Dundee City Council election, 2012

Main article: Scottish local elections, 2012

May 3, 2012 (2012-05-03)

All 29 seats to Dundee City Council 15 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Leader	Ken Guild	Kevin Keenan	Derek Scott
Party	SNP	Labour	Conservative
Leader's seat	The Ferry	Strathmartine	The Ferry
Last election	13 seats, 44.8%	10 seats, 34.5%	3 seat, 10.3%
Seats before	13	10	3
Seats won	16	10	1
Seats after		10
Seat change	3	-	2

	Fourth party	Fifth party

Leader	Fraser Macpherson	Ian Borthwick
Party	Liberal Democrats	Independent
Leader's seat	West End	Strathmartine
Last election	2 seats, 6.9%	1 seat, 3.5%
Seats before	2	2
Seats won	1	1
Seat change	1	-

The 8 multi-member wards

Council Leader before election

Ken Guild
SNP

Council Leader after election

Ken Guild
SNP

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 a form of proportional representation, with 29 Councillors elected.

After the 2007 Election a Labour-Lib Dem Coalition was formed. This administration subsequently collapsed and a 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.

Election results

Dundee Local Election Result 2012
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	SNP	16	3	0	3	55.17	43.35	16,704	3.35
	Labour	10	-	-		34.48	30.14	11,612	0.74
	Conservative	1	0	2	2	3.45	11.26	4,340	1.24
	Liberal Democrats	1	0	1	1	3.45	8.98	3,461	2.32
	Independent	1	-	-		3.45	4.44	1,709	1.4
	TUSC	0	-	-		-	1.27	488	1.27
	Scottish Green	0	-	-		-	0.56	217	0.04

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

Strathmartine - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	SNP	John Alexander	23.47%	1,245
	Labour	Kevin Keenan (incumbent)	20.78%	1,102
	Independent	Ian Borthwick (incumbent)	19.78%	1,049	1,057.4	1,061.7
	SNP	Stewart Hunter (incumbent)	14.22%	754	909.9	910.9	911.1	917.6	939.2	942.3	1,016.6	1,221.4
	Liberal Democrats	Iliyan Stefanov	10.89%	578	583.6	584.8	584.9	596.9	605.9	651	708.9
	Labour	John McKiddie	6.62%	351	354.8	385.1	385.2	390.3	406.3	419.3
	Conservative	Colin Stewart	1.83%	97	97.3	97.3	97.3	100.4	101.4
	TUSC	Jim McFarlane	1.51%	80	81.2	82.3	82.3	90.3
	Independent	Grant Simmons	0.90%	48	48.7	48.9	49
Electorate: 14,285 Valid: 5,304 Spoilt: 133 Quota: 1,061 Turnout: 5,437 (37.13%)

Lochee

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

Lochee - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7	Count 8	Count 9
	SNP	Bob Duncan (incumbent)	31.57%	1,594
	Labour	Tom Ferguson (incumbent)	25.91%	1,308
	SNP	Alan Ross (incumbent)	14.78%	746	1,220.4
	Labour	Norma McGovern	12.32%	622	650.9	889.2	914.1	914.6	934.9	965.7	997.2	1,149.8
	Independent	Scott Campbell	7.41%	374	394.5	404.5	432.3	434.7	453.5	480.6	577.9
	Conservative	Lewis Anderson	4.89%	247	253.2	254.8	257.4	260.1	274.4	275.9
	TUSC	Rory Malone	1.6%	81	87.6	97.2	109.8	110	113.8
	Liberal Democrats	Eildh Jayne Conacher	1.23%	62	70	73.9	78.4	89.9
	Liberal Democrats	Joe Derry Setch	0.3%	15	16.5	17.6	20.5
Electorate: 13,439 Valid: 5,049 Spoilt: 164 Quota: 1,010 Turnout: 5,213 (37.57%)

West End

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

West End - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	Liberal Democrats	Fraser MacPherson (incumbent)	32.33%	1,453
	SNP	Bill Campbell	21.43%	963
	Labour	Richard McCready (incumbent)	20.85%	937
	Conservative	Donald Hay (incumbent)	10.32%	464	606.2	608.7	612.5	614.8	666.5
	SNP	Vari McDonald	9.15%	411	518.1	571.6	578.1	590.4	723.7	837.6
	Scottish Green	Pauline Hinchion	4.83%	217	335.9	339.2	347.8	374.4
	TUSC	Raymond Mennie	1.1%	49	65	65.5	69.2
Electorate: 12,910 Valid: 4,494 Spoilt: 77 Quota: 899 Turnout: 4,571 (34.81%)

Coldside

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

Coldside - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4
	SNP	Jimmy Black (incumbent)	29.76%	1,536
	Labour	Mohammed Asif (incumbent)	21.06%	1,087
	Labour	Helen Wright (incumbent)	19.07%	984	1,000	1,032.7	1,069.9
	SNP	Dave Bowes (incumbent)	16.16%	834	1,281.7
	Conservative	James Clancy	4.92%	254	258.6	269.3	270.6
	Liberal Democrats	Raymond Alexander Lawrie	2.65%	137	138.9	151.8	153.9
	Independent	Andy McBride	2.56%	132	134.9	151.6	152.9
	Independent	Stuart Winton	2.05%	106	110.6	120	120.8
	TUSC	Wayne Scott	1.76%	91	92.6	100.5	101.1
Electorate: 14,404 Valid: 5,161 Spoilt: 160 Quota: 1,033 Turnout: 5,321 (35.83%)

Maryfield

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

Maryfield - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5	Count 6	Count 7
	SNP	Ken Lynn (incumbent)	34.57%	1,187
	Labour	Georgia Cruickshank	18.11%	622	634.7	643.9	644.1	675.6	736.5	1,334.7
	Labour	George McIrvine	18.32%	629	640.1	650.1	650.2	673	713.9
	SNP	Craig Melville (incumbent)†	16.28%	559	840.8	859.9
	Conservative	Stephen MacSporran	7.25%	249	253.7	253.7	253.7	296.3
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher Hall	3.67%	126	129.6	136.9	136.9
	TUSC	Derek Milligan	1.81%	62	64.8
Electorate: 11,555 Valid: 3,434 Spoilt: 93 Quota: 859 Turnout: 3,527 (29.72%)

North East

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

North East - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2
	SNP	Gregor Murray	33.51%	1,143
	Labour	Brian Gordon (incumbent)	27.79%	948
	SNP	Willie Sawers (incumbent)	24.57%	838	1,096.3
	Labour	Stephen Massey	8.53%	291	300.4
	Conservative	Robert Lindsay	2.87%	98	101.3
	TUSC	Sinead Daly	1.2%	41	42
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Rankin	0.9%	32	35.6
	Liberal Democrats	Iqbal Mohammad	0.6%	20	21.3
Electorate: 10,781 Valid: 3,411 Spoilt: 92 Quota: 853 Turnout: 3,503 (31.64%)

East End

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

East End - 3 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	SNP	Will Dawson (incumbent)	32.32%	1,322
	Labour	Lesley Brennan	23.57%	964	972.6	985.5	1,001.8	1,023.5
	SNP	Christina Roberts (incumbent)	21.20%	867	1,125.1
	Labour	Martin Keenan	12.47%	510	518.8	528.2	540.7	564.2
	Conservative	Wendy Anderson	5.77%	236	239.4	243.4	252.9	278.1
	Liberal Democrats	Allan Petrie	2.62%	107	111.7	118.8	131
	TUSC	Linda Rose	2.05%	84	87.6	97.2
Electorate: 11,787 Valid: 4,090 Spoilt: 143 Quota: 1,023 Turnout: 4,233 (34.7%)

The Ferry

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

The Ferry - 4 seats
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3	Count 4	Count 5
	Conservative	Derek Scott (incumbent)	22.46%	1,704
	SNP	Ken Guild (incumbent)	19.04%	1,445	1,456.9	1,606.4
	SNP	Kevin Malcolm Cordell	16.61%	1,260	1,265.1	1,378.9	1,451.8	1674
	Labour	Laurie Bidwell (incumbent)	16.57%	1,257	1,267.3	1,465.4	1,469.6	1,768.2
	Conservative	Rod Wallace (incumbent)	13.06%	991	1,109.1	1,383.3	1,388.5
	Liberal Democrats	Craig Robertson Duncan	12.27%	931	949.6
Electorate: 15,782 Valid: 7,588 Spoilt: 96 Quota: 1,518 Turnout: 7,684 (48.08%)

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.

By-election since 2012

Maryfield By-election (31 March 2016) - 1 Seat^[2]
Party		Candidate	% 1st Pref	Count 1	Count 2	Count 3
	SNP	Lynne Short	49.5%	1,383	1,389	1,399
	Labour	Alan Cowan	22.7%	634	637	648
	Conservative	James Clancy	10.5%	294	304	317
	Trade Unionists and Socialists Against Cuts	Stuart Fairweather	5.1%	142	147	161
	Scottish Green	Jacob Ellis	4.1%	116	118	123
	Liberal Democrats	Christopher McIntyre	3%	85	87	92
	Independent	Brian McLeod	2.6%	73	81
	UKIP	Calum Walker	2.5%	69
Electorate: 11,669 Valid: 2,796 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,399 Turnout: 2,824 (24.2%)

References

http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/elections2012/electionsmoreinfo/

External links

Dundee City Council website

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