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2012 East Renfrewshire Council election
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2012 Scottish local government election
April 2022
April 2012
Scottish local elections, 2012
2012 East Renfrewshire Council election Scotland parliamentary no 2007 East Renfrewshire Council election 2007 2012 05 03 y 2017 East Renfrewshire Council election 2017 All 20 seats to East Renfrewshire Council 11 115x50px|Blank Jim Fletcher Scottish Labour Party 7 seats, 35.0% Giffnock and Thornliebank 7 8 1 10,228 31.1% 115x50px|Blank Jim Swift Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party Newton Mearns South 7 seats, 35% 7 6 1 9,757 29.7% 115x50px|Blank Tony Buchanan Scottish National Party Neilston, Uplawmoor and Newton Mearns North 3 seats, 15% 3 4 1 6,521 19.8% 115x50px|Blank Danny Devlin Independent (politician) Barrhead 2 seats, 10% 2 2 0 4,906 14.9% 115x50px|Blank Alex Mackie Scottish Liberal Democrats Giffnock and Thornliebank defeated 1 seat, 5% 1 0 1 1,128 3.4% East Renfrewshire Council election 2012.svg The 6 multi-member wards Council Leader Jim Fletcher Scottish Labour Party Council Leader after election Jim Fletcher Scottish Labour Party
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 form of proportional representation, with 20 Councillors being elected.Local Election Results 2012 : East Renfrewshire, Local Elections Archive Project
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.
Election result
East Renfrewshire local election result 2012
Scottish Labour Party
8
1
0
+1
40.0
31.11
10,228
+3.31
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
6
0
1
-1
30.0
29.68
9,757
-4.72
Scottish National Party
4
1
0
+1
20.0
19.84
6,521
+3.84
Independent (politician)
2
-
-
-
10.0
14.92
4,906
+4.12
Scottish Liberal Democrats
0
0
1
-1
0.0
3.43
1,128
-6.77
Scottish Green Party
0
-
-
-
-
0.85
278
+0.25
United Kingdom Independence Party
0
-
-
-
-
0.17
56
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
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
8
Charlie Gilbert (incumbent)
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
1,417
23.26
Scottish National Party
Tony Buchanan (incumbent)
1,052
17.34
1,059
1,075
1,090
1,294
Scottish Labour Party
Elaine Green (incumbent)
1,099
18.11
1,113
1,122
1,150
1,164
1,179
1,246
Scottish Labour Party
Paul O'Kane
1,038
17.11
1,043
1,059
1,077
1,086
1,095
1,140
1,165
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Leslie Rosin (incumbent)
640
10.55
773
784
817
827
831
901
902
Scottish Green Party
Grace McCarthy
278
4.58
289
327
372
395
411
Scottish National Party
Frank Rankin
249
4.10
252
262
272
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Roy Provan
152
2.51
162
180
Independent (politician)
Graham Williamson
142
2.34
148
Barrhead
2007: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2012: 2xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xSNP
2007-2012: No change
Barrhead - 4 seats
6
Danny Devlin (incumbent)
Independent (politician)
28.79
1,741
Scottish Labour Party
Betty Cunningham (incumbent)
23.43
1,417
Scottish Labour Party
Kenny Hay
10.40
629
726
874
880
923
1,064
Scottish National Party
Tommy Reilly
716
11.84
799
813
819
854
964
Scottish National Party
Douglas Yates
716
11.84
776
783
787
824
927
Independent (politician)
Eddie Phillips
7.09
429
563
574
589
692
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Tariq Parvez
5.69
344
373
377
395
United Kingdom Independence Party
Sarah-Louise Hemy
0.93
56
70
72
Giffnock and Thornliebank
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xLib Dem
2012: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2007-2012: SNP gain one seat from Lib Dem
Giffnock and Thornliebank - 3 seats
3
Scottish Labour Party
Jim Fletcher (incumbent)
1,935
35.53
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Gordon Wallace (incumbent)
1,163
21.36
1,207
1,398
Scottish National Party
Vincent Waters
1,083
19.89
1,209 1,375
Independent (politician)
Hugh Moore
645
11.84
751
994
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Alex Mackie (incumbent)
620
11.38
747
Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood
2007: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
2012: 1xLab; 1xIndependent; 1xCon
2007-2012: No change
Netherlee, Stamperland and Williamwood - 3 seats
4
Scottish Labour Party
Mary Montague (incumbent)
29.79
1,528
Independent (politician)
Ralph Robertson (incumbent)
29.10
1,493
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Gordon McCaskill (incumbent)†
20.51
1,052
1,074
1,141
1,205
Scottish National Party
Irene Anderson
18.19
933
1,006
1,064
1,120
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Gordon Cochrane
2.42
124
171
198
Newton Mearns South
2007: 2xCon; 1xLab
2012: 2xCon; 1xLab
2007-2012: No change
Newton Mearns South - 3 seats
6
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Jim Swift (incumbent)
1,448
30.23
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Barbara Grant (incumbent)
1,101
22.99
1,186
1,200
Scottish Labour Party
Ian McAlpine (incumbent)
819
17.10
825
844
844
889
1,115
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Alistair Haw
490
10.23
626
630
632
709
819
Scottish National Party
Frank Angell
607
12.67
613
629
629
684
Independent (politician)
Bryson McNeil
243
5.07
250
268
268
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Anna McCurley
82
1.71
84
Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham
2007: 1xLab; 1xCon; 1xSNP
2012: 1xLab; 1xSNP; 1xCon
2007-2012: No change
Busby, Clarkston and Eaglesham - 3 seats
3
Scottish Labour Party
Alan Lafferty (incumbent)
32.69
1,763
Scottish National Party
Alastair Carmichael (incumbent)
21.60
1,165
1,275
1,336
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Stewart Miller (incumbent)
22.68
1,223
1,260
1,301
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Alec White
16.30
879
890
900
Independent (politician)
George Kennedy
3.95
213
278
323
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Ritchie Adam
2.78
150
208
Post-Election Changes
† 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.
References
Source: http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3565
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