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2012 South Lanarkshire Council election

South Lanarkshire Council election

Field	Value
election_name	2012 South Lanarkshire Council election
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	2007 South Lanarkshire Council election
previous_year	2007
election_date
next_election	2017 South Lanarkshire Council election
next_year	2017
seats_for_election	All 67 seats to South Lanarkshire Council
majority_seats	34
registered	241,187
turnout	39.1%
image1	Lab
leader1	Edward McAvoy
party1	Scottish Labour Party
leaders_seat1	Rutherglen Central and North
last_election1	30 seats, 44.8%
seats1	33
seat_change1	3
popular_vote1	39,892
percentage1	43.2%
swing1	3.6%
image2	SNP
leader2	Anne Maggs
party2	Scottish National Party
leaders_seat2	East Kilbride Central North
last_election2	24 seats, 35.8%
seats2	28
seat_change2	4
popular_vote2	33,596
percentage2	36.4%
swing2	7.2%
image3	Con
leader3	Hamish Stewart
party3	Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
leaders_seat3	Clydesdale East
last_election3	8 seats, 12.9%
seats3	3
seat_change3	5
popular_vote3	10,015
percentage3	10.8%
swing3	2.1%
image4	Ind
leader4	Graeme Campbell
party4	Independent (politician)
leaders_seat4	Avondale and Stonehouse
last_election4	3 seats, 4.5%
seats4	2
seat_change4	1
popular_vote4	2,734
percentage4	3.0%
swing4	2.2%
image5	[[File:Robert Brown (Scottish Government) (cropped).jpg	150x150px]]
leader5	Robert Brown
party5	Scottish Liberal Democrats
leaders_seat5	Rutherglen South
last_election5	2 seats, 7.2%
seats5	1
seat_change5	1
popular_vote5	2,544
percentage5	2.8%
swing5	4.4%
title	Council Leader
before_election	Edward McAvoy
(Labour)
before_party	No overall control
posttitle	Council Leader after election
after_election	Edward McAvoy
(Labour)
after_party	No overall control
map_image	South Lanarkshire Council election 2012.svg
map_size	300px
map_caption	Results by ward.

(Labour)

Elections to South Lanarkshire Council took place on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other Scottish local government elections. As with other Scottish council elections, it was held using single transferable vote (STV) – a form of proportional representation – in which multiple candidates are elected in each ward and voters rank candidates in order of preference.

Labour retained their position as the largest party on the council as they gained three seats from 2007 but were one seat short of an overall majority. The Scottish National Party (SNP) also increased their representation and remained in second place on the authority after gaining four seats to hold 28. The Conservatives lost the majority of their seats as they fell from eight to three. One less independent candidate was elected with two returned and the remaining seat was won by the Liberal Democrats who lost one seat.

Labour initially formed a minority administration to run the council before, in February 2013, they took overall control of South Lanarkshire Council after winning a by-election from the SNP.

Election result

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Note: Votes are the sum of first preference votes across all council wards. The net gain/loss and percentage changes relate to the result of the previous Scottish local elections on 3 May 2007. This is because STV has an element of proportionality which is not present unless multiple seats are being elected. This may differ from other published sources showing gain/loss relative to seats held at the dissolution of Scotland's councils.

Ward results

Clydesdale West

The SNP retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while Labour held their only seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.

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Clydesdale North

Labour and the SNP held the seats they had won at the previous election while independent candidate Ed Archer gained a seat from the Conservatives.

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Clydesdale East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election while the Conservatives held one of their two seats and Labour gained one seat from the Conservatives.

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Clydesdale South

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Avondale and Stonehouse

The SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained a further seat to hold two while Labour held their only seat. Cllr Graeme Campbell, who had been elected as a Conservative in 2007, retained his seat as an independent candidate and the Conservatives lost their only seat. Independent candidate Jim Malloy was elected as a Labour candidate in 2007.

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East Kilbride South

The SNP (2) and Labour (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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East Kilbride Central South

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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East Kilbride Central North

The SNP (2) and Labour (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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East Kilbride West

Labour, the SNP and the Conservatives (one each) retained the seats that they had won at the previous election.

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East Kilbride East

The SNP held the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from Labour while Labour held one of their two seats.

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Rutherglen South

Labour, the Liberal Democrats and the SNP retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Rutherglen Central and North

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Cambuslang West

Labour retained the seat they had won at the previous election and gained one seat from the Liberal Democrats while the SNP retained their only seat.

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Cambuslang East

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Blantyre

Labour retained both of the seats they had won at the previous election and gained one seat while the SNP retained the seat they had won at the previous election. In 2007, Cllr Bert Thomson was elected as an independent candidate. He retained his seat as an SNP candidate.

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Bothwell and Uddingston

The SNP, Labour and the Conservatives retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Hamilton North and East

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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Hamilton West and Earnock

Labour (2) and the SNP (1) retained the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP gained one seat from independent former councillor Tommy Gilligan. Cllr John Menzies was elected following a by-election in 2011 and retained his seat.

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Hamilton South

Labour retained both the seats they had won at the previous election while the SNP retained one seat and gained one seat from the Conservatives.

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Larkhall

Labour (2) and the SNP (2) retained the seats they had won at the previous election.

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By-elections

Rutherglen South

SNP councillor Anne Higgins died on 20 November 2012. A by-election was held on 14 February 2013 and was won by Labour's Gerard Killen which gave the party an overall majority on the council.

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Hamilton South 2013

SNP councillor Bobby Lawson died on 13 August 2013. A by-election was held on 24 October 2013 and was won by Labour's Stuart Gallacher.

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Clydesdale South

SNP councillor Archie Manson resigned on 14 March 2014 on health grounds. A by-election was held on 5 June 2014 and won by Labour's Gordon Muir.

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Hamilton South 2015

SNP councillor Angela Crawley was elected as MP for Lanark and Hamilton East on 7 May 2015. She resigned her council seat on 22 May 2015. A by-election was held on 6 August 2015 and was won by the SNP's John Ross.

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Blantyre

Labour councillor Jim Handibode died on 19 September 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 December 2015 and was won by Labour's Mo Razzaq.

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Hamilton North and East

SNP councillor Lynn Adams died on 21 September 2015. A by-election was held on 21 January 2016 to fill the vacancy, won by the party's Stephanie Callaghan.

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Notes

References

(February 15, 2013). "Labour wins South Lanarkshire Council majority". BBC News.
Teale, Andrew. "Local Elections Archive Project - 2017 - South Lanarkshire".
Faulds, Allan. "The Local STV Voting System Explained". Ballot Box Scotland.
"Single Transferable Vote". Electoral Reform Society.
(27 May 2015). "Councillor Pat Lee joins Solidarity".
(4 May 2012). "Local Government election results 2012". South Lanarkshire Council.
(12 February 2014). "Councillor Bev Gauld resigns from SNP". Carluke Gazette.
Beamish, Claudia. (13 June 2014). "Congratulations to Cllr Gordon Muir".
"Rutherglen South, 2013".
(24 September 2015). "Remembering Councillor Jim Handibode". Blantyre Telegraph.
(23 October 2015). "Hamilton councillor and publican Lynn Adams passes away". Daily Record.
Pirie, Mark. (23 May 2015). "Hamilton South councillor Angela Crawley to step down triggering by-election". Daily Record.
"Hamilton South By-election Thursday 24 October 2013".
Fanning, Gary. (5 May 2014). "Larkhall SNP councillor Lesley McDonald defects to join Labour group on South Lanarkshire Council".
(15 February 2013). "Rutherglen South by-election - 14 February 2013". South Lanarkshire Council.
(25 October 2013). "Hamilton South by-election - 24 October 2013". South Lanarkshire Council.
(6 June 2014). "Clydesdale South by-election - 5 June 2014". South Lanarkshire Council.
(7 August 2015). "Hamilton South by-election - 6 August 2015". South Lanarkshire Council.
(11 December 2015). "Blantyre by-election - 10 December 2015". South Lanarkshire Council.
(22 January 2016). "Hamilton North and East by-election - 21 January 2016". South Lanarkshire Council.

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