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All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council 11 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Jim Fletcher
Jim Swift
Tony Buchanan
Party
Labour
Conservative
SNP
Leader's seat
Giffnock and Thornliebank
Newton Mearns South
Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North
Last election
7 seats, 35.0%
7 seats, 35%
3 seats, 15%
Seats before
7
7
3
Seats won
8
6
4
Seat change
1
1
1
Popular vote
10,228
9,757
6,521
Percentage
31.1%
29.7%
19.8%
Fourth party
Fifth party
Leader
Danny Devlin
Alex Mackie
Party
Independent
Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat
Barrhead
Giffnock and Thornliebank defeated
Last election
2 seats, 10%
1 seat, 5%
Seats before
2
1
Seats won
2
0
Seat change
1
Popular vote
4,906
1,128
Percentage
14.9%
3.4%
The 6 multi-member wards
Council Leader before election
Jim Fletcher Labour
Council Leader after election
Jim Fletcher Labour
The 2012 East Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of East Renfrewshire Council. The election used the six 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 20 Councillors being elected.[1]
The election saw Labour gain 1 seat while also increasing their vote share. The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party lost 1 seat and saw their vote share fall as they now become the second largest party on the Council. The Scottish National Party gained 1 seat to increase their numbers to 4 and remained the third largest party. Independents retained their 2 seats while the Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out again losing their single seat on the authority.
Following the election the Labour Party formed a Coalition with SNP and the Independent Danny Devlin. This was in effect a continuation of the previous Labour - SNP - Independent - Lib Dem coalition administration which had existed before 2012.
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[]
Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North[]
2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012: Lab gain one seat from Con
Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North - 4 seats
† Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood Conservative Cllr Gordon McCaskill was suspended by the party following comments he made on Twitter about Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, and Islamic State. He has since been reinstated by the Conservative Group.