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2012 Stirling Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2012 Stirling Council election |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 2007 Stirling Council election |
| previous_year | 2007 |
| election_date | |
| next_election | Stirling Council election, 2017 |
| next_year | 2017 |
| seats_for_election | All 22 seats to Stirling Council |
| majority_seats | 12 |
| leader1 | Graham Houston |
| party1 | Scottish National Party |
| last_election1 | 7 seats, 29.2% |
| leaders_seat1 | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan |
| seats_before1 | 7 |
| seats1 | 9 |
| seat_change1 | 2 |
| leader2 | Corrie McChord |
| party2 | Scottish Labour Party |
| leaders_seat2 | Stirling East |
| last_election2 | 8 seats, 28.2% |
| seats_before2 | 8 |
| seats2 | 8 |
| seat_change2 | |
| leader4 | Alistair Berrill |
| party4 | Scottish Conservatives |
| leaders_seat4 | Forth and Endrick |
| last_election4 | 4 seats, 25.3% |
| seats_before4 | 4 |
| seats4 | 4 |
| seat_change4 | |
| leader5 | Mark Ruskell |
| party5 | Scottish Green Party |
| leaders_seat5 | Dunblane and Bridge of Allan |
| last_election5 | 0 seats, 1.7% |
| seats_before5 | 0 |
| seats5 | 1 |
| seat_change5 | 1 |
| 3data5 | |
| title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Graham Houston |
| before_party | Scottish National Party |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election |
| after_election | Corrie McChord |
| after_party | Scottish Labour Party |
| percentage1 | 37.2% |
| popular_vote1 | 10,626 |
| swing1 | 8.0% |
| swing2 | 0.4% |
| percentage2 | 28.6% |
| popular_vote2 | 8,180 |
| swing4 | 5.4% |
| percentage4 | 19.9% |
| popular_vote4 | 5,689 |
| swing5 | 4.1% |
| percentage5 | 5.8% |
| popular_vote5 | 1,658 |
The 2012 Stirling Council election was held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the seven wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 councillors being elected. Each ward will elect either three or four members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw the Scottish National Party increase their representation by 2 seats and significantly increase their vote share to become the largest party on the council. Labour and the Conservatives retained their 8 and 4 seats respectively while the Greens gained a seat on the authority. By contrast the Liberal Democrats lost all of their seats.
Following the election a coalition was formed between the Labour Party and the Conservatives which replaced the previous SNP minority administration.
Results
|seats % = 40.9 |votes % = 37.2 |plus/minus = 8.0 |seats % = 36.4 |votes % = 28.6 |plus/minus = 0.4 |seats % = 18.2 |votes % = 19.9 |plus/minus = 5.4 |seats % = 4.6 |votes % = 5.8 |plus/minus = 4.1 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 5.5 |plus/minus = 6.0 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.9 |plus/minus = 0.8 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 1.6 |plus/minus = 2.1 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
Trossachs and Teith
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Lab
Forth and Endrick
- 2007: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lab
Dunblane and Bridge of Allan
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xGRN
- 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lib Dem
Castle
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Stirling West
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
- 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Stirling East
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012: Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem
Bannockburn
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Aftermath
Stirling East by-election
On 7 May 2015, Stirling East SNP councillor Steven Paterson was elected as the MP for Stirling. He resigned his Council seat on 30 June 2015. A by-election was held on 1 October 2015 to fill the vacancy and the seat was held by the SNP's Gerry McLaughlan.{{STV Election box begin2|
References
References
- (30 June 2015). "Steven Paterson resigns Council role". stirlingsnp.com.
- "Stirling Council – Elections – upcoming elections".
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