 |seats % = 12.2 |votes % = 12.7 |plus/minus = 7.0 |seats % = 9.8 |votes % = 11.9 |plus/minus = 3.4 |seats % = 7.3 |votes % = 7.3 |plus/minus = 2.5 |seats % = 2.4 |votes % = 1.7 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.0 |plus/minus = 0.7 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
Carse of Gowrie
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathmore
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Blairgowrie and Glens
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Highland
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathtay
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Strathearn
- 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xPICP
- 2007-2012 Change: PICP gain one seat from Con
Strathallan
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Kinross-shire
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem and Con
Almond and Earn
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain from Lib Dem
Perth City South
- 2007: 2xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP
- 2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain from Lib Dem
Perth City North
- 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Perth City Centre
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Post Election Changes
- † On 24 March 2015 Perth City Centre SNP Cllr Jack Coburn announced he was standing down from the council for health reasons.By-election date confirmed – Perth & Kinross Council. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 7 May 2015 and the seat was retained by the SNP's Andrew Parrott.
- †† On 31 January 2016 Almond and Earn Independent Cllr Alan Jack died after a short illness.Tributes paid to 'Mr Bridge of Earn' councillor Alan Jack A by-election was held on 7 April 2016 and the seat was won by the Conservative's Kathleen Baird.
By-Elections since 2012
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