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2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election
2012 Scottish local government election
2012 Scottish local government election
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 2007 West Dunbartonshire Council election | |
| previous_year | 2007 | |
| election_date | ||
| next_election | 2017 West Dunbartonshire Council election | |
| next_year | 2017 | |
| seats_for_election | All 22 seats to West Dunbartonshire Council | |
| majority_seats | 12 | |
| leader1 | Martin Rooney | |
| party1 | Scottish Labour Party | |
| last_election1 | 10 seats, 37.7% | |
| leaders_seat1 | Lomond | |
| seats_before1 | 8 | |
| seats1 | 12 | |
| seat_change1 | 2 | |
| leader2 | Ronnie McColl | |
| party2 | Scottish National Party | |
| leaders_seat2 | Lomond (defeated) | |
| last_election2 | 9 seats, 34.1% | |
| seats_before2 | 9 | |
| seats2 | 6 | |
| seat_change2 | 3 | |
| leader4 | George Black | |
| party4 | Independent (politician) | |
| leaders_seat4 | Dumbarton | |
| last_election4 | 2 seats, 8.7% | |
| seats_before4 | 3 | |
| seats4 | 3 | |
| seat_change4 | 1 | |
| leader5 | Jim Bollan | |
| party5 | Scottish Socialist Party | |
| leaders_seat5 | Leven | |
| last_election5 | 1 seat, 6.7% | |
| seats_before5 | 1 | |
| seats5 | 1 | |
| seat_change5 | ||
| map_image | West Dunbartonshire Council, 2012.svg | |
| map_size | 200px | |
| map_alt | West Dunbartonshire Council composition | |
| map_caption | Composition of the council after the election | |
| <!-- bottom --> | title | Council Leader |
| before_election | Ronnie McColl defeated | |
| before_party | Scottish National Party | |
| posttitle | Council Leader after election | |
| after_election | Martin Rooney | |
| after_party | Scottish Labour Party | |
| percentage1 | 46.6% | |
| popular_vote1 | 12,497 | |
| swing1 | 8.9% | |
| swing2 | 3.8% | |
| percentage2 | 30.3% | |
| popular_vote2 | 8,126 | |
| swing4 | 4.4% | |
| percentage4 | 13.1% | |
| popular_vote4 | 3,503 | |
| swing5 | 1.4% | |
| percentage5 | 5.3% | |
| popular_vote5 | 1,407 |
The 2012 West Dunbartonshire Council election was held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the six wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004, with 22 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system.
The election saw Labour gain 2 seats to secure an overall majority on the Council while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the Council but West Dunbartonshire proved to be their worst performance in Scotland as they lost 3 seats including that of Council leader Ronnie McColl. Independents increased their seat numbers to 3 through the addition of former Labour Councillor and the Scottish Socialist Party retained their sole seat - their only one in Scotland.
Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP minority led administration which had been supported by Independent councillors that had existed from 2007-2012.
Results
|seats % = 54.6 |votes % = 46.6 |plus/minus = 8.9 |seats % = 27.3 |votes % = 30.3 |plus/minus = 3.8 |seats % = 13.6 |votes % = 13.1 |plus/minus = 4.4 |seats % = 4.6 |votes % = 5.3 |plus/minus = 1.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 4.3 |plus/minus = 3.4 |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.4 |plus/minus = New |seats % = 0.0 |votes % = 0.2 |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
Lomond
-
2007: 2xSNP; 1xLabour
-
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
-
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP
-
= Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.
Leven
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xSSP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xSSP
- 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP
Dumbarton
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Kilpatrick
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clydebank Central
- 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Clydebank Waterfront
- 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP
Aftermath
After the election Labour were able to form a majority administration. This replaced previous SNP led minority administration.
On 5 January 2016, Marie McNair joined the Scottish National Party and ceased to be an independent.
References
References
- (13 January 2016). "Council leader slams former independent Marie McNair as opportunist as she joins SNP". Newsquest Ltd.
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