2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election

Local election in Scotland June 2022 February 2013 parliamentary no 2007 Dumfries and Galloway Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 Dumfries and Galloway Council election 2017 All 47 seats to Dumfries and Galloway Council 24 Ronnie Nicholson Scottish Labour Party 14 seats, 29.8% North West Dumfries 17 15 1 Ivor Alexander Hyslop Scottish Conservatives Lochar 18 seats, 38.3% 17 14 4 Brian Collins Scottish National Party Castle Douglas and Glenkens 10 seats, 21.3% 10 10 Jane S. Maitland Independent (politician) Dee 2 seats, 4.3% 2 7 5 Richard John Brodie Scottish Liberal Democrats Annandale South 3 seats, 6.4% 3 1 2 Dumfries and Galloway Council election 2012.svg The 12 multi-member wards Council Leader Ivor Alexander Hyslop Scottish Conservatives Council Leader after election Ivor Alexander Hyslop Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 29.3% 14,828 1.2% 5.6% 26.6% 13,446 0.5% 19.5% 9,837 6.9% 18.1% 9,126 4.3% 4.0% 1,997 The 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Dumfries and Galloway Council.2012-05-07 Dumfries and Galloway Council : Council Election 2012 Results http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11236 2021-06-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120507014558/http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=11236 7 May 2012 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 form of proportional representation, with 47 councillors being elected. The election saw Labour replace the Conservatives as the largest party on the council as they gained 1 seat while the Conservatives 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 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 to 2012. Results 2012 Dumfries and Galloway Council election result Scottish Labour Party 15 2 1 1 31.9 29.3 14,828 1.2 Scottish Conservatives 14 0 4 4 29.8 26.6 13,446 5.6 Scottish National Party 10 1 1 21.3 19.5 9,837 0.5 Independent (politician) 7 5 0 5 14.9 18.1 9,126 6.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 2 2.1 4.0 1,997 4.3 Scottish Green Party 0 0 0 0.0 1.8 932 0.8 United Kingdom Independence Party 0 0 0 0.0 0.7 372 0.4 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 3 Independent (politician) Willie Scobie (incumbent) 2,057 62.15     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Dougan (incumbent) 497 15.02 643.9   Scottish National Party Iain Dick (incumbent) 450 13.60 678.8 836.62 Scottish Labour Party Marion McCutcheon 306 9.24 679.4 808.2 3 7,185 3,310 38 828 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 4 Independent (politician) Grahame Forster (incumbent) 1,330 45.1       Scottish National Party Jim McClung 741 25.13       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Roberta Tuckfield (incumbent)†† 475 16.11 643.3 643.7 859.3 Scottish Labour Party John McCutcheon 403 13.67 585.5 586.7   4 6,753 2,949 26 738 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 6 Scottish National Party Alistair Geddes (incumbent) 1,027 29.66           Independent (politician) Jim McColm 993 28.68           Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graham Nicol (incumbent) 644 18.6 665.6 699.2 776.2 819.6 948.2 Scottish Labour Party Heather Meldrum 471 13.6 495.5 523.4 530.7 612.5   Scottish National Party Doug Snell * 227 6.56 301.9 318.7 324.2     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Stewart 100 2.89 106.9 120.2       6 7,539 3,462 49 866 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 8 Independent (politician) Colin Wyper 1,473 36.51               Independent (politician) Jane Maitland (incumbent) 742 18.39 815.4 849.4 889.9 956.9 1,055.2     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Patsy Gilroy (incumbent) 728 18.05 780.9 795.4 801.3 831.9 849.4 868.4 1,021.2 Scottish National Party Thomas Jacques (incumbent) 463 11.48 525.4 536.2 567.4 600.3 693.6 701.6   Scottish Labour Party Marsali Caig 285 7.06 355.6 369.2 386.4 422.2       Independent (politician) Franca Bruno 141 3.5 181.9 196.7 220.3         Scottish Green Party James Smyth 115 2.85 127.9 140.5           Scottish Liberal Democrats John Womersley 87 2.16 116.3             8 7,373 4,034 38 1,009 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 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Finlay Carson 904 27.08         Independent (politician) George Nicol Prentice (incumbent) 797 23.88 813 826.5     Scottish National Party Brian Collins (incumbent) 797 23.88 800 811.2 811.5 899.6 Scottish Labour Party Daniel Scheffer 335 10.04 350.6 376.8 376.9 430.9 Scottish Green Party Paul Taylorson 202 6.05 203.2 229.4 229.6   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gary Wardell 197 5.90 235 249.9 250.2 265 Scottish Liberal Democrats Andrew Metcalf 106 3.18 109       5 8,014 3,338 34 835 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 2 Scottish Labour Party Tom McAughtrie (incumbent) 903 22.95   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Blake (incumbent) 856 21.75   Scottish National Party Rob Davidson (incumbent) 814 20.69   Scottish Labour Party Davie Stitt (incumbent) 783 19.9 870.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Charles Milroy 405 10.29 411.1 United Kingdom Independence Party Bill Wright 174 4.42 178.6 2 9,019 3,935 65 788 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 5 Scottish Labour Party Ronnie Nicholson (incumbent) 932 23.25         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Graham Bell (incumbent)†† 899 22.43         Scottish Labour Party David John McKie (incumbent) 857 21.38         Scottish National Party Andy Ferguson 739 18.44 746.1 768.5 773.2 982.1 Scottish Labour Party Paula Stevenson 581 14.50 690.1 702.2 746.7   5 9,906 4,008 66 802 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 2 Scottish Labour Party Jim Dempster (incumbent) 1,194 27.45   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gill Dykes (incumbent) 1,154 26.53   Scottish National Party Andrew Stuart Wood (incumbent) 892 20.51   Scottish Labour Party John Syme (incumbent) 830 19.08 1,098.6 United Kingdom Independence Party Douglas Watters 198 4.55 209.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Elly Hurren 81 1.86 88.3 2 9,239 4,349 67 870 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 5 Scottish National Party Yen Hongmei Jin†††† 1,190 28.46         Scottish Labour Party Jeff Leaver (incumbent) 1,159 27.73         Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ivor Alexander Hyslop (incumbent) 663 15.86 703 710.5 723.7 1,266.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Anthony Charteris (incumbent) 629 15.05 675.9 685.6 700.3   Scottish Labour Party Ted Thompson 539 12.89 660 941.7     5 9,295 4,180 62 837 4,242 (44.97%) Nith 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change Nith – 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party John Allan Martin (incumbent) 1,079 25.93             Scottish Labour Party Colin Smyth (incumbent) 799 19.20 1,010.3           Scottish National Party Alastair Witts (incumbent) 784 18.84 789.7 822 830.2 850.9     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jack Groom (incumbent)†† 652 15.67 657.5 669.5 675.9 687.8 689.9 900.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Slater 356 8.56 361 366.5 369.5 382.5 383.6   Independent (politician) Andrew Crosbie 348 8.36 352.8 376.2 391.6 430.4 435.1 514.1 Independent (politician) Nello Paoletti 91 2.19 93.1 103.1 108.4       Independent (politician) Lee Vann-Wakelin 52 1.25 53.6 59.81         7 9,844 4,161 66 833 4,227 (42.27%) Annandale South 2007: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 1xLib Dem; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change Annandale South – 4 seats 6 Scottish Liberal Democrats Richard John Brodie (incumbent) 959 21.09           Scottish Labour Party Sean William Marshall (incumbent) 889 19.55 901.3 903.3 905.7 1,005.7   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ian Brian Carruthers (incumbent)†† 881 19.38 889.6 933       Scottish Labour Party Ronnie Ogilvie (incumbent) 761 16.74 764.6 766.7 767.4 842.6 916.3 Scottish National Party Andrew Wilson 568 12.49 573.9 577 578.9 664.9 670.9 Independent (politician) Marion F.B. Stewart 416 9.15 424.7 432.9 438.6     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Brian Pope 73 1.61 73.9         6 10,864 4,547 55 910 4,602 (41.85%) Annandale North 2007: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Annandale North – 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Ted Brown (incumbent)† 845 19.59 923           Scottish National Party Stephen Thompson 724 16.78 768 782.5 796.9 799.1 800.4 1,067.9 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Peter Diggle†† 652 15.11 690 693.1 875.4       Scottish Green Party Alis Ballance 615 14.26 673 687.3 755.7 759.4 761.4   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Gail MacGregor (incumbent) 564 13.07 641 645.5 885.3       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Roger Brian Grant (incumbent) 531 12.31 566 568.7         Scottish Liberal Democrats Hugh Young 383 8.88             7 10,175 4,314 34 863 4,348 (42.4%) Annandale East and Eskdale 2007: 3xCon; 1xLab 2012: 2xCon; 1xLab; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con Annandale East and Eskdale – 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Archie Dryburgh (incumbent) 877 22.20               Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Denis Raymond Male (incumbent) 604 15.29 609.8 609.8 618.9 732.3 778.3 778.9 963.2 Independent (politician) Craig Peacock 592 14.98 607.3 621.9 654.9 716.8 797.1     Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Karen Carruthers†† 550 13.92 554.8 554.8 560.8 661.2 690.9 691.6 808.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats Jock Dinwoodie 462 11.69 473.8 479.5 483.7 513.4 587.8 588.9   Scottish National Party Brian Richardson 421 10.66 430.2 434.4 436.8 447       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Stuart Thompson 351 8.88 353.3 356.6 363.9         Independent (politician) Allan Graham (incumbent) 49 1.24 52.2 68.8           Independent (politician) Sidney John Elder 45 1.14 50.2             8 9,663 3,951 36 791 4,348 (40.89%) Aftermath On 20 September 2013, 6 councillors of the Conservative Party quit their group and became independents.20 September 2013 Dumfries and Galloway Council resignations hit ruling group https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-24176025 25 August 2024 BBC In August 2015 Lochar SNP councillor Yen Hongmei Jin 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.Connor Laura 8 August 2015 Scotland's only Chinese SNP councillor Yen Hongmei Jin quits over 'racism and bullying' https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scotlands-only-chinese-snp-councillor-6218900 25 August 2024 Daily MirrorSanderson Daniel 10 August 2015 SNP branches hit back at councillor who quit party over racism claims https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13586269.display/ 25 August 2024 The Herald (Glasgow) By-elections Annandale North by-election (2012) Annandale North Labour councillor Ted Brown died on 4 September 2012.5 September 2012 Annandale councillor Ted Brown's death shocks council https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-19487356 25 August 2024 BBC A by-election was held on 15 November 2012 which was won by Graeme Tait of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party. Annandale North by-election (15 November 2012) – 1 seathttp://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id%3D11182%26p%3D0 Dumfries and Galloway Council – Local Government by-Election – Annandale North Electoral Ward – 15 November 2012 2012-11-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160304203150/http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=11182&p=0 4 March 2016 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Graeme Tait††† 1,819 46.0 1,857 1,922 1,980 Scottish Labour Party Peter Glanton 1,002 25.3 1,008 1,053 1,149 Scottish Green Party Alis Ballance 464 11.7 475 508 617 Scottish National Party Frank MacGregor 371 9.4 375 399   Scottish Liberal Democrats Hugh Young 208 5.3 211     United Kingdom Independence Party Bill Wright 89 2.3       Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Scottish Labour Party 4 3,953 27 1,977 3,980 Annandale North by-election (2016) Annandale North Conservative councillor Graeme Tait announced on 20 March 2014 that he had defected to the Labour Party stating that he felt its "policies and values" better reflect his own and resigned his Council seat on 22 September 2016.20 March 2014 Annandale Conservative councillor Graeme Tait joins Labour https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-26663006 25 August 2024 BBC A by-election was held on 17 November 2016 and was won by the Conservative Party's Douglas Fairbairn. Annandale North by-election (17 November 2016) – 1 seatElection of One Councillor – Electoral Ward 12 – Annandale North http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=18764&p=0 dumgal.gov.uk https://web.archive.org/web/20161027061437/http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=18764&p=0 2016-10-27 dead 0 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Douglas Fairbairn 2,041 57.4 Scottish National Party Sylvia Moffat 749 21.1 Scottish Labour Party Adam Wilson 611 17.2 Scottish Green Party Chris Ballance 152 4.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 0 3,553 35 References 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections