2012 Midlothian Council election

2012 Scottish local government election October 2022 December 2012 2012 Scottish local elections 2012 Midlothian Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Midlothian Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y Midlothian Council election, 2017 2017 All 18 seats to Midlothian Council 10 Derek Milligan Scottish Labour Party 9 seats, 50% Bonnyrigg 10 1 8 1 Bob Constable Scottish National Party Midlothian East 6 seats, 33.3% 6 4 8 2 Ian Baxter Scottish Green Party Bonnyrigg 0 seats, 0% 0 10 1 1 Peter de Vink Independent (politician) Midlothian East 0 seats, 0% 0 10 1 1 Les Thacker Scottish Liberal Democrats Midlothian West defeated 3 seats, 16.7% 2 7 0 3 Midlothian Council election 2012.svg Results by ward. Council Leader Derek Milligan Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Bob Constable Scottish National Party The 2012 Midlothian Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Midlothian 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 form of proportional representation, with 18 Councillors being elected.2012-05-04 Midlothian Council Local Government Election Results 2012 Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/492/midlothian_council_local_government_election_results_2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120625204845/http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/492/midlothian_council_local_government_election_results_2012 2012-06-25 midlothian.gov.uk The election saw Labour retain their traditional position as the largest party on the council though they lost compared to the 2007 election. The Scottish National Party significantly increased their representation with 2 net gains and a significant rise in vote share to have the same seat numbers as the Labour Party. The Scottish Green Party gained a seat on the council for the first time and so too did Independent, former Conservative member, Peter de Vink. The Scottish Liberal Democrats were wiped out from this authority as well, losing all 3 of their seats (2 in the election, 1 by the defection of a member after 2007). Following the election the SNP formed a minority administration with the support of the Green Party and the Independent. This is the first time that Labour had not had a role in the running of Midlothian in 84 years. Election result Midlothian local election result 2012 Scottish Labour Party 8 0 1 -1 44.44 39.49 9,967 +2.69 Scottish National Party 8 2 0 +2 44.44 39.47 9,936 +5.97 Scottish Green Party 1 1 0 +1 5.56 4.49 1,134 +2.59 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 5.56 3.75 946 +1.75 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 0 0 0 0.00 8.51 2,147 -1.59 Scottish Liberal Democrats 0 0 3 -3 0.00 3.73 941 -8.87 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.67 168 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 Penicuik 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Penicuik – 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Derek George Rosie 1,427 29.9           Scottish Labour Party Adam Montgomery (incumbent) 1,363 28.6           Scottish National Party Joe Wallace 706 14.8 915.6 950.6 1,009.1 1,057.9 1,343.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Sheila Thacker 562 11.8 571.5 601.6 721.8 993.1   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sandy Forrest 474 9.9 476.5 489.8 505.9     Scottish Green Party Gary Christopher Bell 237 5.0 242.6 269.5       6 10,693 4,769 76 1,193 4,845 (44.6%) Bonnyrigg 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xGRN 2007-2012 Change: GRN gain one seat from Lab Bonnyrigg – 3 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Derek Milligan (incumbent) 1,574 30.67             Scottish National Party Bob Constable (incumbent) 1,257 24.49 1,272.1 1,566.5         Scottish Green Party Ian Baxter 671 13.07 681.3 704.2 787.1 930.4 1,079.9 1,407.4 Scottish Labour Party Louie Lorraine Milliken 525 10.23 749.4 768.5 809.4 864.9 1,020.4   Independent (politician) Jack Aitchison (incumbent) 382 7.44 396.9 406.5 430.3 474.1     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Emma Cummings 365 7.11 368.5 373.5 386.8       Scottish National Party Thomas Munro 358 6.98 366.5           7 12,007 5,132 99 1,284 5,205 (42.74%) Dalkeith 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Dalkeith – 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Alex Bennett 1,021 31.6         Scottish National Party Jim Bryant 803 24.9 816.9       Scottish Labour Party Margot Russell (incumbent) 604 18.7 760.2 760.6 774.9 810.6 Scottish National Party Colin Cassidy 410 12.7 417.7 425.6 447.6 469.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Robin Traquair 184 5.7 187.3 187.4 194.8 235.2 Scottish Liberal Democrats George Boyd 133 4.1 138.8 138.9 152.4   Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Willie Duncan 75 2.3 80.8 80.9     5 8,678 3,230 81 808 3,311 (37.22%) Midlothian West 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Midlothian West – 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Andrew Coventry 930 21.5 935 943 987 1,017 1,071 1,106 Scottish National Party Owen Thompson (incumbent)†† 789 18.20 793 805 832 861 900 960 Scottish Labour Party Russell Imrie (incumbent) 776 17.9 778 784 823 872 966 1,595 Scottish Labour Party Alex Jones 762 17.58 764 773 794 821 856   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Hardie 462 10.7 480 497 567       Scottish Liberal Democrats Les Thacker (incumbent) 246 5.67 247 263 309       Scottish Green Party Helen Blackburn 226 5.2 234 258         Independent (politician) George McCleery 103 2.38 115           Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Lynn Leitch 41 0.95             7 10,714 4,335 54 1,084 4,389 (40.46%) Midlothian East 2007: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 1xSNP; 1xLab; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Labour Midlothian East – 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Lisa Beattie (incumbent) 1,372 33.1             Scottish Labour Party Peter Boyes (incumbent) † 1,003 24.2 1,015.5 1,020.5 1,036.7 1,048.6     Scottish Labour Party Katie Moffat (incumbent) 475 11.5 486.9 493.2 525.7       Independent (politician) Peter de Vink 461 11.1 484.9 503.4 686.3 737.8 800.9 1,014.3 Scottish National Party Paul Bertram 405 9.8 656.9 665.9 689.4 721.1 781.7   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Richard Thomson 379 9.1 388.3 388.3         Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Bob Goupillot 52 1.3 54.2           7 10,409 4,147 78 1,037 4,225 (39.84%) Midlothian South 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change Midlothian South – 3 seats 5 Scottish Labour Party Jim Muirhead (incumbent) 1,305 36.0         Scottish National Party Cath Johnstone 786 21.7 807.9 845.1 855.7 1,538.5 Scottish National Party Dougie Crawford 693 19.1 706.1 729.7 732.3   Scottish Labour Party Bryan Pottinger 559 15.4 870.9 947.9     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Smaill 283 7.8 293.9       5 9,288 3,626 68 907 3,694 (39.04%) Post-Election Changes † Midlothian East Independent and former Labour Cllr Peter Boyes resigned due to ill-health on 11 August 2014. A by-election was held on 27 November 2014 and was won by Labour's Kenny Young. †† Midlothian West SNP Cllr Owen Thompson was elected as an MP for Midlothian on 7 May 2015. He resigned as Leader of Midlothian Council on 23 June 2015 and announced he would resign his Council seat with effect from 1 July 2015. A by-election was held to fill the vacancy on 10 September 2015 and the seat was held by the SNP's Kelly Parry. By-elections Midlothian East By-election (27 November 2014)Election details Midlothian East by-election Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1400/midlothian_east_by-election midlothian.gov.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20141125044521/http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/info/799/elections_and_voting/1400/midlothian_east_by-election 2014-11-25 dead – 1 Seat 5 Scottish Labour Party Kenny Young 1,294 32.9% 1,310 1,343 1,443 1,682 Scottish National Party Colin Cassidy 1,260 32.1% 1,270 1,357 1,384 1,613 Independent (politician) Robert Hogg 780 19.8% 789 831 914   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Hardie 331 8.4% 342 359     Scottish Green Party Bill Kerr-Smith 197 5.0% 210       Scottish Liberal Democrats Euan Davidson 68 1.7%         5 11,637 3,930 40 1,966 3,970 (34.1%) Midlothian West By-election (10 September 2015)Midlothian Council http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/news/article/1717/by_election_candidates_announced News Centre | Midlothian Council Midlothian.gov.uk 2021-06-17 – 1 Seat 3 Scottish National Party Kelly Parry 1,540 43.2% 1,558 1,701 Scottish Labour Party Ian Miller 945 26.5% 977 1,082 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Pauline Winchester 524 14.7% 570 618 Scottish Green Party Daya Feldwick 372 10.4% 420   Scottish Liberal Democrats Jane Davidson 162 4.5%     Independent (politician) David Tedford 25 0.7%     3 11,582 3,568 49 1,785 3,617 (31.2%) References 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections