2012 Renfrewshire Council election

2012 Scottish local government election December 2022 June 2013 2012 Scottish local elections 2012 Renfrewshire Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Renfrewshire Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y 2017 Renfrewshire Council election 2017 All 40 seats to Renfrewshire Council 21 Mark MacMillan Scottish Labour Party 17 seats, 42.5% Paisley Southwest 19 4 22 5 Brian Lawson Scottish National Party Paisley East and Ralston 17 seats, 42.5.5% 16 4 15 2 James MacLaren Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank 2 seats, 5% 1 19 1 1 Eileen McCartin Scottish Liberal Democrats Paisley Southwest 4 seat, 10.0% 1 11 1 3 Paul Mack Independent (politician) Paisley South 0 seat, 0% 0 21 1 1 Renfrewshire Council election 2012.svg 400px Map of council wards Council Leader Brian Lawson Scottish National Party Council Leader after election Mark MacMillan Scottish Labour Party The 2012 Renfrewshire Council election took place on 3 May 2012 to elect members of Renfrewshire Council. The election used the eleven 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 40 Councillors being elected. The election saw the Scottish Labour Party gain five seats to regain an overall majority on the council that they had lost at the time of the 2007 Local Elections, while also significantly increasing their vote. The Scottish National Party remained in second place on the council but recorded a disappointing performance as the party lost two seats and saw a slight drop in its vote share. Both the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party and the Scottish Liberal Democrats declined in numbers to just one seat each. Meanwhile, Independent and former Labour Party member, Paul Mack, secured a seat on the council. Following the election the Labour majority administration was formed. This replaced the previous SNP – Lib Dem coalition that had existed from 2007 to 2012. Election result Renfrewshire local election result 2012 Scottish Labour Party 22 5 0 +5 55.0 47.6 25,812 +10.8 Scottish National Party 15 1 3 -2 37.5 35.3 19,131 -0.1 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 0 1 -1 2.5 9.1 4,939 -2.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 0 3 -3 2.5 4.4 2,367 -5.3 Independent (politician) 1 1 0 +1 2.5 1.6 881 -2.0 Scottish Socialist Party 0 - - - - 1.2 678 0.0 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition 0 - - - - 0.74 401 New Scottish Christian Party 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 Renfrew North 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP main RenfN Renfrew North – 3 seats 7 Scottish National Party Bill Perrie (incumbent) 1,398 34.32             Scottish Labour Party Bill Brown 1,041 25.55             Scottish Labour Party Alexander Murrin (incumbent) 778 19.10 798.9 817.2 831.7 858.4 920.8 1,150.5 Scottish National Party John Shaw 477 11.71 802.9 803.5 818.1 833.7 880.9   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Makarand Oak 225 5.52 229.6 229.9 235.2 269.2     Scottish Liberal Democrats Euan Campbell 97 2.38 104 104.6 111.9       Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Gerry Kavanagh 58 1.42 60.9 61.4         7 9,521 4,074 98 1,019 4,172 (42.79%) Renfrew South and Gallowhill 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change main RenfS Renfrew South and Gallowhill – 3 seats 6 Scottish National Party Cathy McEwan (incumbent) 1,258 28.87           Scottish Labour Party Eddie Grady (incumbent)† 1,229 28.20           Scottish Labour Party Margaret Devine 869 19.94 875 992.9 1,013.1 1,054.1 1,105.2 Scottish National Party Garry Quigley 629 14.43 773.2 777.7 788.4 805.6 824.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Helen Mathie 197 4.52 198.9 200.2 228.1 235.2   Scottish Socialist Party Douglas Canning 90 2.07 93.5 96.5 99.7     Scottish Liberal Democrats Michael Hanley 86 1.97 87.9 90.1       6 10,342 4,358 100 1,090 4,458 (42.14%) Paisley East and Ralston 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLib Dem; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Lib Dem main PaisE Paisley East and Ralston – 4 seats 7 Scottish Labour Party Jim Sharkey (incumbent) 1,832 32.69             Scottish National Party Brian Lawson (incumbent) 1,558 27.80             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Robert Evans 576 10.28 584.1 593.1 602.9 603.2 827.7   Scottish National Party Will Mylet 529 9.44 545.7 900.8 940.8 941.7 1,042.2 1,196.4 Scottish Liberal Democrats John Boyd 509 9.08 522.9 543.4 563.9 564.8     Scottish Labour Party Maureen Sharkey 460 8.21 1,071.9 1,086.8 1,128.1       Scottish Socialist Party Andy Bowden 141 2.52 153.4 160.9         7 12,687 5,605 115 1,120 5,720 (44.18%) Paisley North West 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain from Lib Dem main PaisNW Paisley North West – 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Terry Kelly (incumbent) 1,349 29.82               Scottish National Party Kenny MacLaren (incumbent) 1,085 23.98               Scottish Labour Party Tommy Williams (incumbent) 719 15.89 1,045.5             Scottish National Party Mags MacLaren 483 10.68 498.5 654.4 667.1 702.2 747.9 791.7 939.5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Allison Cook 287 6.34 293.6 297.6 303.7 310.5 365.7     Independent (politician) David Murdoch 243 5.37 256.5 261.9 281.9 321.2 376.9 497.9   Scottish Liberal Democrats Mike Dillon (incumbent) 211 4.66 226.8 230.9 244.5 257.1       Scottish Socialist Party Jimmy Kerr 147 3.25 162.5 164.8 177         8 12,944 4,524 80 905 4,604 (34.95%) Paisley South 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Lab and Independent gain one seat from SNP and Lib Dem main PaisS Paisley South – 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Eddie Devine (incumbent) 1,827 31.66               Scottish National Party Marie McGurk (incumbent) 1,326 22.98               Scottish Labour Party Roy Glen 950 16.46 1,494.4             Independent (politician) Paul Mack 638 11.06 673.7 738.2 752.9 783.4 808.3 975.9 1,206.6 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ron Garrett 418 7.24 436.4 450.5 454.1 461.3 504.1     Scottish National Party Gavin Newlands 417 7.23 425.4 451.1 583.6 600.1 628.3 673.6   Scottish Liberal Democrats Graeme McMeekin 118 2.05 125.4 141.1 145.1 149.9       Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Harry Pfaff 76 1.32 81.9 102.3 103.7         8 13,712 5,770 118 1,155 5,888 (42.08%) Paisley South West 2007: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change main PaisSW Paisley South West – 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Lorraine Cameron (incumbent) 1,335 26.57             Scottish Labour Party Mark MacMillan (incumbent) 1,245 24.78             Scottish Labour Party Jacqueline Henry 1,054 20.98             Scottish Liberal Democrats Eileen McCartin (incumbent) 737 14.67 760.2 797 804.4 830.8 955 1,148.5 Scottish National Party Mike Loftus 287 5.71 541.8 565 569.4 596.6 623.9   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Sheila Fulton 260 5.17 266.2 277.7 280.3 287.9     Scottish Socialist Party John Miller 107 2.13 115.4 140.7 145.4       7 11,743 5,025 93 1,006 5,118 (42.79%) Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood 2007: 3xLab; 1xSNP 2012: 3xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change main JohnS Johnstone South, Elderslie and Howwood – 4 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Iain McMillan (incumbent) 1,361 24.70               Scottish Labour Party John Caldwell (incumbent) 1,300 23.59               Scottish Labour Party John Hood (incumbent) 823 14.94 1,032.5 1,194.1           Scottish National Party Stephen McGee 753 13.67 758.9 764.2 769.9 779.3 800.5 860.9 1,511.4 Scottish National Party Tracie McGee (incumbent) 657 11.92 668.9 672.6 677.5 693.4 711.9 762.8   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John McIntyre 372 6.8 374.7 377.1 380.4 419.1 440.5     Scottish Socialist Party Gerry McCartney 131 2.38 134.9 141 147.9 156.4       Scottish Liberal Democrats Ryan Morrison 113 2.05 115.7 117.8 121.1         8 12,847 5,510 129 1,103 5,639 (42.89%) Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xLab; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from SNP main JohnN Johnstone North, Kilbarchan and Lochwinnoch – 3 seats 8 Scottish Labour Party Derek Bibby 1,750 37.03               Scottish National Party Andy Doig 983 20.80 1,024.9 1,027.9 1,031.9 1,048.8 1,067.3 1,148.8 1,728.7 Scottish Labour Party Christopher Gilmour 769 16.27 1,218.5             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Wilma Begg 401 8.48 413.7 415.5 427 427.1 466.7     Scottish National Party Ken MacDonald 600 12.70 616.6 619.4 623.4 628.7 650.3 708.6   Scottish Liberal Democrats Margaret McDonough 119 2.52 125.5 127.5 134.6 141       Scottish Socialist Party Geoff Knowles 62 1.31 66.2 68.7 72.1         Scottish Christian Party Alex Lennox 42 0.88 45.2 46.8           8 10,048 4,726 98 1,182 4,824 (47.03%) Houston, Crosslee and Linwood 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab; 1xCon 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Lab gain one seat from Con main HousLin Houston, Crosslee and Linwood – 4 seats 6 Scottish Labour Party Stuart Clark 1,454 28.77           Scottish Labour Party Anne Hall (incumbent) 1,230 24.34           Scottish National Party Allan Noon (incumbent) 865 17.12 923.2 936.4 954.1 985.2 1,089.4 Scottish National Party Audrey Doig (incumbent) 755 14.94 801.3 835.5 847.5 869.9 951.3 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Tom Begg 597 11.81 633.9 643.3 654.5 700.9   Scottish Liberal Democrats Allan Heron 93 1.84 124.9 135.7 153.1     Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Danny Williamson 59 1.17 92.5 107.1       6 11,743 5,053 88 1,011 5,141 (43.03%) Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change main BishLang Bishopton, Bridge of Weir and Langbank – 3 seats 1 Scottish Labour Party Michael Holmes (incumbent) 1,277 30.35 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party James MacLaren 1,231 29.25 Scottish National Party Maria Brown 1,170 27.80 Scottish National Party Margaret Dymond 294 6.99 Scottish Liberal Democrats Martin Heron 173 4.11 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Warren Vale 63 1.50 1 8,974 4,208 42 1,053 4,250 (46.89%) Erskine and Inchinnan 2007: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2012: 2xLab; 2xSNP 2007-2012 Change: No change main Erskine Erskine and Inchinnan – 4 seats 2 Scottish Labour Party James Harte (incumbent) 1,424 26.38   Scottish National Party Iain Nicolson (incumbent) 1,170 21.67   Scottish National Party James McQuade (incumbent) 1,102 20.41   Scottish Labour Party Sam Mullin (incumbent) 1,071 19.84 1,371.8 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Steven Millar 375 6.95 382.5 Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition Jim Halfpenny 145 2.69 150.8 Scottish Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 111 2.06 117 2 12,963 5,398 91 1,080 5,489 (41.64%) Post-Election Changes † Renfrew South and Gallowhill Labour Cllr Eddie Grady died on 23 May 2016.http://www.the-gazette.co.uk/news/14513225.Tributes_paid_to_Renfrewshire_Labour_councillor_Eddie_Grady/ Tributes paid to Renfrewshire Labour councillor Eddie Grady 24 May 2016 The London Gazette A by-election was held on 11 August 2016 and the seat was won by the SNP's Jim Paterson. By-election since 2012 main RenfS16 Renfrew South and Gallowhill By-election (11 August 2016) – 1 SeatLocal Government By-Election – 11 July https://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/article/4194/Result-of-by-election-for-Ward-2---Renfrew-South-and-Gallowhill 4 Scottish National Party Jim Paterson 1,309 47.8 1,318 1,356 1,809 Scottish Labour Edward Grady 1,012 36.9 1,030 1,180   Scottish Conservatives Mark Dougan 366 13.4 377     Scottish Liberal Democrats Ross Stalker 53 1.9       4 10,466 2,740 22 1,371 2,762 (26.18%) References https://web.archive.org/web/20120511014144/http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk/ilwwcm/publishing.nsf/Content/Navigation-cs-ElectionResultsLGHomePage 2012 Category:2012 Scottish local elections