2012 East Dunbartonshire Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Rhondda Geekie
Ian Mackay
Ashay Ghai
Party
Labour
SNP
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South
Bearsden North
Bearsden North
Last election
6 seats, 25.0%
8 seats, 33.3%
3 seats, 12.5%
Seats before
6
8
2
Seats won
8
8
3
Seat change
2
-
-
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Billy Hendry
Charles Kennedy
Duncan Cumming
Party
Conservative
EDIA
Independent
Leader's seat
Bishopbriggs North and Torrance
Campsie & Kirkintilloch North
Bearsden North
Last election
5 seats, 20.8%
2 seats, 8.3%
0 seats, 0%
Seats before
5
2
0
Seats won
2
2
1
Seat change
3
-
1
Council Leader before election
Rhondda Geekie
Labour
Council Leader after election
Rhondda Geekie
Labour
Elections to East Dunbartonshire Council were held on 3 May 2012, the same day as the 31 other local authorities in Scotland. The election used the eight wards created under the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 , with 24 Councillors being elected. Each ward elected either 3 or 4 members, using the STV electoral system .
The election saw Labour gain 2 seats to draw level with the Scottish National Party . However, Labour remained the largest party in terms of vote share. The Scottish National Party retained all their existing 8 seats and did not run any additional candidates though did significantly raised their vote share. The Scottish Liberal Democrats retained their 3 seats on the Council. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 3 seats, just 2 in number, the equivalent numbers of the East Dunbartonshire Independent Alliance . Former Lib Dem Cllr Duncan Cumming was elected as an Independent .
Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with Liberal Democrats and the Conservative Party. This replaced the previous Labour - Conservative coalition administration which had existed from 2007-2012.
Election result [ ]
East Dunbartonshire Local Election Result 2012[1] [2]
Party
Seats
Gains
Losses
Net gain/loss
Seats %
Votes %
Votes
+/−
Labour
8
2
0
+2
33.3
28.3
10,334
+2.4
SNP
8
-
-
-
33.3
25.4
9,277
+7.2
Liberal Democrats
3
-
-
-
12.5
14.9
5,450
-3.0
Conservative
2
0
3
-3
8.3
15.4
5,629
-6.1
EDIA
2
-
-
-
8.3
8.1
2,973
-3.3
Independent
1
1
0
+1
4.2
6.1
2,224
+3.7
Green
0
-
-
-
-
0.7
247
-1.1
Scottish Christian
0
-
-
-
-
0.5
183
+0.3
Scottish Socialist
0
-
-
-
-
0.4
134
-0.3
UKIP
0
-
-
-
-
0.1
42
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 [ ]
Milngavie [ ]
2007: 1xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con
Milngavie - 3 seats [2] [3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Liberal Democrats
Eric Gotts (incumbent )
36.6
1,751
SNP
Jim Gibbons (incumbent )
28.0
1,338
Labour
Maureen Henry
20.0
955
1,177
1,283
Conservative
Bill Binks (incumbent )
14.6
696
866
889
Electorate: 10,289 Valid: 4,740 Spoilt: 42 Quota: 1,186 Turnout: 46.07%
Bearsden North [ ]
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con
Bearsden North - 3 seats[2] [3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Independent
Duncan Cumming (incumbent )
33.2
1,837
Liberal Democrats
Ashay Ghai *
17.1
944
1,082
1,087
1,093
1,100
1,337
1,801
SNP
Ian Mackay (incumbent )
17.4
962
1,030
1,041
1,050
1,063
1,205
1,335
Conservative
Amanda Stewart (incumbent )
16.7
921
1,017
1,019
1,039
1,066
1,141
Labour
Stewart Moohan
12.7
700
758
770
774
785
Scottish Christian
Bob Handyside
1.1
59
70
71
79
UKIP
Mitch Sorbie
0.8
42
59
61
Scottish Socialist
Neil Scott
0.6
34
40
Electorate: 10,801 Valid: 5,499 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,375 Turnout: 50.91%
= Sitting Councillor from a different Ward.
Bearsden South [ ]
2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xLib Dem; 1xSNP; 1xLab
2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Con
Bearsden South - 3 seats[2] [3]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
6
Liberal Democrats
Vaughan Moody (incumbent )
26.8
1,309
SNP
Keith Small
25.4
1,243
Labour
Manjinder Shergill
20.4
996
1,022
1,028
1,046
1,178
1,408
Conservative
David Mason
19.2
937
963
966
1,018
1,049
Green
Scott Ferguson
5.0
247
263
272
292
Scottish Christian
Christine Cormack
2.5
124
127
129
Electorate: 10,452 Valid: 4,856 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,215 Turnout: 46.46%
Campsie & Kirkintilloch North [ ]
2007: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 1xEDIA; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Campsie & Kirkintilloch North - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
EDIA
Charles Kennedy (incumbent ) †
50.8
2,032
Labour
John Dempsey (incumbent )
21.8
872
1,197
SNP
David Ritchie (incumbent )
20.3
813
1,066
Conservative
Andrew Lothian
4.6
183
253
Liberal Democrats
Morag Daly
2.4
97
155
Electorate: 8,948 Valid: 3,997 Spoilt: 47 Quota: 1,000 Turnout: 44.67%
Bishopbriggs North and Torrance [ ]
2007: 1xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Bishopbriggs North and Torrance - 3 seats[2] [4]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Labour
Una Walker (incumbent )
29.7
1,557
SNP
Anne McNair (incumbent )
26.4
1,384
Conservative
Billy Hendry (incumbent )
24.4
1,279
1,316
Liberal Democrats
Cathy McInnes
12.1
633
693
Independent
Alan Brown
7.4
387
441
Electorate: 10,771 Valid: 5,240 Spoilt: 36 Quota: 1,311 Turnout: 48.65%
Bishopbriggs South [ ]
2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Bishopbriggs South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Labour
Alan Moir (incumbent )
32.8
1,267
SNP
Gordan Low (incumbent )
29.9
1,158
Labour
Michael O'Donnell (incumbent )
18.7
724
985
Conservative
Alisdair Sinclair
9.4
362
373
Liberal Democrats
Gary Pews
7.7
297
307
Scottish Socialist
Mark Callaghan
1.5
59
62
Electorate: 9,406 Valid: 3,930 Spoilt: 63 Quota: 967 Turnout: 41.78%
Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South [ ]
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012 Change: No change
Lenzie & Kirkintilloch South - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
Labour
Rhondda Geekie (incumbent )
36.6
1,729
SNP
Gillian Renwick (incumbent )
32.0
1,511
Conservative
Anne Jarvis (incumbent )
24.0
1,133
1,240
Liberal Democrats
John Duncan
7.5
353
533
Electorate: 10,412 Valid: 4,726 Spoilt: 38 Quota: 1182 Turnout: 45.39%
Kirkintilloch East & Twechar [ ]
2007: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xEDIA; 1xSNP
2007-2012 Change: No change
Kirkintilloch East & Twechar - 3 seats[2]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
Labour
Stewart MacDonald (incumbent )
36.2
1,293
EDIA
Jack Young (incumbent )
26.4
941
SNP
John Jamieson (incumbent )
24.3
868
892
904
Labour
Jim Neill
6.8
241
571
583
Conservative
Alison Lothian
3.3
118
121
124
Liberal Democrats
Samantha Johnstone
1.8
66
70
72
Scottish Socialist
Willie Telfer
1.1
41
47
51
Electorate: 8,918 Valid: 3,568 Spoilt: 72 Quota: 893 Turnout: 40.01%
Post Election Changes [ ]
† Campsie and Kirkintilloch North EDIA Cllr Charles Kennedy died on 13 July 2012. The by-election was held on 14 September 2012 and was won by Labour's Gemma Welsh. [1]
By Elections since 2012 [ ]
Campsie & Kirkintilloch North By-election (14 September 2012)- 1 Seat[5]
Party
Candidate
FPv%
Count
1
2
3
4
5
Labour
Gemma Welsh
30.8
851
860
874
939
1,146
SNP
Billy Hutchinson
26.9
743
762
767
845
1,044
Liberal Democrats
Susan Murray
25.0
693
702
740
788
Independent
Brian Reid
9.9
274
284
318
Conservative
Alisdair Sinclair
5.1
141
143
Green
Ross Greer
2.3
65
Labour gain from EDIA
Swing
Electorate: 9,277 Valid: 2,767 Spoilt: 28 Quota: 1,384 Turnout: 2,795 (30.1%)
References [ ]