2012 Angus Council election

2012 Scottish local government election February 2022 December 2012 2012 Scottish local elections 2012 Angus Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 Angus Council election 2007 2012 5 3 y Angus Council election, 2017 2017 All 29 seats to Angus Council 15 Iain Gaul Scottish National Party 13 seats, 44.8% Kirriemuir and Dean 13 15 2 No appointed group leader Independent (politician) 6 seats, 20.7% 6 8 2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 5 seats, 17.2% 5 4 1 Margaret Thomson Scottish Labour Party Monifieth and Sidlaw 2 seats, 6.9% 2 1 1 Scottish Liberal Democrats David May Montrose and District 3 seat, 10.3% 3 1 2 Angus Council election 2012.svg The multi-member wards Council Leader Bob Myles Independent (politician) Council Leader after election Iain Gaul Scottish National Party Elections to Angus Council were held on 3 May 2012 the same day as the other Scottish local government elections. The election used the eight 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 29 Councillors being elected. The 2007 election saw the Scottish National Party lose majority control on the council. In their stead the Angus Alliance took over the leadership of the council made up of all parties and groupings opposed to the SNP. Two independent councillors (one elected in 2007, the other elected at a by-election in 2011) remained outside the Angus Alliance. The 2012 election saw the SNP gain two additional seats and regain their overall majority on the council. Independents also increased their overall numbers and became the second largest grouping while all other parties; the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Labour and the Scottish Liberal Democrats lost seats. The Conservative and Unionist Party are the second largest political party represented on the council. Following the election the Scottish National Party formed the administration on the council. Cllr Ian Gaul (Kirriemuir and Dean) was appointed leader of the council at the subsequent statutory meeting, Cllr Paul Valentine (Montrose) Depute Leader. Cllr Helen Oswald (Carnoustie and District) was elected Provost. Election result Angus local election result 2012 Scottish National Party 15 3 1 2 51.72 44.38 14,689 6.08 Independent (politician) 8 3 1 2 27.59 24.24 8,023 3.34 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 4 0 1 1 13.79 17.71 5,863 1.39 Scottish Labour Party 1 0 1 1 3.45 7.34 2,429 4.46 Scottish Liberal Democrats 1 0 2 2 3.45 5.77 1,911 3.93 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 Kirriemuir and Dean 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Kirriemuir and Dean – 3 seats 4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Ronnie Proctor 1,375 39.99       Scottish National Party Iain Gaul (incumbent) 1,301 37.84       Scottish Liberal Democrats Alison Andrews (incumbent) 429 12.48 691.9 717.7   Scottish National Party Jeanette Gaul 333 9.69 389.9 783.5 1,034.9 4 8,264 3,438 78 860 3,516 (41.6%) Brechin and Edzell 2007: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Independent Brechin and Edzell – 3 seats 5 Scottish National Party Mairi Evans (incumbent) 1,145 35.36         Independent (politician) Bob Myles (incumbent) 631 19.49 641.8 666.9 878.2   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Jane Ferguson 486 15.01 495.7 533.4 617.7 645.6 Scottish National Party Jim Houston 459 14.18 736.6 752.9 799.1 812.1 Independent (politician) Douglas Murray 390 12.04 400.8 429.4     Scottish Liberal Democrats Janet Cowan 127 3.92 133.1       5 8,386 3,238 62 810 3,300 (38.61%) Forfar and District 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 2xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain one seat from Con Forfar and District – 4 seats 5 Scottish National Party Lynne Devine 986 21.8%         Scottish National Party Glennis Middleton (incumbent) 928 20.52%         Independent (politician) Ian McLaren 841 18.59% 855.5 859.5 890.2 972 Independent (politician) Colin Brown (incumbent) 787 17.4% 798.3 802.4 820.9 1,050.4 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party John Rymer (incumbent) 487 10.78% 490.2 491.1 526.6 546.1 Independent (politician) Charlie Brown 357 7.89% 367 369.3 383.9   Scottish Liberal Democrats Avril Simpson 137 3.03% 141.4 142.6     5 11,218 4,523 53 905 4,578 (40.32%) Monifieth and Sidlaw 2007: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xLab 2007-2012 Change: No change Monifieth and Sidlaw – 4 seats 5 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Craig Fotheringham 1,170 21.5%         Scottish National Party Sheila Hands 1,160 21.32%         Scottish National Party Rob Murray (incumbent) 1,126 20.69%         Scottish Labour Party Margaret Thomson (incumbent) 960 17.64% 970.4 973.7 975.6 1,098.1 Scottish National Party Sandy Ritchie 789 14.5% 796.9 855.5 887.7 933.9 Scottish Liberal Democrats Liz Petrie 235 4.32% 266.6 269.8 270.6   5 12,692 5,441 40 1,089 5,481 (42.87%) Carnoustie and District 2007: 2xSNP; 1xLab 2012: 2xIndependent; 1xSNP 2007-2012 Change: Independent gain two seats from SNP and Lab Carnoustie and District – 3 seats 6 Independent (politician) Brian Boyd (incumbent) 1,750 39.5%           Scottish National Party Helen Oswald (incumbent)††† 1,029 23.23% 1,135.4         Scottish National Party Fiona Gibb 582 13.14% 613.2 632.8 636.9 654.4 712.5 Independent (politician) Bill Bowles 483 10.9% 841.4 844.7 856.2 970.4 1,084 Scottish Labour Party Hamid Rasheed 274 6.19% 297.1 298.8 311.2 337.9   Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Adam Cormie 271 6.12% 299.5 299.7 306.2     Scottish Liberal Democrats Lorraine Barthorpe 41.4 1% 49.8 49.8       6 9,955 4,430 54 1,108 4,484 (44.5%) Arbroath West and Letham 2007: 1xCon; 1xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xCon; 1xIndependent 2007-2012 Change: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem Arbroath West and Letham – 4 seats 7 Scottish National Party Alex King (incumbent) 1,033 23.57%             Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party David Lumgair (incumbent) 960 21.91%             Independent (politician) David Fairweather (incumbent) 747 17.05% 751.8 768.2 829.5 883.8     Scottish National Party Ewan Smith † 653 14.90% 785.7 791.3 812.9 851.8 852.7 894.4 Scottish Labour Party Alec Mollison 423 9.65% 426.8 431.1 446.5 487.1 487.9 537.4 Independent (politician) Peter Nield (incumbent) 191 4.36% 194.2 201.4 238.6 268.9 271.9   Scottish Liberal Democrats Kevin Barthorpe 191 4.36% 193.7 205.7 223.5       Independent (politician) Ian Watson 184 4.2% 185.2 192.9         7 11,230 4,382 59 877 4,441 (39.02%) Arbroath East and Lunan 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xCon 2007-2012 Change: No change Arbroath East and Lunan – 4 seats 6 Independent (politician) Bob Spink (incumbent)†† 955 25.76%           Scottish National Party Sheena Welsh (incumbent) 858 23.15%           Scottish National Party Donald Morrison (incumbent) 766 20.66%           Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Martyn Geddes 547 14.76% 600.3 609.4 610.8 641.9 784.2 Scottish Labour Party Alastair Stuart 472 12.73% 509 529.6 533.8 577.3   Scottish Liberal Democrats Ginny Graham 109 2.9% 142.8 153.7 155.4     6 11,032 3,707 70 742 3,777 (33.6%) Montrose and District 2007: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2012: 2xSNP; 1xIndependent; 1xLib Dem 2007-2012 Change: No change Montrose and District – 4 seats 6 Independent (politician) Mark Salmond (incumbent) 891 22.61%           Scottish National Party Bill Duff 815 20.69%           Scottish National Party Paul Michael Valentine (incumbent) 726 18.43% 743.1 764.1 821.1     Scottish Liberal Democrats David May (incumbent) 642 16.29% 678.2 680.9 757.7 765.1 1,119.2 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Andrew Boyd 566 14.37% 588.9 589.6 617 621.2   Scottish Labour Party Ina Paton 300 7.61% 308.4 309.1       6 11,434 3,940 54 789 3,994 (34.46%) Changes since 2012 election † On 26 February 2013, Ewan Smith, councillor for Arbroath West and Letham, resigned from the Scottish National Party to sit as an independent, following a dispute over schooling in Arbroath. Angus councillor Ewan Smith resigns from the SNP over schools His resignation caused the SNP to lose their majority on the council, however their administration continued. †† On 8 September 2016, Bob Spink resigned for health reasons.'Voice of reason' Bob Spink stands down from Angus Council Spink was an independent councillor for Arbroath East and Lunan. A by-election was held on 28 November 2016 and was won by Brenda Durno for the SNP. As a result, the SNP briefly regained their majority on the council, but it was lost after another by-election a week later. ††† On 13 October 2016, Helen Oswald died from cancer. https://web.archive.org/web/20161018205646/http://stv.tv/news/tayside/1369817-well-respected-angus-provost-dies-after-cancer-battle/ 18 October 2016 Oswald was the Scottish National Party councillor for Carnoustie and District and the incumbent provost. A by-election was held on 5 December 2016 and was won by independent candidate David Cheape. By-elections Since 2012 Arbroath East and Lunan By-election (28 November 2016) - Local Government by-election – Ward 7 Arbroath East & Lunan http://www.angus.gov.uk/downloads/file/2650/notice_of_election_agents angus.gov.uk Angus Council https://web.archive.org/web/20161027060237/http://www.angus.gov.uk/downloads/file/2650/notice_of_election_agents 2016-10-27 dead 1 Seat 6 Scottish National Party Brenda Durno 919 35.0 925 956 1,010 1,172 1,357 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Wann 709 27.0 723 741 799 928   Independent (politician) Lois Speed 452 17.2 457 482 619     Independent (politician) Kevin Smith 309 11.8 315 352       Scottish Labour Party John Ruddy 177 6.7 191         Scottish Liberal Democrats Richard Moore 60 2.3           6 12,409 2,626 42 21.5% Carnoustie and District By-election (5 December 2016) - Local Council Elections 2012 http://www.angus.gov.uk/elections/lge2012/ angus.gov.uk 10 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20120508160218/http://www.angus.gov.uk/elections/lge2012/ 2012-05-08 dead 1 Seat 4 Independent (politician) David Cheape 1,401 43.5% 1,420 1,477 1,737 Scottish National Party Mark McDonald 1,033 32.1% 1,043 1,078 1,117 Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Derek Shaw 568 17.7% 586 606   Scottish Labour Party Ray Strachan 141 4.4% 151     Scottish Liberal Democrats Beth Morrison 75 2.3%       4 10,752 3,218 28 1,610 30.2% References Category:2012 Scottish local elections 2012