Dumfries and Galloway Council election, 2012

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012

3 May 2012 (2012-05-03)

All 47 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Council 24 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Ronnie Nicholson	Ivor Alexander Hyslop	Brian Collins
Party	Labour	Conservative	SNP
Leader's seat	North West Dumfries	Lochar	Castle Douglas and Glenkens
Last election	14 seats, 29.8%	18 seats, 38.3%	10 seats, 21.3%
Seats before	17	17	10
Seats won	15	14	10
Seat change	1	4	-

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Jane S. Maitland	Richard John Brodie
Party	Independent	Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat	Dee	Annadale South
Last election	2 seats, 4.3%	3 seats, 6.4%
Seats before	2	3
Seats won	7	1
Seat change	5	2

The 12 multi-member wards

Council Leader before election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

Council Leader after election

Ivor Alexander Hyslop
Conservative

The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council. The election used the thirteen 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 a form of proportional representation, with 47 councillors being elected.

The election saw Labour replace the Scottish Conservative Party as the largest party on the Council as they gained 1 seat while the Tories lost 4 seats. The Scottish National Party retained their third place on the authority but did not gain any additional seats. Independents proved to be the biggest winners as they returned to the Council with 7 seats and 5 net gains which included 2 former members of the Labour party. The Scottish Liberal Democrats proved to be the worst performers of the election, being reduced to just a single seat.

Following the election the Conservative Party formed a coalition with the support of the SNP. This replaced the previous Conservative-Lib Dem coalition which existed from 2007-2012.

Election result

Dumfries and Galloway Local Election Result 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	15	2	1	+1	31.91	29.34	14,828	+1.24
	Conservative	14	0	4	-4	29.79	26.61	13,446	-5.59
	SNP	10	1	1	-	21.28	19.46	9,837	+0.46
	Independent	7	5	0	+5	14.89	18.06	9,126	+3.69
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	2	-2	2.13	3.95	1,997	-4.35
	Scottish Green	0	-	-	-	-	1.84	932	+0.84
	UKIP	0	-	-	-	-	0.74	372	+0.44

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

Stranraer and North Rhins

2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con

Stranraer and North Rhins - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	Independent	Willie Scobie (incumbent)	62.15	2,057
	Conservative	John Dougan (incumbent)	15.02	497	643.9
	SNP	Iain Dick (incumbent)	13.60	450	678.8	836.62
	Labour	Marion McCutcheon	9.24	306	679.4	808.2
Electorate: 7,185 Valid: 3,310 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 828 Turnout: 3,348 (46.07%)

Wigtown West

2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lab

Wigtown West - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	Independent	Grahame Forster (incumbent)	45.1	1,330
	SNP	Jim McClung	25.13	741
	Conservative	Roberta Tuckfield (incumbent)††	16.11	475	643.3	643.7	859.3
	Labour	John McCutcheon	13.67	403	585.5	586.7
Electorate: 6,753 Valid: 2,949 Spoilt: 26 Quota: 738 Turnout: 2,975 (43.67%)

Mid Galloway

2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Lib Dem

Mid Galloway - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	SNP	Alistair Geddes (incumbent)	29.66	1,027
	Independent	Jim McColm	28.68	993
	Conservative	Graham Nicol (incumbent)	18.6	644	665.6	699.2	776.2	819.6	948.2
	Labour	Heather Meldrum	13.6	471	495.5	523.4	530.7	612.5
	SNP	Doug Snell *	6.56	227	301.9	318.7	324.2
	Conservative	Sheila Stewart	2.89	100	106.9	120.2
Electorate: 7,539 Valid: 3,462 Spoilt: 49 Quota: 866 Turnout: 3,511 (45.92%)

= Sitting Councillor for a different Ward.

Dee

2007: 1xCon; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 2xIndependent; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from SNP

Dee - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Independent	Colin Wyper	36.51	1,473
	Independent	Jane Maitland (incumbent)	18.39	742	815.4	849.4	889.9	956.9	1,055.2
	Conservative	Patsy Gilroy (incumbent)	18.05	728	780.9	795.4	801.3	831.9	849.4	868.4	1,021.2
	SNP	Thomas Jacques (incumbent)	11.48	463	525.4	536.2	567.4	600.3	693.6	701.6
	Labour	Marsali Caig	7.06	285	355.6	369.2	386.4	422.2
	Independent	Franca Bruno	3.5	141	181.9	196.7	220.3
	Scottish Green	James Smyth	2.85	115	127.9	140.5
	Liberal Democrats	John Womersley	2.16	87	116.3
Electorate: 7,373 Valid: 4,034 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1,009 Turnout: 4,072 (54.71%)

Castle Douglas and Glenkens

2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent
2012: 1xCon; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

Castle Douglas and Glenkens - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Conservative	Finlay Carson	27.08	904
	Independent	George Nicol Prentice (incumbent)	23.88	797	813	826.5
	SNP	Brian Collins (incumbent)	23.88	797	800	811.2	811.5	899.6
	Labour	Daniel Scheffer	10.04	335	350.6	376.8	376.9	430.9
	Scottish Green	Paul Taylorson	6.05	202	203.2	229.4	229.6
	Conservative	Gary Wardell	5.90	197	235	249.9	250.2	265
	Liberal Democrats	Andrew Metcalf	3.18	106	109
Electorate: 8,014 Valid: 3,338 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 835 Turnout: 3,372 (41.65%)

Abbey

2007: 2xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

Abbey - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	Labour	Tom McAughtrie (incumbent)	22.95	903
	Conservative	Ian Blake (incumbent)	21.75	856
	SNP	Rob Davidson (incumbent)	20.69	814
	Labour	Davie Stitt (incumbent)	19.9	783	870.2
	Conservative	Charles Milroy	10.29	405	411.1
	UKIP	Bill Wright	4.42	174	178.6
Electorate: 9,019 Valid: 3,935 Spoilt: 65 Quota: 788 Turnout: 4,000 (43.63%)

North West Dumfries

2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

North West Dumfries - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Labour	Ronnie Nicholson (incumbent)	23.25	932
	Conservative	John Graham Bell (incumbent)††	22.43	899
	Labour	David John McKie (incumbent)	21.38	857
	SNP	Andy Ferguson	18.44	739	746.1	768.5	773.2	982.1
	Labour	Paula Stevenson	14.50	581	690.1	702.2	746.7
Electorate: 9,906 Valid: 4,008 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 802 Turnout: 4,074 (40.46%)

Mid and Upper Nithsdale

2007: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change

Mid and Upper Nithsdale - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	Labour	Jim Dempster (incumbent)	27.45	1,194
	Conservative	Gill Dykes (incumbent)	26.53	1,154
	SNP	Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent)	20.51	892
	Labour	John Syme (incumbent)	19.08	830	1,098.6
	UKIP	Douglas Watters	4.55	198	209.1
	Conservative	Elly Hurren	1.86	81	88.3
Electorate: 9,239 Valid: 4,349 Spoilt: 67 Quota: 870 Turnout: 4,416 (47.07%)

Lochar

2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con

Lochar - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	SNP	Yen Hongmei Jin††††	28.46	1,190
	Labour	Jeff Leaver (incumbent)	27.73	1,159
	Conservative	Ivor Alexander Hyslop (incumbent)	15.86	663	703	710.5	723.7	1,266.4
	Conservative	John Anthony Charteris (incumbent)	15.05	629	675.9	685.6	700.3
	Labour	Ted Thompson	12.89	539	660	941.7
Electorate: 9,295 Valid: 4,180 Spoilt: 62 Quota: 837 Turnout: 4,242 (44.97%)

Nith

2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change

Nith - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Labour	John Allan Martin (incumbent)	25.93	1,079
	Labour	Colin Smyth (incumbent)	19.20	799	1,010.3
	SNP	Alastair Witts (incumbent)	18.84	784	789.7	822	830.2	850.9
	Conservative	Jack Groom (incumbent)††	15.67	652	657.5	669.5	675.9	687.8	689.9	900.9
	Conservative	David Slater	8.56	356	361	366.5	369.5	382.5	383.6
	Independent	Andrew Crosbie	8.36	348	352.8	376.2	391.6	430.4	435.1	514.1
	Independent	Nello Paoletti	2.19	91	93.1	103.1	108.4
	Independent	Lee Vann-Wakelin	1.25	52	53.6	59.81
Electorate: 9,844 Valid: 4,161 Spoilt: 66 Quota: 833 Turnout: 4,227 (42.27%)

Annadale South

2007: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change

Annadale South - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6
	Liberal Democrats	Richard John Brodie (incumbent)	21.09	959
	Labour	Sean William Marshall (incumbent)	19.55	889	901.3	903.3	905.7	1,005.7
	Conservative	Ian Brian Carruthers (incumbent)††	19.38	881	889.6	933
	Labour	Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent)	16.74	761	764.6	766.7	767.4	842.6	916.3
	SNP	Andrew Wilson	12.49	568	573.9	577	578.9	664.9	670.9
	Independent	Marion F.B. Stewart	9.15	416	424.7	432.9	438.6
	Conservative	Brian Pope	1.61	73	73.9
Electorate: 10,864 Valid: 4,547 Spoilt: 55 Quota: 910 Turnout: 4,602 (41.85%)

Annadale North

2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem
2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem

Annadale North - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Labour	Ted Brown (incumbent)†	19.59	845	923
	SNP	Stephen Thompson	16.78	724	768	782.5	796.9	799.1	800.4	1,067.9
	Conservative	Peter Diggle††	15.11	652	690	693.1	875.4
	Scottish Green	Alis Ballance	14.26	615	673	687.3	755.7	759.4	761.4
	Conservative	Gail MacGregor (incumbent)	13.07	564	641	645.5	885.3
	Conservative	Roger Brian Grant (incumbent)	12.31	531	566	568.7
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Young	8.88	383
Electorate: 10,175 Valid: 4,314 Spoilt: 34 Quota: 863 Turnout: 4,348 (42.4%)

Annadale East and Eskdale

2007: 3xCon; 1xLab
2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xIndependent
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con

Annadale East and Eskdale - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8
	Labour	Archie Dryburgh (incumbent)	22.20	877
	Conservative	Denis Raymond Male (incumbent)	15.29	604	609.8	609.8	618.9	732.3	778.3	778.9	963.2
	Independent	Craig Peacock	14.98	592	607.3	621.9	654.9	716.8	797.1
	Conservative	Karen Carruthers††	13.92	550	554.8	554.8	560.8	661.2	690.9	691.6	808.4
	Liberal Democrats	Jock Dinwoodie	11.69	462	473.8	479.5	483.7	513.4	587.8	588.9
	SNP	Brian Richardson	10.66	421	430.2	434.4	436.8	447
	Conservative	Stuart Thompson	8.88	351	353.3	356.6	363.9
	Independent	Allan Graham (incumbent)	1.24	49	52.2	68.8
	Independent	Sidney John Elder	1.14	45	50.2
Electorate: 9,663 Valid: 3,951 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 791 Turnout: 4,348 (40.89%)

Changes since election

† Annadale North Labour Cllr Ted Brown died on 4 September 2012. A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 which was won by Graeme Tait of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
†† On 20 September 2013 6 members of the Conservative Party quit their group and became Independents.
††† Annadale North Conservative Cllr Graeme Tait announced on the 20 March 2014 that he has defected to the Labour Party stating that he felt its "policies and values" better reflect his own.
†††† In August 2015 Lochar SNP Cllr resigned from the party and became an Independent citing racial prejudice towards her and having lost out at a candidate selection for the Scottish Parliament election, 2016.

By-elections since 2012

Annadale North By-election (15 November 2012) - 1 Seat^[1]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	Conservative	Graeme Tait†††	46.0	1,819	1,857	1,922	1,980
	Labour	Peter Glanton	25.3	1,002	1,008	1,053	1,149
	Scottish Green	Alis Ballance	11.7	464	475	508	617
	SNP	Frank MacGregor	9.4	371	375	399
	Liberal Democrats	Hugh Young	5.3	208	211
	UKIP	Bill Wright	2.3	89
	Conservative gain from Labour		Swing

References

↑ http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=11182&p=0

http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11236

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