2012 Scottish local government election
Elections to Dundee City Council were held on 3 May 2012 on the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight wards created as a result of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004,[1] with each ward electing three or four Councillors using the single transferable vote system form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.
After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed in 2009 as a result of a by-election loss, and an SNP minority administration was formed.
The 2012 election saw the Scottish National Party gain 3 seats and secure an overall majority on the Council. The Scottish Labour Party retained their 10 seats on the Council while both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats were reduced to a single Councillor. There also remains a single Independent.[2]
Election results
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
Strathmartine
- 2007: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Lochee
- 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
West End
- 2007: 1xLib Dem; 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
Coldside
- 2007: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 2xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
Maryfield
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
North East
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: No change
East End
- 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab
- 2007-2012: No change
The Ferry
- 2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
- 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab
- 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Con
Post-Election Changes
- † On 16 January 2016 Maryfield SNP Cllr Craig Melville was suspended from the party and became an Independent. He resigned his Council seat on 5 February 2016 and a by-election was held on 31 March 2016 which was held by the SNP's Lynne Short.[1][2]
By-election since 2012
References
- ^ "Elections to the Council - What's New Since Last Time". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 22 August 2007.
- ^ "Election Results - More Detailed Information - Dundee City Council". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012.
- ^ "Maryfield By Election Notices | Dundee City Council". dundeecity.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
External links
- Dundee City Council website